Moonstone…finally

I’ve decided to use some MicroArts Studio scenic bases I got ages ago for these. That’ll add a good bit of work but I enjoyed doing it for Infinity and the results that produced so now to take it into a fantasy world.
Aside from my Xmas Hellboy, this is my first time working with resin. It really is beautifully detailed (the occasional air bubble in need of putty not withstanding) and I think I’ll have good fun with these.

These are some MicroArts Studio bases (Ancient) that i picked up a good while back. Dark brown base color, then multiple dry brushes with various lighter browns and grays. obviously, only when that was done did I paint the leaves/ivy.

Now to get to painting the minis themselves.

PSA: I Went to put the minis on the bases and discovered that I needed to put a coat of varnish on and let it dry before I did so. Otherwise, the minis would just glue to the paint on the base and, when bumped, pull the paint off and roam free.

Pretty fun mini to paint up. And is that ever a fancy hat!

This guy was an exercise in trying to make a lot of brown varied and interesting. I think he may actually look better from the Lloyd position.

Mama is yet another mini bursting with character. She may be a bit brighter and cleaner than portrayed in the art but I’m a sucker for trying to make these pop a bit. At some point I may go back in and grubby her up but…probably not.
I have added another step to my skin wash. Some of folks were ending up a bit too pale for my liking so I threw a final wash of Vallejo 74.004 Base Flesh on as the final step.

I didn’t have time this evening to finish up Billy but I was able to pretty much complete his steed George. I realized that this was a perfect chance to highlight George as Billy usually gets all the glory.
And what a magnificent steed he is! Just check out the Lloyd shot if you were ever in doubt (though I fear that pic may also be a Gerry shot).

More leather so more brown. This mini had some minor but annoying resin issues where I had to trim/semi-sculpt some blobs—particularly on the bridge of his feet where his foot covering ends. However, overall a neat sculpt.
Probably my first time actually painting eyes at this scale. Usually I just let the brow line cast shadow and just throw a dot of white to mimic a reflection.

Decided to batch paint all the normal colored skin. I often don’t do this but I have discovered that when I do, painting goes much faster. Since it felt like it was taking me a long time to get through these (Not that speed is what I’m after but sometimes you just want to see progress) that I decided to focus for a morning while I had the weekender and XLBS to keep me company.

It won’t be possible for the goblins as they don’t all have the same hue of skin—unless I make it so. I’ll probably do some more blue and others more green.