From SarahHC: Sunrise Tower & Dusk Hall (10 Points)

Hello Everyone!

Since I did not/would not paint the turnip patch that had “appeared” in my paint nook, I took the liberty of raiding the treasure cave that is the Snowlords’ Game Studio and found some wonderfully whimsical buildings which I felt were more suited to my sensibilities.

I love the slightly wonky, faerie-tale look of these. Curt tells me they are 10mm scaled 3D prints from a Kickstarter called 'Hagglethorn Hollow'.

My imagination ran wild and I decided that I would paint in a very impressionistic style… as if Monet was dropped on his head and began decided to paint miniatures instead of on canvas.

The Sunrise Tower

I used a variety of craft paints in whites, ochres, orange & deep reds, Citadel Contrast Iyendan Yellow and Vallejo Bright Brass for highlights. The minis were both initially primed with black followed by a light grey drybrush.

I wanted the tower to look like it’s on a hill top and is catching the sunrise and reflecting all the colours of the morning light.

Dusk Hall 

Again, I used a variety of craft paints, contrast paints and metallic silver to look like the Hall is in a deep hollow and absorbing the gloaming of twilight; blacks, purples and silver metallic as if the moonlight was reflecting off the building.

I’m pretty pleased with the results and I have a suspicion that Curt will be printing off a few more buildings for me to paint in this style.

Looks like I’m stuck on Istvaan, planet of loyalty/betrayal… my creative thinking couldn’t come up with a plausible enough tale to turn this post into fulfilling the criteria needed.

Next week will provide another opportunity so stay tuned!

Points wise? These are buildings 10mm scale and so don't take up much of a 6"x6" cube, so let's say 5pts?

- Sarah

Those buildings look fantastic, Sarah, and must have been much more fun to paint than a boring old turnip patch!

Now, the thing with terrain is that it is very helpful to have some sort of guide to how big they are to help with scoring them - a ruler, a figure...

As I have some idea of how large those buildings must be and how detailed your painting is, I'm going to score them as being equivalent to 28mm foot figures.

Tamsin