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Sumothay:

Now then.... Let's start with a list of materials etc. that I am going use to paint this miniature.

Material List

  • Sumothay Prior Warrior
  • 18/0 Loew/Cornell 7650C Spotter (brush)
  • 10/0 Loew Cornell 4650 (brush)
  • 2 Winsor & Newton Regency Gold 710 Flat (brush)
  • 2/0 Blick Studio Synthetic (brush)
  • Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour Titanium White
  • Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour Sap Green
  • Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour Yellow Ochre
  • Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour Ivory Black
  • Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour Alizarin Crimson Red Hue
  • Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour Raw Umber
  • Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour Burnt Sienna
  • Pinning Vice
  • Exacto Knife
  • Plaster
  • Water
  • Elmer's Glue or other white PVA glue
  • Some form of matte varnish
  • Paperclips
  • Cork
  • Sticky Tack (to hold model's feet on cork in addition to paperclip pins)
  • A GOOD Light Source, I use 2 100 watt bulbs + ceiling light.
  • A piece of pre-cut wood (for basing)

    Naturally the first thing you are going to need is the beautiful miniature itself. Sumothay, Prior Warrior is available through its home site Enigma Miniatures.

    The Face

    As you can see I like to start off with the face as I feel it helps give character to the miniature early on.

  • Colors used.
  • Titanium White
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Alizarin Crimson Red Hue
  • Raw Umber

    Due to the fact that I am using oil paints on this miniature the face was not painted in one sitting (nor was any other aspect of the miniature). Unfortunately I didn't take any photos of the inbetween stages otherwise I'd' have more information to provide.

    The Chest

  • Colors used.
  • Titanium White
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Raw Umber
  • Ivory Black

    The "Belt Buckle"

  • Colors used.
  • Titanium White
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Raw Umber
  • Ivory Black

    The Shoulder Armor

  • Colors used.
  • Titanium White
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Raw Umber
  • Ivory Black
  • Sap Green

    Color Blocking and Touch Ups

    Every now and then I like to take extreme close up pictures of my miniatures to look at what needs attention. I also like to block in color to get a general feel of what the finished product is going to look like as well as to see more progress faster :).

    More NMM

    This entrie miniature's metallic areas are being painted in a Non Metallic Metal style. The Wrist guard and the thigh plates are what are being worked on in this picture. Neither of them are finished in this photo, however you can get the general idea as to how the concept works.

    Base Work

    This base is a simple little piece of cut wood that I picked up from a Michael's store. The Base was sanded and covered in an oil based wood stain. After that finished drying I mixed up a small batch of plaster with a high ratio of plaster to water since I wanted to be able to mold the base.

    Putting Everything Together

    Anxious man that I am I had to see how Sumothay would stand on his newly made base so I driled some holes into his feet and into the base. (I do not advise drilling holes after painting the miniature... I should have drilled into his feet and wrists earlier.)

    I've skipped some steps here. And still haev a few to go... I will be sure to come back to finish the step by step.

    My final advise when it comes to painting miniatures is to be patient. Sumothay here I've been working on for a few months now. Not that I've been working on him constantly, however there is definitely a lot of time dedicated into the painting of this miniature. Lelith Hesperax on the other hand was painted in 10 hours. So it's definitely not impossible to get a miniature to a high standard in a "short" period of time.