Today I'll be showing off the Labyrinth Board game I painted for my mum last Christmas.
I've been doing more hobby projects as gifts for the last couple of years and continue to enjoy it.
Though it can be quite stressful to have a solid deadline to work towards, as normally I flit between projects (as I imagine most hobbyists do).
Sarah was a challenge for sure. I struggled to paint her face and eyes to the standard I would like, I made the concession to let it go.
I did add twiddly gold detailing on the waistcoat which is brighter than in the film but I found it hard to get a 100% match.
With Jareth I had similar issues with the face so again decided not to stress about it. I enjoyed painting some texture onto the trousers giving them a sketchy look to add some visual interest.
(yes the Bowie bulge is not as big as some people would like it to be lol)
Painting the bone details on his cape was easy enough, I've had a decent amount of practice painting the various wargaming miniatures over the years!
Hoggle was a fun little guy to paint and to follow a theme I again didn't paint his eyes, though his face being larger did allow for more detail in the nose and eyebrows which was nice.
The dirtyish looking white shirt was a joy to paint with its various folds, the other parts of his clothes are just various shades of browns leaving him a rather plain looking mini in the end but that is rather fitting for him.
Sir Didymus and his trusty steed Ambrosius were fun but challenging to paint. His is the most detailed of the models. It was fun painting his fur with its various colours fading into each other.
When painting the caparison hanging on either side of Ambrosius I had intended to paint more details and getting it screen accurate, however given the size and my limited skill at patterned freehand painting then combine that with Christmas rapidly approaching I decided quarter colours would be enough to give the idea of what was there without driving me insane!
Ludo was the most enjoyable to paint for me. I have really been liking trying out new ways to paint fur and in different colours so he was a great variation for that practice with his ginger fur.
The brown/grey skin tone was tricky to match to the screen version but I think I did a pretty decent job, as well as the redish brown eyes.
And they fit quite nicely back into the box on display!
I hope my mum likes the game, she said she was happy with the painting at least.
I hope my mum likes the game, she said she was happy with the painting at least.
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