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Progress report: next nine minis! Better pictures of each one, including progress pictures, are previously posted :) ⠀ #nolzursmarvelousminiatures set from @wizkidsgames , #bonesblack from @reaperminiatures ⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis https://www.instagram.com/p/CFH_ptbH28R/?igshid=pg6diykg78jx

Hakon, Iconic Skald. Picked this up at my local game store and painted it with only minor waiting time sitting on my hobby table. He was a fun paint! Really focused on the shadows and refining the lines between each thing on the mini with shades and highlights. As always, progress pictures at the end. Follow me for more painting adventures!⠀ ⠀ #bonesblack from @reaperminiatures ⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #acrylicpainting #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis https://www.instagram.com/p/CFAVw9enDzx/?igshid=3nsva1fdexkd

A couple of wild boar for my campaign, settled nicely on my first fully independent bases from my last post. Fun little project! ⠀ ⠀ #nolzursmarvelousminiatures set from @wizkids⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis https://www.instagram.com/p/CE7PTvpH3Sz/?igshid=ue829et93jk

Three pretty solid days of effort went into this Dragonborn, and he was worth every second. Model is Tazythas, Dragonfolk Rogue by @reaperminiatures. I like to find references for the stuff I paint, just to know what the little baubles are and how other people paint them, but there was not a single one out there for this guy. I picked him up as a new release from my local game store a few weeks ago (although I think he’s from Bones IV?) and was really intimidated to begin. He luckily came in a lot of pieces; his head, wings, tail, and arms were all not part of the body, which was great. I can’t imagine painting all his little crevices with the model glued together. He actually came with a bunch of options for his arms, everything from meat to double swords and a tankard. Pretty cool mini! ⠀ ⠀ I didn’t prime this guy because I’ve had a lot of issues lately with my rattle can primer, and hand priming intimidated me with so many details. It worked out though; the factory prime was good on him and I had no issues. In handling him, I had issues rubbing paint off (there were too many pieces to stick on to something else to hold), so I ended up varnishing him four or so times between details. I tried a new process where a gloss varnish is painted on, which when dry makes shades fall only into recesses and not linger on flat surfaces. It worked, but I don’t know how important that was for something this small. I don’t know that I would do it again unless a specific situation arose where it would be useful. Overall though, an extremely fun mini that I’m proud to show off :) As always, progress pictures at the end. Follow me for more painting adventures!⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis https://www.instagram.com/p/CE1_R4QHgcL/?igshid=14dprhylpbqnw

My completed Drow Elf trio as a set!⠀ ⠀ #bonesblack from @reaperminiatures ⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuL2K7n7NQ/?igshid=2oiy1hfdixo6

Drow (Dark) Elf Priestess, the third and final of my Drow trio. I enjoyed these three so much; great sculpts, great poses, fun to paint. This Drow was approached like the other two, with the exception that I received my magnifying lamp in the mail about 75% of the way through this one. Game changer! I can’t wait to crisp things up going forward :)⠀ ⠀ As always, progress pictures at the end. Sorry, I forgot to take as many with this one 😬 Follow me for more painting adventures!⠀ ⠀ #bonesblack by @reaperminiatures ⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis https://www.instagram.com/p/CEpEYMcn9xF/?igshid=2rwl4kdy0em

Drow (Dark) Elf Warrior, part 2 of 3 of my Drow trio. Worked on #milliput and shading on the cloak, bringing the red out to the vibrant shade I wanted. I did the face and bases for this mini and the third one (upcoming) at the same time, which was great because the hardest part of the work was done by the time I moved on. As always, progress pictures at the end. Follow me for more painting adventures!⠀ ⠀ #reaperbones set from @reaperminiatures ⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis https://www.instagram.com/p/CEj_JU0HSaH/?igshid=1p2mbbp39h02k

Super stoked to take on #wave12 from @wizkidsgames! Minus the fact that I’m still working on wave 11...😂 .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis https://www.instagram.com/p/CEfyWEVnogz/?igshid=1jatthqyeugge

