30 figures in 30 days update - Snakes in the desert

On my quest to paint 30 figures in 30 days (take a look at Brushes and Bases blog) I moved to the desert locale and selected some of the Splintered Light minis I have. I received a new ink color in the mail ( Naples Yellow) and was hoping it would produce a more consistent linen color for my painting. It works okay, and it also makes a very nice grayish green when mixed with black.

The snakes have been primered for awhile so they needed to be done and I also selected some player character typed that have a bit of a desert feel. 

I did quite a variation of color on the snakes, but I think I prefer the tan color and will stick with that for the majority of the ones left to paint. I didn't base the snakes as they are pretty stable without basing, and the elongated base ones would have to fit on a really big washer. 

Snakes reverse.

I threw together the terrain with foam board and some water putty rocks made with an old Woodland Scenics rock mold. The backdrop was painted by my lovely and talented wife, who took a break from painting seascapes in her studio to help me out. 

The men are a mix of heroes, thieves and MU's from Splintered Lights Player Character sets. The cleric in red is a bit out of place for the desert, but I wanted to get one mini painted using the red ink, which I have been struggling with trying to get good colors. The Naples Yellow worked out well for mixing colors for the others, and I used a Sepia tone high flow acrylic from Golden for the washes. 

Some pics focusing in on individuals and different angles.

This brings me to 20 figures completed for the month of July. I need to bear down next week to finish strong and hope to have at least one mounted 25mm miniature completed in the mix.