Breathing Life into Kingdom Death
Putting on that armor seemed like a good idea at the time...
So the Kings Man beat out the Antelope as next to the painting table. The model is posed in a very stiff, chess piece like way (in my mind anyway) and he fights with large sweeping axe swings but with a rhythmic cadence. All that combined made me decide to go with a clockwork theme.
Sticking with the overall ideas I painted his entire body in Tarnished Brass and then washed it in Brown Liner to bring out the details a bit. His cloak was done in various blacks to contrast while his plume and edging carried over the blood red triad both to further contrast and to tie him in with the other models a bit.
I do have to mention how amazingly detailed and ornate the armor is. I was tempted to start picking things out but in the end stuck to my theme. Fortunately I have few more Kings Men minis so I can revisit him at some point.
The base is just plainly done for the moment. Something else I’ll come back to at some point.
Now for that Antelope…
this awesome, i
m having the same kind of experience, had my box since the kickstarter started painting the lion but life got busy, this project is inspiring to pick up where i left. so far ill be playing solo since i don`t have friends who are into gaming, my kids are still too young to care to sit through a game.One of the great things about these project pages is how they let us inspire each other. I know my own level of motivation waxes and wanes a lot but seeing all the cool stuff people do really helps. It’s also nice to hear I’m not the only one with a pile o’shame sitting around. Nothing builds a sense of community faster than realizing you share the same bad habits 🙂 My own kids were too young to be interested in most of the more involved games when I got KoD. It’s nice now that they’re older that they’re taking… Read more »