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A painted miniature of a D&D mind flayer (illithid). It is wearing a black robe with yellow trim and has a skull at its feet. Rather than his skin being painted in this traditional purple, it is painted a dark tan/khaki color.

I messed up, that was a modern mini, and yes, I think it was Reaper. The stamp on the base indicates it is a “Ral Partha TSR” mini from 1988 and I painted it around that time. Clearly not Citadel, but being TSR, it might be of interest or even possibly what you were referring to?

🤔 How about this: paint the OSL in the highlight color.
Then for the desaturated style, a border of the mid tone color, then a glazed border of black outside that.
For the transitional color style, the OSL with the highlight color, then border of highlight or midtone transitional color, depending.

This is from a masterclass I took. The shadow line on the right hand is a darker version of the green. It’s a little heavy handed but it seems to work. In hindsight, matching up where it get darker and stops could have been better lined up by his elbow, but live and learn.

Check out the fig with the apples shooting from the staff. He used yellow as a transition color instead of a shadow color. The painter told me his figure was meant to be in a brighter light…so he sought a transition color in common with what was getting hit by the light. So the green of the light is made essentially of yellow and blue. The skin is essentially orange, which is yellow and red. With yellow being the common color, it works as a transition color. Brilliant, right?

This video helped me a little. youtu.be/59XttPt0ldM?...

Also, someone told me that as the light hits something, it lengthens on the edges and shifts to a darker desaturated hue or needs a transition color. Here is are two references of that. Please see alt text for more. Hope this helps! ☺️

A medieval rack, soaked in blood and pictured with an American quarter for scale. Right side view.

A medieval rack, soaked in blood and pictured with an American quarter for scale. Left side view.

A medieval rack, soaked in blood and pictured with an American quarter for scale. Rear view.

A medieval rack, soaked in blood and pictured with an American quarter for scale. Front view.

From the #HeroQuest board game…. The #rack is pictured with an American quarter , a hair more than 24mm across. Blood was paint mixed with #Uhu #glue. #uhuglue

😆 Yeah, I loved it actually. Once I saw how to build shadows around the light, it became easier. The colors didn’t look right and refining it took almost no time at all. I was a bit shocked, but my speed has been increasing a lot lately. 4 hours for this mini, in the past it was 20-30 hours!

I agree 100%. The handle itself is super comfortable. The bit that goes up is a fantastic hand rest and adds stability. It also acts as a great handle for when you need to turn the mini upside down, like when painting one eye or an underside. Couldn’t endorse this handle more. Totally worth it.

A painted Pathfinder goblin, holding a sword and lit torch, bathed in torchlight. Front view.

A painted Pathfinder goblin, holding a sword and lit torch, bathed in torchlight. Right side view.

A painted Pathfinder goblin, holding a sword and lit torch, bathed in torchlight. Rear view.

A painted Pathfinder goblin, holding a sword and lit torch, bathed in torchlight. Left side view.

Finished #Pathfinder #goblin number 1. It was training to teach me how to paint torchlight, happy with the result. #osl #torchlight

Completely painted but not finished Pathfinder goblin miniature, which is holding a sword and torch. Front view.

Completely painted but not finished Pathfinder goblin miniature, which is holding a sword and torch. Rear view.

Nearly done #WIP of #Pathfinder #goblin. All I really need to do is lightly dry brush the base, which is #Vallejo Thick Russian Mud. Quite happy with it for essentially five hours work or so and my second attempt at #osl. I’ll post the final version when it’s done.

Neat stuff!

Illithid, rakshasa, illithid, illithid, rakshasa, rakshasa, rakshasa. 🐙🐅

Two partly painted Pathfinder goblin miniatures. Each of the goblins is holding a sword and torch. Front view. All colors are Golden SoFlat paints unless noted. The one with brown on the front has its shadow greens made of dark green and burnt umber. The one with red in the front has its shadow greens made of dark green and quinacridone red. For the one on the right, torches and torchlight are painted with cadmium primrose, cadmium orange, Kimera Kolors orange, quinacridone red, cadmium red dark, and a mix of the cadmium red dark mixed with burnt umber. For the one on the left, the torch is painted nearly entirely with fluorescent yellow, fluorescent orange, and fluorescent red, with glazes of Kimera orange. The tips are painted with cadmium red dark and burnt umber.

