Cutthroatcure wrote:-Fingers Crossed-

Hehe

So here he is anyway, held back a fair bit as he was character standard, added some sneaky little details to the nurglings to try and colour balance a bit, Im not sure how hes turned out really, but he looks quite nice in the hand so thats something at least.

Base is by request.

Ifalna wrote:
I have no idea what Im doing with this sorc, he has to be all browns and I am totally winging it, Im trying to make the browns all look different but oh god they are all brown what do I do help me D:

Wow. I don't know how to respond to this. Part of me thinks, " wow, it's so refreshing to know that even the best have moments of doubt," while another part thinks, " oh my god, you don't know what you're doing and this is what you produce?" This guy is absolutely amazing, Iffy. Love the white armor!

Ifalna wrote:

Da Boss wrote:Wow, I love the contrast with the chains so much. I think I need some manglers of my own now O_o

I figured the chains would have to be super dark to get the right contrast, but they still have a fair bit of work to go Everyone needs manglers, it should be model painting law.

A recommendation, perhaps, but not a law.

Having said that, I've already painted my first Mangler...

sublimely beautiful browns there! He is utterly beyond the help of soap.

Oh my God, I'm still up working on my Ordinatus Golgotha as the UK'ers are waking up. This project has consumed me, utterly.

Seriously, go to bed.

Yellowbeard wrote:
Wow. I don't know how to respond to this. Part of me thinks, " wow, it's so refreshing to know that even the best have moments of doubt," while another part thinks, " oh my god, you don't know what you're doing and this is what you produce?" This guy is absolutely amazing, Iffy. Love the white armor!

Thanks dude, but I must admit I wing it often. I think I have just gotten better at winging it, not better at being super sure and always knowing exactly what I am doing beforehand. Maybe thats all "talent" is, getting better at making things up as you go. hohohoh.

Dysartes wrote:
A recommendation, perhaps, but not a law.
Having said that, I've already painted my first Mangler...

/strokes chin.
Dysartes, there is something off about that Squig but I just can't put my finger on it..

weetyskemian44 wrote:sublimely beautiful browns there! He is utterly beyond the help of soap.

HE IS A DIRTY BOY. DIRTY.

Briancj wrote:Oh my God, I'm still up working on my Ordinatus Golgotha as the UK'ers are waking up. This project has consumed me, utterly.

whalemusic360 wrote:Seriously, go to bed.

It's ok, I didn't get to sleep till about 8 and was awake at 11. Good chance I might actually fall unconcious into a stupor today, looking forward to it!
Today will be more squig and starting on guardsmen, as the nurgly dude has the from the owner and is now finished.


Also, quick sales plug -
I have some Warmachine and a Carnifex still for sale, but they won't be dropping below this price or going to auction (due to the prices of the actual models, you are literally going to be paying only a couple of euro for the paintjobs as it is)

http://bit.ly/K6iCcU

If you want any, grab em, cash is to a good cause. KEEPING SARAH ALIVE ♥

I wish I was going to keep my Cryx, I'd be all over that warjack... unfortunately I have to start cutting my losses and the Cryx didn't make the final list.

weetyskemian44 wrote:sublimely beautiful browns there! He is utterly beyond the help of soap.

Well played Sir, Well Played.

Great work Ifalna, really enjoyed looking through this thread.

MUST KEEP SARAH ALIVE!!

Oh no wait I spent it all on squigs and squats

See what you hath wrought, Iffy? Your Squig Addiction hath spread like a Nurgle plague, and now no one can send you money or cupcakes.

I have absolutely no one to blame but myself.

dont think of it as a squig infection you are spreading... think of it as the glorious squig revolution!

Rogue Wolves wrote: think of it as the glorious squig revolution!

The birth of an all-squig parliament Viva la revolucion!

Early WIP for a guard unit, tabletop standard so won't be too detailed.
Guns and metals need to be started, cloth needs a wash and rehighlight, faces need mouth details and bases need to be done, but that should be it.



Super tired now! 2-3 hours sleep last night and no nap today? I've gone cray cray.

holy gak thats a lot of plasma guns

^ i dunno, seems to be missing something.. plasma related

Yeah. Definitely skimping on the plasma. They all only have one. Back in my day, we all had at least three plasma weapons on us, and we liked it!

^ exactly what i think this needs


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not to mention a plasma sword or two

Uhm. That's not a legal IG squad in the SLIGHTEST.

so your saying that awsome is illegal? i dont think awsomeness can ever be illegal... period, thats why my IG have orks, dragons, and even suv's

It may just be the beginning of a bunch of IG vets or someone wanted some figs to swap between normal vet squad leaders with laspistols and melta vets. I keep bunches of flamers, meltas, plasma guns, and grenade launchers to swap in my IG force. However, I don't use plasma pistols with single wound models - especially commissars; too risky. So maybe the plasma pistol dudes are company commanders?

I heartily approve of this plasma overdose.

Just got an email in reply to the one I sent Gw explaining that the replacement gobbo I received was as bad as the original.

Hello

Thank you for your email. We have recived a replacement set of the goblins, they have been checked and confirmed that they are of the best standard currently available. There are some fine holes but they are in the undercuts such as beneath robes and one which is under the nose and do not interfear with the detail, a small amount of liquid greenstuff applied with an old brush should resolve them.

We will have these replacements with you as soon as possible. If you have any problems please do not hesitate to get in touch.

The underlined part strikes me as an extremely strange thing to say to a customer about your product, is it just me?

I am however happy with the clearly hand typed email with direct communication, if the gobbo arrives and does just have tiny bubbles I can easily fill with PVA and has no detail loss, then I am ok with that. I would have preferred it not take weeks, but they did in fairness send me a second mangler box I did not request so I can't complain.

Fingers crossed this Gobbo is usable.

As with all things GW... "quality" is a relative term. Just depends on how low you want to set your standards. They aren't artists Iffy, they're businessmen. That means whatever minimum quality you're willing to pay for is the quality they're going to provide. Doing any better doesn't make financial sense.

It's QC Limbo.... GW-style!

"How low can you go... how low can you go..."

Ah huzzah for Finecrap ><

Good to hear they're bein real cool with the replacements, Iffy.
I still havent got any resin stuff outside of FW grots... All Ive heard are the horror stories


Also...

... under the nose and do not interfear with the detail,

Oh GW, I love your writing so!

Ramos Asura wrote:Ah huzzah for Finecrap ><

Good to hear they're bein real cool with the replacements, Iffy.
I still havent got any resin stuff outside of FW grots... All Ive heard are the horror stories
Also...

... under the nose and do not interfear with the detail,

Oh GW, I love your writing so!

I have many horror stories :( I don't mind the typos, it means the person who handled this email is not one of the usuals, hence not using a template and macro's. Thats a good thing, hopefully this person knows what they are talking about.

So the tabletop Guard are now all done, pew pew pew.




Did not go too crazy with them due to their painting standard, but hand fun regardless. Got them done in two sittings, which ain’t bad.

They had resin bases and guns, I had to actually snip their arm parts at the fists and make new arms to try and fit them under the guns, which is why some are balled up fists The owner knew that would happen and did not mind.

Phew!

Excellent work! No-one minds or notices the balled up fists, we have to do this for IG all the time, due to the sculpts.

very nice work Iff, and you did a nice job here for only two sessions, although the only thing i would change is that i would have made the sgt's bionic eye a warmer color, only because the overall presence is very cool.. but then again i do trust your painting more than mine

They turned out really well Iffy... even if they are Guard.

Gitsplitta wrote:... even if they are Guard.

not classy gits, not classy

Lol rogue
guard are pretty cool though gits!

Yes, they are very cool. I just have a long-standing, completely irrational hatred of IG... Stems from living through 3rd Edition.

what did 3rd do to make you hate IG?

They touched him, inappropriately.

What didn't? They had a thousand tanks that could all shoot indirectly. You'd get blown to he-double toothpics before you could even cross the board. Oh, and the cheesy assassins. Oh, and Yarrick... oh, and etc. etc. etc.

While IG are still a very good army, I can play them and enjoy myself, not so back then. Everybody hated guard... far more than any other army of the period.

so the greyknights of 3rd (in a way?)

Gitsplitta wrote:Everybody hated guard... far more than any other army of the period.

As someone who was using IG pretty solidly through 3rd edition, that wasn't my experience at all - I'd need to double-check my old 'dex, but as I recall the indirect tank weapons (by which you're referring to the Griffon and Basilisk) all had quite a hefty minimum range. The only other indirect fire weapons were infantry mortars, which have never been the most terrifying of weapons.

When it comes down to idiotically overpowered books in 3rd edition, I've got two words for you - Chaos 3.5.

True, but at the end of turn 1 there was rarely enough standing after the bombardment to close in. You should have played with us Dysartes... you would have had a field day!

Ifalna wrote:Just got an email in reply to the one I sent Gw explaining that the replacement gobbo I received was as bad as the original.

Hello

Thank you for your email. We have recived a replacement set of the goblins, they have been checked and confirmed that they are of the best standard currently available. There are some fine holes but they are in the undercuts such as beneath robes and one which is under the nose and do not interfear with the detail, a small amount of liquid greenstuff applied with an old brush should resolve them.

We will have these replacements with you as soon as possible. If you have any problems please do not hesitate to get in touch.

The underlined part strikes me as an extremely strange thing to say to a customer about your product, is it just me?

I am however happy with the clearly hand typed email with direct communication, if the gobbo arrives and does just have tiny bubbles I can easily fill with PVA and has no detail loss, then I am ok with that. I would have preferred it not take weeks, but they did in fairness send me a second mangler box I did not request so I can't complain.

Fingers crossed this Gobbo is usable.

Sorry for the slight delay answer, but that answer will hopefully made some smart dumba** stop creating threads with the purpose of saying you are all idiots by complaining about finecast, I have bought innumerous models (normally 2) and they were perfect.

SOoo I just awoke from my Diablo 3 coma..... I'm glad to see that you beat me out of it by a couple weeks!!

The squigs, nurgly sorcerly fun and the guard all turned out really well!
The colours on the squig are perticularily well blended

.... Soon, sooo I wll send you my lovelies.... and by soon I mean in 2 weeks when I get home from work

Pew, Pew indeed

Dysartes, your Mangler link was to a warjack model :-/

Ifalna, where are the squigs...!??

The guard do look good, but your title is appropriate. Those guns are huge on them

I think the sorcerer turned out great!

RiTides wrote:Dysartes, your Mangler link was to a warjack model :-/

The Mangler warjack came first, RiTides

Briancj wrote:Uhm. That's not a legal IG squad in the SLIGHTEST.

It is a legal squad, well, two legal squads if they were a pair of CCS or PCS

Not a single plasma shy one in the unit :O

Imperial Monkey wrote:

Briancj wrote:Uhm. That's not a legal IG squad in the SLIGHTEST.

It is a legal squad, well, two legal squads if they were a pair of CCS or PCS

True!

anyone who brings that many plasma guns deserves to overheat like a boss and die lol

Squigs will be up soon! I am on my weekend now so no painty, and trying to organise the arrival of two guinea pig girls, exciting

My Carnifex sold so he is being shipped off today, I am super happy as I now have all the funds I needed to stock up on supplies and get my webcam for recording Good week for Sarah!

The owner of the sorcerer was totally happy with him, and I am sending off the plasma boys today. The guns were hilarious, lots and lots of fun!

Ifalna wrote:Squigs will be up soon! I am on my weekend now so no painty, and trying to organise the arrival of two guinea pig girls, exciting

Actual guinea pigs? Sounds like inspiration for a squig painting scheme

Or a Brushfire painting scheme!

