Shadowcat24
shadowcat24.bsky.social
Shadowcat24
@shadowcat24.bsky.social
I post my mini painting, WIPs, older projects, etc. US painter, mostly into DnD, RuneQuest, Pathfinder & other RPGs. Returning to painting after a hobby hibernation of ~25 years. I support full inclusion. He/him
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❤️ the way this ogre came out. I sketched & blended him: painted a zenithal highlight, applied the paint in a paint by numbers style, & then blended it all together. Highlighted it again w/white & then a diluted skin color for a bright look. Fear the ogre with no scars! 😂 My fave paint job so far.
Somehow I started and finished this mini today. Painted with a limited palette of split primaries from #Golden #SoFlat paints. #Zargon from the #HeroQuest board game. Paint info in the alt text. #minipainting #miniature #art #limitedpalette #splitprimaries
February 17, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Finished two #Pathfinder #Goblins, practicing painting #torchlight. Very happy with the result. The one on the left was painted mostly with #fluorescents and the one on the right with traditional paint. The first two photos are under typical light and the last two under black light. #minipainting
February 16, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Finished #Pathfinder #goblin number 1. It was training to teach me how to paint torchlight, happy with the result. #osl #torchlight
February 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Nearly done #WIP of #Pathfinder #goblin. All I really need to do is lightly dry brush the base, which is #Vallejo Thick Russian Mud. Quite happy with it for essentially five hours work or so and my second attempt at #osl. I’ll post the final version when it’s done.
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 AM
#Pathfinder #goblins #WIP. Tuned up the torches. Redid the one on the left with fluorescents. Second pic is with a black light. Still need to tune up the size of the circle of light and the colors. Paint info in alt text. #golden #soflat #kimera #kimerakolors
February 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
#Pathfinder #goblins #WIP. Gotta learn how to paint light, so #OSL will do the trick. Circle of light is too big and the colors need to be adjusted. Not bad for a 90 minute session, pictured how they started and where they’re at now. Paint info in alt text. #golden #soflat #kimera #kimerakolors
February 7, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Not much time to paint lately, so I was happy that I managed to finish the #skeletons from the #HeroQuest board game. Painted four ways, a grand experiment for me. First, #sketched and #blended; second, based and #washed; third, based and #drybrushed; last, #Vallejo #xpress paints. Lots of fun!
February 6, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Took a wonderful class with #PavelMichal of #Dakan_Minis on mini painting story telling. I highly recommend! #verkosvault #verko’svault Cool modular figure, loads of fun collaborating with other attendees. Shockingly I largely finished it, if not totally refined it. Great stuff!
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Seems all I can do are short sessions. I refined the #nonmetallicmetal #nmm of the armor & scythe, edge highlighted bits of the scythe, and glazed the #armor. #WIP of 2 of 4 #skeletons from the #HeroQuest board game.
#skeleton #dnd #minipainting #nerdlings #art #golden #soflat #vallejo #xpresscolor
January 20, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Another short session, could only work on the #nonmetallicmetal #nmm of the #armor (painted using only greys like classic canvas painters did). #WIP of the first of four #skeletons from the #HeroQuest board game.
#skeleton #dnd #minipainting #nerdlings #art #golden #soflat #vallejo #xpresscolor
January 13, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Another short session, could only work on the kilts. Painted and layered, then glazed with complementary colors to desaturate them. #WIP of the four #skeletons from the #HeroQuest board game.
#skeleton #dnd #minipainting #nerdlings #art #golden #soflat #vallejo #xpresscolor
January 9, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Short session, could only work on the leathers and scythe haft. Feels too bright, I’m gonna need to weather at least one or two of them to experiment a bit. #WIP of the four #skeletons from the #HeroQuest board game.
#skeleton #dnd #minipainting #nerdlings #art #golden #soflat #vallejo #xpresscolor
January 8, 2026 at 6:51 AM
#WIP of the four #skeletons from the #HeroQuest board game. All I did was paint the bones, but using four different methods, described in the alt text. #skeleton #dnd #minipainting #nerdlings #miniature #boardgame #art #golden #soflat #vallejo #xpresscolor
January 5, 2026 at 8:19 AM
#WIP for the #InfernalDemonLord. This session converted #TMM TO #NMM. Did the dwarf’s helmet, the copper rim of armor, & gold buckle. Blocked in armor, needs lots of refinement. #dnd #minipainting #art #miniature #demon #devil #wings #denofimagination #d&d
January 4, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Did some stuff in 2025. Certainly not everything I did. #artvsartist #miniaturepainting #minipainting #art
January 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
#WIP of a #SpaceMarine. It’s a dark violet then airbrushed with white highlights, then transparent #Liquitex phthalo blue green shade over the whole thing. Painted the #skulls with #Golden #SoFlat. Need to pop the highlights and perfect the #nmm and paint the rest. #minipainting #40k
January 1, 2026 at 6:28 AM
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Here is my favorite piece I completed this year.
December 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
#Wizard from #HeroQuest board game. Wanted to try #slapchop. Did a black prime, zenithal of white ink, then used #Createx transparent paints. Only took about 2 hours. Great job for 2 hours, but I’m not impressed overall. Investing 2-3x more time leads to a result I’m happier with. #miniaturepainting
December 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A color swatch of #Createx Airbrush Colors, a line of transparent paints, which of course can be applied with an #airbrush or #paint brush. Paint a zenithal or underpainting and then apply these paints. Way better than contrast paints!
#createxairbrushcolors #swatch #art #paintbrush #minipainting
December 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Finally finished this #abomination from the #HeroQuest board game. Painted with a #limitedpalette of #ProAcryl split primaries. #nmm #nonmetallicmetal #splitprimaries #wip #minipainting #painting #art #sahaugin #dnd
December 25, 2025 at 5:20 AM
WIP. Working on my nonmetallic metal, still have much to learn. This is an #abomination from the #HeroQuest board game. Painted with #ProAcryl split primaries. #nmm #nonmetallicmetal #splitprimaries #wip #minipainting #painting #art #sahaugin #dnd
December 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Swatches of my Golden SoFlat paints, which include the entire line.

#golden #soflat #goldensoflat #goldensoflats #acrylic #acrylics #acrylicpaints #swatch #paintswatch
December 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Swatches of my Kimera Kolors paints. They include all available sets except for the newest one, Pastel Notes.

#kimera #kimerakolors #acrylic #acrylics #acrylicpaints
December 23, 2025 at 7:05 AM
My Kimera Kolors Velvet inks, Expanded Primaries, & Skin Kolors finally arrived, along with some brushes & a mini. Made a swatch of the inks to check if they were okay for fear they froze & thawed in transit. All good!
#kimera #kolors #kimerakolors #velvet #velvetinks #inks #minipainting #acrylics
December 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Perhaps super boring, but when unsure which metallics and which paints to mix, test it out. The two silvers are #Molotow silver and #Vallejo silver. The paints are mostly #Golden #SoFlat Payne’s grey and Pyrrole red, #Createx transparent brite red, #DalerRowney flame red #ink, and Vallejo red ink.
December 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM