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Hey all

Just wanted to post this month's commission - A bunch of Grey Knights! The customer wanted a split color silver/purple for the power armor but otherwise he gave artistic liberty. Enjoy.






















































































































Until next time!

Its beautiful... I don't even want to fathom the cost though.

Not the GW background painting setup ,but Its looks great !

Amazing!

Holy moly! I have never seen so many well painted models in a single place.
Amazing work. I really like the Assassins, particularly the Callidus with source lighting.

What models are the Death Cult Assassins made from?

I love everything you do. I'd beg you to father my child, but science has a lot to figure out before that could happen.

I've got to ask, what kind of margins to you get off of 12,000 points of grey knights?

...that is not a small number. That is a big number!

I really can't encapsulate just how beautiful this is. Amazing airbrush work on the tanks - making those big blank slabs of metal not look flat is a huge challenge - though I would have almost liked to see more general weathering to give those gradients some context (I really understand preferring the more pristine look, though). Your OSL work is just absurdly well done, though it strikes me as a bit... bright. I'm not sure I dislike it; it may or may not be growing on me, but it certainly creates a stunning effect!

You should be ridiculously proud of the work you've done here. Thanks so much for sharing it with us!

HOLY GAK!!!
That is top level work, but the full army picture is astonishing, WELL WELL WELL DONE!

All in all great.

Just a wondering thought, how long did the average mini take? (not vehicle's) and how much time did the entire commission involve?

I really love your 'IN YOUR FACE!' OSL from the weapons, really pops out! Its what I've had planned for my GK as well!

Very good work once again, absolutely love it! The split scheme must have been a lot of work! How did you acheive the straight split? On my angels sanguine I've been using a micron pen to draw the centre line, obviously that wouldn't work for you so I'm very curious how you did it!

They are without doubt the best Grey Knights I have Ever seen!
I have always loved the huge amount of power weapons on the GKs and these are no different.
Great job on the OSL aswell!

They look very nice, although the OSL is somewhat distracting.

Flat Gorgeous.
Everyone better exalt this.

Nothing but stunning work! Though I can't help but imagining the cost this would have.

I see forgeworld minis, scibor minis, SoB, extra psycannons, extra autocannons from foreworld (if I'm not mistaken), guns and weapons from non-GK GW minis and on top of that the assuredly astronomical cost of getting a painting commission of that caliber.

But the most wonderous thing is: how in the seven hells do you manage to paint these (and I believe you also assemble them, if I remember correctly?) in just a MONTH!?!

Are you a wizard? Do you have tiny little slave leprechauns working for you?

Exalted, for sure.

That's way too many grey knights to have in one place. Personally, the client's choice of colours is a little unfavourable, even if they are painted nicely.

Beautifully executed scheme, but I'm not really digging the purple for GK. As a complete army it looks incredible, and just cranking out that many minis painted to such a high standard is inspiring to look at.

Wow. Great stuff!

These are some of the best GK I have ever seen! Great job, and amazing OSL

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

Dabedman wrote:

Are you a wizard?

Yes.

Dabedman wrote:
Do you have tiny little slave leprechauns working for you?

No you have to pay them or they throw fits.

spincr wrote:All in all great.

Just a wondering thought, how long did the average mini take? (not vehicle's) and how much time did the entire commission involve?

I work on everything in huge chunks, so no real idea. But it was June 29th when I finished the last army so about a month from start to finish. I dont like to work on an army until the one before is finished.

Ailaros wrote:I love everything you do. I'd beg you to father my child, but science has a lot to figure out before that could happen.

I've got to ask, what kind of margins to you get off of 12,000 points of grey knights?

Thanks!

Im half asleep. I assume by margins what it costs me to paint? I am not sure what you mean precisely. If you mean how much it costs to paint by "margins" then the expenses are not high other than time. Theres about 4 bottles of wash and maybe 6 bottles of paint total if you poured all I used into full bottles.

Is that pre-shading or washes going on with the vehicles?

Looks great, I can't imagine painting 12,000 points in my lifetime, let alone a month. It takes me a week just to get the gusto together to bother with an hours painting!

Also: How much did that cost the customer?!

What kind of material did you use to mask the stormravens? I'm guessing you base coated it, then masked off parts to do the airbrushed shadows / highlights.

I've tried masking tape, but it peels the paint. I've tried card stock, but its hard to hold it exactly in place. Whats your secret? Because your tanks look amazing with this technique.

This army is very stunning, even more so is the fact that you painted it all in one month..

You have a very unique painting style, what strikes me is the extreme highlights you use.

What helmets and backpacks are those being used on the guardsman?

Thanks.

