hey Dakka...

here is stage 2 of the Ultramarines scheme step- by-step...

first i gave all of the panels a heavy wash of P3 Khador Red Highlight and Vallejo Smoke mixed about 6-1 and a couple drops of water, and then thin the mix a little more to wash the steels (pic 1)...
then i come back with the black and blue, and clean up all the lines (Pic 2)...
next, i wash all of the rust with a pure wash of Vallejo Smoke cut with a few drops of water, thin it a bit more again to wash the steel, and put on the decals (Pic 3)...
finally, i sponge all the edges, metals, and some of the flat panels, with P3 Pig Iron (Pic 4)...






four more pics to come tomorrow...
i hope they are helpful...

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

stage 3 of the Ultramarines step-by-step...

since step 8 showed the main body of the vehicle finished, we move on to some of the details...

the cockpit canopy was basecoated with P3 Bloodstone, while the eagle is given a base of P3 Molten Bronze (Pic 1)...
the next layer is P3 Khador Red Highlight for the canopy, and the bronze is given a verdigris wash of P3 Meridius Blue and P3 Iosan Green mixed 2-1 (Pic 2)...
the final layer is Khador Red Highlight and P3 Heartfire mixed 3-1 (Pic 3)...
the Tyranid reflections are painted with P3 Greatcoat Grey and P3 Thamar Black mixed 3-1 (Pic 4)...






more to come ...
i hope this was helpful...

cheers
jah

Always interesting to see the process. Makes the final result mean more, for me. As well as learning new things, that's always good.

Good work, Jah.

thanks, Dr H...
i learn as i got, too...
most things i paint are a first try at an idea...

here is stage 4 of the Ultramarines step-by-step...

this time, it's the lights...
they start with a basecoat of P3 Sanguine Base, one of my favorite colors, and one that covers black really well (Pic1)...
next is pure P3 Skorne Red (Pic 2)...
the final layer is pure P3 Khador Red Base, and at this point i gave the multi-melta barrels a wash of P3 Beaten Purple, about halfway up the muzzles(Pic3)...
after a thin wash of P3 Thamar Black, to tidy things up, a dot of black is painted into the top right of the really rounded lenses, followed by a finer dot of P3 Morrow White...
very quick, but effective enough...






up next, the Tyranid Hunters logo

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

Throwback Thursday again, at least for another hour here...

this week it is one of Knight models 35mm minis...
Han Solo, the first mini i finished in 2014...
i had a lot of fun painting this guy...
the little ones are a lot more forgiving than the 72mm versions...
it's a shame that KM was not able to renew the Star Wars license...
they did a great job on these sculpts...






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

cheers
jah

Gorgeous work Joshua. Big fan here.

BB

That Han Solo is briljant!
Great work all over in this blog
Keep those pictures comming Jah
Grtz
MArk

That is awesome!

thanks, guys...
always nice to have my hard work appreciated...

here is stage 5 of the Ultramarines scheme step-by-step...
this time, it's the Tyranid Hunters logo...

first, i sketched out the design on a panel with a blue ball point pen...
i found that this will not scratch the paint like a pencil can...
unfortunately, this did not photograph well at all...
then i blocked in the design with P3 Greatcoat Grey, which covers black really well...
being a stoner, i totally forgot to photograph this stage (Doh!!!)...
next, i painted a solid layer of P3 Trollblood Highlight (Pic 1)...
then i painted a layer of Trollblood Highlight and P3 Morrow White mixed 1-1 (Pic 2)...
this is my final background color...
the outline and details are painted with pure P3 Cygnar Blue Highlight (Pic 3)...
finally, P3 Thamar Black is sponged on for chipping (Pic 4)...






that is it for the colors that are common across all of the army...
next up, how i painted the Stormravens' bases...

thanks for looking...
i hope this is helpful...

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

since this is a WIP thread, i guess i should how off some works in progress, instead of so many finished models...

here is the Vindicator squadron i am finishing up at the moment...
now that the main bodies of the vehicles are done, i am finishing up the accessories...
while i love the look of the Vindi, it is the siege shield that really completes the iconic look of this tank...
right now they look like a lion without a mane, a bit sad and unintimidating...



i hope everyone had a nice weekend...

cheers
jah

 jah-joshua wrote:

right now they look like a lion without a mane, a bit sad and unintimidating...

I dont know about that. Your paint job is quite intimidating

Always love seeing your work, Jah!

Those are already looking fantastic!

Great tutorials Jah. Very interesting to see how you go about doing things.

thanks guys

after a week away, i am back in action...
the Vindicators are done, and i really enjoyed painting up those siege shields...
i know the hazard stripe pattern has been done before, but this was just too neat a little touch to pass up...
sometimes, when an idea is so good, you just have to steal it...



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

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

Throwback Thursday again...
taking it back to 2009/2010...
this is the Imperial Guard Lord Commissar, a great sculpt, with a ton of character in the face...
this is #4 in the "Gamer's Series", where i would recreate the GW studio paintjobs, for sale...
while i am moving past the 'Eavy Metal style, i think that copying stand-out paintjobs from the different studios is a great way to build the skills...
GW's style is great for building a really solid foundation to painting techniques...






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

cheers
jah

Awesome! You copy the GW style and still do it better!

So...to be perfectly honest I initially looked at this thread because I thought "funny, 40 year old virgin reference". I am blown away at the painting skill on here though. It's given me some inspirations for my Dark Angels and other goodies. I might even start a paint blog myself for them now just to keep me on track. My models will look nothing like yours but I think I am at least putting paint down like I have a pair.

@Paradigm: i don't know about doing it better...
the studio version is pretty damn good...
i believe it is a Neal Green paintjob...
he always does good work...

