JAHminis: "...and now I'm making your silver pants blue."

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**Dysartes**

Looking really nice, Jah - is there much you need to do with the jump pack, or is it merely an assembly job?

**jah-joshua**

thanks, guys

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@Dysartes: all i needed to do was make the highlight running down the main engine housing thinner...

so, the jump pack is glued on, now it's time to finish the wings...
i'm not sure if i am happy with the broad highlight on the main engine housing, but i will let it ruminate for a bit while i do the wings...
i may need to do a very thin final highlight down the middle of the curve...

thanks for looking, and taking the time to comment...

cheers
jah

**Dysartes**

Looking good, jah - is that skull by his foot going to get some love?

**Dr H**

Good work, Jah. Looking good all in one piece.

**fireangel**

Wow that is a sexy mini apothecary Jah!

You sir are the man, your avatar has you at the firing range, you surf, and you're an amazing painter! We should hang out some time!

I will be subscribing to this thread for sure!

**Paradigm**

That has come together very nicely!

**jah-joshua**

thanks, guys

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@Dysartes: the skull, and the rock, will get a little step-by-step, too...
i am just trying to decide if i want to go with the browner P3 greys, or stick the the same colors i used for the white on the mini...

@fireangel: with the four foot (now blonde from the sun and surf) dreadlocks, i'm also a hit with the ladies

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hahahahahaha

right...
as i put the finishing touches onto the Sang. Priest, and get ready to jump back into painting Dante, i am finishing the builds on the first set of vehicles for Strike Force Cassius...
these are almost ready for some spray-can action...
i just need to file a few more mould lines, and fill a couple little gaps...
the sponson weapons are not glued together yet, as i want to be sure i can get good coverage on all the fiddly bits, but are pushed together to give the client a little something more solid to look at than a pile of random bits...

i hope everyone is having a good weekend

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cheers
jah

**lliu**

Awesome! Love everything this blog has had. Makes me feel like I'm the worst painter in the universe.

**jah-joshua**

thanks, lliu...
sorry about crushing your ego

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almost there with the wings...
highlights are done on the armor...
i just need to tone down the shadows a bit, and get the feathers finished...

thanks for sticking with me

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we're are almost through with this journey...

cheers
jah

**ckig**

Very crisp and clean. I need to learn to paint red liek you

**Maverick421**

very beautifully painted, I'm at a loss for words how gorgeous that model looks

**jah-joshua**

thanks, guys

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carrying on, i got the wings nearly done...
i just need to tweak the little shadows on the feathers a bit, and get the last layer of pure white down...

next i will be doing the step-by-step for the skull and base

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thanks for looking, and taking the time to comment...

cheers
jah

**Dysartes**

How many more days of work do you think there are in the Priest, jah?

**Paradigm**

Looking great as usual!

**lliu**

...Been following this blog since the beginning. Never regretted it. Keep up the great fantastic work!

**jah-joshua**

@Dysartes: the Sang. Priest will be done this week...
luckily, this job did not have a deadline, allowing my to just concentrate on trying a new style of red, and working it until i got it right...

@Paradigm & lliu: thanks, it's been a lot of fun painting this model, and sharing the process, even if it has taken too long

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i got the skull for the base done...
i went with the browner greys, so the color would not compete with the white on the Sanguinary Priest...

step one was the same as the whites, with a basecoat of pure P3 Greatcoat Grey...

step two was a coat of pure P3 Bastion Grey, leaving a bit of the basecoat showing where i wanted to define the recessed areas...

step three was a layer of pure P3 Trollblood Highlight, covering a little less area than step two...

the final step, number four, was a 1-3 mix of Trollblood Highlight and P3 Morrow White...

and that's it, a well defined skull, that is not too bright, so should not draw the eye away from the helmet of the Priest...

next up, the base, and then final pics!!!

thanks for looking...
i hope everyone had a good weekend...