RiTides wrote:

Ifalna wrote:Squigs will be up soon! I am on my weekend now so no painty, and trying to organise the arrival of two guinea pig girls, exciting

Actual guinea pigs? Sounds like inspiration for a squig painting scheme

Or a Brushfire painting scheme!

Actual Guinea Pigs! Hamster warriors just blew my mind, thank you so much for that link, oh my god.

And another soul lost to Brushfire.

Brushfire's secret guerrilla propaganda scheme. No one knows of Brushfire, but everyone loves hamster warriors. Immediately sold lol...

Alfndrate wrote:Brushfire's secret guerrilla propaganda scheme. No one knows of Brushfire, but everyone loves hamster warriors. Immediately sold lol...

Those Hamster Zerkers are likely to be my downfall too but I'm resisting the urge so far.

It doesn't help that the wife and I are fans of skirmish style games like Mordheim.

JB wrote:
It doesn't help that the wife and I are fans of skirmish style games like Mordheim.

So I should NOT point you at something like this, then: http://wreck-age.net/

Ifalna wrote:Actual Guinea Pigs! Hamster warriors just blew my mind, thank you so much for that link, oh my god.

Was hoping you might like them

So you're adopting 2 guinea pigs, or are they just "visiting"?

Wow - the combination of wargames, roleplay and cute rodents really appeals!!

Guinea pigs are so much fun lol!! I owned a number of them when I was younger.
They like to crawl all over and make tuneful squeeking noises when they get excited
On the other hand if you hold vegitables within sniffing distance and they catch a whiff they make a high pitch squeeling excited noise that would rival the sound blasters of Noise Marines

Hope you have fun with the buggers

Ifalna wrote:Squigs will be up soon! I am on my weekend now so no painty, and trying to organise the arrival of two guinea pig girls, exciting

My Carnifex sold so he is being shipped off today, I am super happy as I now have all the funds I needed to stock up on supplies and get my webcam for recording Good week for Sarah!

The owner of the sorcerer was totally happy with him, and I am sending off the plasma boys today. The guns were hilarious, lots and lots of fun!

your on your weekend off! go away!

weetyskemian44 wrote:Wow - the combination of wargames, roleplay and cute rodents really appeals!!

It's clearly a win win combination!

logg_frogg wrote:Guinea pigs are so much fun lol!! I owned a number of them when I was younger.
They like to crawl all over and make tuneful squeeking noises when they get excited
On the other hand if you hold vegitables within sniffing distance and they catch a whiff they make a high pitch squeeling excited noise that would rival the sound blasters of Noise Marines
Hope you have fun with the buggers

I am going to have SO much fun. I had one when I was very little who was the best pet I have ever owned, but he was very sadly killed by a cat who scaled our extension outside to get into my bedroom window while he was having floor time, breaking my tiny 6 year old heart.

These two are going to be wrapped in cotton wool and bubblewrap, I will be totally overprotective.

DijnsK wrote:
your on your weekend off! go away!

But I like to forum toooo D: I just hit 60 in Diablo and the servers instantly died. Jaysus.

You can tell I have been very good and not been playing during my "work" week as I am so late to hit 60

Ifalna wrote:These two are going to be wrapped in cotton wool and bubblewrap,

Ready to post them somewhere?

make sure you don't just feed them rodent mix for food! they really need veggies and lots of available water, you can of course leave some dry mix in with them but if they eat just the boxed stuff they often and quite sadly get kidney failure and pass away! :-( I learnt this the hard sad way many years ago and my poor little V-TEC didn't make it!

but on a brighter note, you'll have so much fun with them :-) they're the rodent everyone loves to love!

nerdfest09 wrote:make sure you don't just feed them rodent mix for food! they really need veggies and lots of available water, you can of course leave some dry mix in with them but if they eat just the boxed stuff they often and quite sadly get kidney failure and pass away! :-( I learnt this the hard sad way many years ago and my poor little V-TEC didn't make it!

Oh god :( I don't feed any of my pets on full "kibble", too many sad stories. I use it as a base and add lots of fresh foods. They will have meadow hay, sprouts and the odd bit of lemon for vitamin C, and my large grassy garden to graze on when I have them used to being on harnesses.

nerdfest09 wrote:but on a brighter note, you'll have so much fun with them :-) they're the rodent everyone loves to love!

They are fantastic, rabbits with an extra dose of cuddly.

Oh god :( I don't feed any of my pets on full "kibble", too many sad stories. I use it as a base and add lots of fresh foods. They will have meadow hay, sprouts and the odd bit of lemon for vitamin C, and my large grassy garden to graze on when I have them used to being on harnesses.

Really? that..... sounds quite good....... Um this might sound weird Iffy but I'd be quite happy for you to put me on a harness and feed me meadowy hay and sprouts as well as grazing on your large grassy garden! I could think of a worse life to lead than that!.....

Oh god that sounds weird now.......

lol nf09 that does sound very weird in a disturbing way....

Yes..... yes it does......

Lol.

errrr

/shifts eyes

In other news, onwards to Inferno with my DH at last!

We had a guinea pig for a while, and they really are a ton of fun. Now, we have two rabbits, and I can say, no pets can beat small fluffy ones

I've had too much school to play enough diablo, but today was the last day, so I'll see you all in inferno

If you only have a small lawn you can use them as lawn mowers - We used to put ours in a square box frame with chicken wire over the top and once they have mowed one square of lawn you just move the box...

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Fantastic weety! She's ready for Spinal Tap!

weety, I haven't been following this thread for all that long- was that model referenced earlier / does it have something to do with Ifalna?

No - I was just a tiny bit drunk last night and posted my pics on the wrong thread - whoops! Sorry ifalna

lol im only lvl 32... and i bought the game on release day... :(
ive been practicing my airbrush on a structure i build the last couple of days

prime12357 wrote:We had a guinea pig for a while, and they really are a ton of fun. Now, we have two rabbits, and I can say, no pets can beat small fluffy ones
I've had too much school to play enough diablo, but today was the last day, so I'll see you all in inferno

I can't wait for them to arrive, the hutch is however still doing a tour of europe with the courier, which is worrying, so fingers crossed it arrives for next weekend!
Inferno is.. fun...

weetyskemian44 wrote:If you only have a small lawn you can use them as lawn mowers - We used to put ours in a square box frame with chicken wire over the top and once they have mowed one square of lawn you just move the box...

Haha yes, I will totally be doing that. I am getting a pair of harnesses so I can just go outside with them, but I may very well get a little outdoors box for them eventually.

weetyskemian44 wrote:No - I was just a tiny bit drunk last night and posted my pics on the wrong thread - whoops! Sorry ifalna

Oh mannnn, you totally should have left it here as a tribute to an awesome drunken night!

DijnsK wrote:lol im only lvl 32... and i bought the game on release day... :(
ive been practicing my airbrush on a structure i build the last couple of days

PLAY HARDER. I'm too pro now for us to be friends anymore.

Ack we were supposed to skype today werent we, sorry I was painting all freaking day >< Poke me tomorrow on facebook and Ill log and we can chat.

Today I got a lot of work done on the massive wolf mounts.






The casts themselves are really nice bar some minor issues which hopefully are not too noticeable. (bubbling, non straight edges etc) I believe these are a small home business based set and so are very clearly home cast, but they are quite unique even if a little bit rough around the edges

These are to character standard, their metals need a little more work but apart from that the wolves themselves are done. Will be on snow effect bases
Marines will be airbrushed with hand painted lower halfs, should not be a noticeable difference. Great to see these starting to come together.

Oh my word, these are fantastic, Iffy. The eyes and teeth are so lifelike. ("The better to eat you with....") And I love the the nose even looks wet.

I don't know if it was an "awesome" drunken night - more of a bog standard, must get drunk cos tomorrow is my only day off kinda drunken night. I will be sure to have a better one next weekend and post some truly irrelevant pictures.

Bionic wolves!? What will they come up with next? Bet they will look fantastical.

Those wolves look fantastic Iffy you keep getting better and better with every mini you paint. The wolves look so life like.

Ifalna wrote:
PLAY HARDER. I'm too pro now for us to be friends anymore.

IM TRYING!! I have a 40 (more like 60) hour per week job and a girlfriend who starts complaining when i dont spend at least an hour a week with her and dont text her for a month!!! and im trying to get some painting done!

Ifalna wrote:Ack we were supposed to skype today werent we, sorry I was painting all freaking day >< Poke me tomorrow on facebook and Ill log and we can chat.

if by sunday you mean saterday then yeah, your right
i wont be online a lot for a couple of days this is kind of a busy week for me, so next weekend??

Those wolves look absolutely amazing, I spooted one as a Maxmini wolf, any ideas where the others come from?

Ifalna wrote:Lol.

errrr

/shifts eyes

In other news, onwards to Inferno with my DH at last!

Ha! You've been slacking! I've been in inferno for 2 weeks ... and I did offer help lol. On the other side of that coin I am at work for another week and cannot play *cries histarically*

Pretty looking armor you have there BTW.

Have you hit A2 yet? It's pretty much a brick wall if you aren't geared...


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P.S. I'm also interested in how the wolves turn out

The wolves look great so far! I really like the casts, they're quite beefy and look like they could actually carry a marine... if a wolf would ever actually consent to do so, of course...

A brick wall for DH, means the Grand Canyon for Barbs trust me!

Cutthroatcure wrote:A brick wall for DH, means the Grand Canyon for Barbs trust me!

Beats playing a monk Even fully geared, you're pretty screwed. As Iffy mentioned, Inferno is...fun.

The wolves look really great! The eyes and mouth look really good. It must be all the practice with the squigs, but the teeth are awesome

Worse comes to worse, one of those pet gate things will keep the little guys enclosed well enough. Good luck with the post!

Yellowbeard wrote:Oh my word, these are fantastic, Iffy. The eyes and teeth are so lifelike. ("The better to eat you with...." And I love the the nose even looks wet.

I used some gloss varnish for the noseys, using gloss in specific areas is something everyone should play around with, its fun!

weetyskemian44 wrote:I don't know if it was an "awesome" drunken night - more of a bog standard, must get drunk cos tomorrow is my only day off kinda drunken night. I will be sure to have a better one next weekend and post some truly irrelevant pictures.
Bionic wolves!? What will they come up with next? Bet they will look fantastical.

I am genuinely looking forward to this. Do it!

I'm not sure about the logic behind the bionic bits, were they not hardcore enough? Did they need robot parts? One of them had bionic bits in his tail but it was stupid so I painted it as fur >< C'maaaan.

GiraffeX wrote:Those wolves look fantastic Iffy you keep getting better and better with every mini you paint. The wolves look so life like.

Thanks dude! I think the sculpts are a bit too "thick" for me to get much detail on, that fur is massive, its like dreadlocks when you compare it to the marines, so it's hard to brush on textures, but I think they will end up ok

DijnsK wrote:
IM TRYING!! I have a 40 (more like 60) hour per week job and a girlfriend who starts complaining when i dont spend at least an hour a week with her and dont text her for a month!!! and im trying to get some painting done!

NO EXCUSES. MORE DIABLO.

DijnsK wrote:if by sunday you mean saterday then yeah, your right
i wont be online a lot for a couple of days this is kind of a busy week for me, so next weekend??

Wait.. what day is it?



My god, see, this is what happens when I am left to my own devices. I thought today was.. sunday? Wow. Wow. I can't.
Sorry dude, just poke me on facebook when you are ready to go and we will organise it.

dantay_xv wrote:Those wolves look absolutely amazing, I spooted one as a Maxmini wolf, any ideas where the others come from?

