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The following pages contain pictures of my Hand Painted Figurines. They are all about 1 to 3 inches high and are made of a Lead/Pewter blend (I think?), and can be found at almost any hobby store. I started painting them in 1981 as part of my playing D&D. But I lost interest in D&D when I got married in 1982 (I wonder why?) but I kept on painting because I enjoyed it so much.
My favorite part of painting them is all the detail painting. When I pick out a figure the first thing I look for is how much detail the maker put into it. The more detail the better it will turn out. The best maker of these in my opinion is RAL PARTHA. The detail in his are the best by far.
The first thing I do before painting them is to go over the figure and check it for any flaws in the casting of it. If I find any, I clean them off with an X-ACTO knife. You may also need to reshape some of the details in the face to help them show up better. Now they are ready to paint.
To paint them, I first give them a good coat of primer, any metal primer will do. It is best to spray them so you don't loose any of the detail in the face and other fine parts of the figure.
The next step is to determine what colors you think will look good. The paints I use are a mix of water base and oil base (standard old testors model paints). I mix types of paints because I can't find all the colors I need in a water or oil based paint alone.
I then start painting with a fine (0000 or 00000) brush. I first paint all of the clothes and accessories on the figure. The last thing I paint is the face and the all important eyes. The eyes always make or break the way the figure turns out.
And that's all there is to it.
It takes between four to five hours to paint one figure.
To get them on the Web page I used a Digital Camera with a good zoom feature.
