Shadowcat24

@shadowcat24

I post my mini painting, WIPs, older projects, etc. US painter, mostly into DnD, RuneQuest, Pathfinder & other RPGs. Returning to painting after a hobby hibernation of ~25 years. I support full inclusion. He/him

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Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· 7d

Took a class with Erik Swinson on values. Many know the goal isn’t to finish these figures in a teaching weekend though it would be nice — really it’s to do as much as you can using the techniques taught. Sculpt by Joaquin Palacios #joapalastudio. #nerdlings #minipainting #art #bust #dnd #d&d

A painted miniature bust of a man clutching the hilt and upper scabbard of a great sword. He is wearing a green cloak with yellowish-brown trim, a leather wrap around one wrist, and three red bracelets around the other. He has a far away look in his eyes.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· 15d

This may be the final mini I have that I cannot dentify. It’s seems to be a peryton, a winged stag. I think it’s from Ral Partha, has an RPM stamp on the bottom. @delaneyking.bsky.social, do you have any ideas? I’d offer a virtual cookie, but you deserve a virtual cake!

An unpainted miniature of a winger stag, also known as a peryton. Front view.

An unpainted miniature of a winger stag, also known as a peryton. Rear view.

An unpainted miniature of a winger stag, also known as a peryton. Right side view.

An unpainted miniature of a winger stag, also known as a peryton. Left side view.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· 17d

Yet another mini I have that I can’t identify. I suspect it’s Reaper, but I can’t find it on their website. I also checked Ral Partha’s site to no avail. It lacks a Grenadier feel, so I’m at a loss. @delaneyking.bsky.social, could you please share if you have any idea?

An unpainted and unidentified miniature of a monster who seems somewhat insectile or vaguely aquatic. Front view.

An unpainted and unidentified miniature of a monster who seems somewhat insectile or vaguely aquatic. Right side view.

An unpainted and unidentified miniature of a monster who seems somewhat insectile or vaguely aquatic. Left side view.

An unpainted and unidentified miniature of a monster who seems somewhat insectile or vaguely aquatic. Rear view.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· 22d

More metal minis to ID. The first pic, no clue what company. The second and third are all 1989 TSR Ral Partha. The fourth are all Ral Partha 199x. The year is unknown because the last digit is illegible. @delaneyking.bsky.social, could you please use your identi-mancy skills? Pretty please?

Six metal minis from an unknown company: a monster crawling out of the ground, a female warrior with sword, a wizard with a wind swept beard, a painted metal figure with a chipped nose, and two male warriors each with a sword.

Five metal minis from Ral Partha TSR: a male archer, two male warriors each with a sword and shield, a wizard with arms spread wide holding a staff in one hand, and a halfling with a halfling sling.

Five metal minis from Ral Partha TSR: a male halfling with halfling sling, a female bard holding a staff and lite, a male archer, a female warrior with a sword, and a male dwarf with an axe.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· 29d

Organizing my old pile of opportunity. Can anyone identify these metal minis? #pileofshame #pewter #metalminis #minipainting #miniatures #reaper #ralpartha #grenadier

Three metal miniatures — what seem to be a worm of some sort (perhaps a purple worm), a werewolf holding a femur (or some kind of lycanthrope), and a large centaur holding a bow (which is primed and partially painted).

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jul 8

Painting Rocky from Project Hail Mary. Added a base coat and wash to bring out the texture. Lots of refinement still needed. #projecthailmary #rocky #erid #eridani #eridian #fdm #filamentprinter

Rocky from Project Hail Mary, covered in modeling paste. Front view.

Rocky from Project Hail Mary, covered in modeling paste and primed in black. Front view.