@Lucazi: finally, someone mentions the title reference ...
glad i could get you fired up to paint...

here is the first half of the step-by-step for the Ultramarines basing...
i start with a black undercoat, as usual, and as you can see from the pic, i build up the rubble a bit where the flying stand will go, so it is wedged in nice and snug when the base is finished (Pic 1)...
the rubble is then given a basecoat of P3 Greatcoat Grey (Pic 2)...
next, it is given a heavy wash of GW Leviathan Purple wash, from the 2007 set (Pic 3)...
the first highlight on the rubble is a drybrush of P3 Trollblood Highlight (Pic 4)...






the second half of the base will be up tomorrow...

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

here is the second half of my Ultramarines basing step-by-step...

the bronze ruins are given a basecoat of P3 Molten Bronze (Pic 1)...
then these parts are given a heavy wash of my verdigris mix, a 2-1 combo of P3 Meridius Blue and P3 Iosan Green, being sure to let a little run onto the ground (Pic 2)...
next, i sponge a layer of the bronze on, leaving the verdigris in the recesses, and then give the rubble a drybrush of P3 Underbelly Blue (Pic 3)...
finally, i glue on the flying stand, and clean up the rim of the base with P3 Thamar Black (Pic 4)...
very simple, but effective...
i like that the ruins at the front draws the eye away from the massive plastic stand, but doesn't distract from the model...






thanks for looking...
i hope this has been helpful...

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

it is Throwback Thursday in Facebooklandia again...
this week i'm throwing it back to 2009, to a mini painted for an online contest...
Pedro Kanter, Chapter Master of the Crimson Fists Space Marine Chapter...
this was the first mini where my line highliting got really tight, and i got the GW 'Eavy Metal studio style down pat...
after a couple of days of really close voting, against a very well painted Ork Warboss, this mini won...






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

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

Happy Valentine's Day...
i hope everybody had a good one...

i finally got around to editing the Ultramarines Vindicator Linebreaker Squadron pics...
here is the middle one of the trio...
i had fun doing the hazard stripes on this one, and the black siege shield...
black looks menacing, and frames the winged swords nicely...
this is also the only one where i put the spare shell on the back...
the red warhead fits in with the client's scheme of blue, black, bronze, and red, and is also used on one of the real-world artillery rounds...






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

cheers
jah

Fantastic brushwork as usual jah. Thank you for sharing! Always a joy to look at your pics

Bebop

thanks, bebop...
i try to create paintjobs worth taking some time to look at
i love stumbling across pics that make me stop and study the details, like your Kroot and Guardsman...

time to put the WIP's back in the WIP thread...
here are the next two tanks on deck...
the client said that all of the tanks, so far, were starting to look to similar, so here is a bit of a change from the previous pieces...
the Rhino will be Cassius' personal ride, and the Predator is being painted as if it is drawn from the 3rd Company armory, since they fight alongside the Tyranid Hunters...
the trick will be making this tank not look like a Crimson Fists vehicle...




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

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

the tanks are coming along...
here, all of the basecoats have been cleaned up after the lining stage...
now it is time to start working on the details...

these are the last two vehicles in the queue, and then it is on to a few of the character models...




thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

An interesting look for ultramarines Jah...almost crimson fist really...still though, obviously well executed, and looks great....excited to see what you do with the character models

BB

@bebop: the characters will not be anything special...
the customer wants fast and basic, not display quality...
the Predator will be a lighter blue than it is at the moment, to make a look more like the stock GW color, and to distinguish this vehicle from the others, which was the whole idea that the client wanted...

Throwback Thursday time...
this time i'm throwing it back to 2012, and my first time getting invited to contribute to the Clash for a Cure, a convention that raises money for Cancer research foundations...
since they came out, i had wanted to paint one of the Privateer Press Warmachine Freebooters, but never had the chance...
since i had free rein for this project, i finally had my chance to paint a pirate...
i hadn't worked much with purple, so Broadside Bart seemed like a good choice...
plus, he has such an awesome hat!!!






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

cheers
jah

Awesome mini, awesome paintjob, awesome hat!

nice one, Paradigm...

here are the latest WIP pics of the last two vehicles in the Ultramarines commission...
i have lightened the blue a bit...
hopefully, the decals should make it look Ultramarines enough, because this is as light as i'm going with this blue...

the scroll on the front of the Rhino should give me a nice canvas to do some more detailed Gothic lettering, much more than a little mini does...




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

cheers
jah

Lovely stuff fella. Def following. Glad to see you're doing a blog. Really helpful stuff. Keep it up

Love your Ultras, Jah! And that freebooter? Awesome. I really like purple, but dont paint it nearly as often as any other colour.

Your tanks are coming along nicely, too. But the Pred looks a little cartoon-y, imo. I think it needs to be beaten up suitable with weathering to bring it back into the era of grimdarkness.

Looking forward to more!

thanks, guys...

here are the last WIP pics of these two tanks...
they just need a couple of finishing touches tonight, and then they will be ready to go in the mail...
the Rhino needs the lettering detailed a little more, and then i will distress the scroll...
the Predator needs to be glued together (which is why one sponson is sagging...doh!!!), and have a bit more weathering...
in the end, i think the blue and red has turned out alright...




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

cheers
jah

Tanks are coming along quite nicely.
I like the contrast between the two. It's obvious that the Rhino has been in the thick of it for some time. While in comparison the Predator looks like it's been sitting back taking down anything that comes near it and as such is comparatively unscathed.

Plus the free hand on the Rhino scroll is just gorgeous.

really nice weathering on them. Sponged?

@Snrub: cheers, mate
the scroll has had a bit more work one on it, and looks even better now that it is done...
both tanks are finished now, and i'll be showing them off tomorrow...

@Januine: glad you like the weathering...
this job is only for tabletop quality, so this is just a quick sponge of metal to show chipped paint...
normally, i would prefer to do more 3-D dings and scratches...

it is Throwback Thursday!!!
this time i have Vulkan He'stan, the Forgefather of the Salamanders Space Marine Chapter...
this is another Gamer's Series model, from 2009, where i recreate the 'Eavy Metal studio's paintjobs using P3 paints...

green is my favorite color, so i had a lot of fun painting this guy...
the subtle green scales on the armor were the best bit to play with...






