Six Myconids (Fungus People)

Six Myconid Adults (fungus people from Dungeons & Dragons) painted like the box art.

I don’t normally paint like the box art, as I find coming up with a color scheme part of the fun, but the original colors are just too good. With the way these creatures are supposed to look, there aren’t many harsh edges between colors. Despite being multi-colored, each color kind of fades into the next. For this, I tried a new technique that I’d like to call "dry-blendingDry-blending is the technique of using the dry-brushing technique to achieve results similar to wet-blending, in order to create smooth blends between colors on a miniature.".

I did a quick base coat of each color, not worrying about how they blended together. I painted the body green, the arms purple, and the head tan. I then did a rough blend of light blue where the purple and green parts touched on the limbs, and blended the tan into the green around the neck area. I then did some mixing between the colors and white to highlight the details with the dry-brushDry-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. technique. I used my new makeup brushes for this, as they have dense but soft bristles. I then did a washWashes are paints diluted with water, which can be "washed" onto a miniature in order for the paint to flow into the recesses, usually for shading purposes. over the body and limbs, to add shading in the recesses. I thinned the washes down with Glaze Medium to make them more subtle. I then did another dry-brush with an even more white highlight. For the head I did a wash and then dry-brushed to blend toward orange on the tips. This technique turned out better than I could’ve hoped. The blend from tan to orange turned out very smooth. I’ll have to look out for other times I can use this technique.

These minis came with terrain attached, so to blend that into the whole base smoothly, I used my favorite texture paint Stirland Mud. Instead of using the thin black bases that come with WizKids minis, I used some 1-inch wood discs I had lying around. I can’t remember where I go them, though. Painting the base was simply a mix of greys and browns, a wash, and then dry-brushing, to resemble a dirty, rocky cave.

Overall, these minis turned out closer to the box art than I could’ve hoped for. The smooth blend on the head, using my "dry-blending" technique, worked perfectly, and I can’t wait to use this technique again.