Tabletop Miniatures

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Skeletons are a great beginner friendly mini. I like the yellowed tone choice over a brighter white for the bones.

If you want to get a little more ambitious, you can base them in whatever way fits your game to get some basing practice in.i personally feel like a completed base elevates a mini.

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[–] CobyCat@kbin.earth [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

The bone color choice was a happy little accident. I lacked a dedicated color for it in the paint set I had, so I mixed an old (color-separated) rakarth flesh Citadel paint I found with some matt white and daemonic yellow from my The Army Painter set.

I never really considered basing before (my frame of reference for miniatures has generally been the old 3.5e era D&D pre-painted minis which had neutral black bases), but the third miniature I painted had a sculpted base to paint and that did end up looking really nice. Haven't posted that one because I simply followed a painting guide there.

The bases here came pre-attached (or rather, they're likely just a single mold), otherwise I suppose a tile floor would work well for these. 🤔 I'll have to think about what else could work here.

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[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

If they are going to be inside of a well preserved tomb structure, perhaps no texture. But if they are going to be somewhere more dilapidated or sandy then some sand added with PVA works. Painted and then drybrushed to bring out the texture.

Colors depending on intended environment. I find that painting the sand black and then drybrushing it gently with a sky blue creates a non-distracting non-specific location look.

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[–] CobyCat@kbin.earth [S] 3 points 1 year ago

This was the second time I ever painted miniatures, following the little knight that came with The Army Painter starter set. Since it was five at once, I chose a fairly simple color scheme.