Paul D - January's submission - Asgard Goblin Archers

Paul D's January's submission - Asgard Goblin Scouts (116 points)

Well this challenge got off to a flying start, mostly due to the Christmas break and the winter storms which meant I couldn't do all those jobs I had planned outside, meant I had bags of time to splash a little colour over these Asgard goblins.

I now painting in small batches, using my five miniature holders, to stop me rubbing off paint I'd previously applied, which was a regular occurance whilst taking part in previous challenges and led to a lot of repainting. Given that these miniatures are so not Games Workshop goblins, from the same period, I've choosen to run with purple skin tones to ensure they're significantly different.

Being goblins, my standard technique is to go with fairly block colours with highlighting, a little detailing, a generous splash of shading with Citadel seraphin sepia to give a sense of grubiness and then attempt to paint those details which add a little something (eyes, claws and rivits etc.).

Here's a few close-up pictures to give an impression of just how characterful these minatures are, as ever my pictures do them no justice.

Here they are with the first applications of basing material fixed to their bases.

Completed the varnishing and basing decoration.

All in all, that went far quicker and easier than I initially thought, quite pleased with the way these turned out now what should I do next - next month's contingent, which will give me effectively two months to paint a spear block for month three!