Chris Palmer
Back in June I painted the Count Lorenth figure from the Bones 2 Expansion Set 2, to enter in the Reaper Facebook Page’s Summer Painting Contest. I had to enter anonymously, so I wasn’t able to identify myself as the painter until after the contest was over. The contest ended last week, so I can now post this article. I didn’t fare too well with my game table style up against really top notch display painters, garnering only 22 votes; but it was fun to take part.
While I didn’t personally get the Expansion Set 2 during the Bones 2 Kickstarter, I was able to pick up this figure in a trade a while back.
The figure comes with the rider already attached, so the first thing I did was pry him off his mount to make painting easier. I forgot to take a photo of the figure before I disassembled it, so here is one from the Reaper store.
I began by painting the entire figure with Ceramcoat “Black”. I then drybrushed the caparison with Americana “Neutral Grey”, followed by a lighter drybrushing of Folk Art “Platinum Gray”. Next, I drybrushed the main and tail with Citadel “The Fang”, and after that I drybrushed the body of the horse where it could be seen, with Folk Art “Barn Wood”.
I then painted the barding with Folk Art Color Shift “Black Flash”, and the saddle and reins with Reaper MSP “Coal Black”. After that, I painted the decorative metal parts with Ceramcoat “Bronze”.
Next, I applied a wash to the barding, and decorative Bronze medallions on the horses rump, and the decorative chest piece, using some Citadel Nuln Oil wash.“ Then, when the wash was dry, I highlighted the barding with some of the "Black Flash” mixed with a little Ceramcoat “Metallic Silver”, and highlighted the decorative bits I had painted Bronze with some Ceramcoat “Wedding Gold”. I then highlighted the saddle and reins with some Apple Barrel “Apple Black Green”. After that, I free-handed some blank skulls on each side of the caparison using Ceramcoat “White”.
When all the glue was dry, I painted the skeleton with Americana “Antique White”, and the front of the shield with the “Black Cherry”. Next, I painted the back of the shield with Americana “Mississippi Mud”, and then the sword and the rim of the shield with Ceramcoat “Walnut”. When all the paint was dry, I gave the skeleton and shield a wash with the “Nuln Oil” wash. When that was dry, I went over it again with some Citadel “Agrax Earthshade” wash.
Much like the horse’s barding, I began by painting the whole knight with Black, and then painted his armor with the Color Shift “Black Flash”. When dry, I gave the armor a wash with the “Nuln Oil, and then when the wash was dry, drybrushed it with some of the "Black Flash” mixed with a little of the “Metallic Silver”
Next, I re painted the shield Black. I then worked on the visor, which I hoped to make look like it was glowing. I first painted it with White, and then painted it with Nicole’s"Neon Green"., and lightly drybrushed some of the “Neon Green on the surrounding armor. I then painted a thin strip on the inside of the open visor with the White again, slightly thinned.
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I think you’re being harsh on yourself! I think this guy’s great! The colouring works well for me and the skulls on the caparison and the skeleton emerging from the ground are really nice touches! Well done!
Thank you! I didn’t mean to indicate I wasn’t proud of what I did with this guy; and I agree I think it’s a pretty good looking figure. But, I have no delusions about where I fall in the spectrum of painters. The entires that placed in the top, with hundreds of votes, were just amazing. I suspect, if I wanted to devote days, weeks, even months, to a single figure I could accomplish something pretty awesome; but quite honestly, I don’t have the patience for it. Layer upon layer of meticulously wet blended color gradations, etc. is just not in my temperament. 🙂
Great looking one! The horse is pretty awesome looking, and I also love the skeleton rising out of the ground. If I was on facebook, I’d give ya another vote!
Thanks, Faust! I appreciate the virtual vote! 🙂
Thanks, Mark! 😀