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

cheers
jah

Awesome!

thanks, P
even though i am not a huge fan of the sculpt, i had a ton of fun painting it...

here is the first look at the final version of the last two tanks in this phase of the Ultramarines commission...
my client wanted something a bit different from the previous vehicles i painted for this army, so the Predator has been painted in the 3rd Company scheme, since they fight alongside the Tyranid Hunters veterans...
the lighter blue, and strong red, will stand out from the rest of the vehicles...
instead of going with pure P3 Exile Blue, i went with a 1-1 mix of EB and P3 Cygnar Blue Highlight, and a final line-highlight of pure CBH...

going with the Rhino as Cassius' personal ride has given it a nice menacing look in that black...
adding the Tyranid shoulder plates was a fun touch, and getting to paint bigger lettering was a refreshing change...
the larger than normal surface to paint letters onto gave me a chance to go more Gothic with my font...




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

cheers
jah

Lovely painting jobs.

thanks, bud...

here are the final pics of Cassius' Rhino...
this tank was a nice change from all of the blue i have been painting for the last few months...
black is usually pretty unforgiving, but the style i have chosen to paint this in makes for a quick, good looking tabletop paintjob...
now i just need to paint up Cassius himself to ride in it...






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

cheers
jah

Some epic armour there! Really nice work!

Is there noone here anymore?

i'm still here, lliu...
thanks for checking in...

after a week off to pack up, move to L.A., and unpack again (since my passport was expiring yesterday), i am back to work...

here are the final pics of the Predator that i painted for the Strike Force Cassius Ultramarines army commission...
the client wanted something a bit different from the Tyranid Hunter Veteran tanks that i had painted...
i went with the 3rd Company, since they are known to fight alongside the Veterans...
the color placement is different, but it sticks to the client's brief of dark blue, black, red, and bronze...






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

cheers
jah

Caught the title and it of course made me check out the thread. Really nice work man, very clean technically proficient style. It seems to me that you spend a lot of time working on your craft so I applaud you and will be keeping an eye on this thread. Please keep painting like you've got a pair your work is fantastic.

That Pred looks great, the 3rd Co red really suits it!

thanks, guys...

i totally forgot Throwback Thursday the last couple of weeks, since my schedule has been all out-of-whack with the packing, and the move...
i'll get back to that next week...

until then, here is my next piece in the Ultramarines commission...
Chief Librarian Tigurius, the ugliest Librarian sculpt ever...



i have to say, now that i have started working with it, i hate Finecast...
now i know that i was right to steer well clear of this material before...
it is full of holes, warped, and rubbery...
i'll stick with plastic, metal, and proper resin for my own collection...

cheers
jah

Jah, best of luck. I don't have a tenth of your experience with miniature painting, but I can say I hate finecast with a passion: The only 2 I tried painting it didn't even felt "right" when compared to plastic or metal. I've only painted one FW miniature so far and yet their resin felt different from finecast too. Finecast is really a strange material of poor quality.

Well, the miniature is ugly as hell but with your magic I'm sure it will look great. You have a great power!

 TheDraconicLord wrote:
Jah, best of luck. I don't have a tenth of your experience with miniature painting, but I can say I hate finecast with a passion: The only 2 I tried painting it didn't even felt "right" when compared to plastic or metal. I've only painted one FW miniature so far and yet their resin felt different from finecast too. Finecast is really a strange material of poor quality.

Well, the miniature is ugly as hell but with your magic I'm sure it will look great. You have a great power!

Whot? The finecast are pretty good when it comesto me. 13 finecast, not a single miscast. It feels different because it's some weird resin thing.

lliu wrote:
Is there noone here anymore?

can we avoid making posts like this please.

Thank you.

@TheDraconicLord: i am trying to polish this turd...

@lliu: i am not a fan of Finecast...
even the best cast i have, that is not full of holes, is still rubbery and warped...
i'll work on it for commissions, but i won't be buying any Finecast models for myself...


here are the first two stages of Tigurius...
i started with lighter basecoats than usual, trying to figure out what i wanted to do with this guy...
afterwards, i gave it all a heavy wash of Vallejo Smoke, which pretty much made the light basecoats pointless...
this just goes to show that i should stop trying to switch up my painting style, and just go from light to dark, as i like to do...



here i have cleaned up the blue armor, laid down the red, retouched the scrolls, and given the tabard a nice solid base for the yellow...



thanks for looking...
hopefully he will look cool in the end...

cheers
jah

Hmmm... Bad luck? Mine are perfect, I'll post pics of 'em... soon!


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@lliu: if you are happy with Finecast, that's cool...
i can't stand the stuff, and not a damn thing will change that...


Throwback Thursday returns, after a brief intermission...
this week i have my second display piece...
it is not often that i get a chance to use a resin display plinth, but i really like what it adds to a mini...
this model, Tyrant Xerxis from Privateer Press, painted in 2011, is one of my favorite Hordes Warlocks...
those big maces, and samurai style armor, are just so cool...
it was a good opportunity to work on my reds, too...
i feel like i am finally getting the hang of this color...







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

cheers
jah

seriously love fig and awesome treatement you've given it. been looking at some of the PP stuff - they got some nice stuff there I want to get my paint on. Mailorder to Korea is a skank though with import taxes ><

No matter what ground or medium, red is all about the contrast. You've got it man, that guy is brutal and looks great. The sand colored base and just enough black lines to make that red really dense looking. Good job he's really cool.

 jah-joshua wrote:
thanks for looking...
hopefully he will look cool in the end...

cheers
jah

If anyone can do justice to that sculpt you can. Seems such a shame that they released that sculpt, the older 2nd Edition one just seems so much better by comparison.