One partly painted Pathfinder goblin miniature. The goblin is holding a sword and torch. Front view. All colors are Golden SoFlat paints unless noted. The shadow greens are made of dark green and quinacridone red, I’m experimenting with complementary colors instead of adding burnt umber, Payne’s grey, or black. Here the torch is painted nearly entirely with fluorescent yellow, fluorescent orange, and fluorescent red, with glazes of Kimera orange. The tips are painted with cadmium red dark and burnt umber.

#Pathfinder #goblins #WIP. Tuned up the torches. Redid the one on the left with fluorescents. Second pic is with a black light. Still need to tune up the size of the circle of light and the colors. Paint info in alt text. #golden #soflat #kimera #kimerakolors

Two unpainted Pathfinder goblin miniatures. Each of the goblins is holding a sword and torch. Front view.

Two unpainted Pathfinder goblin miniatures. Each of the goblins is holding a sword and torch. Rear view.

Two partly painted Pathfinder goblin miniatures. Each of the goblins is holding a sword and torch. Front view. All colors are Golden SoFlat paints unless noted. The one with brown on the front has its shadow greens made of dark green and burnt umber. The one with red in the front has its shadow greens made of dark green and quinacridone red. Torches and torchlight are painted with cadmium primrose, cadmium orange, Kimera Kolors orange, quinacridone red, cadmium red dark, and a mix of the cadmium red dark mixed with burnt umber.

Two partly painted Pathfinder goblin miniatures. Each of the goblins is holding a sword and torch. Rear view. All colors are Golden SoFlat paints unless noted. The one with brown on the front has its shadow greens made of dark green and burnt umber. The one with red in the front has its shadow greens made of dark green and quinacridone red. Torches and torchlight are painted with cadmium primrose, cadmium orange, Kimera Kolors orange, quinacridone red, cadmium red dark, and a mix of the cadmium red dark mixed with burnt umber.

#Pathfinder #goblins #WIP. Gotta learn how to paint light, so #OSL will do the trick. Circle of light is too big and the colors need to be adjusted. Not bad for a 90 minute session, pictured how they started and where they’re at now. Paint info in alt text. #golden #soflat #kimera #kimerakolors

Four painted miniature skeletons, front view

Four painted miniature skeletons, rear view.

Completed these four babies yesterday for the HeroQuest board game!

Four painted miniature skeletons, front view.

Four painted mini skeletons, rear view.

Not much time to paint lately, so I was happy that I managed to finish the #skeletons from the #HeroQuest board game. Painted four ways, a grand experiment for me. First, #sketched and #blended; second, based and #washed; third, based and #drybrushed; last, #Vallejo #xpress paints. Lots of fun!

The front view of a bust of painted mini. A bearded man with a snarling expression, wearing a purple cloak, holding a long sword in his right hand and casting a spell with his left. There is a blue spell effect leaving his hand. He is covered by five spiders. He is lit by general ambient light and a green light on his right.

The same bust from four different angles around the painted mini. A bearded man with a snarling expression, wearing a purple cloak, holding a long sword in his right hand and casting a spell with his left. There is a blue spell effect leaving his hand. He is covered by five spiders. He is lit by general ambient light and a green light on his right.

Took a wonderful class with #PavelMichal of #Dakan_Minis on mini painting story telling. I highly recommend! #verkosvault #verko’svault Cool modular figure, loads of fun collaborating with other attendees. Shockingly I largely finished it, if not totally refined it. Great stuff!

A car for Car Wars. Painted with #musoublack, at my buddy’s request. #carwars #stevekjackson #stevejacksongames #black #gore

Me too, it looks really slick! I was having trouble with NMM but it was execution. Then I added some retarder, made it super long for paint to dry…wet blending turned out to be a great technique instead of glazing. Plus I hardly ever use wet blending, so it makes for good practice.

Now THAT’S some NMM! 😍

Pictured are two of four skeleton miniatures from the HeroQuest board game. Wveryhting is painted except for the scale mail in the crotch and the bases. Front view. The leathers were painted with a layering of Golden SoFlat paints, burnt umber, burnt sienna, mars yellow deep, Naples yellow deep, and then a dot of titan buff here and there. The first skeleton is painted with a sketch and blend technique, matching darker colors to the shadows and brighter ones to the highlights. The colors used were Golden SoFlat raw umber, Kimera oxide brown light, and SoFlat titan buff. They were mixed to create the blends. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, crimson, layered with cadmium red dark, pyrrole red, and cadmium red light then glazed with Phthalo Green. The armor and scythe blade were painted mostly with Kimera white, iron hue, silver gray, and carbon black. A thin glaze of Golden SoFlat phthalo blue was applied on the armor and scythe blade. The second skeleton was painted with SoFlat titan buff and then a wash of Vallejo sepia wash. Some highlights were painted over that. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, phthalo blue (green shade), cobalt blue, cerulean blue hue, and medium phthalo blue, glazed with Kimera orange. The armor and scythe were painted the same as the skeleton above. The glaze over the armor was Golden high flow acrylic transparent red iron oxide to get an orange-y rust color. The scythe was glazed with blue like the skeleton above.

