I needed some “special” monsters for my players to face in my Celestial Winter campaign so I ordered a set of Shadow Hounds. I have several translucent miniatures but this is the first time that I’ve painted one and it was a learning experience. There are definitely some cool effects that can be done with drybrushing…
Tag: Bones
Arthrand Nightblade, Elf Ranger
This is the miniature for one of the player characters in my Celestial Winter campaign. He’s a half elf slayer who lives a nomad’s life in the valley drifting from camp to camp following the game. The player requested earthy colors – so I went with a rich green and leathery brown. Not much else…
Ostarzha, Elf Cleric
This is the miniature for one of the player characters in my Celestial Winter campaign. She’s a human hunter who makes a living hunting around Springfed and helping at the family bakery in Lonepine. The player requested earthly greens as the primary color and strawberry blonde hair. Not sure that I quite delivered on the hair. I…
Damiel, Iconic Alchemist
This is the miniature for one of the player characters in my Celestial Winter campaign. He’s a human investigator who lives in Haven and makes a living practicing alchemy. The player requested orange and red as the primary colors! Sounds like an adventurous fellow – just the right sort to take part in an adventure….
Lem, Iconic Bard
This is the miniature for one of the player characters in my Celestial Winter campaign. He’s a gnome mystic who lives on the outskirts of Haven and makes a living practicing herbalism. The player requested functional brown as the primary color and it ended up being a lot more dapper than I intended. Also, dark…
Blightfang
Every now and then, there’s a miniature that almost seems to paint itself – like the Werebear, Blightfang was one of those miniatures. I was so immersed in the process that I didn’t take any progress photos – which is a bit of a shame as Blightfang looked so good in gold that I almost stopped…
Pathfinder Series Graveknight
The Pathfinder Series Graveknight from the Reaper Bones II Kickstarter is a classic BBEG miniature, in my opinion. There’s something almost silly about the sculpt which, in my opinion, makes it all the more unnerving. This character isn’t wearing a utilitarian outfit, there’s a clear aesthetic but it’s one that’s out of tune with society. I…
Trista, Female Warrior
I had fun converting the Aviriel Tellerion miniature to resemble Alisa Landale from Phantasy Star so, on a whim, I started making another video game inspired conversion. I ran with another classic Sega roleplaying game heroine, Mae the Centaur Knight from Shining Force. Last year, I had ordered four dozen Mini Plastic Horse Figures from Amazon for my daughter…
Aviriel Tellerion, Female Elf
Two days ago I discovered that today was the 30th anniversary of the original Phantasy Star. In celebration, I impulsively decided to paint a miniature of the heroine of the original game – Alisa Landale. Hmm… I'll have to do another #PhantasyStar inspired mini in honor of the anniversary…but what… Don't have the bits I…
Werebear
The third miniature I finished painting from Reaper Bones’ third Kickstarter. I was impressed by how much character was captured in this sculpt by James Van Schaik. It was one of those miniatures that almost painted itself. For the body, I started with a flesh colored undercoat followed and followed with a coat of reddish…