Let’s Paint Some Slime!

We showed off some menacing slimes yesterday as part of our ongoing Dungeon Delve Wandering Monster Table series but today we thought we would show you how ol’ DM Ben colored them up for the game table!

Our pro and resident painter, Kimmy Utah, usually paints up our smaller, detailed 3D prints, but sometimes, there are simpler STLs out there that don’t require the eyesight of a 25-year-old and can be very forgiving in terms of paint jobs.

These slimes by Fantastic Plants and Rocks definitely fit that bill, so we thought we would show you how DM Ben did ’em! There are no tiny eyeballs or lil’ potion bottles hanging off a miniature’s belt here, just slimes and rocks. Simple!

We sent DM Ben to Game On Expo in Phoenix last month, and he had this amazing paint booth set up. You could rest your aching feet and try a free mini. Our attempt might not have been perfect by any means, but that experience gave him a little boost of confidence, so with the new ArmyPainter Fanatic Complete Set and SpeedPaint 2.0 sets in hand, we had to give these scatter terrain prints a try!

So, let’s start with the rocks or bottom of the slime minis! Nothing crazy here:

• Prime black
• Slap Chop
• Ashen Stone wet blended with Burnt Moss
• Stiple on some Oozing Vomit sporadically

Recently, we’ve been enjoying the Miniature Hobbyist and his HeroQuest ArmyPainter Speedpaint series. He’s so darn inspiring and does an excellent job of pointing out what certain Speedpaints can be used for, like wood, armor, doors, etc. When he does the Slap Chop step, he just primes in black and then does several drybrush passes of white (no gray drybrush). And that prep step works just fine.

Next, we layer on some Shamrock Green Speedpaint, but we tested several greens first to ensure we had the right vibrant shade. Once dry, we then went over it with some Fanatic Disgusting Slime Effect. The key here was to do a heavy dry brush on the first pass and then hit it again at the tips (almost blending it in).

Lastly, and this was the key step that brought it all together, we applied a solid coat of Fanatics Gloss Varnish to the whole piece. This effect protects the miniature from oily, grabby hands and more importantly, gives the model a great, glimmering shine. So good!

There’s nothing crazy or frustrating here, though, right?! The moral of this DnD paint guide short story is to get the right paints, stare down that STL pile of shame head-on, grab a few non-tiny-eyeball models, and just start trying stuff! These Speedpain and Contrast paints are so forgiving and will give you such joy – you just have to take a leap of faith and get at it!