Let's Paint - Knight (RPG Miniature Painting)
Finishing the Kit - Knight
The last two posts I followed through the Reaper Bones Learn to Paint Kit and painted up some skeletons and some orcs. This time I'll finish the paint kit by tackling this knight.
To be completely honest I'm not sure what he is. He might just be a knight, but he could also make a great paladin. His official name doesn't help solve anything either as it's listed as Mangu Timur, both unhelpful and unpronounceable. Either way, the sculpt is pretty cool and it's helped me stave off my fear of painting realistic flesh tones a little longer.
I tried something a bit new with this guy and I decided to rebase him. I cut him from his plastic base and glued him to a 1 inch reaper base that I had purchased. I textured the base with baking powder and super glue like I did with the Ravenloft Skeletons.
Like before, I followed the guide to a degree, but often just followed my gut. I played around with the yellow mixed with the tans to add some contrast to the blues of his shield and skirt. But the best part of this mini was the chance to paint large smooth surfaces. Previously I had been able to rely on the texture of the mini doing most of the work for me, using washes and highlights to catch what was already sculpt. With this guy I had the opportunity to try some more intentional washes and highlights in the fold of the skirt. I even mixed up a dirtier wash and applied it to the lower edges of the skirt where it trailed the ground to try to capture the dirt that would accumulate there.
The last two posts I followed through the Reaper Bones Learn to Paint Kit and painted up some skeletons and some orcs. This time I'll finish the paint kit by tackling this knight.
To be completely honest I'm not sure what he is. He might just be a knight, but he could also make a great paladin. His official name doesn't help solve anything either as it's listed as Mangu Timur, both unhelpful and unpronounceable. Either way, the sculpt is pretty cool and it's helped me stave off my fear of painting realistic flesh tones a little longer.
I tried something a bit new with this guy and I decided to rebase him. I cut him from his plastic base and glued him to a 1 inch reaper base that I had purchased. I textured the base with baking powder and super glue like I did with the Ravenloft Skeletons.
Like before, I followed the guide to a degree, but often just followed my gut. I played around with the yellow mixed with the tans to add some contrast to the blues of his shield and skirt. But the best part of this mini was the chance to paint large smooth surfaces. Previously I had been able to rely on the texture of the mini doing most of the work for me, using washes and highlights to catch what was already sculpt. With this guy I had the opportunity to try some more intentional washes and highlights in the fold of the skirt. I even mixed up a dirtier wash and applied it to the lower edges of the skirt where it trailed the ground to try to capture the dirt that would accumulate there.
I really enjoyed painting this mini, and am happy to have a bit of color in my army. Hopefully I'll have the confidence moving forward to add some brighter colors in with my designs.
And with that, I have completed the Learn to Paint Kit. I did receive the Reaper Bones Learn to Paint Kit: Layer Up box recently and am looking forward to trying some of the more challenging techniques, particularly flesh tones. But before I get to that, I have some other completed minis that I want to post about.
Minis Used
Reaper Bones 77148: Mangu Timur
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