The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge

Welcome to the Painting Challenge. Here you will find the fabulous, fevered work of miniature painters from around the world. While participants come from every ethnicity, gender, age and nationality, they have three things in common: they love miniatures, they enjoy a supportive community, and they want to set themselves against the Challenge. This site features the current year's event along with the archives of past Painting Challenges. Enjoy your visit and remember to come back soon.

Saturday, 20 March 2021

From Barks: Last Skullz, no really this time (15 points)

Goaded by StuartL, I have been able to throw a few more skullz onto the mighty pile. This is a very nice statue from GW I have put on an 80mm base. The marble effect is Contrast Apothecary White over a white undercoat; chips and crack get a pale brown stain, and then veins are painted a watery grey. This is the hardest bit to get 'right'.

Here's a skullologist and his Skull-o-meter™ for scale:

"We're reading levels of Skulliness
that shouldn't be possible!"

She's 8" tall, and I claim 15 points for her. Or, if you prefer, she's about 3/4 of an STC: 15 points please!

+15 to the GW side challenge

But most importantly, she has 36 Skullz, which brings my really truly final skull tally to 502. Thanks for the motivation, Stuart!

And that's it from me this Challenge!

This entry has tempted Cap'n Wednesday out of retirement - a lovely looking lass, she'd make a great figurehead on my Flagship 'The Saucy yet modestly dressed Lass o' the Sea'. Great work on cracking half a thousand skullz too - have a tot o' rum to celebrate.

Cap'n Wednesday