Breathing Life into Kingdom Death
It's a dangerous world
So the bad news is my poor survivors haven’t gotten any love but the good news is that my son and I are in the midst of another Kingdom Death campaign. So far so good for our budding settlement. Given the fatality rates it’s amazing how each survivor manages to pick up a sense of personality…generally right before they’re torn apart…but hey it’s all in good fun right?
The other bit of good news is it’s gotten me going painting up some of the mini’s from the Monster side of the house. My intent is still to stick to minimal colors, solid contrast and a stylized feel. I think it came across well in the lion and a bit less so in the Butcher. He ended up a bit more “standard” imposing evil guy but I’m happy with him regardless.
I’m not sure where I want to go with the basing. I made an attempt to paint up some of the ubiquitous stone faces on the White Lions base but didn’t think of doing so until he was glued and painted which made things a bit difficult. I’m actually quite happy with the effect from a technical point of view but I don’t think it really evokes the idea of a carved floor (more feels like spirits coming out of the dark to me). Might have gone better if I’d done it beforehand.
With the Butcher I just went with a grimy wash and then added in some pools of dripped blood. I like the minimalist feel and I think it suits him.
Next up will probably be either the Antelope or the Kings Man (or both 😉
What a cool base for the lion. Very unique!
Thanks! I really like the faces but think I need to close up the dark gaps between them to make it look a bit more like they’re connected instead of floating in the ether.