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Half Dragon Gelatinous Cube!

Sep

16

2020

Ok, this is a mini that I made as a joke for a friend of mine. He GMs a lot of games, and has always been a bit fascinated by the fact that the Half Dragon template can be added to almost any kind of creature. Including ones that reproduce by dividing.Truly, the biology of ...

Cell Shaded Battletech

Sep

15

2020

These old Battletech miniatures were painted using some fairly recent techniques I’ve generally seen referred to as “Comic Book Style Painting.”In addition to normal dark lining, I added dark edging to areas that would normally be the highest highlights on the minis. This creates an interesting cell shaded effect.These particular minis were painted to match ...

Video Game Cake Toppers

Sep

11

2020

I really love working with some of the neat ideas my clients give me for wedding cake toppers.And since they’re all custom made, my clients often come up with a way to make them all interesting and unique.Here’s one based on an elven couple that I’ve done before, with a few different variants below.

Hollow Knight Miniature

Sep

3

2020

I love so many of the indie metroidvania games that have been released over the past few years, and I’m super excited about the upcoming sequel to Hollow Knight.While I often create my own customs for video game tribute minis, this one was a sculpt by Chibi Riot Creations (who also did a terrific chibi ...

Final Fantasy Chibis

Aug

28

2020

One of the things that I really enjoy doing with chibi miniatures is creating tributes to classic video games.The style lends itself to this so well that often all that I really need to do is pick a color scheme that fits. For others, I create more elaborate conversions.When I decided to create the Light ...

Kingdom Death Cola, and Chibi Warrior of the Sun

Aug

21

2020

I have a couple more chibi Kingdom Death minis that I need to post.Cola has always been a crossover mini in Kingdom Death as part of the Candy and Cola mini in both Kickstarters.Since I’m making a whole chibi set, I decided that Cola could have his own miniature separate from Candy. The result is ...

Harlequin Solitaire

Aug

7

2020

Here is a Harlequin Solitaire that I got to paint up. I’m always very fond of the freehand patterns I get to use on Harlequins, and the colors create interesting challenges.I’m still hoping that we get to see a Great Harlequin (or Avatar of the Laughing God) next time they get updated.

Dungeons and Dragons Heroes

Aug

3

2020

There are so many terrific miniatures designed to be represent fantasy RPG player characters. It is always interesting when someone sends me groups of characters to paint as individuals.The instructions vary quite a lot, from giving me complete creative freedom to very specific instructions, and I’ve been able to paint them at various quality levels.Here ...

The Wide Range of Wedding Cake Toppers

Jul

23

2020

Every one of the wedding cake toppers that I make are custom designs. In the end, this means that the cake toppers can be as varied as the people for whom I make them.Here are a few of the crazy different ones that I’ve made for very different couples- even if you don’t consider how ...

Arena Rex Miniatures Gallery

Jul

16

2020

When people ask the question “what current game has the best miniatures” it is really hard not to give the title to Arena Rex.The resin miniatures from Red Republic Games have some of the finest sculpting in the industry- both in terms of fine detail and dynamism.Here are some of my past attempts at doing ...