I have no idea, I will ask the owner

logg_frogg wrote:
Ha! You've been slacking! I've been in inferno for 2 weeks ... and I did offer help lol. On the other side of that coin I am at work for another week and cannot play *cries histarically*
Pretty looking armor you have there BTW.
Have you hit A2 yet? It's pretty much a brick wall if you aren't geared...

I'm in the middle of act 2 now, farmed act 1 for a good few hours, made a couple of million, geared up, and am just about managing it. Just downed Zoltun.

RiTides wrote:The wolves look great so far! I really like the casts, they're quite beefy and look like they could actually carry a marine... if a wolf would ever actually consent to do so, of course...

They are indeed the right size, which is great. I just wish the fur was not so thickly sculpted!

prime12357 wrote:

Cutthroatcure wrote:A brick wall for DH, means the Grand Canyon for Barbs trust me!

Beats playing a monk Even fully geared, you're pretty screwed. As Iffy mentioned, Inferno is...fun.

In fairness, I don't know any class that is not hitting brick walls in inferno. Takes a lot of practice and gearing to the get past them, but everyone can just about manage. My pal is playing a full defensive barb atm and he is totally stuck, he overestimated how far taking very little damage with only 5k dps would get him :(

prime12357 wrote:The wolves look really great! The eyes and mouth look really good. It must be all the practice with the squigs, but the teeth are awesome
Worse comes to worse, one of those pet gate things will keep the little guys enclosed well enough. Good luck with the post!

Haha its true, the squigs give a lot of tooth practice!

Speaking of Squigs..

"Hey Ifalna, so what did you spend 5 hours painting today?"

"PETE THE PINK POLKA-DOT SQUIG"

Yes thats right folks, hes pink, and he has polka dots. He is also tiny. Really, really tiny. The size of a thumbnail. He sits on the base of the mangler, looking smug and not aware he is about to be stood on.
Poor Pete.





He is still making me laugh.

And for good measure, the results of my massive farmathon and AH binge -



Oooo gurrlll lookit dat crit damage. /wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle


Ps: I have a couple of PM's to get around to, will fit that in tomorrow Night night!

Oh good heavens Iffy, that little squig is BRILLIANT! The eyes.... just haunting.

That is incredible, Iffy! Beautiful work.

Now I'm off to go burn everything I own painting related... those all look amazing Iffy...

And if I were a hacker, I'd not go after your stuffs...

Such soulful eyes

Ifalna wrote:

DijnsK wrote:
IM TRYING!! I have a 40 (more like 60) hour per week job and a girlfriend who starts complaining when i dont spend at least an hour a week with her and dont text her for a month!!! and im trying to get some painting done!

NO EXCUSES. MORE DIABLO.

MOOAARRRR!!!
whish my week had like an extra day hidden somewhere

Ifalna wrote:

DijnsK wrote:if by sunday you mean saterday then yeah, your right
i wont be online a lot for a couple of days this is kind of a busy week for me, so next weekend??

Wait.. what day is it?



My god, see, this is what happens when I am left to my own devices. I thought today was.. sunday? Wow. Wow. I can't.
Sorry dude, just poke me on facebook when you are ready to go and we will organise it.

ill do so a couple days in advance. like thursday or something, which is in 2 days
i had a couple of long weekends so i know how it feels! o loose all sense of time

Ifalna wrote:

eye.... sockets..... crumbling..... eyes.... melting....

Ifalna wrote:

Oooo gurrlll lookit dat crit damage. /wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle

can you PM me your blizard name so i can add you to my friendslist.
maybe you can help me progress faster!! (referring to MOOAARRR!!!)

weetyskemian44 wrote:Such soulful eyes

Ifalna or the Squig?

OMFG I love your painting! I'm going to worship this thread like F@£%ing Jesus! Exalted AND subscribed!

Dysartes wrote:

weetyskemian44 wrote:Such soulful eyes

Ifalna or the Squig?

lolz

Dysartes wrote:

weetyskemian44 wrote:Such soulful eyes

Ifalna or the Squig?

*sigh*

forum players....

Gitsplitta wrote:Oh good heavens Iffy, that little squig is BRILLIANT! The eyes.... just haunting.

Yessss so pink! I was totally proud of the eyes and then I took the zoomed in shot and noticed the little bump in his right one, there was some nerdrage Gits :( He is so small I literally could not see that bump till I took the shot, but I wish it wasn't there now D:

Yellowbeard wrote:That is incredible, Iffy! Beautiful work.

Thank you!

Alfndrate wrote:Now I'm off to go burn everything I own painting related... those all look amazing Iffy...
And if I were a hacker, I'd not go after your stuffs...

Aint getting my stuffs, got my trusty Paris invitational Authenticator! Thats like.. 4 years old now and I really should replace with an Iphone ap.. hmm.
Don't burn your things, I don't personally think spending 5 hours on a tiny squig is that good going, I'm a bit annoyed with myself that he's all I really got done yesterday :S

weetyskemian44 wrote:Such soulful eyes

He is about to get stepped on, we are witnessing the last moments of his tiny self, I think his life is passing before his eyes.

DijnsK wrote:
MOOAARRRR!!!
whish my week had like an extra day hidden somewhere

I don't even have "weeks"anymore, just a hodgepodge of days I don't know the name of. Good grief.

DijnsK wrote:ill do so a couple days in advance. like thursday or something, which is in 2 days
i had a couple of long weekends so i know how it feels! o loose all sense of time

Yes that would be perfect, thanks It seems I can't be trusted to keep a simple Skype chat set, quite embarassing.

DijnsK wrote:can you PM me your blizard name so i can add you to my friendslist.
maybe you can help me progress faster!! (referring to MOOAARRR!!!)

Ifalna#2939

Anyone can feel free to add me, Im a nicr guyyy.

Dysartes wrote:
Ifalna or the Squig?

Ifalna ofc, these squinty, red lined, light sensitive works of art are full of emotion.

Urien_Rakarth wrote:OMFG I love your painting! I'm going to worship this thread like F@£%ing Jesus! Exalted AND subscribed!

Holy crap, thanks dude! What does exalt actually do by the way? I know it adds a thread to a special list but does it have another function? I am confus

Wow Iffy, Pete looks fething amazing! The eyes are top notch!

OoOO thta little squig blows the big squig away! Spectacular work! It's not often you see a mini that looks that animated !


P.S. How are you survivng with such low resists? Dodge ftw?

MrMerlin wrote:Wow Iffy, Pete looks fething amazing! The eyes are top notch!

I was so happy with them and then saw the little bump :( Oh man. I think doing eyes with detail REALLY makes a fig pop, the rest of the fig can be quite mediocre but if you put in effort with the eyes, it can still look win

logg_frogg wrote:OoOO thta little squig blows the big squig away! Spectacular work! It's not often you see a mini that looks that animated !

The pink helps, doesnt it And his spotty bottom.

logg_frogg wrote:P.S. How are you survivng with such low resists? Dodge ftw?

Spec and playstyle really, I can take 1 hit and survive it, but if I am taking a hit then I am doing something wrong to be honest.

Take templar everywhere and gear him with tanky stats, start with nether tentacle spam which will crit 5 times or so for 80k+, Drop shadow beast rain of vengeance and continue to spam NT, then start kiting. Entangling shot, get some range, smoke screen so they start moving back to the templar, spam NT, smokescreen, spam, smokescreen, spam, preparation, smokescreen, spam, repeat infinitely.

I have a lot of experience with Monster Hunter so I am used to extreme twitch gaming styles, this suits perfectly. I have to be aware of all aoe effects and damage range of the creatures while juggling cooldowns, but it works.

CAN YOU TELL I AM NERD.

Ifalna wrote:
CAN YOU TELL I AM NERD.

Yes, yes we can. Like a beacon. Around the world, gamers turn their heads to'ward the Emerald Isle and go, "A gorgeous redheaded gamer girl?"*

--B.

* And then their heads explode. Listen, off in the mists, and you can hear the faint popping, nigh unto the sound of bubblewrap. Pop. Pip-pop. Poppity pop pop pop. Pop.

Ifalna wrote:

MrMerlin wrote:Wow Iffy, Pete looks fething amazing! The eyes are top notch!

I was so happy with them and then saw the little bump :( Oh man. I think doing eyes with detail REALLY makes a fig pop, the rest of the fig can be quite mediocre but if you put in effort with the eyes, it can still look win

logg_frogg wrote:OoOO thta little squig blows the big squig away! Spectacular work! It's not often you see a mini that looks that animated !

The pink helps, doesnt it And his spotty bottom.

logg_frogg wrote:P.S. How are you survivng with such low resists? Dodge ftw?

Spec and playstyle really, I can take 1 hit and survive it, but if I am taking a hit then I am doing something wrong to be honest.

Take templar everywhere and gear him with tanky stats, start with nether tentacle spam which will crit 5 times or so for 80k+, Drop shadow beast rain of vengeance and continue to spam NT, then start kiting. Entangling shot, get some range, smoke screen so they start moving back to the templar, spam NT, smokescreen, spam, smokescreen, spam, preparation, smokescreen, spam, repeat infinitely.

I have a lot of experience with Monster Hunter so I am used to extreme twitch gaming styles, this suits perfectly. I have to be aware of all aoe effects and damage range of the creatures while juggling cooldowns, but it works.

CAN YOU TELL I AM NERD.

Sounds like fun I will have to try a Demon Hunter after I finish gearing my WD and get my Baba to 60
My wd plays completely different. I'm currently abusing a passive ability that triggers 300% mana regen when 4 skills are on cooldown. I pop 2 long cooldows then cycle 2 short cooldown utility spells. 1 regens health and increases int and the other snares. while 4 cooldowns are active I spam massively costed uber dmg spells until everything is dead. works quite well actually
Usually it goes : Fetish Army, Big Bad Voodoo, Soul Harvest (? can't remember if this is right, server ports blocked at work nuuuuuuuuuu), Grappling Hands(?), spam a combination of poison cloud and haunt. I have a few other spells I would like to try as well but the mana regen is pimp!


I do enjoy my pink spotty bottoms.......wait a second.... I think I'm confusing this with a particular english desert...
Really I just don't like big green meanie squigs pushing cute little squigs around! They make me want to get out my squig herding pole!

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Iffy has a Lord????

Pink polka squig and mangler squig together is a thing of absolute awesomesauceyness. Bravo!

I see the tiny bump now. Is that a blob of gloss? I gotta get me some gloss varnish - what brand you use?

First I love the Pink squig, he is so freaking cute.

Second I have two friends who have been drooling over your DH stats and were quite flabergasted when I informed them that you were in fact a girl.

So great job on both, even though we both know D3 took longer

Squigs are lookin' fantastic Iffy! Amazing work.

Y'see, now I can't make up my mind if Pete or Disapproving Horse should be your mascot...

I think we need a side-by-side here.

...Or maybe a pic of new space alien pigs?

nice job on the polka dotted squig Iff, very nice!

I've been a little distracted by the arrival of my little 2 month old pair of piggy sisters, so will be back painting shortly

Spending time getting them used to being around people and teaching them that hands being close to them does not actually equal death.

They will get more comfortable the more time you spend with them.

Nice squigs

SL

Aye they definitely will, already have them eating out of my hand and letting me stroke them as long as I move very slowly, fast movements are still making them skittish though they are definitely better already than they were yesterday, getting them nice and young was the best plan.

Ifalna wrote:eaching them that hands being close to them does not actually equal death.

this is all depending on age and where the hands are close to

Ifalna wrote:Spending time getting them used to being around people and teaching them that hands being close to them does not actually equal death.

