Zombies and Amazons


 
A few weeks back I was asked if I was able to paint up a small set of figures from Bad Squiddo Games, and I was happy to accept. Initially I had another commission lined-up, but while that was being confirmed, I had some time spare to squeeze them in.
Of course, it's always a pleasure to paint anything from Badsquiddo; as well as having a nice range of genres their models have plenty of character to them, making it a breeze to let your painting creativity loose - I've long been a fan of Badsquiddo's Action Heroines duo; simple figures but brilliantly blank canvases!
 
Anyway. I recieved a pack of Zombie Shieldmaidens and Amazon Elite guard. Nice extremes. Grand and Grim.
 
Nothing too over-the-top for the Amazons; sticking to a bronze with a muted patina for the armor and plain colours for the tunics. I did, however, want to break-up that bronze a little, so made some of the details on the shin-guards and belt into turquoise gems.
 
The zombies were more of a challenge as I didn't want to just make them too fresh-from-the-ground and covered in dirt and general grimness. It's a cliche option, but I went for the George A. Romero classic dead-skin look of grey/green. I tried not to go too green, more putty-colour. If for no other reason than I wanted the wood of the shield and spear handles to have some green to them as well. Looking at the set together, I probably should have added a dash more off-white to the skin. Still pretty pleased with the way they turned out though.
 
As I said previously, Squiddo figs have some nice character to them (down to some cracking sculpts from Shane Hoyle and Phil Hynes), so these were fun to paint.
 














 

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