The river of Twilight

 New installment of the World of Twilight project! I'll be making a few (totally non-periodical!) posts comprising the minis from the Rivers of Anyaral kickstarter campaign, which my mate took part in and asked me to paint for him. The common theme for these minis is life around the rivers of the Fubarnii Empire — folks who dwell by the banks, marshes and lagoons, basically all those living close to the water. The Riverfolk.

For this first batch I’ve picked a couple of big monsters and a few smaller figures, just to keep things varied.

I started with a total favourite of mine, the River Akitiin, a gorgeous model made of four pieces:

I apparently need a water-themed mat

It's a pretty awesome monster and quite large! For a reference, in the pic above I used a A4 as the mat. It's the larger and water version of the land Akitiin you got to see here.

The other big creature I’ve painted is the Torala. I stepped a bit out of my comfort zone with this one and went for a gradient in the purple range. I originally planned to add some coloured spots on its back, but in the end I really liked how the gradient turned out, and I felt that adding a second accent colour would just mess up the vibe.

50 shades of purple

I really hope it's a herbivore. Anyway, purple hippo looks scary and it's a big beast (that's a 60mm base!!)

The rest of the fellas today are called the Guardians of the River, a nice mix of both infantry and cavalry minis which I'd say provide security along the merchant routes (honestly, I haven't read their background yet, I'm just judging by their name).

Charming characters

The ferrymen (ferrylizards? ferryfubarnii? Hmmm...)

Colourful cavalry

 It’s always brilliant fun coming back to this project. It lets me loosen up and have a go at new colours or techniques I wouldn’t normally try on other minis. To be honest, I reckon I should pinch a few of the ideas and colour combos I’m learning here and sneak them into other projects (Orks, hello?).

Anyway, that’s a tale for another day. For now, this is what I’ve got. I think I’ll switch back to some terrain work before picking this up again... That mining town isn’t going to build itself, is it?