Depends how tightly you intend to hug them, and squeeze them, and call them George...

oh I forgot to comment on Pete, how could I do that!

He's looking excellent Iffy, I just love those eyes.

I am so, so sorry.

I did my usual update across my sites and was totally convince I had updated Dakka.. but I didn't.

I've not been gone, I've just been dense :(

Sorrrry :(

So there has been a fair amount of progress, and also a lot of wasted time and angst.



HaHa my eyesssssssssssss.

Mangler the second is assembled and primed, chatting with owner about colours.

Pete No.2 Is primed and mid painting for the Manglers base He is a red mushroom squig. Madness.

Wurrzag is assembled and primed and will be started on after my weekend.

I have a Legion of Everblight pack arriving any day which are going to be fabulous.

I have a Trygon and Zoanthrope on the way to the same scheme as the old Carnifex.

Some amazing super secret Mini's arrived that I shall keep hush about but am excited for.

And finally, I wasted near a whole day trying to work out how to fix a mini I now loathe.
The second replacement Goblin from GW had far less bubbling and terrible mold issues, but I feel he is genuinely under quality for the squig. I spent, no joke, 7 hours on this model.

Between trying to file down the grittyness (he is tiny, it is so difficult) to filling areas, to spending so fething long working on the skin in a desperate attempt to make it look ok, and this is the result -




Now only the skin is "done" in fairness, but I personally think that is a disgrace. I am no golden demon winner, but I know I can paint decently and I don't think I can save this. He looks like he is made out of bits of sand. Horrible :S

Here he is on the Mangler and I think even if I spend another 7 hours, he is going to negatively affect the model -



So what I said to the owner is that we should use his little friend instead, who is infinitely smoother-



and who I think will look way better -



I am genuinly upset about this, I don't like wasting that much time on something that is not really my fault. Ugh :(

Nice to have you back Iffy.

Wow! The squigs look so great all together like that!!!
I picked up a couple of old blisters of squigs and hoppers at half price books (random find of the day) so I think I might be following you into the maw of squig-induced insanity

As to the gobbo model.... Thats how he came to you!? Man im sorry :(
He looks like alot of my second-hand models where the previous owners went crazy with paint and glue...

I do second the opinion of the alternative rider though. Hes much smoother and i think he'll look better overall. no sense in messing up Hulk Squig with a gak cast.

sqiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigs! looks great iff, nice selection of squiggies

Hah! Splendid army of colorful squigs makes me feel cheerful this morning. It's a nice break from the fan rage over the pending arrival of WH40K 6th edition.

Burn that goblin he is a disgrace! What a shame, he looks like a backward child's drawing of a goblin. A shame really because the pose is nicely dynamic - maybe you can sculpt a tiny paper bag and stick it over his head? It just goes to show that us miniature painters rely on having good sculpts to show our talent.

Anyway enough goblin bashing, sometimes you just can't win.

That group shot is brilliant (and demonstrates that you do in fact paint goblins very well). I am going to zoom all over it.

Ramos Asura wrote:Wow! The squigs look so great all together like that!!!
I picked up a couple of old blisters of squigs and hoppers at half price books (random find of the day) so I think I might be following you into the maw of squig-induced insanity

Yay, spreading the squig addiction!

Ramos Asura wrote:As to the gobbo model.... Thats how he came to you!? Man im sorry :(
He looks like alot of my second-hand models where the previous owners went crazy with paint and glue...
I do second the opinion of the alternative rider though. Hes much smoother and i think he'll look better overall. no sense in messing up Hulk Squig with a gak cast.

That is the 3rd one :( The first had all the mold material on it, the replacement was just as bad, and this is the hand picked replacement that was " the best we can currently offer"

I don't even know if there is much point continuing to complain. I'm fething tired of it.

Rogue Wolves wrote:sqiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigs! looks great iff, nice selection of squiggies

A nice eyeburn!

JB wrote:Hah! Splendid army of colorful squigs makes me feel cheerful this morning. It's a nice break from the fan rage over the pending arrival of WH40K 6th edition.

I don't have to worry about new edition rage anymore, thankfully! Here is a bonus shot of the armies final previously unveiled squig.
Keep in mind I have exceptionally small hands, and that is a 10 cent coin.

weetyskemian44 wrote:Burn that goblin he is a disgrace! What a shame, he looks like a backward child's drawing of a goblin. A shame really because the pose is nicely dynamic - maybe you can sculpt a tiny paper bag and stick it over his head? It just goes to show that us miniature painters rely on having good sculpts to show our talent.

I could just sculpt a whole new one out of poop and it would still look better >< So angry.

weetyskemian44 wrote:Anyway enough goblin bashing, sometimes you just can't win.
That group shot is brilliant (and demonstrates that you do in fact paint goblins very well). I am going to zoom all over it.

Haha, it's not a great shot, very hard to get them all in focus. The final shot is going to be single super detailed shots of each (ala petes shots) edited into one giant image. It will be great.

Oh and for the Diablo players -



Solo'd up to Azmodan on inferno, all on my own. It's been really hard but very enjoyable. Over 9 million farmed and spent on gear. Sometimes I just look at mobs and they lie down and let me pass. Raziel is a cool guy.

Having a rider on back to front will be cool

I cant get over how poor the quality of the goblin rider model is ( not your painting ) - Their are clearly just some models that should be kicked to touch and this is one of them.

Love the squig group shot Iffy they look fantastic with all the different colours.

Shame about the goblin but thats finecast for you.

Great group shot of the Squigs, never really liked them but those look very cool!

Nice group shot of the Squig's Iffy! Fantastic work. Definitely hard to pick which one I would like the best.

Ifalna wrote: Sometimes I just look at mobs and they lie down and let me pass. Raziel is a cool guy.

Ok, if they let me do this in ANY game, I'd buy it!

The rubbish gobbo just makes the squigs all the cooler

Ifalna wrote:

Ummm.... This looks interesting...

HOW DO I FIND THIS????

Go forth and buy Diablo 3?

Ahh... I didn't know about 'Diablo'. Everyone laugh at me. Time to go and learn.


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Had a look... SHINY!

Love the herd of squigs and their colors! You do great work!

Urien_Rakarth wrote:Ahh... I didn't know about 'Diablo'. Everyone laugh at me. Time to go and learn.


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Had a look... SHINY!

You have now had your eyes truly opened!

Miss Dee wrote:Having a rider on back to front will be cool

Haha, it would be!

Tauzor wrote:I cant get over how poor the quality of the goblin rider model is ( not your painting ) - Their are clearly just some models that should be kicked to touch and this is one of them.

GiraffeX wrote:Love the squig group shot Iffy they look fantastic with all the different colours.
Shame about the goblin but thats finecast for you.

inmygravenimage wrote:The rubbish gobbo just makes the squigs all the cooler

I'm at the point where I will no longer accept commissions that will include finecast being bought and sent to me. It's not fair in the long run for me, or the owner. Yes I might get a decent one sent, but really... the chances are not high.

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:Great group shot of the Squigs, never really liked them but those look very cool!

I think people get a bit sick of just red and green squigs, so seeing they can actually be full of character is refreshing!

Gutsplitta wrote:Nice group shot of the Squig's Iffy! Fantastic work. Definitely hard to pick which one I would like the best.

I personally like pink Pete, or the little scaly green one. The giant red one I am currently painting could change my mind though...

Dysartes wrote:Go forth and buy Diablo 3?

Urien_Rakarth wrote:Ahh... I didn't know about 'Diablo'. Everyone laugh at me. Time to go and learn.
Had a look... SHINY!

It's an excellent game if you like grinding for items while dieing to horrible overtuned creatures every 10 seconds, lol No really though, great game, and the first balancing patch this month should help some of its issues out.

djphranq wrote:Love the herd of squigs and their colors! You do great work!

Urrrr thank you so much, once again the airbrush has to take a lot of credit though, it really does.

I am currently off my weekend and painting more squigs as we speak, expect updates shortly!

Just need to have the person who the figure belongs to buy and inspect it before sending it to you. I have several finecast models are are quite nice, but also many that I have called for multiple times and got multiple bad casts (my Emperors Champion wasn't right until #5). I agree its not fair to make you get the replacement, and delay your workflow. Not fair to the owner to make it last an extra month while waiting for a good cast.

Aye. Finecast that Ive seen goes one of two ways- both on opposite ends of the spectrum. My buddy's SM Libby is drop dead GORGEOUS! However one of the broodlords he got was disgusting, looking like the gobbo made of sand that Iffy had.

whalemusic360 wrote:Just need to have the person who the figure belongs to buy and inspect it before sending it to you. I have several finecast models are are quite nice, but also many that I have called for multiple times and got multiple bad casts (my Emperors Champion wasn't right until #5). I agree its not fair to make you get the replacement, and delay your workflow. Not fair to the owner to make it last an extra month while waiting for a good cast.

That's a great idea in theory, but a lot of the people I do work for are not very experienced painters and what they would consider perfectly fine could very well be an absolute nightmare for me to work with :( It's a stupid situation to be in, I wish I could just happily accept deliveries and not have to worry about this crap.

Ramos Asura wrote:Aye. Finecast that Ive seen goes one of two ways- both on opposite ends of the spectrum. My buddy's SM Libby is drop dead GORGEOUS! However one of the broodlords he got was disgusting, looking like the gobbo made of sand that Iffy had.

It really is shocking that it can vary that much, isin't it :(

So anyway, heres todays work.

Very early WIP shots of mangler 2, who is a firetruck red with a hot orange finish. This will be tamed quite a bit when I start shading him.
The white spots are only preliminary markings, the rest of his detail will be done by hand Thinking a very striking ice blue for his gums and tongue.






He looks like junk at the moment, but will start to look really nicely defined as I start shading him in the morning

And to clash with mr firetruck, a cool grey and blue mini squig who will have bright pink gums and little lime spots, he will sit on his base like Pete and the green mangler



And in Diablo news, I am 600 points away from 120000 dps, on late act 4 solo, and sold my first item today for €20! That does not seem much, but I got paid to play a game I love and can buy a pizza this weekend Score!

WOAH! He is RED!!!
Very mushroom feel to this guy!



I dont suppose if the hulk squig ate this guy he'd get bigger?


The Ice blue gums should look wicked!

Ifalna wrote:

Ramos Asura wrote:Aye. Finecast that Ive seen goes one of two ways- both on opposite ends of the spectrum. My buddy's SM Libby is drop dead GORGEOUS! However one of the broodlords he got was disgusting, looking like the gobbo made of sand that Iffy had.

It really is shocking that it can vary that much, isin't it :(

Yeah.... "Best quality currently available"
riiiiiight.... never had this many problems with pewter :<

^ that mushroom is exactly what i thought when i saw it! it looks cool

Congrats on the Amazing DPS, my friends are quite jealous..

I also love the look of the squig, can't wait to see it finished!

Loving the start of the second mangler! All your prior squigs look great... with the exception of, I'm not totally sure about the green on the prior mangler.

The grittiness of finecast really bothered me, even being a Very non-expert modeller/painter. Luckily, many models can still be found in metal instead of finecast.

Rogue Wolves wrote:^ that mushroom is exactly what i thought when i saw it! it looks cool

Indeed - the Mangler is a toadstool, but the toadstools on the base apparently aren't.

Ifalna, given your Irish heritage and the pose of Mangler 2: The Sequel, will he be trying to kick Sam the Mini-Squig through the posts in a conversion attempt?

Ramos Asura wrote:WOAH! He is RED!!!
Very mushroom feel to this guy!



