“I think he must be happy on the inside”
Horatio, famous Magus of Eugedral, is best known for his unusual gait as he apparently skips across the battlefield earning himself the nickname "Magus of Glee". Don't call him that to his face though, his apparently joyful progression masks an insincere and grumpy persona more likely to fry your entrails as a game than to offer a helping hand, well at least not without the right amount of gold.
This guy is a Guild Ball model that I have been meaning to find time for for a while. I wanted to give him a cold persona so I've blended the purple colour all throughout the shadows of the model, most clearly seen around the face.
The first thing my wife said when she saw this completed model was, "Why is he skipping and look so angry?". Thus he was named, Horatio, Magus of Glee.
The glowing pink orb on his staff was an experiment, and I'm very pleased with the subtle results. I used fluorescent paints from Vallejo to produce the effect, layering up from red, to fluorescent pink to white. The highlight is just glazes of red and fluorescent pink mixed over the already highlighted cloth in areas that would likely be hit. The fluorescent paint was also glazed over the pre-shaded metal to highlight and indicate reflective surfaces.
He's on a 20mm base but it's slotted in a 60mm holder to allow transport without him falling over, he is metal and quite heavy after all.
My other blog posts cover my basing if you are interested.