The Final Push - Lawnor approaches 100% painted

I finished the MWF challenge mini. It was a big learning experience. I like the Grisaille / greyscale technique over large areas with folds and shadows like the cloak, but hate it over fine detail parts like buckles. I don’t like it for metal either. Not every paint with ink in its name is an ink or acts like one. I won’t be embracing this technique going forwards, but I will use it from time to time for certain areas but never whole models. I’ve done that before anyway. I learned in the past that I left too much of the greyscale in darkness and the colour didn’t show up so this time I overcompensated and applied too much near-white, which meant I needed more colour to mute that down. next time 80-90% of the model needs to be more or less mid tone, only approaching black or white in limited areas.

I also painted up two of the goblins I’d 3D printed and I’ve started lating down base colours on a dragon.  The two goblins had some misprints.  The chair goblin has one through her left arm, which I didn’t notice until after I’d started painting her.  The chair is also missing a leg, which I’m taking as IC damage even though its a printing fault.  The “flasher” goblin has an error though his hat which I think looks a little like a crook in its floppy peak.  It appears the fault in my FEP was causing issues long before I realised it was a problem.

I hope to finish the dragon and a couple more models this week.  If my calculations are correct, then I only need to finish 28 more models this year to paint more than I gain, assuming no unforseen arrivals.  Unforseen arrivals are welcome though!  If KD:M has another delay then I’m already across that finish line.