Draconis: Spring Clean 2025 (Oldhammer) and Onward

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About the Project

Much like previous years, for this year’s Spring Clean challenge, rather than a single project, I will be working on various pieces that have either been languishing on my painting desk, waiting for a much needed refresh, or just grabbing some old minis from my ‘pile of possibility’ and getting some paint down on them. I may also do some work on my Silver Bayonet project during this time, so not sure how much may be in here by the end… I do have one particular ancient piece in mind, but won’t mention it here yet in case I cannot find it amongst my myriad old random ‘stuff’. Edit - I did find the model, the Giant Chaos Battering Ram

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Sigfrid Jannicus, Paladin of Atherdale

Oct 27 2025

Tutoring 3

Skill 3

Idea 2

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27th October 2025

Another single mini to work on, this was again a 3D print I designed (in Eldritch Foundry) and a friend printed for me.

Primed black. I had my usual dithering about colours, so in order to start on it I just went with the one thing I was sure of – a blue cloak.

I built the colour up using four shades of blue. Once I was happy with it I started on laying down some colour on the fur and skin, and put down a blue wash on the cloak to smooth it out a little.

I blocked in the trousers in white to start with while still trying to decide. Then went ahead and started working on the armour. Whilst doing that I plumped for an earthy green for the trousers. These were painted up with Castellan green, washed with nuln oil, then highlighted Castellan, followed by Castellan and ivory, with increasing ivory.

The armour was washed with nuln oil, then highlighted gunmetal followed by chainmail. Straps were painted with my foundry spearshaft triad.

Then I worked on the gloves and boots. The boots and gloves were painted as dark leather, using rubber black with a touch of nuln oil for shade and greys for highlight.

The shield was painted in a blue to match the cloak, with an ochre charge.

Then it was the usual tidying up and finishing off. Including painting a gem on the belt buckle.

His sword is meant to be slightly magical, so I tried to paint it with a faint blue glow, and once I had painted the base and stuck him on I tried to apply an object source light effect onto the base, his boot and leg armour.

Eimear, Bosmer Bounty Hunter

Nov 3 2025

Tutoring 1

Skill 2

Idea 2

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3rd November 2025

Another mini that I designed (Eldritch Foundry) and a friend printed for me. This character is a female Bosmer (from Elder Scrolls), but themed around the Mandalorian.

I wanted to go for smaller hand crossbows, but they were continually clipping through the arms, so went for slightly larger ones.

Gave her a green cloak, highlighted up by adding pale sand, then washed with nuln oil, and given a final drybrush. Laid down some earthy tones for the clothing, and gunmetal for the armour.

I neglected to get many pics here. Belt was picked out with a dark grey, fur edges with ivory, washed agrax, then highlighted with ivory followed by white. Trousers had a highlight with ivory before being washed with agrax as well. The wash on all of the clothing helped make it more naturalistic.