Mini Painting Update!

January 8, 2021

So I told you I would keep you updated on my miniature painting!

Boy, oh boy have I been busy!

First off, you remember Xanathar?

Well, here he is now:

Blue monster with multiple eye stalks, sharp teeth, and an angry expression.

A blue, spiky ball-shaped model with arms and yellow tips sits on a wooden surface.

Blue and tan creature with many legs and spikes, on a wooden surface.

Of course, there’s still more work to do. I still have to shore up around each eye stalk’s eyelid thing, as well as each eyeball in the eye stalk, not to mention the ring around each eye stalk that has one.

On that note, I’m still trying to figure out how I’m going to do the eyes in the eye stalks! For reference, here’s the picture I am trying to emulate:

Box for a D&D Collector's Series Xanathar figure. The figure is a blue, many-eyed monster with a large toothy mouth.

If you can see, each of the eye stalks are different colors and slightly sparkly in nature. Trying to figure out how to make that actually a thing.

At my local game store, I have on hold a gloss varnish so that after treating everything but the eyes with a dull coat, I can then put a nice gloss finish on each eyeball.

Next up is our friends the drider!

Miniature spider-mounted knight, black and silver, on a gray base.

Miniature of a woman with white hair riding a black spider, on a gray circular base.

I personally think he’s turned out just great! I had some trouble with the base and painting it, and as you can see I have a little bit of touch up there. Overall though, he’s done.

As you all well know, I am usually in the middle of multiple projects. One of my more reasons is the acquisition of a mindflayer mini that has not been painted. Funny thing is, wizards of the Coast uses the same molds over and over again. I already own one of these mine player miniatures although already painted. My next project? Attempting to redo and make better the original!

I have the unpainted one nice and primed and ready:

Two miniature figures, one unpainted gray, the other painted black, green and purple, arms outstretched.

I think he’s going to look great!

Still on my list? My miniatures of shame. Yes, even I have miniatures of shame…

Three painted fantasy miniatures on a table: a ghoul in red, a pirate, and a robed figure.

Look at that. Three unfinished miniatures. Three miniatures I haven’t painted, or finished painting, while at the same time starting new projects. Shame on me. Oh well! I’ll get to them eventually. When the shame grows to intense.

Lastly, is a project I am probably more intimidated to do than any other project I have ever undertaken. As you all well remember, I painted for my wife for Christmas, a miniature that she had created on HeroForge.

Miniature figure of a blue-skinned woman, holding a wand, on a square base. She's on a table, with paint bottles in the background.

Well, that same friend who printed that one for me printed the miniature I wanted for myself that I created. He cleaned it up very well for me and then proceeded to give it to me as a Christmas present so that I could paint him myself. Of course, I am the forever DM, so I will never likely get to play this as an actual character. It doesn’t stop me from enjoying painting miniatures though.

Here he is, in all his glory: Anton Evenwood, Bard Extraordinaire!

Miniature figure of a man holding a sword and shield, standing on a rocky base.

Isn’t he handsome? Yes, I am likely going to paint him eventually. but I think that I’m going to wait to paint him until much later, or possibly, hand him over to somebody who is much more competent at painting miniatures than myself and have him done professionally. I only consider this last option because I put so much effort into actually creating this miniature. In any case, I will keep you all updated.

Until next time, Dear Readers…

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