Wow! Fantastic stuff as always!

thanks, guys...

@Januine: when i get up to Alaska in a couple of months, i'll be selling loads of unpainted PP for a nice discount...
i'll let you know, when i get up there...

@Dr.Muchachos: it's not my best red, nor my best base, but they work well together...

@Dreadclaw69: i'm rollin' this turd in glitter!!!

@lliu: thanks, bud...

i've been slacking a little bit the last few days, but since it's my birthday, i'll give you all something...
work in progress on the worst Space Marine model in the whole range...

he's coming along...
i finished the armor, and am on to painting my least favorite color, yellow...

i got a bit tired of looking at this guy, and started on Sgt. Chronus...
pics of him coming in a day or two...
until then, here is where i'm at with Tigurius...




thanks for looking...
i hope you like what i have, so far...

cheers
jah

You're certainly doing a good job of making that mini look good!

Happy birthday as well!

I love the weathering on those tanks, looks amazing..

And I don't know, I reckon the Mephiston model gives old mate Tig a run for his money for ugliest librarian model

Looking good so far. That's a really solid yellow you've got on his robes.

That miniature is a spawn of hell itself, brother to a certain SoB's model.

The painting looks very good so far, like "Mr. Snrub" says, that yellow is looking damn good.

Happy Birthday!

Your painting definately makes the mini easier to look at.

thanks for all the birthday wishes...
here's to many more years of getting paid to paint toy soldiers, and sending silly photos to my clients so they can see how their heroic minis will be posed...
this is a Deathwatch Space Marine, armed with a power axe and storm shield, or a spatula and cutting board, depending upon what the Game Master decides to throw at him...



taking a break from Tiggi, i got some work done on Sgt. Chronus...
he is being painted in the same scheme as the majority of the vehicles in this Ultramarines army...
quick and dirty...




thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

Fantastic!

The weathering on the vehicles is looking very nice jah. You've made the libby look realy nice, quite amazing really when you consider what a terrible model it is, the yellow has some nice depth to it.

thanks, guys...

this is the last WIP for Tiggi, since he needs to be done tonight...
one more layer of yellow to go, and then just a few fine details to finish up...



here's his base, and the other two for Chronus and Cassius...



Chronus, himself, is coming along...



i'll get some better quality pics for the finished guys, but i am in way too much pain to take good photos today...
typical, on a night when i can't just take the evening off:(...
time to power through, and finish this Libby...

thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

I hope all is well, Jah!

Your minis are looking great! You should be greatful that its only one layer of yellow and some details. Painting when your not feeling it, or not feeling well can make things drag.

Looking good! If you don't finish Tig tonight, you can just submit those WIPs to the challenge if you want, wouldn't want to rush you! I reckon he'd still be in with a good chance!

Yep, not even Jah can pull a miracle...

Don't get me wrong, the painting is GORGEOUS, that yellow can only be described as Juicy, but that miniature still remains so... FUGLY.

@Zambro: all better today, mate...

@Paradigm: done and dusted...

@TheDraconicLord: yep, still a fugly mini, but i don't ever have to look at it again!!!

Ultramarines Chief Librarian Tigurius, seconded to Strike Force Cassius and the Tyranid Hunter Veterans...







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

cheers
jah

Looks about as great as that mini can!

Looks pretty good to me
And just in time to enter into Para's comp.

Fantastic. The glowing eyes really tie him to the artwork

thanks, guys...

i tried to make Tiggy as cool as i could, given the short amount of time that i had to work on him...
a smooth yellow takes quite a few layers to get right...

i finished up the standing version of Sgt. Chronus...
i like this guy's funky armor, helmet, and backpack...
using the weathering style i applied to the vehicles made this guy pretty quick to paint up...
now i just need to finish up the tank commander version...







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

cheers
jah

Wow!

Stunning work there Jah. Love how you've avoided the usual overly BLUE smurfy look. Cracking stuff

@Januine: i was always a fan of Dave Andrews' darker Ultramarines, so i was stoked when the client asked for a darker blue...

Throwback Thursday again...
taking it back, just a short hop, to 2013...
my first Infinity mini, painted for the Infinity Challenge here on Dakka...
the theme was "Dangerous Terrain, which is why i sculpted a snake on the base...
while she didn't make it through the public vote, i really enjoyed painting her...
it's not often i get to paint a woman, and this one is a particularly powerful one...






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

cheers
jah

Cool stuff! Do you get to paint much Infinity? It seems your style would really suit the range very well indeed.

Yeah! I have to say, that Infinity mini looks gorgeous, I wish you had more Infinity clients

And geez, was that contest on 2013? I vaguely recall the contest. Damn, time flies!

thanks, you two...
i do have some Infinity stuff coming up, finally...
i'll have a sneak peek of the first one for you this week...

here is the tank commander version of Sgt. Chronus...
this is the ugly stage, after the first rust wash...
i didn't get any other WIP pics after these, so i'll show off the finished one tomorrow...





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

cheers
jah

Nice to know even painters like you don't magically make everything perfect and you too have an ugly stage

oh boy, I have to admit, I'm excited to see what Infinity stuff you'll be painting.

@TheDraconicLord: in my opinion, the mini is in "the ugly stage" right up until it is finished...
the magic happens with the last brushstroke, when it all comes together...

here is the finished tank commander version of Ultramarines Sergeant Chronus...
since he makes your tank shoot better, i guess this is a pretty important half of a mini...
i had fun painting the buzzcut, the auspex return, and the open tank hatches...
i like thelook of the lighter interior color, which should contrast nicely against the dark colors of the tanks...








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

cheers
jah

cracking stuff. he has a really great vet look about him. You get the feeling immediately this guy has been through the gak and come out the other side many many times. Lovely work

Naughty Ultramarine hasn't been looking after his equipment!