cheers
jah

**jah-joshua**

hey Dakka...

i got the Sang. Priest done, but still have to finish assembly...
until then i have a couple of last step-by-steps to share...
this one is for the rock under his foot...

i started with a base of P3 Bloodstone...

the first layer is a 2-1 mix of Bloodstone and P3 Menoth White Highlight...

this was then given a wash using the old GW Ogryn Flesh wash...

the next layer was a 1-1 mix of my highlight color...

followed by a 1-2 mix of the same...

then another wash layer to tone it down a bit, and blend things together...

and finally, a bit of pure Menoth White Highlight to make the corners pop...

hopefully, you guys think it looks good

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i'll share the step-by-step for the actual base tomorrow, and then reveal the finished product this weekend

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thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

**Dysartes**

Nice looking rock, jah.

**jah-joshua**

yeah, Dysartes, i rocked it

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ok, bad joke

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here is the quick rundown of the base...
same colors as the rock...
now it just needs a little grass, once the mini is glued on...

basecoat is P3 Bloodstone...

then a layer of GW Ogryn Flesh...

next, a drybrush layer of 2-1 Bloodstone and P3 Menoth White Highlight...

then a drybrush of the same at 1-2...

another layer of wash...

then a drybrush of pure Menoth White Highlight...

and finished by cleaned up the side with some P3 Thamar Black...

easy peazy, lemon squeezy...

the spot where the sand is missing is where the mini will be glued down, and the random hole in the sand is where a clump of tall grass will go...
then a little static grass around the rock, plus a random spot clump and there, and he will be good to go...

next update will be the finished mini!!!

thanks for sticking with me

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cheers
jah

**Dysartes**

Rock on, jah...

**jah-joshua**

@Dysartes: bad puns all around!!!

here it is, the moment you have all been waiting for...
the finished Blood Angels Sanguinary Priest...

this is just a set of quick photos i took with my desk lamp...
i'll get some better ones as soon as i set up my studio light and tripod...
i'll try and get the depth-of-field issue sorted out in the last photo for the next round of pics, too...

i hope you have all enjoyed my first attempt at documenting the step-by-step process of my approach to painting, and found it helpful...

thanks for looking...
i hope you like him...

cheers
jah

**Dysartes**

That's a very nice Priest, jah - great work.

**Zambro**

Wow. That is great!

**Paradigm**

Exceptional! It's been great fun and very educational to follow this from start to finish, and worth the wait!

**Dr H**

Smashing job all round, Jah.

Great to see all the steps for something this pretty.

**jah-joshua**

thanks, guys...
i'm glad everyone enjoyed following the process of painting this guy...
now i am busy knocking out a few Ultramarines vehicles this week, and continuing with the step-by-step for Commander Dante...
pics coming soon

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cheers
jah

**lliu**

Wow! A kid needs to see some art sometimes! Love it! I want the Sang. Priest.

**lliu**

Wow, is nobody writing here anymore?

**jah-joshua**

hey Dakka...

sorry for that week of silence, but i was at Death's Door since last Saturday night:(...
i sat down to work last Saturday, when it suddenly felt like someone had stabbed a spear through my lower-left abdomen...
turns out i was having a bout of Ulcerative Colitis, something which i had never heard of before, but am well aquainted with now:(...
by Wednesday i was fighting for my life, as i had lost a huge amount of blood in 24 hours...
for some reason, tonight, one week later, all the pain just decided to go away!!!
so, yeah, happy to be alive right now, and ready to get back to work

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@lliu: thanks for checkin' in...

here's a little peek at what i was working on when i got hit with beat stick in the stomach...

i hope everyone is having a good weekend...

cheers
jah

**Boba Fett**

Hi jah, this sounds really bad. I just had a look, what ulcerative colitis is...but i'm glad you feel better at the moment.

The priest looks great. This might be one of the most beautyful minis i've ever seen! The clean and crisp look is just amazing.