I dont suppose if the hulk squig ate this guy he'd get bigger?
The Ice blue gums should look wicked!

He is super red! I think he looks like a chompa as well, but a big mushroom works just as good

Ramos Asura wrote:Yeah.... "Best quality currently available"
riiiiiight.... never had this many problems with pewter :<

Yeah.. that being the best they could find is pretty pathetic.

Rogue Wolves wrote:^ that mushroom is exactly what i thought when i saw it! it looks cool

Can't wait to continue on him today!

Cutthroatcure wrote:Congrats on the Amazing DPS, my friends are quite jealous..
I also love the look of the squig, can't wait to see it finished!

I've just had a 1308 dps crossbow drop, but I decided to sell it because I need the €30 it should net more than I need a bit more dps! Hohohoho.

I can't wait to see him finished either!

RiTides wrote:Loving the start of the second mangler! All your prior squigs look great... with the exception of, I'm not totally sure about the green on the prior mangler.
The grittiness of finecast really bothered me, even being a Very non-expert modeller/painter. Luckily, many models can still be found in metal instead of finecast.

RiTids, a confession, I secretly wanted to paint the green mangler black with really strong red stripes. I think that would have been amazing. He doe's look cool with the rest of the models though, even if his green overshadows the grots a little!

I really do only want to work with metal when it is an option, I know a lot of people say finecast is fine for them but.. I go through quite a lot of models and have not come across a single finecast I am happy with. So while it may be working out ok for others, it just ain't for me :(

Dysartes wrote:

Rogue Wolves wrote:^ that mushroom is exactly what i thought when i saw it! it looks cool

Indeed - the Mangler is a toadstool, but the toadstools on the base apparently aren't.
Ifalna, given your Irish heritage and the pose of Mangler 2: The Sequel, will he be trying to kick Sam the Mini-Squig through the posts in a conversion attempt?

Don't worry, they aren't painted yet and will be super toadstooly when I am done Also shusssh I can't discuss mini squig possibilities yet, its all under wraps.

I have a friend coming around today who asked me to teach her how to paint a bit, so I am seriously looking forward to that!

I really need to jump on the Real money AH badly~

Cutthroatcure wrote:I really need to jump on the Real money AH badly~

Yes, it is funsies Sold a crossbow for €30, and had one drop that would have easily been €200 but it wasted 2 spare stat slots on int and str instead of the + dam I needed. 180 dext and 88% crit damage crossbow wasted.. I wept.

Anyway!

Big red squig had a lot of progress.

His lovely orangey highlights have been lost in the shots a bit.. I might take the next update shots on a black background as I always get way better red results with it.

Skin is about done, white spots need to be finished, and white underbelly needs highlighting, then starting on his mouth and tongue. There is a little gobbo hidden in his mouth, it is amazing.






Will get his belly and mouth done tomorrow, likely chains too My friend who visited painted up 3 elven horses and did VERY well, I was seriously impressed, she was enraged she had to leave before finishing them so will be back in the near future to finish them off. I am proud!

Its a mushroom squig!
Loving it, how many squigs you got to work on in total iffy?


Also, about the only thing i havent seen you do is this:

Haha, oh man. Those are.. wow. Just wow.

This guy and his little base buddy are the last squigs, bar the tiny dude on Wurrzags base

You need more squigs though
Im sure there are some colour combinations you have missed.

I may make a few piksquigs yet, just ordered another 20 to join my ever growing squig heard.

The Mangler is looking great, Iffy! Looking foreard to seeing how you do the spots.

i just love the eye color Iff, great choice! the light blue goes with the shroom skin well

Ifalna, just wanted to say my wife and I have been using your tutorial to improve our painting skills. Very helpful. Thank you! By her third model she picked up washing really well.

One question though- we never bought a black wash and we've been using really thin black paint. Is that ok or would you say the ink/wash is a must?

Can we see some pics of your friends horses or are they shy?

hey iffy got some lvl 26 crossbows lying around?
my DH could do with a DPS buff

I got the Frostborn Gauntlets twice so far, the first one was the perfect one for a DH, while the second one was perfect except it had INT instead of Dex...I was pissed! They are worth some money

Loving the red mangler

The red mangler squig is looking excellent Iffy, love the white spots.

Sorry I was not around yesterday, bedridden for practically the whole day with a migraine. Massive, massive fail. :(

Jackal wrote:You need more squigs though
Im sure there are some colour combinations you have missed.
I may make a few piksquigs yet, just ordered another 20 to join my ever growing squig heard.

I am sure I can think up a few more colours The pikasquigs are both horrifying and amazing.

Yellowbeard wrote:The Mangler is looking great, Iffy! Looking foreard to seeing how you do the spots.

Rogue Wolves wrote:i just love the eye color Iff, great choice! the light blue goes with the shroom skin well

I stuck with the blue for the tongue so the goblin in there would stand out, if I had gone acid green I think he would have been hard to see!

Humblesteve wrote:Ifalna, just wanted to say my wife and I have been using your tutorial to improve our painting skills. Very helpful. Thank you! By her third model she picked up washing really well.
One question though- we never bought a black wash and we've been using really thin black paint. Is that ok or would you say the ink/wash is a must?

Oh! Awesome to hear it was some use! Thin black paint will work fine for basic shading, but the reason the wash is so useful is it will pool properly in the recesses and not across the whole area. If you use thinning or glazing agent instead of water, it should be closer to what a washes consistency is

I would definitely recommend getting some though, it is great stuff.

weetyskemian44 wrote:Can we see some pics of your friends horses or are they shy?

I will ask her if its ok to post them, she is pretty shy and might want them to be finished before I put shots out on the interwebs, hehe.

DijnsK wrote:hey iffy got some lvl 26 crossbows lying around?
my DH could do with a DPS buff

Done and done.

Cutthroatcure wrote:I got the Frostborn Gauntlets twice so far, the first one was the perfect one for a DH, while the second one was perfect except it had INT instead of Dex...I was pissed! They are worth some money

Aye legionaries are horrible, the vast majority of legendary and set items are not worth their disenchanting mats, painful.

RiTides wrote:Loving the red mangler

GiraffeX wrote:The red mangler squig is looking excellent Iffy, love the white spots.

Cheers He is definitely starting to look cool and partially finished now.

Big red Mangler approaching completion, chains base and claws need some touchups, but everything else now is pretty much done






Little Blue squig on his way too, one more layer on teeth/toes and gums should do it

The green on the little blue squig's tongue and gums is fantastic, as is the red one's. You've gotten great with...mouths

i agree that if you used a green tounge then that goblin would be hard to see, plus i really think adding a cool color to this mix of warm skin colors, it really adds more detail and balance

The squigs are funkaayyyyy. They are as bright as poison arrow frogs.

Mine are still sitting around waiting for their turn - by the time I get around to it I will have to wipe of a layer of dust probably.

Cool! Love those Mangler squigs! They're really good (you don't say...) Somehow that Goblin crawling out the mouth reminds me of something...


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One thing, on the main guy, the base is abit bare, but then you might be painting it later...

Just catching up on the last few pages.
You got pigs, Ifalna? Inside or outside pets? I used to have a pair. They can be destructive inside pets if you're not careful, but they're SO much fun.

Have you tried rubbing their bellies yet? Pigs love having their bellies rubbed. If you start while it's standing up, it will lean over to give you a better angle. It will keep leaning farther and farther until, eventually, it falls over. HILARIOUS!

Got pics?


Eric

That tongue is sick nasty! I like it!

Question: Am I right in thinking that Barn Owl chicks trump Guinea Pigs?

Well, after an awkward moment last time i commented here I thought it's about time I tempted fate again :-)

that red squig is really nicely done! I am quite fond of the little green dude in his mouth, he adds a nice bit of contrast to the model and the blue one will be perfect on the base too!
you should have been a dental assistant as you seem to really apply yourself when putting your brushes on mouths and spend time getting it just right! sometimes i wish i had something you could put your brush in it's mouth and work your magic!

Love the red squig so much! The poor little guy in his mouth absolutely makes the model The little blue guy is a brave choice of colours, and I'm really impressed that it works so well.

Your entire squig horde is freaking adorable!

I have been craaaazy busy, updates tomorrow. Mawlocs/trygons take quite a while to assemble... /cough

prime12357 wrote:The green on the little blue squig's tongue and gums is fantastic, as is the red one's. You've gotten great with...mouths

Lol, it's clearly a.. gift?

Rogue Wolves wrote:i agree that if you used a green tounge then that goblin would be hard to see, plus i really think adding a cool color to this mix of warm skin colors, it really adds more detail and balance

I think so too, I am glad I went with the blue

weetyskemian44 wrote:The squigs are funkaayyyyy. They are as bright as poison arrow frogs.
Mine are still sitting around waiting for their turn - by the time I get around to it I will have to wipe of a layer of dust probably.

I can't freaking wait to see yours, seriously.

Urien_Rakarth wrote:Cool! Love those Mangler squigs! They're really good (you don't say...) Somehow that Goblin crawling out the mouth reminds me of something...
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One thing, on the main guy, the base is abit bare, but then you might be painting it later...

Oh gosh, the base will look totally different when you see it next, that was just the basic sand!

MagickalMemories wrote:Just catching up on the last few pages.
You got pigs, Ifalna? Inside or outside pets? I used to have a pair. They can be destructive inside pets if you're not careful, but they're SO much fun.
Have you tried rubbing their bellies yet? Pigs love having their bellies rubbed. If you start while it's standing up, it will lean over to give you a better angle. It will keep leaning farther and farther until, eventually, it falls over. HILARIOUS!
Got pics?
Eric

Indoors, only about 2 months old and had never been handled when we got them 2 weeks or so ago, I've been working with them and how have them happily eating while on my lap




I will totally try belly rubs when they aren't as nervous, right now they only like head and backs being stroked

Cutthroatcure wrote:That tongue is sick nasty! I like it!

SO GREEN.

Dysartes wrote:Question: Am I right in thinking that Barn Owl chicks trump Guinea Pigs?

..Yes, I must admit they do They sound amazing. Cheers for what you sent btw, came through fine! Let me know shipping details and I will get him on his way

nerdfest09 wrote:Well, after an awkward moment last time i commented here I thought it's about time I tempted fate again :-)
that red squig is really nicely done! I am quite fond of the little green dude in his mouth, he adds a nice bit of contrast to the model and the blue one will be perfect on the base too!
you should have been a dental assistant as you seem to really apply yourself when putting your brushes on mouths and spend time getting it just right! sometimes i wish i had something you could put your brush in it's mouth and work your magic!

Haha, mouths are fun to paint, I enjoy painting anything very organic and you can make mouths all shiny and nasty and they look great!

Scarper wrote:Love the red squig so much! The poor little guy in his mouth absolutely makes the model The little blue guy is a brave choice of colours, and I'm really impressed that it works so well.
Your entire squig horde is freaking adorable!

Thanks dude! Little guy will be on his base in the shots tomorrow so you can see the contrast, it is great

Aaaaand back to painting!

Lovely guinea pigs Iffy, I love the squeaking noise they make when they here you coming or its food time.

One day you will be a great pokemon trainer and your guinea pigs will evolve into Piloswine.

Now them some good looking pigs!

Now this should be called Pigs and Squigs!

Lordy, I'd love to see your take on some of the Malifaux pigs and gremlins, Iffy - that's got Pigs & Squigs written all over it!

I really like the coloring of the spot on the top guinea pig!

Hmm.
Not the "pigs" I thought you meant. LOL

I used to have a pair of Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pigs.

