PAINTING FROSTGRAVE ENCHANTERS
“Enchanters are hands-on wizards who work their magic
by investing it in objects or people. Many Enchanters are
also craftsmen, such as carpenters or sculptors, who
apply magic to the items they create. In appearance,
Enchanters are often the least ‘wizardly’ looking of all
wizards, being just as likely to carry craftsman’s tools as
they are weapons or magic items.”
To save repeating myself if you refer to first article in this
series for details on PREPARATION, CLEANING,
UNDERCOATING, THE PAINT & PAINTING and a lot of
the other stuff!
He was first of the Wizards I did for FROSTGRAVE, and
it still one of favourites. We were fortunate to have Mark
Copplestone (Copplestone Castings) to sculpt him and
what a joy he is, and Mark did a superb Apprentice to go
with him. For me Mark pitches it just right on these small
models between scale, pose, anatomy and detail, making
them easy to paint and great to look at. Below are the
paints I used in, more or less, the order I used them.
by investing it in objects or people. Many Enchanters are
also craftsmen, such as carpenters or sculptors, who
apply magic to the items they create. In appearance,
Enchanters are often the least ‘wizardly’ looking of all
wizards, being just as likely to carry craftsman’s tools as
they are weapons or magic items.”
To save repeating myself if you refer to first article in this
series for details on PREPARATION, CLEANING,
UNDERCOATING, THE PAINT & PAINTING and a lot of
the other stuff!
He was first of the Wizards I did for FROSTGRAVE, and
it still one of favourites. We were fortunate to have Mark
Copplestone (Copplestone Castings) to sculpt him and
what a joy he is, and Mark did a superb Apprentice to go
with him. For me Mark pitches it just right on these small
models between scale, pose, anatomy and detail, making
them easy to paint and great to look at. Below are the
paints I used in, more or less, the order I used them.
THE ENCHANTER
EYES
1.
His whites are AP-WP1102 - Matt White
2.
The irises are AP-WP1124 - Oak Brown with a tiny
bit of AP-WP1101 - Matt Black.
