For the past couple of years I’ve been trying to establish a loose routine with regards to my painting: I take part in Forgotten Heroes every June, try to clean up the “side-pile” every December, and occasionally, I host a painting challenge like Dwarvember, WizarDecember, or TerrainTime. This year I’ve decided to open up Monster Month to the world!
The “rules”, such as they are, are quite simple. Paint at least one monster in the month of May. The miniature can be any scale or from any genre or game system. The only restriction is that it has to be a MONSTER, not a humanoid. So don’t paint an orc or a zombie. Set your sights higher!
So what qualifies as a monster? Pretty much anything non-humanoid from classic Dungeons and Dragons. Dragons, Giants, Elementals…you name it. Nolzur’s Marvelous Miniatures and Reaper Bones have put out a lot of these miniatures at ridiculously affordable prices.
You’re by no means restricted to Fantasy miniatures, though. Got some Call of Cthulhu or Pulp creatures? Or how about that Tyranid Carnifex or that nightmarish Malifaux monster you’ve been putting off? Maybe a giant super-villain like Fin Fang Foom or Titano. If it’s a monster, it’s fair game!
If you want to take part, just drop me a comment here or email me at angrypiper@angrypiper.com. I’ll include your blog on the blogroll!
Happy painting!
Hi Keith, I will try and take part in this I have been racking my brain with what I could paint, and have a couple of ideas. Strangely I seem to be a bit bereft of Monsters at the moment.
Best of luck with this themed painting month, they are such a good idea!
Cheers Roger.
Awesome, Roger. Happy to have you! Feel free to do whatever you want in 15mm, since that’s the scale you’re currently focusing on.
Roger just put me onto this, and would like to take part if I may
Welcome! Any previous Forgotten Heroes participant and friend of Roger’s…
Count me in!
Welcome back, my friend. Been a while since WizarDecember, but I loved your submissions. Looking forward to seeing what you do!
I’m definitely up for the challenge.
(Takes glove off, slaps Matt across the face, drops glove.) Consider yourself challenged, sir!
I may have a beast or two in need of paint. I shall take up the challenge, sir.
Welcome, Ken! Look forward to seeing what you do!