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Figures
Players may want to use painted fantasy figures instead of counters to represent their adventurers on tabletop layouts.
Paint Your Own Figures
For players with the necessary skills and patience the obvious answer is to select suitable unpainted figures and paint them to a high standard. There are much better guides to figure painting than we can offer but the following tips might help:
Set aside enough space to be able to leave your figures out where you can get at them.
Use good lighting, a firm hold on the figures, the right size of brushes and, when necessary, magnification.
Apply a good quality base coat as a primer and use good quality figure paints.
Take a mass production approach when painting a set of identical or similar figures, so that you can paint ten shields, let them dry, and then paint ten weapons, and so on.
Use simple step-by-step guides and tutorials available online to learn the basics before, possibly, adding further painting skills.
Buy PRE-PAINTED Figures
To keep costs down and quality up it is best to avoid collectible sets and select individual figures of a widely used standard size.
There are some sets of pre-painted figures that offer groups of adventurers and a selection of common monsters. These models can be combined with cards and counters, which represent monsters and tribal units. If you wish to take this approach please beware that many manufacturers are trying to sell collectible sets.
A reputable figure painter can offer good value for money so long as you shop around. If you are thinking of buying painted figures it is, perhaps, worth considering the following points:
Postage costs need to be taken into account.
Prices and quality vary considerably so be careful.
Compare prices and quality online.
Expect to see a good high-resolution image of either the figure/ s you are buying or a selection of similar work.
Only make a modest purchase first time round to check that all is well.
It is easy to find figure painters who display their work on the
Internet and some offer well painted figures at reasonable prices.
