Miniature Monday: Wrapped in Myconid Mystery

Greetings, fellow groggy gamers! Did you have a little too much fun this last jam-packed weekend?! We sure did, but thankfully, we snuck in some DnD mini painting. Let’s go!

As longtime 3DRPGers know, our offices are located in sunny Chandler, AZ. We’re nestled in a great spot because concerts are always reasonable drives, no matter the venue. Several of us were fortunate enough to see Ed Sheeran and his insane Loop Tour, which kicked off in Glendale, AZ this past Saturday night. Despite being pretty tuckered by the time we finally got home from his 2.5-hour show, we somehow got some TTRPG hobby time in, so let’s see what came off DM Ben’s hobby desk.

Let’s start with this Myconid Druid by Brite Minis. This nifty STL is from their bargain monthly Patreon. We showcased a new spot in our DnD campaign that includes traveling through treacherous Mushroom Alley. We already made some pretty awesome monster minis, but honestly, can you ever really have enough of these saucey shrooms?

DM Ben had no problem painting these druidic warriors as the paint areas didn’t have any tiny details or hard-to-reach areas. Mushroom miniatures in general also share a lot of common core colors.

• Prime Flat Black | Slapcop Base.
• Head: ASP Pallid Bone.
• Eyes: FAN Matt White.
• Body P1: Layer ASP Rigor Mortis.
• Body P2: Drybrush P3 Menoth Highlight.
• Body P3: Soft Tone Wash.
• Staff: GSW Skeleton Brown.
• Small Staff Mushrooms: FAN Dragon Red + Red Wash.

Flock is the key here. Randomly place some green moss on the head, add a grass tuft, and sprinkle on some ground cover. Simple, right?!

Next up, we 3D printed this mysterious DnD Guild Mage by the talented Dutchmogul. We’re only featuring one of these free five TTRPG sculpts, as DM Ben wanted to ensure he could paint them properly. This RPG miniature came out so well that we’re definitely going to run off the other four minis and make this a full monster grouping.

This was an especially fun miniature to paint because we were dying to try out a new green color from one of Miniature Hobbyist’s recent tutorials. He’s one of 3D-print painter heroes and just a good dude.

Here’s the paint steps DM Ben tried:

• Prime Flat Black | Slapchop Base.
• Hood: Citadel Contrast Garaghak’s Sewer.
• Staff: GSW Skeleton Brown.
• Staff Top: FAN Magecast Magenta.
• Staff Edging: FAN Enchanted Pink.
• Cape P1: Layer ASP Charming Chartreuse
• Cape P2: Lightly Stipple a little bit of black in shadow areas.
• Cape P3: Edge FAN Leafy Green
• Hands: ASP Crusade Skin.
• Soft Tone Wash.

This guy will be a perfect NPC while traveling deep in The High Forest. When we finish off the other four of this set, we’ll set this up as a Wilderness Trek Wandering Monster DnD encounter table. More to come!

Until next time!