Hawker Hobbies

A few weeks ago, my sister mentioned that she'd love to see what my craft area looked like. So I figured I'd give a little behind the scenes look. My hobby area actually extends across multiple rooms. First up is where I do my 3d printing. Here's where I prep my minis for painting. And finally, the table where all the painting actually happens :)

sculpt by Twin Goddess Miniatures scale: 75mm paint date: Oct. 2024 This was great fun to paint. After i printed it up, Andrea said "make the hair pink!". So ... pink it is. I designed the remainder of the color scheme around that. I also decided to try something new this time. I did a black primer, then a zenithal spray with the airbrush. I took a photo, and then brought it into a paint program, and digitally tried out various colors (just using a simple paintbrush with semi-transparency). It really helped me to play around until i got something i liked. Once that was done, i grabbed a piece of paper and figured out how to take the paint colors i actually have to recreate what i had drawn on the computer. I also played around with the base a little bit. If you look closely, you'll see some mushrooms and a dragonfly which i 3d printed to add some extra pizazz. And this was my first time using the scenic grass clumps. Some other interesting tidbits:  Rather than make the h...

Welcome back to another post after a few months hiatus. Not to worry, dear reader. I haven't stopped painting. I just haven't taken a lot of photos recently and what good are blog posts about miniatures if there aren't any photos to show? This amazing miniature is from the May 2024 Loot Studios bundle, " Scarlet Requiem ", which is all about vampires, zombies, and various other undead creatures. As soon as i saw this miniature in the list i knew that i had to paint it up. This is the 75mm scale version of the model. This is "Dolores, Who Lingers" - a golem construct. But i like to think of her as the Corpse Bride. I worked with a limited color pallet, which seems very appropriate for the feel/vibe i was going for: a spooky black and white horror movie from the 1950's. Also, ... who's blood is that? Is it hers from when she was murdered by her lover? Maybe it's the blood of her latest victim - a poor soul who tried to cheat on his wife, but wa...

It's been a while. Not that anyone would know since i'm the only one who reads this. but hey ... i have been keping quite busy. i jus haven't taken any pictures of what i'm working on. But here's something. I found an artist whose work really resonates with me. It's got a very "labyrinth" vibe to it. So i decided to print out the goblin chess set. I'm doing two things with it. First, an actual chess set. I'm painting the pieces bronze and pewter (along with the custom board i'll build). - no photos of this yet. Second, i am doing just a fun paint of one of each of the pieces. Here's a snapshot of them with their faces done. I also have done some fun little scatter-terrain pieces and one-off quick paints for our campaigns. A water elemental, some wisps, and a pumpkin patch. No pictures of that yet, but i am hoping to convince Luann to take some soon so i can do a proper post.

  After the last paint job with the three Alice prints, i wasn't quite happy with how the Chibi version turned out. I wanted it to look more anime/cartoonish. I asked my daughter "baby g" (who is big into art and anime) if there was a term i should look for. She immediately said "Cel Shading". And sure enough - it's a whole thing about how to paint in an anime style. When applied to miniatures, it gives your 3d object a 2d effect. It's exactly what i was looking for, and i think it fits this model perfectly.

  As i was thinking about my next batch of miniatures, i decided it would be fun to paint a couple different Alice in Wonderland variations. I found several fun models and ultimately decided on three. I might come back and do some more in the future. Chibi Alice First up is "Chibi" Alice. Chibi refers to the exaggerated style with big heads and giant eyes (kind of like a bobble head). This particular sculpt is from Tanya Wiesner. You can find it here . For this, i decided to go for a simple, cartoon style paint job with bold, solid colors. Oh that poor teddy bear. I was trying to go for a "white rabbit" look, but it just looks like a half-painted mess. I should have just gone with a nice brown. Next time... Bad Bad Alice in Wonderland Next there is this very dynamically posed "bad bad" alice. It's from Heroes Infinite . She's a little pretty and a little crazy. I was very much looking forward to trying the stipes on the leggings and ...