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There are so many cool elements to this model, I really need to bother my ass and learn to paint half as good as this !

Stunning sir, as I have said elsewhere, brilliant work.

Just to confuse or hopefully help, his opponant does not have to be a marine, or old, could be a young beasty from just about anywhere, he is grizzled enough to count for the "Old" bit.

I think his head is perfect, but if you have alternatives you have time. I would concentrate on the rest first though and if you have time at the end maybe look at his head.

Why did no one tell me about this blog before?! WHY???!!!!!

If I can offer an alternative to the challenge diorama, I got more of a badass who snuck up behind some unsuspecting novice. Maybe a hard scoped scout or similar.

@ Big H hahaha, it shouldnt be a bother hehe thanks you though

@ Cam Thanks man! Ill hold off on replacing the hed but im a lmost bummed i didnt give him a helmet!

@ Gits: I dunno!! You even placed third if i remember correctly, in my guardsmen challenge! lol. Ive been here a while but im silent often times honored to have the esteemed Gits' gaze!

@ Whale: thats a great idea too. Dang now youve presented me a crossroads. The entirety of the next 3 steps depends on which route to go. I dont know if i have the bits to properly create a model thts being snuck up on. It would be a harder to pull off scene as well...now ive got to think hard. Like an enemy sniper poking out through the bushes....

Looks beautiful! A pleasure to see you bringing out some amazing paintjobs again

Lovely work, BB. Good to see you back at the painting desk.

Simply stunning work - you actually make the chunky, comical Space Marines look good - and that's no mean feat...

I saw your entry on Gits' page and I just had to see more. I spent the last week at work reading through every page of your blog. I am completely and utterly impressed. Not just by your work, but also by your growth. Your confidence in your work has increased tenfold, as with your painting skills and your photography. I wish I found this blog years ago.

I cant wait to try your stubble technique. I've been having a hard time with it. It just never looks right.

Anyhoo, this is now Subbed and looking forward to more. Thanks

@ LDP Hey bro! Thanks!! That means alot coming from you man! Especially when it comes to marines which you are a true expert!
@Dr H Thank you sir! Its great to be back!
@Ruglud Thanks man! Im not a huge fan of Marines either to be quite honest. S'why i like INFINIty Models so much!
@ Styrofoam Wow, Man, thank you for the super kind message!! And thanks for browsing my blog Please feel free to hit me up if you need any clarification on the stubble technique! as long as you keep it thin and put it where its supposed to go, its hard to mess up

hey fellas, well, ive had couple hiatus' because some touring has cut in to my painting lol....so i had to put the mantis thing on the back burner....i made some progress but ultimately didnt want to paint anything more regarding that. I did some practicing and an old catachan model which i wont show because it just isnt anything interesting....for all my successes there are just as many failiures! So for the time being ive shifted my gaze back to the smaller scale INFINITY models. Ill start on the Nomads side of the Firestorm box. Havent painted red in a while and interested in how these new approachs will play into it. Another model that is significantly leaning forward so its a bit of pain in my ass to photo well. Im seriously considering upgrading to a camera because at this point the iphone is only hurting my presentations. Anyways, the first model is coming to a close. Painted pretty much the way they are painted on the box. Tried to copy it a bit which i normally dont do, but, i actually like the red. Im off to LA tomorrow so i may not finish him until next thurday. Also i should say, im currently switching over many of my paints from GW to the dropper bottles MSP reaper paints and Vallejo. They are signifccantly better product i believe and especially the black which ive been complaining about is really a fantastic color. full of pigment and it doesnt spread too much when extremely thinned. Very good and im pleased about it. Anyways heres some pics....really rather bummed about the pic presentation, theres alot missing thats actually there...really frustrating..
(Also, I'm aware of the super gnarly mold line under his nose...)

Beautiful job. Infinity models have always scared me... they're so TINY!

Thanks Gits! They sure are tiny. A face on an infinity figure is about the size of a imperial guardsmans hand or a tudge bigger but not much. But the sculpts are so good and sharp on most spots that they are fun to play and ask for some different approaches if one wants all that detail visible. Still figuring it out myself.

Wanted to mention on the above model, that I'm trying a new approach to painting faces and it's not a great success.aguy named Bailey on cmon has a fascinating tut on face. Painting. On his blog but I think it works better for 54mm models...either way, I'll hopefully plug away on this fellow and dial it in more.

The classic green hair. Nice. Alguacil is looking good.

Worse case, paint the mold line as if it were a scar.

Regardless of the photography issues and the artist's critical eye, it's looking nice.

Trying new things is the way to becoming better.

Nothing wrong with the official colours. The red looks great

I absolutely hate the GW pots, I've only got a few paints from them, mainly technicals and their washes. Dropper bottles are so much better imo. Vallejo is great. They have a large enough range to cover most things.

Thanks guys! Yes I like the red but because there isn't anything really impressive to paint in the model all the hard work goes into a smooth and super bright red. Behind the scenes work i say! I'll finish him when I get back to NYC.

