PAINTING FROSTGRAVE NECROMANCERS
“Necromancers study the magic associated with death, as well as the creation and control of undead creatures such as
zombies and animated skeletons. They generally wear dark colours (most commonly black) and tend to have a sickly,
unhealthy appearance. While Necromancers are not necessarily evil, there are few that have delved deeply into this
school of magic without giving in to its corrupting influence.”
PREPARATION
The first task with any model is to have a good look at it,
see what you are going to have to do to it. Try to imagine
the whole model finished in your desired colour scheme.
Mike Owen’s models are a great start, complete with lots
of appropriate detail and feel. I then turned to the
fantastic illustrations in the FROSTGRAVE book by Dmitry
Burmak and used them as my guide, as the sculptors
had done. For the Apprentice I extrapolated a bit,
following the colours of the Wizard and adapting them to
the different model.
CLEANING
I was lucky to be working with the Resin master casts
and they needed very little work. Using a scalpel and
see what you are going to have to do to it. Try to imagine
the whole model finished in your desired colour scheme.
Mike Owen’s models are a great start, complete with lots
of appropriate detail and feel. I then turned to the
fantastic illustrations in the FROSTGRAVE book by Dmitry
Burmak and used them as my guide, as the sculptors
had done. For the Apprentice I extrapolated a bit,
following the colours of the Wizard and adapting them to
the different model.
CLEANING
I was lucky to be working with the Resin master casts
and they needed very little work. Using a scalpel and
needle files I removed the visible mould lines – these are
the thin lines that run around the model, hardly any on
this model. Scrap the knife blade carefully along the
mould line, holding the blade at roughly ninety degrees to
the surface. Finish off the scraped surface with a small
fine file to ensure that the area is all nice and smooth. As
a final word on preparing models, please be careful when
using any sharp modelling tools.
UNDERCOATING
Undercoating is essential as it provides a consistent
surface on which to apply the next coats of paint, and it
shows up the detail on a model much more clearly than
shiny bare metal. It’s not so bad with resin models,
depending on the colour of the resin, but they should still
be undercoated.
the thin lines that run around the model, hardly any on
this model. Scrap the knife blade carefully along the
mould line, holding the blade at roughly ninety degrees to
the surface. Finish off the scraped surface with a small
fine file to ensure that the area is all nice and smooth. As
a final word on preparing models, please be careful when
using any sharp modelling tools.
UNDERCOATING
Undercoating is essential as it provides a consistent
surface on which to apply the next coats of paint, and it
shows up the detail on a model much more clearly than
shiny bare metal. It’s not so bad with resin models,
depending on the colour of the resin, but they should still
be undercoated.
