Rising Sun Oni of Skulls

[Dragline]

This is a Kickstarter game piece from the new game Rising sun. Based on feudal Japan, it's a pretty expansive and involved game. I was smitten with the monsters in the game as they are almost 3 times up normal mini size and very detailed.  They are available seperately so I picked up two of the Oni monsters I dug the most. Their size makes them more detailed and a bit easier to paint. This is the Oni of Skulls and he just looked so menacing I had to get him.

Lots of layering and washes later and here we are. The pig like one is the Oni of Hate and he is on the bench now receiving his initial coat of red for his skin. That one will take quite a while but once I get going I focus and truth be told acrylic paints dry quickly so quite a bit can be accomplished every time I sit down to work on it.

I usually airbrush at least the main color and primer and take advantage at that time to add darker shading by first priming the recesses and then adding lighter primer top down to create natural shadows.

I hope you dig the Oni of Skulls.

[cobraman]

That looks great. I never have been good at painting figures.

[Dragline]

Neither was I Ray. But the bug hit me on Pinterest and I started with Warhammer 40K. As I looked for figures in resin an entire world was opened to me. 

It's like most things I imagine. You start out at the bottom and work your way up. My advantage if it can be called that was I bought in hard. I have paint sets that cost quite a bit and the brushes and support products that go along with them. A few hundred dollars later and I am hip deep in figural and miniature painting. But if that's where I was meant to go I am clearly following. I have already garnered approval from the community as well as a newcomer award for a figure i'll be showing here soon.

 

I am having a ball and if that is hobby bliss then I have chosen well.

 

Drag cars are still my passion, as time allows i'll persue that.

[mustang1989]

I really have a lot of respect for anyone who can paint figures like this. I consider this a form of real art and a true test of one's painting skills. I haven't been able to pull this genre of modeling off as of yet but long to give it a try. Terrific job on this Bob. Bravo man.

[Jantrix]

Very nice work. I haven't painted figurines in years. I did some D&D figurines and Battetech also. I enjoyed it.

[Dragline]

Thank You Joe and all of you. I watch TONS of YouTube videos on miniature painting. I invested because it spoke to me. Pinterest was a launching pad as there are tons of pages of mini's painted by people who clearly know what they're doing. I just absorbed it all.

 

And that's the shortcut, there really isn't one. I'll snap a pic of my hobby room when I post my Space marine chaplain. You'll see how much paint and support products i have. I committed and it's paid off in the quality of my minis.

[Jim N]

Great work!  Really top drawer stuff!