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Author: WrenTheBard

Miniature painter and board game enthusiast.

Attitude Adjustment

June 29, 2020December 29, 2022 WrenTheBard6 Comments

If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. When I wrote my New Year’s resolution suggestion for you to FAIL, I planned to write a follow-up post comparing my experiences of failure in my miniature painting and traditional art journeys. Writing that turned… Continue reading Attitude Adjustment →

Tagged fail, failure, learn, learning, study

Flesh (Tones) for Fantasy

June 11, 2020April 16, 2022 WrenTheBard3 Comments

If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. In choosing colours for the third succubus, I wanted to includes elements from the other two to help draw them together as a group. My aim was to paint her skin as sort of a… Continue reading Flesh (Tones) for Fantasy →

Tagged bones 5, contrast, reaper, skin tones, transparent cloth, wip

Contrast: The Power of Light

June 3, 2020April 16, 2022 WrenTheBard2 Comments

If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. I’ve talked about contrast a lot in the past. Recently I woke up to a great example of contrast in the real world that I thought might be helpful to share. (I’ll link to the… Continue reading Contrast: The Power of Light →

Tagged contrast, light, texture

Some Thoughts on Freehand

May 23, 2020April 16, 2022 WrenTheBardLeave a comment

If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. Freehand refers to patterns, pictures, text, or similar elements that are painted on a flat surface, as opposed to decorative elements that are sculpted into a figure and enhanced by paint techniques like washes. Freehand… Continue reading Some Thoughts on Freehand →

Tagged bones 5, freehand, reaper, wip

Succubus Too Skin Too

May 14, 2020April 16, 2022 WrenTheBardLeave a comment

If you like the work I do on this blog, please consider supporting it via my Patreon or a Ko-fi tip. I’ve been working on the skin of a second succubus from the Infernal Desires add-on of Bones 5. I asked myself what I might write about that, and two very different lines of thought came… Continue reading Succubus Too Skin Too →

Tagged bones 5, problem solving, reaper, skin tones, wip

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