I don't know how guinea pigs will take to the belly rubs. LOL


Eric

MagickalMemories wrote:Hmm.
Not the "pigs" I thought you meant. LOL
I used to have a pair of Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pigs.
I don't know how guinea pigs will take to the belly rubs. LOL
Eric

Haha, oh man No, not the same kind of pigs. These may still end up liking tummy rubs though

Quick pic spam before I go to bed with ANOTHER headache, FUN TIMES.

Big blue about 50% completed. Tabletop standard.
Striping has its base layer down, highlighting needs to be toned down and finished, then mouth and all additional pointy green bits to be added





And Big red firetruck all done and just waiting on his rider to be added






Whoah these shots are getting compressed to bits, thats a lot of loss of detail D:

I am willing your head to stop hurting so you can paint moar faster! Join me in my psycher powers friends!

I love the colors on the Trygon, especially the blue on the carapace on the head and the green on the tail. And the squig is amazing! Love that tongue. I think you should paint more blue!

I hope you feel better soon.

The squigs look AMAZING! Really like the contrast between Mr. Firetruck and his Lil' Buddy.
With luck Ill be joining your Squig madness with my own in a day or two. Just gotta boot up the ol' airbrush!

And that Nid scheme is really striking. I assume its the same sort of final coloration as that Carnifex you had for sale a while back?

whalemusic360 wrote:I am willing your head to stop hurting so you can paint moar faster! Join me in my psycher powers friends!

*focuses his psychic energies towards WMs task*

Live Iffy! LIIIIIIVE!!!!




OH SHI------*static*

These are looking awesome! Also, don't know whether you're aware, but Syndol (ultimate over the counter anti-migraine med) is back on the market.

cool
squigs and nice G pigs

Those squigs are just fantastic Iffy... really love the way they came out. Having both on the same base is just brilliant as well. The colors play off each other so well.

Nicely done, Ifalna - though I still think Big Red should be winding up to kick Little Boy Blue

Nice! Really cool Squigs, and, despite that colour sceme, ther Trygon too. Perfectly painted, but is that seriously what someone had commisioned? Really, organic bright blue?

whalemusic360 wrote:I am willing your head to stop hurting so you can paint moar faster! Join me in my psycher powers friends!

Yellowbeard wrote:I love the colors on the Trygon, especially the blue on the carapace on the head and the green on the tail. And the squig is amazing! Love that tongue. I think you should paint more blue!
I hope you feel better soon.

Ramos Asura wrote:The squigs look AMAZING! Really like the contrast between Mr. Firetruck and his Lil' Buddy.
With luck Ill be joining your Squig madness with my own in a day or two. Just gotta boot up the ol' airbrush!
And that Nid scheme is really striking. I assume its the same sort of final coloration as that Carnifex you had for sale a while back?

whalemusic360 wrote:I am willing your head to stop hurting so you can paint moar faster! Join me in my psycher powers friends!

*focuses his psychic energies towards WMs task*
Live Iffy! LIIIIIIVE!!!!

OH SHI------*static*

Haha, aww, thanks dudes, it clearly worked as I am fine now! (did you miscast my healing roll? uhoh, do I get sucked into the warp later or something? crap!)
Still had it this morning but had a nap with a cuddle from my horrible fat cat and it cleared up, so it was either your psychic energies or my cat is a secret healer.

I love painting blue, blue is my favourite colour by far! I like to try and sneak a blue shade into mini's quite often

This trygon is indeed to match the Carnifex, the person who bought it commissioned me for more, how cool is that! He is going to paint the smaller figs but I get to do some of the bigger ones which is win, they are only to tabletop but they are a lotta fun.

inmygravenimage wrote:These are looking awesome! Also, don't know whether you're aware, but Syndol (ultimate over the counter anti-migraine med) is back on the market.

Ahhh, is it pricy? I have some Imigran for emergencies but including the docs visit it works out at nearly €35 a pill so I really can't afford to take it often :(

elliot the black templar wrote:cool
squigs and nice G pigs

Squigs N Pigs! /fistbump

Gitsplitta wrote:Those squigs are just fantastic Iffy... really love the way they came out. Having both on the same base is just brilliant as well. The colors play off each other so well.

That was the plan! I wanted hyper contrast between them, same as pete and big green, having total free reign on colours is fantastic

Dysartes wrote:Nicely done, Ifalna - though I still think Big Red should be winding up to kick Little Boy Blue

Haha same, but he wouldn't fit on right and was blocking off too much of mr Red :( I honestly would have done it if not.

Urien_Rakarth wrote:Nice! Really cool Squigs, and, despite that colour sceme, ther Trygon too. Perfectly painted, but is that seriously what someone had commisioned? Really, organic bright blue?

Yep! It will end up looking like its little bro, this dude -



I am currently painting it and just taking a quick break, those stripes are.. time consuming. 2 more layers to go -



I am updating as I paint from my phone to my painting page at http://www.facebook.com/IffysPaintingService so feel free to say hello there! I have a good few pm's to get to here as well, I will try and make time tonight, sorry everyone. I always feel crappy about not responding to them quickly but I have to be sat down and capable of creating legible responses, not silly updates like I do here ><

That is a awesome design Iffy.

You never cease to amaze.

SL

Solar_lion wrote:That is a awesome design Iffy.
You never cease to amaze.
SL

Thank you so much! He is progressing nicely but I have to take a break now as I am getting the shakes and must need to eat something.

Does anyone else find that when they paint they don't seem to get noticeably hungry till suddenly their hands are shaking? I mean it's great for losing weight and all.. but maybe I should start having dried fruit or something on my desk to eat all the time ><



Can't wait to add some shade into the recesses, I think it will really pop once its done.

Ifalna wrote:

elliot the black templar wrote:cool
squigs and nice G pigs

Squigs N Pigs! /fistbump

*lays cards on table*

Barn owls trump pigs - I thought we sorted that?

ifalna wrote:

Dysartes wrote:Nicely done, Ifalna - though I still think Big Red should be winding up to kick Little Boy Blue

Haha same, but he wouldn't fit on right and was blocking off too much of mr Red :( I honestly would have done it if not.

That's a shame - unfortunately, I'm not sure there are too many Squigs smaller than Little Boy Blue...

that 'nid is looking amazing Iff! The coloring is perfect!
..now that creepy guy pic you have.. lol thats from the show Tim and Eric isnt it? My sister used to work with them but instead of paying their workers they decided to buy nice cars so she stopped working there

If your hands are shaking, then you probably have a blood sugar problem, and you should make sure you're not sliding into Type 2 diabetes.

I would keep a small amount of dried fruit and/or peanuts. A mix of natural sugars and protein for your long painting sessions. Also, take a break every 'X' hours, get up, walk around, drink water, have a snack, then return to the quest.

^ Good advice. Losing too much weight is bad, I berate my wife from dropping from a ~16 to a 6/8 in a year. She compensates by baking.
Syndol is £3.99 for 16 iirc over here, so that's what, 74 euros? about 10 afaik. It's cheap and far, far better than imigran.
Also, the green on the nid is stunning, m'dear.

Ifalna wrote:Does anyone else find that when they paint they don't seem to get noticeably hungry till suddenly their hands are shaking? I mean it's great for losing weight and all.. but maybe I should start having dried fruit or something on my desk to eat all the time ><

Hon, that's your blood sugar crashing. Not good. Brian's advice is spot on.

I find those little mini rice cakes are really good snacks while painting. so long as ya dont get the cheesy ones- the dust gets EVERYWHERE. Dried pineapple is one of my faves, but I have to be careful with it.... its too easy to eat the whole box!

Stripes are looking awesome, too. Gotta say I enjoy painting blue myself, but red... Reds gotta be my definite fave!

Ditto what brian said..
As a diabetic myself try fruits. I keep a nice crisp granny smith apple around to munch on. thou i prefer bacon!

Take it from someone who knows ...

SL

Dysartes wrote:
*lays cards on table*
Barn owls trump pigs - I thought we sorted that?
That's a shame - unfortunately, I'm not sure there are too many Squigs smaller than Little Boy Blue...

Look, we can't all be super cool people with barn owl chicks ( I saw the pics, amazing) some of us have to make do with small squeaky rodents, don't ruin this for me. D:

Rogue Wolves wrote:that 'nid is looking amazing Iff! The coloring is perfect!
..now that creepy guy pic you have.. lol thats from the show Tim and Eric isnt it? My sister used to work with them but instead of paying their workers they decided to buy nice cars so she stopped working there

Well that sounds harsh :O I had no idea what it was from, it was just a pretty accurate representation of my reaction when I get a compliment, except I have way more hair. So much hair.

Briancj wrote:If your hands are shaking, then you probably have a blood sugar problem, and you should make sure you're not sliding into Type 2 diabetes.
I would keep a small amount of dried fruit and/or peanuts. A mix of natural sugars and protein for your long painting sessions. Also, take a break every 'X' hours, get up, walk around, drink water, have a snack, then return to the quest.

Gitsplitta wrote:
Hon, that's your blood sugar crashing. Not good. Brian's advice is spot on.

Aye, it's totally my blood sugar, but it's from being a twonk and forgetting to eat for hours and hours while I paint, not any underlying nastyness, dont worry I grabbed a bag of dried fruit and some sunflower seeds and left them at my desk, I'm great for drinking but eating just totally slips my mind when I get in the zone, food I can just mash into my face with one hand is perfect, so these will do the job!

I could also just make sure to eat BEFORE I start painting, but that would cut into my nerdy game time. Clearly my life is an eternal struggle. /weep

inmygravenimage wrote:^ Good advice. Losing too much weight is bad, I berate my wife from dropping from a ~16 to a 6/8 in a year. She compensates by baking.
Syndol is £3.99 for 16 iirc over here, so that's what, 74 euros? about 10 afaik. It's cheap and far, far better than imigran.
Also, the green on the nid is stunning, m'dear.

Holy crap thats a lot to drop in a year. I wouldn't have the self control, honestly. Most I've ever lost was 1 stone and now just try and stay around the weight I ended up as, which is easy enough working from home with a controlled larder I can't do what I used to do in the office and use vending machines, which are a terrrrrible habit to get into. I have started doing basic weights though, I one day hope to have the guns of Chris Hemsworth on my totally mismatched body, so I can punch down doors and wrestle bears. It's my life goal.




Blues shaded ( not that you can tell with my massively bright desk lamp derp) and starting on the mouth.

Good grief, I love painting mouths.

Bears everywhere are now scared!

The blues looking really nice Iffy. I expect an army in those colours would be quite striking.

Ramos Asura wrote:I find those little mini rice cakes are really good snacks while painting. so long as ya dont get the cheesy ones- the dust gets EVERYWHERE. Dried pineapple is one of my faves, but I have to be careful with it.... its too easy to eat the whole box!
Stripes are looking awesome, too. Gotta say I enjoy painting blue myself, but red... Reds gotta be my definite fave!

Snackcakes are amazing, I love them too. Theres a chilli variety that is like trying to eat ground cinnamon though, near impossible. Uck!

Solar_lion wrote:Ditto what brian said..
As a diabetic myself try fruits. I keep a nice crisp granny smith apple around to munch on. thou i prefer bacon!
Take it from someone who knows ...
SL

I will definitely be taking the "keep fruit and seeds on hand" advice you guys gave, thanks a ton Even a couple of fistfuls of those while painting should keep me going no problem till dinner time!

Solar_lion wrote:Bears everywhere are now scared!

They should be!

GiraffeX wrote:The blues looking really nice Iffy. I expect an army in those colours would be quite striking.