Nice models.

That really is an interesting technique to paint the power armour Jah, knowing how exact you can paint with blending and freehand work, I think that this more stylistic approach using a rust wash and more exposed metal chipping works just as well and looks exceptionally striking, so much so I want to try it on something myself :-) Cronus' face is brilliant too, the comparison between the armour and the softer tones of his skin being quite pale (cooped up in a tank will do that to you) is brilliant!

To me the ugly stage is the entire basecoat stage until the first shade is applied: the way how the miniature is half painted, the many mistakes until you tidy it all up, how it looks so bad without any shading of any kind, urgh, it gives me the creeps

Ah, I love the small details like the aupex. Really helps making the miniature feel "alive." And wow, how did you paint that buzzcut? A glaze of darkish grey? It looks mighty good!

(psst, don't forget about the Infinity sneak peek! )

@Januine: thanks, that was the idea i was going for...

@SJM: he has been a little busy directing the Stalkers to knock Flyrants out of the sky...

@nerdfest: it has been fun to switch up my technique, and try a different style...
not everyone is buying it, but the client is happy with it...
as to Chronus, yeah, i don't imagine he gets out a lot...

@TheDraconicLord: thanks...
i didn't write it down, so i am trying to remember if i used P3 Ironhull Grey, or P3 Trollblood Highlight...
i wanna say Trollblood, since i wanted him to look like he had grey hair, so went for a softer tone to the buzzcut...
it is just a few layers of glaze (very, very thin paint)...

here is the next mini on the chopping block, literally...
i never did like the stock head that was sculpted on Chaplain Cassuis...
it looked too much like a zombie...
i have always wanted an excuse to use the half-bionic head from the Devastator squad box, and i finally got it here...
the art has him depicted with a cool mohawk, so i also got my chance to try my hand at sculpting one...
it is a little big, which seems to be a common problem with first time sculpts, but i like it well enough to keep it...
it looks like a a Terminator/B.A. Baracus mash-up...






thanks for looking...
this should be a fun paintjob...

cheers
jah

This is gonna be something I'll be watching :-) seeing your methods through a job like Cassius will help my own progression i'm sure! the head looks good and painted will certainly be different

Kool! Kat!

Great decision for Cassius. The face is just such a weak spot of that sculpt.

thanks, guys...

here is the result of slapping a little paint on the head...
the mohawk turned out alright, for a first attempt...
i enjoyed finally getting a chance to use this head, and it is just that much cooler with a mohawk...
the red eye was a must, but the gold teeth were just a bit of fun...





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

cheers
jah

Brilliant! The glowing eye and flesh tones are great!

Wow... it looks like a terminator that got half his disguise blown up. Very cool looking!

thanks...
i enjoyed doing a little homage to the Terminator...

since i missed Throwback Thursday last week, and since Cassius' pics turned out horribly tonight, here is a little bit of studio work from back in the day...
when i started painting professionally, i got really lucky, and was given the chance to work for a few studios by a couple of my industry heroes...
one of those was Mike McVey, my first mini painting role model...
i was already a fan of the Warmachine minis, so to paint some for the studio was a huge honor...
after painting a few of the alt scheme battle-groups for the rule books, i did a bunch of the battle boxes in standard studio schemes...
finally, in 2005, i was let loose to choose my own scheme...
i really liked the illustration for Gorten's entry in Escalation, so went with that for my inspiration...
the shark's teeth on the Driller sold me...



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

cheers
jah

Nice!

thanks, lliu...
glad you like them...


Cassius is all done...
a simple head-swap makes all the difference on this guy...
much cooler now...






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

cheers
jah

Just saw this over in the monthly challenge thread. Great job as ever. That head is a sweet alteration!

Smashing work on the head, Jah.

the rest is nice too.

thanks, guys...
i really didn't like the original head...
he looks much cooler now...


i forgot to paint the Tyranid claw marks on Chaplain Cassius' right forearm, and shoulder pad...
i'm sure nobody would have noticed, but i couldn't leave any detail unpainted...
now he is really done, and packed up to go out with the other characters for this Ultramarines army...
i got some bigger pics this time around, too...






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

cheers,
jah

hey Dakka...

here are the four dudes, all lined up...
they are off to Canada now...



next up, i will get back to the Commander Dante step-by-step, paint up Warlord Queek for the Dakka Challenge, do a step-by-step for the Gabriel Seth mini that i am painting for the NOVA Open charity auction, and then do the Chaos Warband for a client's Black Crusade group...
after that, it is back to the Ultramarines, i believe, with some Devastators and Legion of the Damned, and then the Pan-O from Operation Icestorm, plus a Jotums, for Infinity...
busy schedule as always!!!

should be fun...

cheers
jah

Fantastic lineup, Cassius is great!

Pan-O from Operation Icestorm

OH YES! ALL OF MY YES! I'd be even happier if it was the Nomads, but I'll take it!

Fantastic line-up, your client must be over the moon

Wooo Hoo! Eye candy!

Nice line-up! Really like the used and old look.

thanks, everyone...
i had fun coming up with a different look for the Ultramarines...
it will be really cool to add some LotD Marines to this force...


Throwback Thursday, all over again...
here is another set from 2005, done for Privateer Press...
i did one of each starter set for them, and this one was the biggest challenge...
so much off-white to paint...
trying to do as good a job as Ali McVey did on the original studio set was also intimidating...
rising to the challenge definitely took my painting to a new level with this set...



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

cheers
jah

Niccceeee - lovely job on the whites. Smooth as.

Beautiful work here. White looks really great.

