Having received the wonderfully characterful Crooked Dice “Adventurers” set some time ago, I’d been intending to paint them for some time, and actually made a a start on this splendid dwarf adventurer early last year, only to have him linger, unfinished, until now.

I love the simplicity and precision of the design, which plays out all the classic fantasy dwarf tropes (what a magnificent nose!) while achieving a more contemporary aesthetic.

This (as with the rest of the set) is a metal casting from a digital sculpt; clearly not a bad approach!

I wanted the paint job to be neat and tidy, with a simple, somewhat muted colour scheme so as not to detract from the silhouette and details that so perfectly capture the dwarfish essence.

Thanks to the bastion of old schoolery that is Hermit Inn for this lovely gift!