Aye I think a full army of these would be totally win, just this dude and the carnifex so far though! I have to admit, I've been thinking of buying a Nid army set and painting them like this, would they sell? Are Nids back in favour in the new rulebook? /clueless



Arms attached, mouth washed, waiting for it to dry D: Going to start attaching his little claws in a minute and refining his eyes a bit.

I'd avoid nids for sale at the moment, the only thing that can take them as allies is other nids. Unless some rule is just ballin for them, they will just get worse and worse. A Doom, Harpy, and Pod kit would help them like a zillion fold for 6th.

I am liking this photos from your painting desk!

whalemusic360 wrote:I'd avoid nids for sale at the moment, the only thing that can take them as allies is other nids. Unless some rule is just ballin for them, they will just get worse and worse. A Doom, Harpy, and Pod kit would help them like a zillion fold for 6th.

Ah crap, so they still won't be that popular? Poor Nids, they seem to be getting a bum deal recently :(

Cutthroatcure wrote:I am liking this photos from your painting desk!

It's fun, I just hope I'm not spamming a bit much :S That's always a worry for me.

Heres the final update before bed -



His mouth just needs another highlight layer and then I will do the teeth and gloss it all up, he should be finished and ready to be packed tomorrow night

Spam away its your blog and we keep checking it

Ahhh.... NOW your local friendly Master Torturer understands... With the extra stripes, greens and greys, that now looks absolutely stunning! Sorry that all my comments seem to be annoying pre-criticisms that have already been fixed... Ah well, I'll just enjoy the awesome painting!

Nice work! Might do some stripes on my Freebooterz now

Ifalna wrote:Does anyone else find that when they paint they don't seem to get noticeably hungry till suddenly their hands are shaking? I mean it's great for losing weight and all.. but maybe I should start having dried fruit or something on my desk to eat all the time

Definitely not just you.
I mean, not shaking... but I don't realize I'm hungry.

I'll start painting then, the next thing I know, it hits me all of a sudden; it's 4 hours later, my iTunes playlist has gone off (God knows how long ago), I'm hungy, and I have to pee like CRAZY.

I remember to drink. I pick the cup up and drink without conscious thought. It's eating that's the problem. LOL
Of course, the drinking thing's a problem when you mistakenly grab your paint water... but that's a different thread. LOL

Eric

Or when you realise you've been absentmindedly washing your brushes with beer for half an hour.

The Nid looks awesome! Good contrasting colours!

Absent mindedly washing brushes with beer is absolutely what I do best in life! Absent mindedly washing your brushes with your partners beer is not recommended though...

Cutthroatcure wrote:Spam away its your blog and we keep checking it

Hah, well as long as people don't get sick of terrible iphone pics, which is likely to happennnnnnn D:

Urien_Rakarth wrote:Ahhh.... NOW your local friendly Master Torturer understands... With the extra stripes, greens and greys, that now looks absolutely stunning! Sorry that all my comments seem to be annoying pre-criticisms that have already been fixed... Ah well, I'll just enjoy the awesome painting!

Ah not at all man, I would much prefer to get some decent cristicism than only ever get praise, good criticisim is very important to improving for sure!
I'm glad he's looking better though ;D

KrimsunBaron wrote:Nice work! Might do some stripes on my Freebooterz now

You should totally try it out, striping is soooooo much fun, it really is. Very relaxing too!

MagickalMemories wrote:

Definitely not just you.
I mean, not shaking... but I don't realize I'm hungry.
I'll start painting then, the next thing I know, it hits me all of a sudden; it's 4 hours later, my iTunes playlist has gone off (God knows how long ago), I'm hungy, and I have to pee like CRAZY.
I remember to drink. I pick the cup up and drink without conscious thought. It's eating that's the problem. LOL
Of course, the drinking thing's a problem when you mistakenly grab your paint water... but that's a different thread. LOL
Eric

Hah Today I've sat with mixed nuts and fruit and a bottle of water, felt fine, reminded myself to keep eating and all is well! And don't get me started on paintwater... I drink it all the time :( We never learn, do we.

Da Boss wrote:Or when you realise you've been absentmindedly washing your brushes with beer for half an hour.

Or your coffee ¬_¬

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:The Nid looks awesome! Good contrasting colours!

Thanks dude! Very fun colours to paint, thats for sure.

weetyskemian44 wrote:Absent mindedly washing brushes with beer is absolutely what I do best in life! Absent mindedly washing your brushes with your partners beer is not recommended though...

Whoahhh no, thats a line I aint crossing! Thought he would actually enrage more over coffee than he would beer if I ruined it, lol

So mr Nid is now finished, his base is hella sparse but it has to be to match the Carnifex.

I am very happy with him for Tabletop, especially his mouth OH WHAT CLICK FOR GIANT PICTURE.



I am now in the middle of painting up an Ork shaman, I will throw up some wip pics once Im done for the night



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And what I’ve been painting today, Showpiece standard Wurrzag, skin about 50% done now. Will be bringing him to a near bleached bone finished with pinky foot bottoms and palms, using glazing agent for the first time properly with this guy.

Trying to get the layers as subtle as possible while getting great tone, speaking of tone, oooOOOOoo girl lookat that body. He works out.

Da Boss wrote:Or when you realise you've been absentmindedly washing your brushes with beer for half an hour.

I may just have to sig that, made me laugh to no end!

On topic, those nids are stunning Iffy! The talons are my favorite bits, the shine they have to them gives it a more organic appearance, love it!

wow Iff im really like that ork! the skin is perfect and your only 50% done! i cant even see the layers, it all looks like normal (ork) skin.. great work!

I concur... that ork skin is amazing!

agreed, the green looks stunning

Ifalna wrote:And what I’ve been painting today, Showpiece standard Wurrzag, skin about 50% done now. Will be bringing him to a near bleached bone finished with pinky foot bottoms and palms, using glazing agent for the first time properly with this guy.

Trying to get the layers as subtle as possible while getting great tone, speaking of tone, oooOOOOoo girl lookat that body. He works out.

Nice start to Headless Chicken Wurrzag. Bonus points for the LMFAO "Sexy and I Know It" reference...

^ gave me quite a laugh

He certainly could do with a Party Rock Gym t-shirt/vest...

I'm not doing the speedo.

I'm not.

Time for a Party Orc Anthem, methinks...

He's Shaman and he knows it?

May have to ask the owner if a leopard print loincloth is ok.

Seriously. His cape is already going to be multicoloured bright squig skins, we are entering dangerously party rock territory.

Oooh...

Can his face mask be golden? Wurrzag could be the Shufflebot...

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Ifalna wrote:

I'm not doing the speedo.

I'm not.

all the Orrrrrrrrrrkz be shufflin'


Glad to see it's still a wonderful world of Pigs, Squigs and silly things dancing in their speedo's around here

I know right? I'm pretty sure this thread used to be normal, or as normal as a wargaming thread could be.

I was trying to be serious and professional.

I have no idea what happened.

Don't look at me...

*Pops the Holy Champagne*

Ifalna wrote:I know right? I'm pretty sure this thread used to be normal, or as normal as a wargaming thread could be.

I was trying to be serious and professional.

I have no idea what happened.

See? SEE? Your unholy love of Squigs has caused EVERYTHING.

Repent! Etc!

lol!

Ifalna wrote:I know right? I'm pretty sure this thread used to be normal, or as normal as a wargaming thread could be.

I was trying to be serious and professional.

I have no idea what happened.

I blame it on the paint fumes... and the excessive consuption of cereal......

logg_frogg wrote:

Ifalna wrote:I know right? I'm pretty sure this thread used to be normal, or as normal as a wargaming thread could be.

I was trying to be serious and professional.

I have no idea what happened.

I blame it on the paint fumes... and the excessive consuption of cereal......

I don't even eat cereal, I eat porridge! Aww yeah.

Here, have an excessively bad Iphone shot -



Beginning of the technicolour squigcoat. Guest starring mangler pilot and tiny raisins. Scientific fact: Goodness Raisins are more healthy than Badness Raisins.


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Some more updates on Wurrzag and his "magic technicolour murder coat", showpiece standard WIP.

The backing shade changes a bit in the shots as I was moving the mini around the lightbox trying for different lighting, but he ended up not really changing so it was a bit of a pointless endeavor



As you can see, his mask actually covers almost all the chest detail, but I figure it was very good practice anyway





Skin done, coat colours at about 50%, everything else is just starting. I am exceptionally proud of his skintone. It was an experiment in glazing, I will be doing it again for sure.

Really nice paint job Iff, the colored squig skins look fantastic and not unnaturally colorful! Cant waite to see this guy finished!

Hey Iffy the Shammy looks fanastic. the skin was beautifully done and im really digging the "Coat of Many Squigs"

The Coat is so much fun, I am totally looking forward to finishing it off today

Slightly annoyed by how much of his skin is being hidden though, it looked so nice, argh.

His mask feathers will be the same colours as his coat, he is going to look hilarious. I am not sure he would fit in most other armies, but he looks great alongside the squigs


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Ah, and random gaming updates -



I've still been plodding along with Raziel, but haven't been playing that much due to Tera and also the latest patch causing my PC to freeze up randomly with D3 (cheers, seriously).

He really only has his weapon still to upgrade, everything else is nearly as good as I can get it bar gems. Stupid billions of gold gems ¬_¬

Tera has however sucked me in, chewed me up, and swallowed me. Really enjoying the game, it feels like a simplified Monster Hunter MMO. The combat is fantastic and has totally turned me off hotkey combat in MMO's now.

It is also ridiculously gorgeous, I have a folder for screenshots I've been taking here - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150885920387111.405707.714797110&type=1

should be public, let me know if it aint.

duuuuuuude! That shaman is wicked!
I LOVE that rainbow coat and that skin is incredible!

I kinda want one of those models to paint xD So cool!

And Im still envious of your D3.... I still have yet to acquire the game

Thats some pretty slick DH DPS.
I'm sad That I have to take 2 weeks off of gaming to work every 2 weeks ..... damn nazi jerks lol.

I'm very interested to see how the shaman turns out .

P.S. you still havent added me to your bnet list...

Oh man, sorry if I didn't add you, will have just slipped my mind due to derp, nothing sinister I promise! Pm me it and Ill log in and add you right now


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Wurrzag work continues

Back of cloak now complete and looking completely lol, front is still being worked on but has its base shading and blocking in done. Nails nearly done, starting on bone. The shots are slightly blurred as I was messing with an aperture I should not have, will be going back to my normal shot settings next >< I always, ALWAYS get grainy/slightly off shots when I use any aperture over 3, it is enraging.

Added detailed proxy face. Cause why not.

That's brilliant Ifalna. I love the pelts.

ROFLMAO! The face on the neck stump.... the FACE! LOL!

Ah Iffy, this is why i love your thread So many lulz.

Hes looking awesome, that skin tone is top notch and the omigodbright colours really pop, loving the texture on them.

Probibly the best ork i've ever seen.. and its not even done... plus the face is sooo awsome!

Hey wassup



Hey guys Ima cast spells ok? Lol.

lol that one made me chuckle.

Well played.

I'ma gonna cast BLOGWORTZ BLASTA. *rolls dice* Oops, mis-cast. Let's see what the table says:

11) Caster's head is shrunk down to a tenth the size.

I've heard of shamans shrinking heads, but this is ridiculous...

^ lol lol lol lol

This thread has destroyed me, I'm going to bed.

Night folks

Now we've done it, forced her to sleep. A bit like sisyphus, no? Wake up sane, lose your mind throughout the day, go to bed, rinse and repeat...

You know how in bad sitcoms characters will see something funny and spit lemonade or soda or something all over their friend? Well, I soaked the newspaper with orange juice when I saw Wurrzag's (lack of) face. I like the new one more, I think

The cloak is colorful and awesome, but the skin is beyond words. It's perfect.