Pictured are two of four skeleton miniatures from the HeroQuest board game. Wveryhting is painted except for the scale mail in the crotch and the bases. Rear view. The leathers were painted with a layering of Golden SoFlat paints, burnt umber, burnt sienna, mars yellow deep, Naples yellow deep, and then a dot of titan buff here and there. The first skeleton is painted with a sketch and blend technique, matching darker colors to the shadows and brighter ones to the highlights. The colors used were Golden SoFlat raw umber, Kimera oxide brown light, and SoFlat titan buff. They were mixed to create the blends. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, crimson, layered with cadmium red dark, pyrrole red, and cadmium red light then glazed with Phthalo Green. The armor and scythe blade were painted mostly with Kimera white, iron hue, silver gray, and carbon black. A thin glaze of Golden SoFlat phthalo blue was applied on the armor and scythe blade. The second skeleton was painted with SoFlat titan buff and then a wash of Vallejo sepia wash. Some highlights were painted over that. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, phthalo blue (green shade), cobalt blue, cerulean blue hue, and medium phthalo blue, glazed with Kimera orange. The armor and scythe were painted the same as the skeleton above. The glaze over the armor was Golden high flow acrylic transparent red iron oxide to get an orange-y rust color. The scythe was glazed with blue like the skeleton above.

Seems all I can do are short sessions. I refined the #nonmetallicmetal #nmm of the armor & scythe, edge highlighted bits of the scythe, and glazed the #armor. #WIP of 2 of 4 #skeletons from the #HeroQuest board game.
#skeleton #dnd #minipainting #nerdlings #art #golden #soflat #vallejo #xpresscolor

Honored! I’ll be doing three others so I’m going try and vary them a bit to learn. They’ll certainly be posted!

Pictured is one of the four skeleton miniatures from the HeroQuest board game, front view. All but fur lining for the leather leg wraps and gauntlets, and bases are unpainted. The armor was painted with nonmetallic metal, using entirely greys from SoFlat Titanium white and SoFlat black. A thin glaze of SoFlat phthalo blue (green shade) was applied over the armor and then occasional dots of SoFlat pale yellow. The leathers were painted with a layering of Golden SoFlat paints, burnt umber, burnt sienna, mars yellow deep, Naples yellow deep, and then a dot of titan buff here and there. This skeleton is painted with a sketch and blend technique, matching darker colors to the shadows and brighter ones to the highlights. The colors used were Golden SoFlat raw umber, Kimera oxide brown light, and SoFlat titan buff. They were mixed to create the blends. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, crimson, layered with cadmium red dark, pyrrole red, and cadmium red light then glazed with Phthalo Green.

Pictured is one of the four skeleton miniatures from the HeroQuest board game, rear view. All but fur lining for the leather leg wraps and gauntlets, and bases are unpainted. The armor was painted with nonmetallic metal, using entirely greys from SoFlat Titanium white and SoFlat black. A thin glaze of SoFlat phthalo blue (green shade) was applied over the armor and then occasional dots of SoFlat pale yellow. The leathers were painted with a layering of Golden SoFlat paints, burnt umber, burnt sienna, mars yellow deep, Naples yellow deep, and then a dot of titan buff here and there. This skeleton is painted with a sketch and blend technique, matching darker colors to the shadows and brighter ones to the highlights. The colors used were Golden SoFlat raw umber, Kimera oxide brown light, and SoFlat titan buff. They were mixed to create the blends. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, crimson, layered with cadmium red dark, pyrrole red, and cadmium red light then glazed with Phthalo Green.