So I've been in LA for a week and I'm just practicing on models for the hell of it. Aimless painting to take stock on the affects on certain technical approaches. In the below photos, of the Bad moon Ork, the arm was painted in a darker midtone, shaded, then am currently building up highlights with glazing. The face, was glazed first, then highlighted, then shaded, then re highlighted and glazed. I basically kept going down, then back up, then further down....etc etc. Mostly Blue and Turqouise, but also some red and yellow. I'm gonna see what more glazes gets me, Not much to see but for the hell fit im posting some pics of stuff I sometimes practice. Also the gratuitous NMM gold is also just practice, though I did go with the bad moon theme of being money grubbing. LOL. Anyways nothing to see here but these dumb wips,.,,








Cheers
BB

Liking the face on that one.

Lovely job on the skin.

Thanks dudes....still so much to do on the skin. Especially the face I think I can put some more color into it and push the shadows and highlights more extreme. It's a litttle washed out in the face because of the fact that I highlighted firSt so I gotta make up for that by pushing more extreme shades...also the arm is not highlighted really yet.

MMaah! it's ok I guess!

Hehe, of course it is amazing, great work so far.

If I may be so bold (considering I am pathetic) adding more red around the lips and ear lobs and eye sockets, or at least making them "blushed" pink. Nerdy has mastered this, but given your depth of colour and skill would be great to see your take on it.

Oh and I have toyed with the fleshy parts of the body going this way too. For instance the underarms and throat.

Got to say too, fantastic to have you back on the brush, always been inspirational, love to see you work. Missed you sir.

Wow. That face looks brilliant.

EDC

 Camkierhi wrote:
MMaah! it's ok I guess!

Hehe, of course it is amazing, great work so far.

If I may be so bold (considering I am pathetic) adding more red around the lips and ear lobs and eye sockets, or at least making them "blushed" pink. Nerdy has mastered this, but given your depth of colour and skill would be great to see your take on it.

Oh and I have toyed with the fleshy parts of the body going this way too. For instance the underarms and throat.

Got to say too, fantastic to have you back on the brush, always been inspirational, love to see you work. Missed you sir.

As above !

Gentlemen, thank you for the kind comments and interest and suggestions!

Cam, thanks for the tips man! I've gone ahead and pushed the lips and ear tips a "little" more towards a solid pink, as per your suggestion, but I what I did more so, was push the blue and green further up, especially around the nose and eyes and side of the cranium, so the pink is more pronounced, it's subtle but I think is close to the affect I'm going for, but I still will probably push the pink up a bit too but staying cool. I'd prefer to keep them on the cool side of Turqouise and less warm tones higher up. Damo's are gorgeous no doubt, but I wanna try and paint em a little different, so I'm going to be on the cooler side of it color wise. So I did some work stippling on the leathers, some of them anyways, the front left strap is mostly finished the back may want a couple more glazes to smooth the stippling, but I want the leathers beat up for sure...there's still quite a bit to do,the yellows are coming along... I've done little work on the arm so that'll come soon in one whole sessions focus....here's just a couple more pics of progress...






Cheers gentlemen

Heya Everyone! Back in New York for just a second before I head to Brazil for a 10 day tour...Rio, São Paulo....no Zika lets hope...<_<....but I got around to finishing the first Aguacill For my Nomads, really just the first mini done and sort of a test,, but, I'm really very pleased with this fellow. He's one of the crispest minis (gotta click the embed if you wanna see its true resolution, sorry:/) I've painted but that isn't really apparent by the photos and echoes again my real concern about continuing to post iPhone photos. Too magnified (of course it could be my misuse, if anyone has tips.....))...anyways, enough complaining about it....here's the first fellow, painted up. The base, has grown on me, at first I wanted to do a base closer to the standard but then I just got to experimenting....any ways....here



Cheers all. Yes No maybe so?

BB

Cheers! that guy looks good! That Ork is shaping up as well!

@ Shaslo: Thanks very much man! He was fun to paint...and on that note!...

...back from Brazil! yay, Jumped right in to the next model for the infinity starter set. Happy so far but have to resist the urge to noodle, let the zentihal do its job. Heres pics so far. The red torso and legs are pretty much done, little touchups and final highlights...the the shoul,ders, neck and and chest need work of course, and wrists...still along way to go with this lady but i like it so far!!





thoughts? Cheers!
BB

Looking great, and you have not even started painting yet! Well you now what I mean, got real great tones going on, and you say you have work to do. Great start.

Looking awesome dude. Really like how you've done the red.

EDC

Thanks so much guys! I got a couple steps further in tonight, so im throwin up the WIPs now for the night before i go to bed. Maybe the comment fairy will come in my sleep Tomorrows painting will focus on the boots, solidifying the face more, his upperback and metal bits that havent been painted yet...alright sleep time. Cheers guys. Happy painting!

BB

Hi ! I'm a comment fairy !

Looking good so far. I like the red, and the blue hair. I love how you put the lights on her hair.
I would say that the grey/black areas don't look as good as the red. Like on her sleeves, I would add more contrast. Increase either the shadows if it's supposed to be black or add highlights if it's grey. But maybe it's not finished because the boots look great.