Stunning stuff. Keep us updated on your other commissions, this stuff is incredible. I too would like to know the astronomical cost that your client had to pay for this awesome service, if that's ok with the both of you.

My.... my Emperor... exalted and well deserved. You sir are obviously some kind of chosen one.

WOW! Do you know if this was jus tfor personal use or is it like some sort of prize for something? great work.

Haha this is amazing! The first couple of pictures are just mesmerizing and I love the mix of colours. It's also very inspirational to me as a new painter who had never heard of OSL before this thread. Truly amazing job!

when all hell breaks loose, call on 12000 points of GK


that army would smash anything in it's way, bravo


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DemetriDominov wrote:Stunning stuff. Keep us updated on your other commissions, this stuff is incredible. I too would like to know the astronomical cost that your client had to pay for this awesome service, if that's ok with the both of you.

one thing is for sure, at least the buyer was smart, that is a quick way to 12000 points, compared to say 12000 points of IG or orks

If I suddenly win the lottery, I know who I'm getting to speed paint me a 10k all-infantry guard army.

Brandon,

You amaze me again. First with the 15K of BA you painted for me (with another 5,000+ to go for same). And now this beauty. I can't wait to get them in my hot little hands! I am so glad that we had the discussion before about the split colours, and that is the way we decided to go. I will also have to agree that your best work is when you are allowed to have the most freedom. Advice to those out there that are thinking of contracting with Brandon for a commission: A) do it, B) let him have as much artistic freedom as possible - you will not be disappointed.

I can't thank you enough for the attention to detail you have put into this army, and I look forward to many more commissions in the future.

Dunwich wrote:Holy moly! I have never seen so many well painted models in a single place.
Amazing work. I really like the Assassins, particularly the Callidus with source lighting.

What models are the Death Cult Assassins made from?

The DCA are mostly sourced from Cool Mini or Not. There are a few from GW though. I probably have five rejected models for every one that you see here as I am pretty choosy about what will work for me.

Dabedman wrote:Nothing but stunning work! Though I can't help but imagining the cost this would have.

I see forgeworld minis, scibor minis, SoB, extra psycannons, extra autocannons from foreworld (if I'm not mistaken), guns and weapons from non-GK GW minis and on top of that the assuredly astronomical cost of getting a painting commission of that caliber.

...

You are not mistaken, all of the autocannons are from FW, and there are a set for each dread, which are also FW models. The turrets for the razor backs are from FW for the heavy bolters and from ]Puppetswar for the assault cannons (http://www.puppetswar.com/category.php?id_category=30). There are certainly models from Scibor, FW, GW, Hitechminiatures, Raging Heroes, and many more. Cost for models and accessories/bases = not a clue as I didn't bother adding it up.

The SR is highly modified with parts from Chapterhouse Studios as is one of the LR.

Davylove21 wrote:Is that pre-shading or washes going on with the vehicles?

Looks great, I can't imagine painting 12,000 points in my lifetime, let alone a month. It takes me a week just to get the gusto together to bother with an hours painting!

Also: How much did that cost the customer?!

Not a clue as to the cost for the painting as of yet, but it will be worth it whatever the price happens to be. Same for the modeling that Brandon did for me as I doubt even half of the models were built when I shipped them. All of the dreads and razorbacks were built. About half of the power armour and terminator armour. Maybe half of the DCA and warrior acolytes. I also sent one built LR. Not only can this man paint like a daemon - he can build like a master engineer.

Master Sheriff wrote:This army is very stunning, even more so is the fact that you painted it all in one month..

You have a very unique painting style, what strikes me is the extreme highlights you use.

What helmets and backpacks are those being used on the guardsman?

Thanks.

The guardsmen are actually FW models from the Cadian Hostile Environment line: http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Guard/Cadian_Shock_Troops/CADIAN-HOSTILE-ENVIRONMENT-TROOPS-MELTA-SQUAD.html

DemetriDominov wrote:Stunning stuff. Keep us updated on your other commissions, this stuff is incredible. I too would like to know the astronomical cost that your client had to pay for this awesome service, if that's ok with the both of you.

Cost for models = unknown, but a lot. I could likely ask my wife as she tracks things like that, but I don't bother.

Cost for painting/building = unknown at this time, but I can tell you from the 15,000p BA army that it is worth every penny - this man is a master!

Thanks again Brandon - you rock! paper! and scissors!

Lee

Horst wrote:If I suddenly win the lottery, I know who I'm getting to speed paint me a 10k all-infantry guard army.

turn the basement floor into a giant "table", 10K of orks vs 10K IG infantry would make for a good waste of a week

Not going to lie when I saw 12,000 points of grey knights I was expecting 3 models...awesome job man!