Tiefling Wizard

A Tiefling Wizard, designed myself and purchased through Hero Forge.

I designed this Tiefling Wizard as a possible character for Dungeons & Dragons (who unfortunately never got to be played). Then, when I made some minis in Hero Forge, I decided to make him, and buy him.

The robes on this mini were very annoying to paint, so I sped through them unfortunately. The fireball is also super messy because I used layeringLayering is the technique of creating a smooth blend between colors by using multiple layers slightly thinned paint and shrinking each layer to create a smooth transition between colors., which I’ve never done for fire before. Normally I use dry-brushingDry-brushing is the technique of wiping most of the paint off your brush and lightly brushing a miniature, in order to only catch the raised edges with a light dusting of a highlight color. for fire, but it was the last thing I painted so I didn’t want to risk the brushing spilling over onto his arm.

I tried a new technique for the wings, adding lots of horizontal lines to add texture. Unfortunately the paint was drying too fast on my brush, so the lines were either too thin for the paint to grab onto the model, or they were too thick. I think this solidified my decision to buy some paint thinners and other materials to slow the drying time of my paint.

The red was a nice surprise to come up with, too, since I didn’t have a darker red paint. I was trying to find highlight and shade colors to match the red I used, but instead I shaded with red mixed with blue, then worked my way up to the original red. It made for a nice dark, yet rich, red.

Overall, I think this model turned out good, though not perfect. He’s definitely table-readyTable-ready is a term to describe a miniature that may not look as good as the painter would like, but looks good enough that it’s ready to be played with on in tabletop games., should I ever use this character in a future campaign.