Today’s models are a slight break from Marvel or Zombicide, though we still have a pair of models from a CMON game. Last year I was attempting to paint two per month of my Cthulhu: Death May Die investigators, though when I burned out at the end of last year that also spelled the end of that for a time. Now we have two more of that final four, and another two for my FeMarch – female models that I didn’t get completed in time for Fembruary!
The first of this pair is Fatima Safar, an Occultist from Alexandria, Egypt for whom Tarot cards are but child’s play – which clearly explains why the sculpt is holding a pair. And I forgot to paint their backs. Once again our Death May Die sculptor turns out a technically fine model with an issue – this time it’s Fatima’s dagger arm, which is facing forwards rather than backwards. Kinda hard to see in 2D, but just take your right arm and hold an imaginary dagger in it in the manner that Fatima is here. Now, instead of the dagger facing out towards your right rear, rotate your arm so it’s facing towards your right front instead. Ouch. Anyway, Fatima wears another purple skirt (not lavender this time!) and a blue overskirt with patterns in both white and gold thread, which I attempted to simulate here.
Our second model today is Halilia Hovath, a Romani Wise Woman from Transylvania, Romania. Halilia also has a sculpting issue – the sculptor this time failed to notice the transition between her shirt and her dress, so the sculpt is just one smooth piece. I just kinda painted it in and hid the transition in her jewelery. The pattern on her robe wasn’t at all sculpted on, either. No huge hassle for me to do an imperfect approximation, but it certainly would have made adding it in more accessible to other painters. You can’t really notice in these pics, but Halilia has a slightly more olive skin tone than a lot of the other models I’ve painted, while Halilia has some grey mixed into her skin tone, which I also did for Aunt May in my previous post..
The rest of the painting on her was pretty straightforward, and it now leaves me with only two more models to have all of the Season 1 and 2 investigators completed!
Only leaving me the Cultists, and about a million Mythos Horrors still to paint after that…
Azazel's Bitz Box. 
Nice pair of minis and I like the decoration you’ve painted onto that yellow robe!
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Thanks Dave! If you like her robes, you should really like the next Death May Die pair!
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Sounds good!
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You did your best with the imperfections of these miniatures, resulting in some fascinating figures with character. As always, your efforts to make different types of skintones and fabrics have been successful. Should we be worried if Halilia looks a lot like our elderly neighbour?! 😨
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Thanks Rodor – I guess it will depend a lot on whether you’re nice to your neighbour! 😉
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Excellent pair of investigators mate, the colour choices and patterns add a lot of character to the models.
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Thanks Dave. Only two more DMD investigators left to get up now – one is finished and the other I may be able to complete tonight.
…and then more will arrive tomorrow or the day after! 😮
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Those are both very nice indeed! :-) Barbara frequently walks round here holding tarot cards but not usually a knife (you don’t one if you can master a withering stare)! 😉
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Thanks John! I guess a long, sharp knife is one good way to back up a withering stare!
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These two are a good pairing to paint together. They both give off a bit of gypsy and fortune-teller vibes to me. Like Dave said, the freehand really adds something as well!
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Incredible work on both mate – the freehand on each is superb, but it’s the expression on Halilia that does it for me… outstanding!!
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Both look fantastic there – great work!
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I really like the color choices. Yea,
You’re going off an image, but you still have to match the appropriate paints, which can be a pain in itself. The next thing I noticed was the skin tones, which I really liked as well. Well done mate!
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Neat work matey 👍🏻😎
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