Propapalooza week 17 (2024 week 48)

I'm ready to be done with props but there are at least a couple weeks go go but unlike a lot of the stuff that precedes, these guys were less phoned-in for various reasons.

First up we have a pair of neon signs in rubble. I painted them as if they were on despite being in a rubble pile because I thought that was more fun. The pop colors are mostly in Golden High Flow fluorescent because a) they really pop, and b) that just seemed appropriate. The pink and blue were adulterated with normal flat acrylics because I couldn't get a proper coat of the blue fluorescent and couldn't mix a convincing pink fluorescent out of the colors I have on hand. The rockery is drybrushed and washed as usual. Also of note, the signage is only visible from the front so the backs are comparatively really boring.

The two dudes on the left here are pumps of some kind so I painted them in a retro and dirtied-down red. Part of the red is played by Daler Rowney Inks through the airbrush and then washed down with various colors. I did some weak detail work and cleanup and lots of washes to get them where I wanted them. Notably, the first layer of wash over the metallics re-activated some of them but I'm way too lazy to go back and fix them after the fact. The two little guys I think are supposed to be crypts or something and despite being small, I did quite a lot of work on them. It started with a slap chop with washes and Contrast Paints followed by another drybrush. I picked out the metallic details and finished with another wash. I think they look good for the small investment in them. 

These next two are clearly bookshelves but are they really dumb mimics? No idea why they have eyeballs on them. I like that they're whimsical and did minimal work to pick out the books and potions and whatnot on the shelves. These too started with a slapchop but I ended up painting over most of the non-wood bits anyway because I wasn't happy with them. Not sure if the red irises were appropriate but they are hard to miss.

Last up we have the try-hardest items in this set. I like the effect of gemstones but I don't super like painting them because they require careful blends and edge highlighting. These sat with rough highlights for a couple months but when I finally got around to painting them, They turned out pretty well. I'd tried to edge highlight the gemstones individually but never got a result I liked so ended up with an extremely light drybrush instead which I think looks pretty good. They're nicely dramatic on the table but unfortunately they also took a long time blending every single facet. 

2024 finished mini counter: 361/208