Ifalna wrote:This thread has destroyed me, I'm going to bed.

Night folks

You think you've got it bad? I spent all day yesterday with a mash-up of the Mission Impossible theme, Song of the Pharoah (and other fragments of songs from Joseph and his Technicoloured Dreamcoat) and LMFAO songs running through my head...

Speaking of LMFAO, what happened to the leopard-skin loincloth? It kinda blends into the cloak lining at the minute...

prime12357 wrote:Now we've done it, forced her to sleep. A bit like sisyphus, no? Wake up sane, lose your mind throughout the day, go to bed, rinse and repeat...
You know how in bad sitcoms characters will see something funny and spit lemonade or soda or something all over their friend? Well, I soaked the newspaper with orange juice when I saw Wurrzag's (lack of) face. I like the new one more, I think
The cloak is colorful and awesome, but the skin is beyond words. It's perfect.

I apologise for the terrible loss of your newspaper. I understand this is a difficult time, and we are all here to offer support.

I'm glad you like the skin, I am really happy with it myself but have a list of things to do differently next time, hehe.

Dysartes wrote:
You think you've got it bad? I spent all day yesterday with a mash-up of the Mission Impossible theme, Song of the Pharoah (and other fragments of songs from Joseph and his Technicoloured Dreamcoat) and LMFAO songs running through my head....

None of these things are bad, these are all AWESOME things.

Dysartes wrote:Speaking of LMFAO, what happened to the leopard-skin loincloth? It kinda blends into the cloak lining at the minute...

I can't bring myself to do it, the front is already going to be quite bright and crazy because of his mask, he needs some darkness to pull it off, lol. Once the skin and leather is fully painted, there should be some decent definition between the two

AHHH THEY FINALLY ARRIVED -



Also, Gits, your stuff came too ;D That was fast!

Ifalna wrote:

Dysartes wrote:
You think you've got it bad? I spent all day yesterday with a mash-up of the Mission Impossible theme, Song of the Pharoah (and other fragments of songs from Joseph and his Technicoloured Dreamcoat) and LMFAO songs running through my head....

None of these things are bad, these are all AWESOME things.

Depends on whether you find yourself singing bits to yourself in the office...

Ifalna wrote:

Dysartes wrote:Speaking of LMFAO, what happened to the leopard-skin loincloth? It kinda blends into the cloak lining at the minute...

I can't bring myself to do it, the front is already going to be quite bright and crazy because of his mask, he needs some darkness to pull it off, lol. Once the skin and leather is fully painted, there should be some decent definition between the two

Leopard skin is dark in places...

You do realise we're going to have to put together an "Orcy and I Know It" diorama, with Wurrzag as the Shufflebot at some point

Ifalna wrote:AHHH THEY FINALLY ARRIVED -

Methinks some of that may be heading your way long-term, Ifalna

And now, with apologies to Andrew Lloyd-Webber...

Well I was wandering along by the banks of the river
When seven fat squigs came up out of the Sol, uh-huh
And right behind these fine healthy animals came
Seven other squigs, skinny and foul, uh-huh
Well the thin squigs ate the fat squigs which I
Thought would do them good, uh-huh
But it didn't make them fatter like such
A monster supper should

Well the thin squigs were as thin
As they had ever, ever, ever been
Well this dream has got me baffled
Hey, Wurrzag, won't you tell me what it means?

Well you know that bosses ain't stupid
But I don't have a clue
So don't be cruel Wurrzag
Help me I beg of you

Dysartes wrote:



Methinks some of that may be heading your way long-term, Ifalna

And now, with apologies to Andrew Lloyd-Webber...

Well I was wandering along by the banks of the river
When seven fat squigs came up out of the Sol, uh-huh
And right behind these fine healthy animals came
Seven other squigs, skinny and foul, uh-huh
Well the thin squigs ate the fat squigs which I
Thought would do them good, uh-huh
But it didn't make them fatter like such
A monster supper should

Well the thin squigs were as thin
As they had ever, ever, ever been
Well this dream has got me baffled
Hey, Wurrzag, won't you tell me what it means?

Well you know that bosses ain't stupid
But I don't have a clue
So don't be cruel Wurrzag
Help me I beg of you

Woohoo, more warmahordes! The models are amazing, I really enjoyed slotting them together like rather pricy kinder egg prizes
The song was intense. It stirred my squig emotions. I am sure Andrew shed a tear when you wrote it and has no idea why.

I am back off weekend now, I did a little bit of work on the tabletop standard Carnivean when I really shouldn't have been painting, but he was too fun to not play around with. I ended up just throwing them on Tumblr as the chap I am painting them for is on there, but here is the work done so far





I am extremely unhappy with the joints, they did not seem this bad pre white which is really highlighting them.
I don’t usually greenstuff tabletop stuff but I’m going to need to with this dude, Ill leave it as a final touch and finish it off with the skin tone. Frustrating.




I also finally just bought the webcam I have been planning on for ages, which is a lovely - http://www.trustedreviews.com/Microsoft-LifeCam-Cinema_Peripheral_review

I plan on trying to make some painting vids as soon as it arrives, but I am not quite sure what to do!
I was thinking maybe something simple to start off with, like a video version of my beginners guide? Maybe a start to finish on an Ork or something? I'm not sure.

Ugg... those seams are terrible. Definitely want to GS those a bit. Shame too as the rest is looking quite nice.

I guess I'd recommend making a simple vid or two to get the hang of the medium... then when your confident, make a video version of your beginners guide... having your work in multiple formats is generally a very good idea and best of all it builds on work you've already done.

Pick up some video editing software. If you can get the hang of it, the free version of Avid is great.

http://www.akascope.com/2011/07/15/free-video-editing-software/

I have the microsoft vid editor which I have heard is great, would you recommend Avid over it though?

And Gits, the seams are awful aren't they. I swear they were not actually that noticeable till I reached the final white coat and bam, awful. I raged.

Djinsk suggested maybe just making a vid showing my painting area and how I have it set out, that's quite simple and could be fun, I will wait and see Cam won't be here till next week I imagine, so I have time to mull it over!

Oh dear those joins are terrible, I bet you did rage after noticing after you painted the skin

MS Video editor should stand tall for you just fine. The key thing that most people ignore is SOUND. Wear a microphone (or headset) when recording your voice. Remove all background noise. When working on a video, keep your sound levels 'normal'. And, for the love of everything you hold holy (squigs?) if you're going to use music, use it sparingly, and at a low/controlled level. Nothing kills a video tutorial faster than blasting some crappy deathmetal band at your viewer/listener. Same goes for podcasts. Ugh.

--B, opininated.

Like this!

Ah well, link didn't work.

GiraffeX wrote:Oh dear those joins are terrible, I bet you did rage after noticing after you painted the skin

I did, I had a massive amount of sadness and angst, but then I ate some chocolate and everything was ok.

I am a simple, simple person.

Briancj wrote:MS Video editor should stand tall for you just fine. The key thing that most people ignore is SOUND. Wear a microphone (or headset) when recording your voice. Remove all background noise. When working on a video, keep your sound levels 'normal'. And, for the love of everything you hold holy (squigs?) if you're going to use music, use it sparingly, and at a low/controlled level. Nothing kills a video tutorial faster than blasting some crappy deathmetal band at your viewer/listener. Same goes for podcasts. Ugh.
--B, opininated.

I am genuinly excited about trying this out I will try the ms vid editor till I know what I am doing and then might get a bit more experimental.

I won't be using voice recording at all, reasons being that my accent is ridiculous and would not be very useful for people trying to watch my stuff and learn anything from it, as all you would hear is "OI U GITS OK TRUN ON DE PAINTS ON DE SQUAGS OK !**& LEARN YE PAINTIN LIKE DIS YEAH LIKE YEAH. TROW ON TREE LAIRS REDS YEAH OH IT BE SIX O BONG BYE", and also because I want my actual presence in the vids to be minimal, they are about painting and mini's, not me

Will be using annotations and mellow music, classical, some chill stuff.

Gitsplitta wrote:Like this!
Ah well, link didn't work.

It's ok Gits, we saw nothing.



So what I've been doing tonight is painting Wurrzags mask. There is about 3 hours work on this and this is as far as I have gotten.. oh man.



Today I have learned two things.

Thinking I can get this done in one sitting when each feather is actually taking nearly an hour is totally insane

-and-

My incredibly cheap camera has a macro so powerful it can actually pick up the pores in metal. Lol. Wow.

Ifalna wrote:
I won't be using voice recording at all, reasons being that my accent is ridiculous and would not be very useful for people trying to watch my stuff and learn anything from it, as all you would hear is "OI U GITS OK TRUN ON DE PAINTS ON DE SQUAGS OK !**& LEARN YE PAINTIN LIKE DIS YEAH LIKE YEAH. TROW ON TREE LAIRS REDS YEAH OH IT BE SIX O BONG BYE", and also because I want my actual presence in the vids to be minimal, they are about painting and mini's, not me

I'm fairly sure we'd all pay good money for that. I suggest doing them as you plan...and then do at least one with your voice as a gag reel. Call the series... "Brush and Brogue".

My Paypal account is ready.

Briancj wrote:
I'm fairly sure we'd all pay good money for that. I suggest doing them as you plan...and then do at least one with your voice as a gag reel. Call the series... "Brush and Brogue".

My Paypal account is ready.

Haha, you think you would, but then you would hear it and it would be exactly like what happened to the Nazis when they opened the ark of the covenant.

More work on Wurrzag, bit more to do with the yellow feathers and then I can start on the wood. Going crazy now.

Mask is looking great Iffy. Worth EVERY HOUR you're putting into it... really! No, I'm serious!

And I'd by for a download with the "voice of Iffy" on it. True genius can't be hidden by a thick accent! It just makes you sound... eccentric.

Those feathers are looking amazing Iffy, I cant wait to see the mini finished.

Gitsplitta wrote:Mask is looking great Iffy. Worth EVERY HOUR you're putting into it... really! No, I'm serious!
And I'd by for a download with the "voice of Iffy" on it. True genius can't be hidden by a thick accent! It just makes you sound... eccentric.

Oh well phew, cause I feel like I am spending a wee bit too long on something an inch and a half tall, but at least he is slowly getting there D:

"Voice of Iffy" eh? I could do dramatic readings of Shakespear but replace half the words with Irish slang and horrible curses. It could be impressive.

GiraffeX wrote:Those feathers are looking amazing Iffy, I cant wait to see the mini finished.

Haha cheers dude, and neither can I! Just want him done and dusted at this stage.

And here he is when I finished up for the night, still loads of work to go on the tassels, wood, and metal, but I am too tired to continue now.

Ifalna wrote:"Voice of Iffy" eh? I could do dramatic readings of Shakespear but replace half the words with Irish slang and horrible curses. It could be impressive.

You know Shakespeare was an Irishman... he just moved to London for the warm summers!

Seriously... that could be your "thing"... your hook to draw people in & set yourself apart from all the other million video how-to's out there. You don't have to do much... just a paragraph before each tutorial to get people in the mood... Once they see how good you are they'll stay, but you need something to sucker... I mean attract them to your site. It's called (insert Mel Brooks OTT Jewish accent) "moichandizing"!!

Yep... it's a moral imperative. You MUST do it.

^ Seconded


Loving the work on Wurrzag too. The colors are just so vibrant!
I keep thinking of this guy:

Hahaha, my pal Jorj linked me that EXACT pic a couple of hours ago, he is totally Aku aku!

Did somebody say... Aku??