The Path of Kane
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About the Project
My path in painting Mythic Games Solomon Kane Wave 1
Related Game: Solomon Kane
Related Company: Mythic Games
Related Genre: Pulp
This Project is Active
Painting Darkness
Painting Providence
Providence is used in the game solo play mode and I did not initially intend on painting her in the ‘first wave’. Yet, so as to satisfy my completionist tendencies, I decided to paint the miniature right away, along with its dark sister, ‘Darkness’. But this is a tale for another day, For not, here is how I painted Providence…
Painting Solomon Kane
I have been looking forward to painting the hero who lends his name to the game, particularly because black has always offered a good painting challenge.
Painting the Animated Skeleton
Moving forward with my painting of the miniatures necessary to play ‘A Rattle of Bones’, I decided to tackle toe skeleton, available as a corpse and as an animated skeleton. I will use the same techniques to paint both and thus am including them below.
The Tavern Keeper
Painting Gaston l'Armon
Painting the Shadows
These 6 shadows are identical yet very quick and satisfying to paint.
Painting Justice
Painting Courage
Courage was next and surprisingly easy, due to the preponderance of armor on the miniature and the use of Secret Weapon Washes…
Painting Prudence
Painting Temperance
I picked temperance first as it seems like a virtue I could get more of. The miniature was devoid of mold lines (that I cared about) and i decided to prime it black, along with the other three virtues.
Followed several progressive zenital airbrush layers of Vallejo Magic Blue and Electric Blue and finally a top down, parsimonious touch of 50/50 Electric Blue and White followed by pure white.
Added highlight to liquid by using a lighter tone of blue and pure white, applied with the side of the brush on the raised area.
Why I Chose Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane has always been one of my favorite fictional characters and I daresay I prefer him to Conan as he feels more relatable to me, both in environment and stature. So when Mythic Games ran a Kickstarter based upon one of my favorite heroes, I had no choice but to jump in with both feet.
Upon reception of Wave one, about two weeks ago, I felt this creeping feeling of dread, upon realising the physical beauty of the contained miniatures, a beauty which I felt very inadequate to do justice to with my meager painting skills. The virtues were especially intimidating, in part because the accompanying artbook portrayed a paint job far beyond my reach. Solomon Kane was shelved for the moment.
Yet, having reached this point in my hobby were too many games were competing for my attention, I decided to submit the list to my youngest son, a 24 year old wooky of a man, who never hesitates to share with me his honest opinion (something I am much thankful for, even though it sometimes bruises my psyche). Upon having the list enumerated, he picked, for some unknown reason, Solomon Kane as the game he would be most interested in next. The path of Kane was therefore mine to follow, beginning with the virtues…