White is terrific!

thanks, guys...
painting a nice white is always a satisfying accomplishment...

plenty of whites coming up this month, with a Blood Angels and a Flesh Tearers character coming up...
white wings everywhere!!!





i am also working on converting up a female Heretek for a Black Crusade RPG warband for one of my clients...
i am stoked to get to use on of my favorite Infinity female sculpts for this wicked lady...



there will be a step-by-step for both Seth's burgandy armor, and the rest of the gold on Dante, too...
the Heretek, and the rest of the warband, will be an interesting chance to document, and share, how a commission progresses for a client, from first ideas, to sculpting and converting, on to developing paint schemes, and the finished product...

should be an interesting journey over the next few months...

thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

Holy crap! I'm so interested in that Heretek it will be a joy to see all that work related to the warband. RPG Characters always turn out so unique.

I started checking in on this blog back when you were doing the BA apothecary. Glad to see you've cycled back around to them - your reds are top notch!

thanks, you two...

after two weeks off from posting, to recharge my mental battery, i am back at it...
lots has been going on behind the scenes, setting up the next few jobs, and doing the step-by-step photos for Dante and Seth...
the step-by-step pics really slow down my painting process, since i don't usually paint in any organized manner, but flit from part to part as the fancy strikes...
hopefully you guys will find them helpful, which will make it all worthwhile...

since i am painting Gabriel Seth for the NOVA Open charity auction, i thought it would be cool to base him on one of the 2013 Limited Edition 40mm Objective Markers that Secret Weapon Miniatures did for the organization...
a quick email later, and Mr. Justin had a set in the mail for me, free of charge...



i chose the one in the top left, with the cool inscription in the stone, as it has the most angular piece, which will work great with Seth's pose...

Secret Weapon also has a set of bases, in a variety of sizes, that give 50% of the proceeds to NOVA's charities...
if you play Ultramarines, or Word Bearers and just want to deface them, the Omega base sets are perfect...
have a look:

http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=79_30_121

thanks for looking...
i hope you don't mind me shilling a little bit...

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

here are the first few stages of the Gabriel Seth oxblood color step-by-step...
sorry for the horrible pics...
i really need a new lens for my camera:(...

i started with a basecoat of P3 Sanguine Base (one of my favorite paints)...




next, i gave all of the details their basecoats, as i figured out where i would be deviating from the studio scheme...




then i gave the entire model a wash of P3 Sanguine Base, Coal Black, and Flesh Wash, in a 1-1-2 ratio...
i didn't thin this mix with water, since the Flesh Wash acted as the thinner for a wash, and i wanted to really stain the model dark at this stage...




thanks for looking...
more to come tomorrow...

cheers
jah

Cool stuff! Will you be doing red NMM on the armour? Looking forward to the tutorial in that case, as coloured NMM is something I'm trying to learn at the moment.

@Paradigm: this guy is so busy, i have decided to keep the armor simple, but go for a nice glossy wet blood look at the end...
more on that tomorrow...

here are the next set of pics for Gabriel Seth's step-by-step...

after the heavy dark wash from stage three, i came back with pure P3 Sanguine Base, leaving the dark shadows from the wash under the curve of the torso, and inside the legs...




next came a mix of Sanguine Base and P3 Khador Red Base, at 3-1, in order to brighten up the color, but still keep a maroon tone, and achieve a nice amount of contrast...




i started my highlights with a mix of Sanguine Base, Khador Red Base, and P3 Underbelly Blue at 3-1-4...
this is just my previous color, with 4 drops of U.B. added...




thanks for looking...
i'll have the final two stages for you tomorrow...

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

whoops...
i missed posting yesterday, as i got sucked into painting, and forgot all about the real world...

here are the last two steps of Seth's armor...

the final highlight is a mix of Underbelly Blue and Khador Red Base, in a 10-1 ratio...
this is a bit bright, but will get toned down in the next step...




the last step is a heavy glaze of pure P3 Flesh Wash...
normally i would water this down, or mix in some Sanguine Base, but i wanted to take advantage of the glossy finish of this wash to give a wet oxblodd color...




that's it for the armor...
now on to the fine details, and the finish...

thanks for looking...
i hope i've given you all a couple of new ideas...

cheers
jah

Interesting (and obviously well painted) as always.

cracking as ever Jah. You've a really nice touch of keeing the armour vibrant but not letting it look brand spanking new which makes the figures so much more real and actually look like they've worn and fought in it rather than just picked it up off the 'new and shinny shiny' rack. lovely stuff

WOW!!! That is a very very nice model there, Jah.

thanks guys...

here is the nearly finished version...
just a few touch-ups on the cloak and backpack are needed, and then i will send him off to the NOVA Open foundation...






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

cheers
jah

Awesome, the face is so well framed on that model.
The wings and the gem at the back are particularly well done.
Clean lines on the cloak trim is no small matter either.
Glad you could take the time for the step by step.

Yes! really bloody lovely Jah :-) great job mate!

Wow! This is really nice!

Beautiful fleshtearer. I really like it.

thanks, guys

now that i have finished the Ultramarines (for now), and Seth, i am back to work on Dante...
i have not seen anyone bother to paint any texture on the feathers of the Sanguinary Guard wings before, so i decided to give it a whirl...

so far, i am pretty happy with the result...
now i just need to finish the gold, so i can give the feathers the final white highlight...




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

cheers
jah

that little bit of subtle texturing on the feathers reallly works. Totally breaks up the monotony of the pain feathers. Lovely job

Those feathers look very nice jah.

Brilliant idea, well executed!

Very nice... Very, VERY nice.

 jah-joshua wrote:
thanks guys...

here is the nearly finished version...
just a few touch-ups on the cloak and backpack are needed, and then i will send him off to the NOVA Open foundation...






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

cheers
jah

Fantastic result. Is a really live model. Great paint!

I love all of this. Especially seth's armour and cloak.

There is something about the cloak that just makes me love it, and the armour looks so pretty.