Rocky from Project Hail Mary, covered in modeling paste and painted in airbrushed layers of raw umber and burnt sienna. Sepia wash applied. Front view.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jul 5

What’s better than Rocky from Project Hail Mary? Two Rockys from Project Hail Mary! Printed and primed two Rockys, next session will be the REAL painting! #projecthailmary #rocky #erid #eridian #eridani #miniaturepainting #nerdlings #minipainting #art #WIP #primed

Two 3D filament prints of the character Rocky from the movie Project Hail Mary. Primed in black. From Maker World. Front view.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jul 3

After some palette cleansers, I’m returning to the demon. This session I worked on the wings and upper body to deepen the shadows with violet, refine the reds, and add some highlights of red/pale yellow. #dnd #minipainting #infernaldemonlord #art #demon #devil #wings #WIP #denofimagination #d&d

A largely painted demon holding the upper half of an armored dwarf in his hand, staring into its eyes. The demon has red skin and armor on its lower body. Painted nearly entirely with Golden SoFlat paints, with a smattering of Kimera here and there. Front view.

A set of largely painted red skinned demon wings, shaped like bat wings with claws on the ends. Head on view.

A set of largely painted red skinned demon wings, shaped like bat wings with claws on the ends. Rear view.

A subassembly of a lava sword with a hand on the hilt of it.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jun 28

Fire mages!

A wizard channeling fire through his staff. Posed next to an American quarter for scale. Rear view.

A wizard channeling fire through his staff. Posed next to an American quarter for scale. Front view.

An elven wizard dressed in greens and blues shooting purple fire from his hand, standing on a rock surrounded by skulls and water. Left side view.

An elven wizard dressed in greens and blues shooting purple fire from his hand, standing on a rock surrounded by skulls and water. Front view.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jun 26

Based the Ogre Chieftain from #Reaper Dark Heaven Bones. I gotta repaint the scrapes I gave him attaching him. Painted with a Zorn palette in honor of John Blanche. #dnd #d&d #nerdlings #ogrechieftain #miniature #miniaturepainting #minipainting #zornpalette #JohnBlanche #Zorn #art #limitedpalette

A painted ogre holding a club and standing upon the top of a small rose over a dry riverbed. Vegetation covers the ground and small cliff face. Painted in a Zorn palette, using Golden heavy body acrylics: titanium white, yellow ochre, cadmium red light, and bone black.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jun 25

This Ogre Chieftain from #Reaper Dark Heaven Bones is done being painted. Next is to base him. Painted with a Zorn palette in honor of John Blanche. #dnd #d&d #nerdlings #ogre #chieftain #ogrechieftain #miniature #miniaturepainting #minipainting #zornpalette #JohnBlanche #Zorn #art #limitedpalette

Fully painted Ogre Chieftain from Reaper Dark Heaven Bones. Front view.

Painted with a Zorn palette composed of entirely of Golden heavy body acrylics titanium white, yellow ochre, cadmium red light, and bone black.

The ogre is Caucasian, holding a club with a face carved on it, wearing a copper bracer and copper bracelet, and armor on his waist and shoulder. He is bald with a long dark beard. He is wearing leather wraps on his legs, has a fur loin cloth, and a pouch and coin purse on his wide leather belt.

Fully painted Ogre Chieftain from Reaper Dark Heaven Bones. Rear view.

Painted with a Zorn palette composed of entirely of Golden heavy body acrylics titanium white, yellow ochre, cadmium red light, and bone black.

The ogre is Caucasian, holding a club with a face carved on it, wearing a copper bracer and copper bracelet, and armor on his waist and shoulder. He is bald with a long dark beard. He is wearing leather wraps on his legs, has a fur loin cloth, and a pouch and coin purse on his wide leather belt.

Fully painted Ogre Chieftain from Reaper Dark Heaven Bones. Right side view.

Painted with a Zorn palette composed of entirely of Golden heavy body acrylics titanium white, yellow ochre, cadmium red light, and bone black.

The ogre is Caucasian, holding a club with a face carved on it, wearing a copper bracer and copper bracelet, and armor on his waist and shoulder. He is bald with a long dark beard. He is wearing leather wraps on his legs, has a fur loin cloth, and a pouch and coin purse on his wide leather belt.

Fully painted Ogre Chieftain from Reaper Dark Heaven Bones. Left side view.

Painted with a Zorn palette composed of entirely of Golden heavy body acrylics titanium white, yellow ochre, cadmium red light, and bone black.

