Fanatical Acolyte

The classic robed cultist! I love the simplicity of this piece. I went with as generic a scheme as I could manage so he would be versatile.  It was a great opportunity to practice painting blacks - these are based on the dark elf triad of purple blacks. I think the little details like the scratched feet really sell the disturbed nature of this fellow.

 I'm on the hunt for compatible models to fill out a full cult -  they are universally useful in gaming as generic bad guys.

Completed and published in April of 2018

 

Burrowing Horror / Bulette

I really like this take on  the bulette - seems more realistic and brutal to me than many others. This is a great piece for the Bones material - it is bigger than I had expected. 

This model was originally completed and published in May of 2015.

Gravewailer / Gibbering Mouther

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a fantastic sculpt by Julie Guthrie, a favorite sculptor of mine. I was really satisfied with how this one turned out, and it was all the more satisfying because it was an early release at the time. 

Painted waaay back in may of 2014. Holds up pretty well!

Astral Mauler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This fellow is the original design of the Reaper Miniatures Astral Mauler (Reapers #2976, variant of the Ethereal Marauder). It was purportedly a mold destroyer and was replaced with a similar variant that I hope to paint some day. 

This mini was a true speed-paint completed in a single long session in February 2017. This was the first time it really clicked for me that I *LOVE* the color Nightmare Black from Reaper. It thins wonderfully and produces a beautiful gradient of indigo blues. It has since become a go-to color of mine.

Oni No Mizu (Water Terror / Elemental / Demon)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have a large number of elementals of various types I have completed, probably far more than I will ever need. Still, I want to do more! Similar to my fondness for animal minis, there is something very fulfilling about painting something that is naturalistic. It is also very forgiving with paint.

I wanted this (evil)  mini to be distinct from my already completed water elementals, so I went with a very green "pond" palate that was suggestive of some ancient evil or corruption lurking in the depths. the higher contrast this afforded lead one of my better attempts at painting water. 

I recall being conflicted about how to construct this mini - the hand emerging from water can face either direction. I opted to having it face inwards to emphasize that it was an animate creature capable of independent moment, but I have since seen it constructed as a wave. in retrospect I would have preferred that arrangement (I believe that was the intended configuration), but I am still satisfied with my depiction.

This Oni No Mizu is technically part of my extensive L5R/AEG/Clan War collection, and I look forward to really focusing on them at some point in the future.  

This is an archive piece I am just posting here now, and was originally finished /published in October of 2016.

 

 

Giant Ticks

 

Giant vermin are always useful models to have around, and they are great for quickly working on techniques. Giant ticks are a super gross option, and really pretty horrifying when you really think about them. 

These fellows were part of a speed-paint binge I went on in summer of 2017. I played with quick chitin highlights (glossy effects). I particularly like the bloated, glossy, semitransparent abdomen look. gives me the willies.