Just curious, what are your general rates for commission for something painted to display level? I might splurge and get some commission work on a HQ or something later down the road.

awesome stuff, keep up the great work,

-Mikey

@gummyofallbears: thanks, i'm glad you like what you see...
HQ's start at $200usd...
my queue is normally booked three months in advance, so keep that in mind when planning a project...


after a two month hiatus from posting, it's time to get back on the horse...

thanks to my laptop, and my camera lens, both deciding to act up this summer, just doing updates for my clients made me want to throw them out the window (the laptop and lens, not the customers)...

now that i have things in some semblance of working order, let's get caught up...

i've had some cool projects come across my table this summer...
first up, i was hired to paint a Grey Knights Dreadknight...
this is a very complicated model to paint with a brush...
to make things easier for myself, i painted it in as many parts as possible...
the torso and the legs were my three subassemblies, while all the overlapping parts were kept separate...




this guy is for the same client with the Ultramarines army, so i used a couple of the same basing elements to tie the two armies together...



i finished the helmet first, just to give the customer a quick teaser...



thanks for looking...
i hope everyone had a great summer...

cheers
jah

This blog is so impressive. Love the OSL on that helmet.

Great work Jah. Good to see you back

Yay you're back! :-) I'm in the process of collecting my own GK force and will be learning any tricks from you as you go! the helmet looks the business too. I'm going for a green/white/black heraldry instead of the usual colours and my nemesis weapons are purple. may I ask what colour you suggest I do the helmet lenses? I'm thinking purple to tie in with the weapons?

@Stormwall: glad you like the blog...
i really enjoy painting the glowing eyes...

@Januine: cheers, mate...

@nerdfest09: i do like to match my power weapon glows to my eye glows...
no need for clashing glowing colors...
purple sounds wicked!!!


i seem to have lost a bunch of WIP pics of the Dreadknight while i was getting my laptop to cooperate again, but here is a few more...

i really like the shield on this guy's shoulder, with the Grey Knights Marine fighting a Demon of Chaos...
the torso was the section that had the most bright metal...
as usual, all paints are P3...
the bright metals are a basecoat of Pig Iron, washed heavily with Armor Wash, then a layer of Cold Steel, and a wash of Blue Ink...



i wanted to differentiate the GK bases a bit from the Ultramarines, so even though i am using the same basing elements, i went with rusty metals and darker soil...



the legs have a darker metal on the struts...
this is done with a Pig Iron basecoat, and then a wash that is a 1-1 mix of Armor Wash and Thamar Black...



last, but not least, what can only be described as big arse sword!!!



it was a real challenge to paint a glowing effect on this blade without an airbrush...
up next i'll have the finished pics, where you can see if i pulled it off, or not...

thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

Looking awesome (as expected!) Love the metallics!

thanks, P...

here are the last two pics i was able to salvage, the finished Dreadknight...
i have no idea why the front view is so skewed, but it is better than nothing...

i have never painted so much metal on a single mini...
sadly, this was a two week, budget rush-job...
i feel like i could have done so much more with the contrast and details...
i did enjoy the challenge of painting the fades on the big sword, even though it would have been much easier with an airbrush, and picking out the awesome relief on the tilt shield...




i would love to revisit this model, and actually do some conversion work to salvage the poor design of the pilot...
now that i have worked with the kit, i have a few ideas of what i could do with it...
with just a little bit of extra work, this could be an incredible model...

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

cheers
jah

With a little bit of work you could share your ideas :-) I've got one and another Dreadknight on the way i'd like to see what you believe possible?

I've done major overhauls to two Dreadknights and they can be a bit of a pain in the ass, but they're doable. The major problem to me is not the pilot but the fact that the arms and legs are all solid pieces. It takes a lot of patience, but once you hack through all the joints you can get decent poses. I might recommend finding a cheap-ish Gundam kit that has a lot of articulation in its arms and legs for straight substitutions, or else buying a Frame Arms Architect kit so that you have an articulated skeleton over which you can cut and paste the 40k armor plates. Either of these options would run you about $20-25, and you'd have a major upgrade to your model.

If you were to use the Frame Arms kit, you could honestly redesign the entire Dreadknight model over top of it.It's worth looking up, as it would let you do some pretty cool stuff, with a lot of cutting and sanding of course. If I had a DK kit laying around, I would probably go this route myself.

That looks really good, jah! Regarding the airbrush for things like the sword, is there a reason you don't use one - is it just that you don't have one currently?

Also, if you don't update the title of this thread at some point I'm going to be tempted to

Great work!

@nerdfest09: the Dreadknight instruction booklet has an illustration on the back that looks wicked...
the legs of the Termie are more integrated with the legs of the walker...
i'm not sure how i would make that work, but it looks cool...
another idea would be to make an armoured cockpit, with the arms sticking out the sides, Appleseed suit style, or a completely enclosed cockpit...

@RiTides: there are so many reasons i don't use an airbrush, even though i have had one for 20 years...
1-because the airbrush is a whole different tactile feeling to using my hairy sticks...
2-an airbrush doesn't suit my painting style...
3-i don't normally paint such large things as i have in this army commission...
4-i need to be able to work while i travel, and i am not about to put my paints AND a compressor in my bacpack...

i'm sure i will switch from spray cans to the airbrush for large models and power weapons one day, but i still haven't perfected my brushwork, so i am a little bit preoccupied with that goal...
i'll work on perfecting the whole other skill-set when i am happy with my brushwork...


it's Throwback Thursday again...
it was a huge honor to be asked to paint an alternate scheme for the Escalation rulebook by my painting hero, Mike McVey...
it was a nice change to invert the Menoth color scheme, and paint more maroon than white on this group...



in this pic you can see the alt. scheme in comparison to the standard studio scheme that i was asked to use for the Zealots...



