Papa Loco – as the man’s name suggests is the unhinged
father and former head of the Ortega family. Whatever caused this loss of
sanity, it is rarely spoken about and Papa seems incurable of his affliction.
He spent considerable time in an asylum, but to no avail – perhaps he had one
too many encounters with the Neverborn his family hunt for the Guild, or
learned some unspeakable truth about the realm of Malifaux. None of this has
dissuaded the old man from taking to the field of battle with his family – although
exactly whether he is dangerous to his enemies or his friends is
debateable. His favoured weapon is
homemade high explosive, which he freely hands out and throws with wild
abandon.
Again, I tried to stay fairly true to the box art for Papa.
Trying to get the half undone straight jacket to paint well was tricky. The off
white colour of old soiled canvas was a challenge to get enough definition on.
The stains and discoloured patches were done with layers of very very thin
colour glazes – advice I got after speaking to Steve Cornish (aka The Goldfish
of Justice) having seen the Wolverine/Logan mini he had been working on as
well.
The face really painted itself. I know, it sounds like a
cliché, but Wyrd have managed to pack so much character into it, it became a
dream to do. That and the fact that using images of Eli Wallach made things
easier too!
