Elf Prince by Mahon

Description	:	This elf prince was another mini painted for Thunderbolt Mountain. It wasn't easy for me to make myself paint it. It was so pretty and had so much style that I wanted do do the mini all the justice I could. Another example of Tom Meier's amazing job. I love the minis for their style - they aren't so exaggerated as eg. Games Workshop minis, and are pretty realistic. They almost ask for a realistic paintjob. I based this mini on a 40mm round base, and painted the horse. I used a combination of layering and wetblending followed by several thin glazes to make the surface smoother. The elf was painted with NMM, which was pretty tough in some parts of the mini, because of the tiny size of the details. As for clothes I decided to use green colours again - just like on the elf archer. The only exception was the cape which was painted in muted reds to add some noble feel to the mini, which depicts a prince after all. If you have any questions - feel free to ask me...

Poll results:
Number 11 overall.
Second Place: 3 votes
Third Place: one vote

From:	Michal Machowski (mahon)	(Mon 22 Nov 2004 12:40:45 PM CST)
Another mini painted for Thunderbolt Mountain. Another example of Tom Meier's amazing job. I love the minis for their style. 28mm scale.

From:	Hal M. O'Donnell (Cade)	(Mon 22 Nov 2004 01:10:28 PM CST)
This miniature looks beautiful. It has a very natural look, both the clothing on the elf and the horse itself. I would love to see some closer pics.

From:	Michal Machowski (mahon)	(Mon 22 Nov 2004 04:21:23 PM CST)
Click on the pic to see a close-up. Bigger photos are available on my website: www.chestofcolors.com

From:	Rick Peterson (houseofdexter)	(Tue 23 Nov 2004 12:07:03 AM CST)
very well done...nice natural colors...looks like it came off a movie set...and I do love Tom's stuff.

From:	Michael Stubbs` (LavronYor)	(Sun 28 Nov 2004 07:52:26 PM CST)
Excellent paint job, especially the scale armor. The sculpt looks a little weak in the hand and the fact that the horse looks like it needs a few bales of hay.

From:	Mengu Gungor (Mengu)	(Tue 30 Nov 2004 02:29:22 PM CST)
Despite the tiny size, you did a great job with the details. One enhancement I can think of is markings for the horse for a more realistic look. It would be extremely rare (if at all possible) to find a horse with no markings.