Saturday 11 May 2013

50 Shades of Brown

I've been in the painting doldrums recently. I've forced myself to just keep painting, finishing off small projects along the way, and keep achieving little things.
Radagast and Sebastian
Fortuitously, The One Ring website had 'Radagast' as the topic for their recent friendly painting challenge. I haven't actually painted (let alone assembled) any of the 'Escape from Goblin Town' stuff, and this seemed like a good way to get things started and get the juices flowing again.

I did enjoy painting this figure

Note his natural product hair gel

Bag of 'mystical herbs'

I didn't like this figure initially, but it grew on me
Spiders, fungi and logs all part of the sculpt



I tend to paint my LotR figures a bit more on the darker side of the spectrum to match the film, which looks OK up close, but a bit more drab from a distance. This figure is no exception with all these shades of brown, but at least I'm consistent.


I'm happy with the outcome, and I think this has not only relieved me from the doldrums but also reinvigorated my need to paint the Hobbit set.

11 comments:

  1. Nice job the yellow adds a nice contrast to the miniature. Are you going to be getting the Rabbit Sled thing?

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    1. The yellow is his bare legs, the lighting makes it look funny!

      And, no.

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  2. It tough to fight your way through a painting funk sometimes. Good luck! Nice job on Radagast.

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  3. Lovely work, with a little hedgehog tucked in there! Lots of character in this one. No one in my group games LoTR so I'll have to follow along with you!

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    1. Cheers, Monty. TBH, I haven't played a LotR game in ages...

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  4. Nice work, Barks. I like it. If he holding a groundhog in his left arm, that's cool; if not, that's cool too.

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  5. Very good painting work ! Perfect !
    (even I don't like the PJ "Radagast", I must confess that this figure is really well sculpted !)

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    1. Thanks, Sam! I don't mind their Radagast vision, but the prancing pose left me a bit cold initially. In the end, however, it is a very nicely sculpted figure.

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  6. Nice looking figure and it looks like it was just the ticket to get you out of the doldrums.

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