Our third painting project was painting the Dungeons and Dragons Legend of Drizzt Hunting Drakes. We painted them with acrylic paint and finished them with a matte varnish. We enjoyed painting the individual scale details on these miniatures.
The Dungeons and Dragons Legend of Drizzt Goblin Cutters were our second miniature painting project. We used metallic acrylic paint for the daggers, belt buckles, and metal armor. To make it easier to handle the miniatures during painting, we hot-glued them to empty spice containers. This allowed us to hold them without smudging the wet paint. Once the miniatures were painted and dry, we removed them from the spice containers by dripping a couple drops of rubbing alcohol under the base to dissolve the hot glue. Julie and I chose the Spider Swarm as our very first miniatures to paint. We are new to the hobby, but watched some tutorials to learn how to paint our own miniatures. We had already primed our Dungeons and Dragons Legend of Drizzt miniatures and we let the primer dry for 24 hours before painting. We used acrylic paint and a matte varnish. To prepare our Dungeons and Dragons miniatures for priming, we first washed them with warm water and liquid dish soap. After that, we let them completely dry before priming. We primed our miniatures in a well-ventilated outdoor area and wore protective eyewear. It's good to wait at least 30 seconds to a minute between each coat of primer to avoid the accelerant eating away at the plastic. It's important to prime your miniatures when the temperature is in the recommended range for your primer (listed on the label). To be safe, we allowed the primer to dry for 24 hours before painting the miniatures. |