Art - Miniture Figures - Geeks and Slippers.

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I'm a geek – I admit it. I'm into weird things, I devour sci fi and fantasy books like no bodies business. I average around 4 good 700 or so paged books a week. I love my Horror and Manga and of course I married another geek who's a Gamer. Not a computer Gamer nooooo. I married a traditional Table Top Gamer. The type that started out playing Dungeons and Dragons and evolved. It's a sub culture and like most geek sub cultures they take it rather seriously. I gave it a go – I loved the creation part – the building of worlds, stories and characters, all the parts that appealed to the wanna be writer in me - but the play part didn't do it for me. So as an artist and a wife that wanted to be involved in an important part of her husbands existence, I thought I'd give Miniature Figures a go.

That’s right those 1n half inch lil miniature, people, monsters, dragons, wizards, beasties etc that Gamers do so love to use as characters. I ended up buying a ton of Lead (figures) over the years, but did very little painting lol. A person never actually ends up painting all their figures they just collect more and more lead. Life got in the way for ages and the lead got put away

Anyway I haven't been able to get my head around the art thing for a while, painting and drawing are somewhat blocked at the moment – so I thought I would give the miniatures ago. It's interesting to work so small. It's relaxing and I have to say once you start rather addictive. Here are a few works in progress. Non are finished, but some closer then others.

I'm working on the Mad Priest from my Call of Cthulhu set at the moment and I'm liking the way he is coming along. I'm trying a different style. It's a Horror genre setting so I'm not looking for clean lines and colours, I'm looking for pasty ill looking fellahs who have come in contact with a being whose mere existence sends them stark raving loony.I've gradualy collected a decent array of Call of Cthulhu figures - it's mostly set in the late 1800s early 1900's (or if yer a die hard fan 1920s) so there are some interesting characters to paint - Most going Mad of course but thats what makes it Fun Huh. The game is based on H.P.Lovecrafts short story The Call of Cthulhu and the general Cthulhu Mythos

If you are interseted enough in the story and don't know it but do like clasic Horror then you will find the PDF here - lovecrafthother06cthulhu.pdf , it's a short story. I do so love Cthulhu - I have a couple of Plush Cthulhu toys that Mark bought me for varous Valintine Day Pressies lol and a set of Slippers. lol if you are curious just google Cthulhu Plush and you will see the green little guy and the slippers. See I told you I was a geek and now you all know me way to well.

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Comment by Brian on October 28, 2010 at 12:01pm: awwwww ... so jealous right now because of the cthulhu slippers ... minis look good.

Comment by Nicole Umina on September 30, 2010 at 1:55am: LOL!!!! my feet!!!

Comment by Wendy Johnson on September 30, 2010 at 1:06am: Wow fantastic Nic!!!! Your detail and shading is amazing on these! You must have some pretty tiny brushes.

Oh and guess what I found for ya.....lol?

Comment by Nicole Umina on September 29, 2010 at 2:52am: Farmboy I have one word for you yar - pffffft lol. Yes I know i dun share my art much - yes i know it's a bone of contention and Yes I know i have promised to do so more lol and Yar i can be tallented when I'm not hiding

Jay lol - out of everyone I just Knew you would be a gamer. I have a few Warhammer figures - I dun play but it's cool to use figures for other games. Mark has built his own system and has started using that - it's proving very popular as it fits pretty much any genre of game. You should post some of your Minitures then I wont be the only Miniture Geek! lol

Joan - you are right - it is just another canvas and it is still Art - In the future I think I would like to sculpt my own figures - that would be coolsum.

Comment by Nicole Umina on September 29, 2010 at 1:34am: LOL ok here are the slippers, i have a picture somewhere of them on my feet with some snugg orange and black halloween socks Wendy sent me last year and the cat sitting next to them, but I can't find it.

Comment by Diana on September 28, 2010 at 10:14am: OK where are the slippers????

Comment by Diana on September 28, 2010 at 10:13am: these are great nic!! In the US there's a bumper sticker -- cthulhu in 2012 - why vote for the lesser of two evils !@!!

Comment by Jay on September 28, 2010 at 4:03am: Geeks rule,I'm with you on the miniatures, I have been playing and painting Warhammer for yeeeaaarrss and still get a kick out of playing. I gave my wife a Cthulhu plush on our first year of marriage and still treasures it,nothing like a old one to keep you company lol. As for D&D, i love geeking out once a week with some friend and play through the nite.

Comment by Joan Anne on September 27, 2010 at 11:56pm: What do you mean "your not doing art" ? These are just different shaped canvases!!!

And they are real good too.

Comment by Greef on September 27, 2010 at 10:19pm: OMG They are amazing!!! WOW how cool is that...so u are talented after all ROFL u just been keeping it a secret..typical geek!

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