Another short session, could only work on the #nonmetallicmetal #nmm of the #armor (painted using only greys like classic canvas painters did). #WIP of the first of four #skeletons from the #HeroQuest board game.
#skeleton #dnd #minipainting #nerdlings #art #golden #soflat #vallejo #xpresscolor

Pictured are four skeleton miniatures from the HeroQuest board game, front view. All but the armor, fur lining for the leather leg wraps, and bases are painted. The leathers were painted with a layering of Golden SoFlat paints, burnt umber, burnt sienna, mars yellow deep, Naples yellow deep, and then a dot of titan buff here and there. The first skeleton is painted with a sketch and blend technique, matching darker colors to the shadows and brighter ones to the highlights. The colors used were Golden SoFlat raw umber, Kimera oxide brown light, and SoFlat titan buff. They were mixed to create the blends. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, crimson, layered with cadmium red dark, pyrrole red, and cadmium red light then glazed with Phthalo Green. The second skeleton was painted with SoFlat titan buff and then a wash of Vallejo sepia wash. Some highlights were painted over that. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, phthalo blue (green shade), cobalt blue, cerulean blue hue, and medium phthalo blue, glazed with Kimera orange. The third one was based in SoFlat raw umber and then drybrushed with the same colors as the first one. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, dioxazine violet deep, red violet, and fluorescent violet, then glazed with bismuth vanadate yellow. The fourth one was based in SoFlat titan buff and then a diluted Vallejo Xpress Paint wasteland brown. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, phthalo green (blue shade), olive, fluorescent green, and yellow green ,then glazed with crimson.

Pictured are four skeleton miniatures from the HeroQuest board game, rear view. All but the armor, fur lining for the leather leg wraps, and bases are painted. The leathers were painted with a layering of Golden SoFlat paints, burnt umber, burnt sienna, mars yellow deep, Naples yellow deep, and then a dot of titan buff here and there. The first skeleton is painted with a sketch and blend technique, matching darker colors to the shadows and brighter ones to the highlights. The colors used were Golden SoFlat raw umber, Kimera oxide brown light, and SoFlat titan buff. They were mixed to create the blends. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, crimson, layered with cadmium red dark, pyrrole red, and cadmium red light then glazed with Phthalo Green. The second skeleton was painted with SoFlat titan buff and then a wash of Vallejo sepia wash. Some highlights were painted over that. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, phthalo blue (green shade), cobalt blue, cerulean blue hue, and medium phthalo blue, glazed with Kimera orange. The third one was based in SoFlat raw umber and then drybrushed with the same colors as the first one. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, dioxazine violet deep, red violet, and fluorescent violet, then glazed with bismuth vanadate yellow. The fourth one was based in SoFlat titan buff and then a diluted Vallejo Xpress Paint wasteland brown. The kilt was painted with all SoFlats, phthalo green (blue shade), olive, fluorescent green, and yellow green ,then glazed with crimson.

Another short session, could only work on the kilts. Painted and layered, then glazed with complementary colors to desaturate them. #WIP of the four #skeletons from the #HeroQuest board game.
#skeleton #dnd #minipainting #nerdlings #art #golden #soflat #vallejo #xpresscolor

Pictured are four skeleton miniatures from the HeroQuest board game. Only the bones, leathers, and haft of the scythes are painted…otherwise there is only a zenithal highlight. The leathers were painted with a layering of Golden SoFlat paints, burnt umber, burnt sienna, mars yellow deep, Naples yellow deep, and then a dot of titan buff here and there. The first skeleton is painted with a sketch and blend technique, matching darker colors to the shadows and brighter ones to the highlights. The colors used were Golden SoFlat raw umber, Kimera oxide brown light, and SoFlat titan buff. They were mixed to create the blends. The second skeleton was painted with SoFlat titan buff and then a wash of Vallejo sepia wash. Some highlights were painted over that. The third one was based in SoFlat raw umber and then drybrushed with the same colors as the first one. The fourth one was based in SoFlat titan buff and then a diluted Vallejo Xpress Paint wasteland brown.

Short session, could only work on the leathers and scythe haft. Feels too bright, I’m gonna need to weather at least one or two of them to experiment a bit. #WIP of the four #skeletons from the #HeroQuest board game.
#skeleton #dnd #minipainting #nerdlings #art #golden #soflat #vallejo #xpresscolor

Pictured are four skeleton miniatures from the HeroQuest board game. Only the bones are painted, otherwise there is a zenithal highlight. The first one is painted with a sketch and blend technique, matching darker colors to the shadows and brighter ones to the highlights. The colors used were Golden SoFlat raw umber, Kimera oxide brown light, and SoFlat titan buff. They were mixed to create the blends. The second one was painted with SoFlat titan buff and then a wash of Vallejo sepia wash. Some highlights were painted over that. The third one was based in SoFlat raw umber and then drybrushed with the same colors as the first one. The fourth one was based in SoFlat titan buff and then a diluted Vallejo Xpress Paint wasteland brown.

