This is Proximo from Arena Rex. It's meant to be the Questing Beast from Arthurian lore. I wanted to get the main colors areas selected and get the transitions done as a guide for which parts need to be shaded how, and where the leopard patterns are going to go.
Did the metal bits and started on the base. Finishing the base is all that's left.
Finished the pants and did the other leather bits. I need to do the metals, and then the base.
Worked on the pants and boots. Base coated it all, got shadows and a first round of highlights on the pants. Still plenty of work to do there.
Highlighted his skin, did the facial details (he has tiny eyes), and then did his hair. Next: pants. Or jewelry, I haven't decided.
Started the viking today. I based and shaded his skin. Next I'll do highlights, then his face and hair. It's been a while since I've painted a little guy.
Starting my next projects. This is a viking guy from Hasslefree. He has a name but I forget what it is.
Finished these guys, finally. Well, except for the spot I need to touch up on one guy's arm that I'm seeing in the picture.
I have two left to complete the squad, but I've got something else I'm going to work on first.
Didn't paint at all this week because I was prepping for a rules-heavy game yesterday. Finally got back to it today. I glues the arms on the the two guys who didn't have arms yet, painted the brown bits, and mostly finished the metal. I might go back and futz with the scythe blades some. Next is highlights on the brown spots, do the arms on the two guys who just had them glued on, and then the bases.
I finished the chain mail and the cape/shroud things, except for the front border. Next will be the borders and the handles of the scythes.
I got some more highlights on her hair, and then did the armor. I need to finish the hair decorations and and base, and then I think it's done.
Got basically nothing done over the long weekend. Finally got back to some things today.
I shaded and got some highlights on her hair. I think I need to bring back some of the base color, and of course it needs more highlight.
Also got the base color on the next four of these guys. Did four of them, even if I'm only showing one here.
Got some highlights on her horn and the beginnings of a base coat on her hair. It needs another coat. I wasn't sure about the hair color at first, but I like it.
Put highlights on her skin, and I think I'll leave the shading as-is. Don't think I need to go darker. I also did some of the face details, including the horns. I need to highlight the horns still, and bring the lip highlight up a bit.
Added a couple more rounds of shading on her skin. I might do another darker round in just a couple spots, but I might not. I might do highlights and then reevaluate shadows.
I actually did this work on the bust a few days ago but didn't have a chance to post it at the time. This is a first round of shading. Not sure why my glazes come out so uneven. I also think I need to adjust the placement some on the cheeks.
And today, I did some work on the next batch of ghosts. They are primed, have the inside painted dark green, and then I glued the pieces together and on to their bases. The two middle ones have their scythes as separate pieces which will be added at the end.
I got highlights on the brown parts - the scythe hafts and the bands around the front edge of the shrouds, and then shaded and got a couple rounds of highlight on the red part of the shrouds. I have a couple more rounds of highlight to put on there, and then it's on to the bases.
I finished the metal bits - the chain mail and the blades. These guys are actually pretty far along; all that's left is the shrouds, the handles of the scythes, and the bases. Four more sessions, I think.
I've shaded and highlighted their main 'bodies', that is, the ectoplasm. I think I might do the chainmail next before moving on to the shroud.
Should I have started shading and highlighting on the green parts? Yes. Did I? No. I wasn't feeling up for that, so I base coated some other parts of the figures. I was fighting with my brushes the whole time (they have decided to start splaying), so it was actually quite frustrating. These brushes are fairly new; I'm not sure what the problem is. But hey, there they are.
New project! The downside to choosing a base coat close to the primer color is that it makes it more difficult to see the difference. Anyway, I'm going with a light gray/white skin tone for her.
I softened up the transition between the orange and white, and then got the stripes on. Next I think will be facial details, maybe paw details, and then shading and highlighting along the body.