The ogre is Caucasian, holding a club with a face carved on it, wearing a copper bracer and copper bracelet, and armor on his waist and shoulder. He is bald with a long dark beard. He is wearing leather wraps on his legs, has a fur loin cloth, and a pouch and coin purse on his wide leather belt.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jun 24

Bwoohaha! Basing is so much fun! The Zorn palette ogre will be placed on this base with loads of plants and vines and stuff. Ogre not done yet! #basing #base #ogrechieftain #ogre #chieftain #Reaper #minipainting #miniaturepainting #zorn #zornpalette #nerdlings #dnd #D&D

A semi-painted 2” diameter base. Cork provides height to mimic a cliff face, and there are rocks and a skull in the riverbed below.

A collection of basing bits in small trays. Pictured are coco noir, various mosses, grass tufts, gamers grass, small twigs, and pebbles.

A painted Caucasian Ogre Chieftain from Reaper. Nearly complete but still much to do. Front view.

A painted Caucasian Ogre Chieftain from Reaper. Nearly complete but still much to do. Rear view.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jun 22

Slow progress on the #ogrechieftain from #Reaper Dark Heaven Bones. Much more refinement still needed. Painted fully in the #ZornPalette, bone black, white, yellow ochre, and cadmium red light. Inspired by John Blanche’s work. #ogre #dnd #d&d #minipainting #nerdlings #JohnBlanche #limitedpalette

A largely painted miniature of an ogre painted with heavy body acrylics using only titanium white, yellow ochre, cadmium red light, and bone black. He is wearing little armor, carrying a large club with a face carved in it, and wearing pouches and leather straps. Front view.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jun 20

Bone black works too 😉

A color study of a Zorn palette using Golden heavy body acrylics, Golden SoFlats, and Kimera’s yellow ochre. The colors used are titanium white, yellow ochre, cadmium red, and bone black. They are are combined in different ways to see the possible color combinations. Besides the colors themselves, this palette creates Caucasian skin tones, greens, and browns.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jun 19

Great paint job! For some reason, I see the Mutant Leader from The Dark Knight Returns in that orruk’s face! It wouldn’t take much to kitbash that head into the Mutant Leader’s !

A picture of the Mutant Leader from comic The Dark Knight Returns

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jun 16

Another WIP of the #ogrechieftain from #Reaper Dark Heaven Bones. So much refinement still needed. Painted fully in the #ZornPalette, bone black, white, yellow ochre, and cadmium red light. Inspired by John Blanche’s work. #ogre #dnd #d&d #minipainting #nerdlings #JohnBlanche #limitedpalette

Largely painted ogre chieftain from Reaper Dark Heaven Bones using the Zorn palette, which is bone black, white, yellow ochre, and cadmium red light. Inspired by John Blanche’s work. Front view.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jun 15

WIP of the #ogrechieftain from #Reaper Dark Heaven Bones. Arms and back pretty much done, the rest still needs much refinement. Painted fully in the #Zornpalette, bone black, white, yellow ochre, and cadmium red light. Inspired by John Blanche’s work. #ogre #dnd #d&d #minipainting #nerdlings

A largely painted miniature of a menacing ogre holding a club from Reaper Dark Heaven Bones.
Painted fully in the Zorn palette, which is bone black, white, yellow ochre, and cadmium red light. Inspired by John Blanche’s work. Front view.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jun 12

WIP of the ogre chieftain from Reaper Dark Heaven Bones. Painted fully in the Zorn palette, bone black, white, yellow ochre, and cadmium red light.

A largely painted miniature of the ogre chieftain from Reaper Dark Heaven Bones. Front view.

A largely painted miniature of the ogre chieftain from Reaper Dark Heaven Bones. Rear view.

A photo of a wet palette with black, white, yellow ochre, and cadmium red light on it, with mixes of browns, greys, reds, and greys that are leaning greenish. (The black is a semi-opaque bone black, which leans blueish when diluted. For this reason, some greenish tones are possible.)

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jun 5

Zorn palette exploration done. Definitely gonna be fun painting the ogre with it. I’d argue, pretty non-controversially, that John Blanche mostly painted with a Zorn palette. #zornpalette #zorn #limitedpalette #nerdlings #minipainting #miniature #miniaturepainting #art #johnblanche

A wet palette with color swatches of different combos of four paints, black, white, yellow ochre, and red. I’m going to paint only using these colors (known as a limited palette) and the swatches help me see what colors I’ll be able to mix. These particular colors together are know as the Zorn palette.

