Howdy, howdy, howdy! Welcome back to The Art of Caesura! Last week we looked at how I painted this amazing model (using both my new airbrush and also a standard hairy brush). Today, we will admire the Satyr in all its dark glory.  Something that I kept in mind while I was painting this model was the idea of focal points. With his large, busy staff, it would be quite easy for that to draw attention away from his face (where I wanted the gaze to initially land). To counter that, I painted all elements of his staff in neutral tones, while painting the Satyr's face and skin using saturated hues.  On the topic of focal points, something that is a bit bothersome from the photos, is that the glowing rune on the ground appears extremely prominent. It doesn't appear quite so bright "in real life", but also when you hold the model up to your eye-line (a vantage that I failed to take a picture of for this page) the angle of the stone actually completely hides the rune. This is c...

My men like satyrs grazing the lawns, shall with their goat-feet dance an antic hay. - Christopher Marlowe   Welcome back to The Art of Caesura! Hello readers all, welcome back to The Art of Caesura! Last week , we interrupted our regularly scheduled content with the very exciting news of the birth of my third daughter! This week we are heading back to The Deepwood for a closer look at the model that had the very distinguished honour of being the blog's 8th birthday present .  True to form for the models that are chosen for the blog's birthday models, this monster is MONSTROUS! As you can see in the picture above, this guy is huge - about the same size as my hand! It is also the first model that I painted using my new airbrush (Ultra by Harder & Steenbeck).  Comparing the above two pictures gives a good idea of how much volume a zenithal highlight adds from the original grey plastic.  With a nice basecoat, bringing out all the details of the model, I started in w...

‘Tis said that when The hands of men Tamed this primeval wood, And hoary trees with groans of woe, Like warriors by an unknown foe, Were in their strength subdued... The Forest Reverie - Edgar Allen Poe Here we are again, another Friday on The Art of Caesura! Sending many positive vibes in your direction, especially if you need them today! Today is a continuation of last week's post wherein we looked at painting the titular Deepwood from the board game Oathsworn: into the Deepwood. Today we're looking at the Deepwood unprepossessing! I mentioned last week that, in the world of Oathsworn, the forest itself is a constant presence and threat.  While there was an option to buy this game without miniature of the trees, I really think they add so much to the atmosphere! I mentioned that I was initially unhappy with how the trees turned out, but after having gone back and added more details (the vines, glowing tumours and moss) I'm now thrilled with how they look! In future post...

The monstrous Deepwood has consumed the land.  No farms or fields remain.  There is only corruption,  rot and the endless shadow of the twisted trees. - Shadowborne Games It's already Friday, so it's already time for your next installment of The Art of Caesura! I'm not going to lie, the past few weeks have been a little stressful with lifey stuff, so let's all take a breather and enjoy what the weekend holds. In stressful times, sometimes I need to remind myself of one of my favourite quotes: " You are the only one who can enjoy your life" Now that we are nice and grounded let us turn our attention to miniatures! Today we're looking at the most omnipresent "character" in Oathsworn, that's right, The Deepwood itself!  From the subtitle of the game ("Into the Deepwood") to the opening lines of the narrative, we can see that the setting is very much at the fore here, so it is only fitting that there are huge-ass creepy trees to go alo...