Saturday, I signed some print copies of Redwing’s Gambit, Rimward, Strange, Dead Love, and Falling Scales Part II at Pegasus Games. After a cooking class and a lovely Indian lunch, I wound up embroiled in a learn-to-paint minis class.

These two are the very first minis I’ve ever painted. Both were practice figures, because I have been acquiring the Mouselings (LOVE THE MOUSELINGS!) both as gifts and as ZOMG THESE ARE COOL. Additionally, I have the Hellboy Heroes and Hellboy Villains miniature sets from Steve Jackson Games. The goal is to paint these, along with a backdrop, and turn them into a three-dimensional piece for my wall.

This bat lord is the first one I painted, though with the washes and whatnot I wound up painting both at the same time. For me, I focused on figuring out the order of what to paint on the mini itself and how much water to use on the brushes. To make this one a little more fierce, I opted for a blood-stained sword. If you want to see a close-up of any of these, feel free to click on them for all their glory. Hee.

This second mini, of a demon, was a lot of fun to paint because the shape of the figure offered me the chance to skip elements like the skin tone. I also liked the idea of a different terrain; in this case, a mountain plateau covered with snow.

It took quite a while to paint these and I started a third one, but sadly. . . Well, let’s just say that female figures are more of a challenge. The, um, boob crack is very difficult to paint around because the water. . . Yeah. . .

Mood: Stressed a bit
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed: You’ll take my caffeine away from me when the world burns.
Work-Out Minutes Logged Yesterday: Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk.
In My Ears: Thief of Time audiobook for Discworld
Game Last Played: Tetris
Movie Last Viewed: Harry Potter collection
Latest Artistic Project: Miniatures
Latest Release: “Fangs and Formaldehyde” from the New Hero anthology through Stone Skin Press