Starting out I painted up one Games Workshop Giant! and fitting my Pirate-ogre theme he wears a diving bell helmet.
The skin turned out a bit splotchier than I intended thanks to the inking I usually use for my ogres but I guess since he has more skin it didn't quite sink into the cracks as intended but its a giant so they're typically dirty. He took a long time to paint up fully.
Next is Trinia Sabor, who I believe is a character from a Pathfinder Adventure Path but I'm not entirely sure. Shes an acrobat and the mini is from Reaper Miniatures. My model came with a missing right arm but I thought that was kinda flavorful so I didn't complain. Maybe I'll play a D&D monk missing an arm someday.
Shes the first mini I actually took the time to ink "properly"... using brown ink for flesh & leathers and black ink for the blues of her vest, sash and hair (as opposed to my normal technique of just covering the entire model). So uh getting better at painting!
Da booty.
Then Reddalf, a Gandalf model from I think GW's first Fellowship set. I already have one gandalf from the hobbit set painted grey (albeit with a yellow sash to match my dwarves). So I decided to start getting more creative with color choices. This is possibly the best model I've ever painted. I'm really happy with how he came out overall. I also decided to start basing models at this point...though my only basing materials are tan stones and static grass so I may leave some bases blank if I want them to having something like snow.
Finally I have a gnome warrior from Reaper minis. With her large face I wanted to try doing facial features but... It didn't turn out so well. But at least it was an attempt. She looks fine from tabletop height but does not photo well at all. I may go back and try to fix her up at some point. Or order another of the same sculpt and try again. I got to use Reapers Punk Rock Pink for her and I really liked the color (its the color of her hair).
I'm using some new photo techniques at the advice of my friend Brice so hopefully the models overall look better. See you next Sunday.
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