Once again, I had a very unprolific
week, though this time it wasn’t for lack of trying – I’ll get back to the
reason why later.
Even so, I did manage to finish two
figures – these guys:
“What’s that?”, you ask, “Weren’t you
supposed to be painting an Empire army? - So what are you doing messing around
with a couple of dwarf rangers?”
Well… that’s a good point,
but the two things don’t have to be
opposites. I always intended to include some fantastical elements in the army and a unit of dwarf mercenaries seemed like a natural place to start. Besides,
I got a good deal on a couple of rangers, and once I saw them up close, I immediately
fell in love with the sculpts – they are absolutely lovely. So I bought some
more – a whole unit in fact, including Joseph himself:
I’m afraid that my very basic
paintjob isn't really doing them justice, but I really wanted to finish something, so I kept it very simple.
Just a base layer, followed by a wash and a single highlight (except for the
faces, which got a little more attention). In the end, I’m reasonably proud of
the shields, which worked out well, but the rest is probably too simple
(bordering on simplistic).
That aside, I’m trying to limit the colors to
buff, brown and grey, with the shields adding a little color, in keeping with tradition,
and I’m very much looking forward to seeing the completed unit, once it gets
done.
As to the reason for my slow pace
this last week, It’s really all due to an error of judgment on my part. Here’s
a picture of my workstation:
It’s really comfortable, close to
the stove (which is nice this time of year), and I can even see the television,
if I angle it a bit. In fact, I’d inadvertently created the best working space
in the house, which naturally came back to bite me in the arse when the wife
eventually caught on.
She’s a teacher and needed somewhere to grade
mid-terms. I could have expelled her to the dining table, which is in another
room, but like many women she seems to freeze all the time, and she just seemed
so happy sitting right next to the fire.
So I relented. The dining table isn’t
really optimal for painting (too little light and I wouldn’t want to risk
spilling paint all over it), so I contented myself with the couch until she was
done, which meant that I only really had a couple of hours left this week to
get something painted up.
In the end, we decided that we’re
going to get a desk with room for both of us, so I guess it's a net win…
Croaker
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