Malifaux Title Masters

Kirai is one of the 2 masters in the game who does not follow the normal pattern of coming in a box of 3 with a dual keyword model. So I decided to tackle her first since it would be a bit less work. I have her crew based up in a desaturated graveyard theme, cuz shes all about spoopy ghosts and such. I did these bases a long time ago, so they aren’t spectacular, but I dont have them.

So I started by sticking her down to the base and adding some skulls next to her. Not enough room for a headstone on the small base, so I decided to go pretty simple here. I think when im done im going to add some dead looking tufts to this crews bases to give it a bit more interest.

Next I added some sand and primed the whole bit. The paint scheme for the ground is just a medium grey drybrush over black. I think it gives it a dark and dead look and I kind of like it. For the skulls, I base them in an off white, and then use a sepia wash. I think it gives them a rotten and aged look, and its more interesting to look at than bleached bone.

For Kirai herself, it was a pretty straightforward paint job. The most interesting part was her flowing clothes. I started with a very dark purple and just focused on bringing back the saturation for the highlights. It came out with a pretty dark and shadowy effect that I was pleased with. I was hesitant to add the stripe on the bottom of her robes, but they looked too plain without it. From a 3foot view, I think it looks pretty good.

As a side note, I also 3d printed a little base insert that she can sit in, because this model is meant to also be used in The Other Side, Wyrd’s massed battles game, but she uses a bigger base in that.