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The pictures were taken from my phone so sorry for the low picture quality. These are the first models i have ever painted and I am looking for some constructive criticism/ first impressions/ comments, anything to help me improve.

thanks

- Bonkz

Pretty damn good for your first miniatures! You fill out details well and your shading/lighting is very good for a beginner.

Some points however:
1. Your bases look sloppy compared to your miniatures, I don't know if they are completed, but they should match your minitures in terms of quality.
2. Your models looks slightly too "shiny". I guess either you used some kind of varnish or you've used too much wash. I usually find that too much wash makes models look shiny. Too avoid this you can dilute the wash with a little water and instead make several layers, also you should remove excess wash as those areas become super shiny.

Thanks karokk,

Yes I agree about the basing I was going for a mud pit kind of look using the mud texture paint, I still have to paint the perimeter of the bas yet ( I think light brown maybe?) how do you think I could spice up the bases ?

Also yes I covered all of my models in the GW Ardcoat to try and protect the paint job because I'm going to be playing a lot of games with these guys and it gave it a high gloss effect, not really sure if I like how it turned out. I've read on other posts about gloss and mat varnishes and people generally have said you can put a mat varnish over a gloss varnish without losing detail I guess ? I might give that a try to see how it turns out

Being a Slaanesh fan I obviously find anything Nurgle hideous but unlike the first model I painted, which my friend said looked like an autistic on speed had painted it, yours looks AMAZING! ^_^

Looks great! Yes, you can do matt varnish over gloss one, just remember than any usage of matt varnish will dim/flatten colours a bit. Personally I'm using mix of satin and matt to do the finish.

 Bonkz wrote:
Thanks karokk,

Yes I agree about the basing I was going for a mud pit kind of look using the mud texture paint, I still have to paint the perimeter of the bas yet ( I think light brown maybe?) how do you think I could spice up the bases ?

Also yes I covered all of my models in the GW Ardcoat to try and protect the paint job because I'm going to be playing a lot of games with these guys and it gave it a high gloss effect, not really sure if I like how it turned out. I've read on other posts about gloss and mat varnishes and people generally have said you can put a mat varnish over a gloss varnish without losing detail I guess ? I might give that a try to see how it turns out

The bases need depth and lighting just like the miniatures, if you want mud you should try and drybrush the base a bit with a lighter brown color. You could also add minor details like turfs, skulls, rocks etc.

pretty good, you may want to redo some of the colors on the demon prince, looks a little too colorful.