Ruth has been playing Shatterpoint with me at the shop, and decided it was time to get the widgets painted.
She’s done a little painting with me over the years, but not regularly. It was fun to work on mine while she worked on hers.
For the last few years, I’ve picked up models at Adepticon for the the kids to paint. This year, with no Adepticon, I had to do something else. Ruth had mentioned liking these treefolk while at the shop with me, so I picked up the box for her.
This was also the excuse I used to buy GW Contrast paints, though I’ve certainly used them for myself.
Ruth carefully studied the box art when deciding how to paint her tree friends.
We’ve also played a game of Underworlds with it. Ruth declares that her favorite warband is still the Sepulchral Guard, though. She likes the ability to bring her guys back after they get killed.
As I’ve done before, I picked out some chibi models for the kids at Adepticon this spring. Eventually we got around to painting them.
Max doesn’t really know who Indiana Jones is, so this is his cowboy. He was very insistent on putting a leave on the cowboy’s hat.
Ruth selected the skeleton. She’s getting more particular about being “realistic”, so I had her do a wash and drybrush on the bones. She liked making the legs a bit muddy.
I bought a third chibi so I could paint whatever the kids didn’t select. But I haven’t gotten around to it. Actually, I still have my pony from last year. Oops.
For the fifth year now, it’s time to reflect on a year of hobby.
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