Timber wolves! This is one of the rare minis I bought to use in my campaigns, and they were fun and quick projects. I got to try out some wet blending on the multicolored wolf, going from tan to orange to grey to black. I wish I had gotten a picture, but it looked a MESS before I went over it all with a wash of Nuln oil, which brought it all together a lot more than I expected. Progress pictures at the end, as always. :) ⠀ #nolzursmarvelousminiatures set from @wizkids⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis #wolf #wolves https://www.instagram.com/p/CEcLVmfnoE3/?igshid=ng590j9xl5iw

Female Human monk. Man, this was a fail, but in the interest of posterity and improvement I’m posting it anyway. I worked on skin shading, which worked out well until the dreaded enemy...EYES. I lost count how many times I did the eyes for this mini. I was determined to have an iris and a pupil, and it was not in the cards. I’ve gotten really good at thinning my paints, but it didn’t matter for this mini. By the time I was satisfied (enough) with the eyes, the face was so gooped with layers of trial and error all the shading and definition was gone. You live and learn - no more Wizkids humanoids for me for now. Onwards! As usual, progress pictures at the end :)⠀ ⠀ #nolzursmarvelousminiatures set from @wizkids⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis https://www.instagram.com/p/CEW6179nXfB/?igshid=1pikv4zftavu1

Drow Elf Elite. This was an extremely rewarding paint job; I worked on shading for the cloak and the skin for probably half the work time on this model. Reaper is so much more enjoyable to paint for humanoid minis in my opinion, at least for beginners. What I originally didn’t like about the style (accentuated eyes, features) is exactly what is great about painting it. The eyes and cheeks welcomed the shading, as well as the cloak. Love the texture! This was also my first finished mini using #milliput on the base. I will get better at working it, ha. As always, progress photos at the end.⠀ ⠀ #bonesblack from @reaperminiatures ⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis https://www.instagram.com/p/CERmnP_HlAP/?igshid=19v36n0quw92z

Frost Giant Harshnag from #stormkingsthunder was too big for my picture space! Man, this mini just about killed me. This is by far the largest, most detailed mini I’ve worked on, and it shows. He was about a week of work (~14 hours) and was my first attempt at really shading skin the way it deserves to be shaded. Very proud of how he turned out, although I would love to have worked on his leather armor more. Adding that to my list of things to learn. Shoutout to @doctorfaustspaintingclinic and @realmsmithtv for their incredibly useful tutorials. Progress picture at the end - I will try to include these as much as I can going forward :) ⠀ ⠀ #nolzursmarvelousminiatures set from #wizkids⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis #frostgiant https://www.instagram.com/p/CEKHlcmndMx/?igshid=1bket6c1vs6xa

My second set of 9 minis! What an enjoyable journey this has been so far. Follow me for more progress; there is better work to come :)⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #nolzursmarvelousminiatures set from @wizkids, #bonesblack from #reaperminiatures ⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis https://www.instagram.com/p/CEE8BDxHtpY/?igshid=1tdwqush8ivup

Spirit Beast from #reaperminiatures Bones Black. I love the style of this mini, and it ended up being a very simple paint job. Basecoat of a dark green with a heavy, brighter green drybrush and then a light highlight of what looked in the bottle like tennis ball green. Really fun to paint and to assemble! (The mini came in six pieces). ⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis https://www.instagram.com/p/CD_0QLPnjzv/?igshid=1czmu4xb2n0rw

(Late) progress report - my first 9 minis! Follow me for more progress, I describe my pitfalls and successes in each post.⠀:) ⠀ #nolzursmarvelousminiatures set from @wizkids, #bonesblack from #reaperminiatures ⠀ .⠀ Painted with @citadel_paints @vallejocolors and @reaperminiatures paints.⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ .⠀⠀ #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #minipainting #miniaturepainting #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #painting #acrylicpainting #hobbies #nerdy #dungeonsanddragons5e #quarantine #5e #dungeonsanddragonsart #paintingminiatures #paintingminis #wizardsofthecoast #reaperpaints #gumbarone #vallejo #citadelpaints #paintedminiatures #paintedminis https://www.instagram.com/p/CD39iFUHSzH/?igshid=1ljn1mohn9qn2