#WIP of the four #skeletons from the #HeroQuest board game. All I did was paint the bones, but using four different methods, described in the alt text. #skeleton #dnd #minipainting #nerdlings #miniature #boardgame #art #golden #soflat #vallejo #xpresscolor

A red demonic humanoid is holding the upper half of a dwarf’s body and staring into his eyes. Its body is painted red. Designed by Den of Imagination. Front view.

A red demonic humanoid is holding the upper half of a dwarf’s body and staring into his eyes. Its body is painted red. Designed by Den of Imagination. Left side view.

A red demonic humanoid is holding the upper half of a dwarf’s body and staring into his eyes. Its body is painted red. Designed by Den of Imagination. Rear view.

A red demonic humanoid is holding the upper half of a dwarf’s body and staring into his eyes. Its body is painted red. Designed by Den of Imagination. Right side view.

#WIP for the #InfernalDemonLord. This session converted #TMM TO #NMM. Did the dwarf’s helmet, the copper rim of armor, & gold buckle. Blocked in armor, needs lots of refinement. #dnd #minipainting #art #miniature #demon #devil #wings #denofimagination #d&d

Nine different pictures stitched into one of some of the stuff I painted this year. All items are miniatures at about the 28 mm scale, except for the winged Valkyrie which is 75 mm and the mind flayer/illithid, which is paperback sized (a “book nook”).

Did some stuff in 2025. Certainly not everything I did. #artvsartist #miniaturepainting #minipainting #art

A blue space marine trimmed with nonmetallic metal gold. There are some painted skulls and a leather belt with pouches that is merely base coated. Many details are unpainted, like the gun, purity deals, eyes, and loin cloth. Front view.

A blue space marine trimmed with nonmetallic metal gold. There are some painted skulls and a leather belt with pouches that is merely base coated. Many details are unpainted, like the gun, purity deals, eyes, and loin cloth. Left side view.

A blue space marine trimmed with nonmetallic metal gold. There are some painted skulls and a leather belt with pouches that is merely base coated. Many details are unpainted, like the gun, purity deals, eyes, jet pack, and loin cloth. Rear view.

A blue space marine trimmed with nonmetallic metal gold. There are some painted skulls and a leather belt with pouches that is merely base coated. Many details are unpainted, like the gun, purity deals, eyes, and loin cloth. Right side view.

#WIP of a #SpaceMarine. It’s a dark violet then airbrushed with white highlights, then transparent #Liquitex phthalo blue green shade over the whole thing. Painted the #skulls with #Golden #SoFlat. Need to pop the highlights and perfect the #nmm and paint the rest. #minipainting #40k

A winged Valkyrie hovers over a shipwrecked Viking ship in tumultuous ocean waves.

A winged Valkyrie hovers over a shipwrecked Viking ship in tumultuous ocean waves.

A winged Valkyrie hovers over a shipwrecked Viking ship in tumultuous ocean waves. Rear view.

A winged Valkyrie hovers over a shipwrecked Viking ship in tumultuous ocean waves. Right side view

Here is my favorite piece I completed this year.

The Wizard from the board game Hero Quest. Painted with a green tunic, burgundy inner cloak, grey pants, dark brown boots, orange accessories like belt, headband, and cloak clasp. He’s holding a light brown staff with a vine curving around it and a yellow crescent moon on top. Front view.

The Wizard from the board game Hero Quest. Painted with a green tunic, violet outer cloak, grey pants, dark brown boots, orange accessories like belt, headband, and cloak clasp. He’s holding a light brown staff with a vine curving around it and a yellow crescent moon on top. Rear view.

#Wizard from #HeroQuest board game. Wanted to try #slapchop. Did a black prime, zenithal of white ink, then used #Createx transparent paints. Only took about 2 hours. Great job for 2 hours, but I’m not impressed overall. Investing 2-3x more time leads to a result I’m happier with. #miniaturepainting

A winged Valkyrie hovers over a shipwrecked Viking ship in tumultuous ocean waves.

A winged Valkyrie hovers over a shipwrecked Viking ship in tumultuous ocean waves.

A winged Valkyrie hovers over a shipwrecked Viking ship in tumultuous ocean waves. Rear view.

A winged Valkyrie hovers over a shipwrecked Viking ship in tumultuous ocean waves. Right side view

Here is my favorite piece I completed this year.