A miniature of the ogre chieftain from Reaper Dark Heaven Bones. Front view.

A miniature of the ogre chieftain from Reaper Dark Heaven Bones. Rear view.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jun 4

Finished exploring my 6 color limited palette & am abandoning it. Instead, I’m doing the Zorn palette, which John Blanche largely used. Started my Zorn exploration but haven’t finished it. Gonna paint this ogre with it. #johnblanche #zorn #limitedpalette #zornpalette #art #minipainting #nerdlings

A page filled with paint swatches, which are all pure and mixed paints. Pictured are the Zorn palette (black, white, yellow ochre, and red) and a six color experimental palette of titan mars pale, yellow, orange, red, violet, and indigo.

A picture of a wet palette filled with black, white, yellow ochre, red, titan mars pale, yellow, orange, violet, and indigo and various mixes of these colors.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· Jun 1

Trying a 6 color limited palette. Not a big a deal when I’ve basically got some primaries, but I’ve done a primaries only thing and this is a little different. I’m probably going to paint this ogre. Color palette from #SarahRenaeClark, v2, #440. #limitedpalette #art #minipainting #colorcube #minis

Color swatches with six colors, Golden SoFlat titan mars pale, SoFlat permanent yellow deep, SoFlat cadmium orange, SoFlat quinacridone red, Kimera violet, Kimera indigo.

A wet palette with six colors and their combos. Golden SoFlat titan mars pale, SoFlat permanent yellow deep, SoFlat cadmium orange, SoFlat quinacridone red, Kimera violet, Kimera indigo.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· May 25

Put this bust on a plinth, refined the shadows at the shoulders since the last time I posted him. He is now done and displayed. #konrad #malte #maltedueholm #wwtvhpaintdry_minis #minipainting #bust #art #nerdlings #saraglez #dnd

A bust on a plinth. It is a Caucasian man with blond wavy hair, beard, and mustache, wearing a fur lined green cloak held in place with a clasp on his chest. He has a leather over shirt, an aqua undershirt with purple piping, and a buckle across his chest as if it is securing a weapon on his back. Front view with plinth.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· May 25

I sketched him out with an airbrush. In the final version, the blade is hand painted with black and white and some blue. As can be seen, the runes are a fluorescent green and should seem to be glowing.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· May 24

Played with some plinths. I have ø experience using them. I learned I hate semigloss or glossy finishes on them so I may be a deviant outlier. Haha Here are the products and results. The blocks are just cheapo 2” blocks from Amazon. #plinths #nerdlings #miniaturepainting #art #musoublack

Three products used to make the plinths in the next photo: Musou black (supposedly the world’s blackest black), Howard Butcher Block Conditioner, and Varathane One Step water based Ealry American stain and poly sealant.

Three two inch wooden blocks stacked, one painted black, stained light brown, and natural with oil/wax.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· May 23

What’s more defiant than a barbarian with a blade or a Valkyrie provoked? #nerdlings #dnd #heroquest #miniaturepainting #art #TheChoice #barbarian

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· May 18

Finished this bust as part of #MalteDueholm 6 week virtual class (wpdminis.com). Just need to mount on a plinth. Super valuable class, learned a lot! #konrad #saraglez #watchpaintdry_minis #art #minipainting #nerdlings #bust

A fully painted miniature bust of a Caucasian man with blond curly hair, beard, and mustache, wearing a blue fur-lined green cloak with a metallic clasp. He is also wearing a leather over shirt and aqua undershirt. A buckle with a purple gem is visible on his chest, implying it is securing a weapon on his back. It is a free STL from Sara Glez. Front view.

Shadowcat24@shadowcat24· May 17

I’m calling #Konrad done for now. I won’t feel comfortable until I draw a shadow line between the front and back, I finish the neck, and mount him on a plinth. Last feedback session for the virtual class is tomorrow! 😔 #watchpaintdry_minis #maltedueholm #saraglez #minipainting #nerdlings #dnd #art