I've just finished a character mini for one of my daughter's players. The player in question lives in the U.S. but is over here soon, hence the mini.
I chose Olivia as the best mini to represent Mary Idlewood, an aging halfling wizard who specialises in necromancy (I'm sure there's a great story behind that). I went with dark clothes; greys, purple and black. Olivia's staff is clearly meant to be something nature related; it has leaves and vines wound round it. Not quite right for a necromancer, so I painted the staff dark (Vallejo Game Color Scorched Brown washed in VGC Black Wash), and where the leaves were obvious I tried to make them look like dead leaves. The crystal on the end is a sickly green.
The mini was a joy to paint, there are lots of nice details, such the loaf of bread in the backpack, but not so many that I was overwhelmed with them. I'm pleased with the result, I hope the player will be too.
a halfling necromancer, awesome.
ReplyDeletesuch a great race/class combo.
i would of never thought of this ever.
nice paint job also.
Thanks. The player wanted to portray a more mature character than the norm.
DeleteGreat figure; is that the +2 Baguette of Smiting in her backpack?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Reapers' stuff is lovely and great to paint.
ReplyDeleteEither a +2 Baguette or a Cottage loaf of Crushing
Silly me, it's obviously Dwarven Battle Bread a la Discworld
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