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Thus, I spent a couple hours a night working on painting the figures for Castle Ravenloft. I'm not what you could call an expert painter, but I can make something that wasn't painted a little more colorful, and that's all I can ask for in this life.
So, here's my final, painted Ravenlofties. All 42 figures, painted in about 14-15 hours, and it doesn't show how quickly I did them, for the most part. Click on the image for a larger one, if you want your eyes to bleed..
Yes, the paint schemes are unlike the D&D miniatures schemes, and I know it. How else would I be able to justify having Zombies sporting leopard print PJs, have the Hulk look like he's been stapled back together at St. Elizabeths, or have a "Cleric" look like a choir singer at a Southern Baptist church?
3 comments:
Hi Superfly -
Those are great colors. I would recommend you check out the "dip method" online -- it's a simple way to apply some wash to your figures to make them stand out. I think you'll be amazed at the results.
Happy painting.
-Rick
I've used a wash as well as the dip before and they do make them "pop", I'd agree. In fact, I did the entire Space Hulk 3ed set using the Polyshades Antique Walnut and it turned out splendidly.
The problem is the weather. I have no place to dip poly that won't make my house stink to high heaven, and opening the garage door when it's 10 degrees isn't an option :)
That, and poly tends to cure too fast in extreme cold, so I shot them with dullkote instead to seal the colors. Just wanted them done, to be honest, and not look like grey/red/white nondescript monsters.
Wrath is undergoing a paint job this weekend, I may toss a wash on them, especially the critters like the Otyugh, since they have a lot of abberation figs with cracks and lines on them. As it rests, I'm just drybrushing.
Thanks, though!
Looks nice. I love the all black dragon, sometimes the most simple paint jobs look the nicest. I would be scared to run into that guy in a dark castle.
I agree with Rick, a wash would really finish out most of those figures nicely. Here's my favorite tutorial on washing: http://www.kan.org/michael/mkp/washing.php
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