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

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

still catching up on the last few months of work...

since my second plastic version of Dante (using the Sanguinary Guard) was finished a while ago, i should probably finish up his step-by-step...
when i left off, he was at the shading wash stage...
to recap, i had built up the base color, starting with a basecoat of P3 Battlefield Brown, then a layer of BB and Rhulic Gold at a 1-1 ratio, then a layer of 1-1 Rhulic and P3 Solid Gold, then the shade wash of 1-1 P3 Sanguine Base and P3 Flesh Wash...



to start building up the shadows and highlights i came back in with the 1-1 mix of Rhulic and Solid Gold...



next was a layer of Rhulic Gold and Vallejo Air Metals Gold at a 3-1 ratio, since the VAM Gold is such a strong color...



to finish the highlights, i used a 3-1 mix of VAM Gold and VAM Aluminium...





that's it, my basic standard gold technique...
i hope this is helpful...

thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

Very interesting (and nice) to see, as always.

I love the inverted colour Menoth.


Keep up the great work.

Very vibrant gold! Shame about the laptop and camera, I know that pain especially when you want to be able to show your progress to your clients.

thanks, guys...

here is the final result...
having a second crack at this version of Dante was a nice opportunity to address a few things i thought i could improve over the first version...
i tried to improve the glow on the axe, and add texture to the feathers...
switching to the 32mm base, instead of 25mm, was nice...
the slightly bigger base makes all the difference for the balance of these dynamic jump pack Marines...






now i just need to do one more version, using the Death Company parts, in conjunction with the Sanguinary Guard parts, to really play up the original style of the sculpt with the DC jump pack, and the inferno pistol in the hand, rather than wrist mounted one...
gotta respect the classics!!!

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

cheers
jah

He's glorious Jah. Really beautiful job. Treatment of the wings works so well. Great job fella

thanks, Januine...
i wish the texture showed up better in the pics on the rest of the feathers:(...
you can really only see the effect on the big ones in these pics...

i got the chance to re-base the Sanguinary Priest with the newer 32mm bases...
this guy was tipping over onto his face all the time, which is not good for a mini that a customer paid a lot of money for:(...
he's all better now, and not so tipsy...







i really like the look of Marines on this base size...
no more overhanging toes, and a little more room to make some cool scenics...

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

cheers
jah

Definitely improved an already epic model!

That's a really nice touch to the feathers. A real steady-hand job though.

And ...

jah-joshua wrote:...no more overhanging toes,

... is how it should be.

Yeah, the bigger bases make such a big difference! I'm working on Devastators now and it's the first time I have the new bases. They're so nice!

thanks, guys...

i am still getting caught up on the last couple of months work after i slacked on posting for a bit...
last month was a Legion of the Damned Squad for my client's dirty Strike Force Cassius Ultramarines army, a painting style that works perfectly to hide all of Finecast's flaws...

the warping in Finecast is ridiculous...
there was no saving this sword, as it was warped in three different directions:(...
i replaced it with a lovely crisp plastic one from the Tactical Squad box, and gave him a combi-flamer from the same box...



ironically, after i just posted about how much i like the new 32mm bases, i am back to the dinky 25mm ones...
the three toppers are from one of the 40K basing kits, one base got a bit from the Grey Knights heavy psilencer, and there is a plain one for a little variety...
they are painted to match the Ultramarines bases from the previous commissions...



here is the early basecoat and wash stage, on one of the bolter Marines...



the flamer Marine is at the "nearly there" stage...



the heavy flamer is at the "can i have my arms now?" stage...



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

cheers
jah

Awesome blog. So I take it you paint everything by brush, that's really cool.

Those Legion of the Damned look wicked so far. I like the way there appears to be fire in all the gaps in the armour.

I love the BA stuff you did (Seth, Dante, Sang Priest). Any more BA in the pipeline?

D

Loving this LOTD group. Can wait to see them finished. Sterling work as ever Jah

Beautiful stuff, Jah! Looking forward to more

thanks, guys...

@evildrcheese: all brush work, yeah...
too hard to travel with paints AND a compressor, so i just roll with the paint and hairy sticks...

there are no BA in the queue at the moment...
there are a few in my case, half done, waiting for some love, like Astorath, Lemartes, the leaping Assault Sgt., and The Sanguinor...
too many minis, so little time...


here is the first mini from the LotD squad...
even though this is just a basic standard commission, i had to throw in a little OSL around the eyes to give these guys a ghostly creepiness...
the green power sword was a nice chance to try out something other than blue for my power weapons, and goes nicely with the eyes...







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

cheers
jah

More impressive work, Jah. Love the green power sword.

Looking good, green blade is a nice touch!

That's very cool indeed!

D

Nice work on the little fiery guys.

thanks, guys...

here is the second mini in the Legion of the Damned commission, the heavy flamer trooper...
i had a lot of fun painting the flame in the brazier, even if it didn't photograph well...
i am still trying to perfect my realistic flame, but it is something i really enjoy playing with...






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

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

here is the third mini in the first Legion of the Damned Squad, the flamer Marine...
i like the striding pose of this guy...
these LotD Marines have a lot of character in their stances...






having two braziers to practice fire on was nice...
painting these guys has convinced me that i really need to do one for myself, with no deadline to contend with...

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

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

here is the fourth Legion of the Damned Marine from the flamer armed squad...
this guy has another nice advancing pose, looking like he is actually striding the battlefield, instead of an awkward squat, ready to poop his power armor...






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

cheers
jah

Very nice indeed. I like the use of the verdigris on the brass skulls.

D

lovely job there Jah. really nice figs those LotD

Super work!

Nice work, Jah. I can never see myself getting LotD - I bet the finecast was a pain to work with.

Yeah, that pose is very good. He looks like he's casually crossing the battlefield, taking his time to pick his targets. Why rush? He's a 3++ God of War in the battlefield

Great work with the LotD so far JAH. I really like the free hand in the latest one.

The LotD models are looking really awesome, I'd like to see some unit shots once you have the 5th model done

thanks, guys...

@Zambro: Finecast is the reason i had to use the beat-up scheme, since the Marines come pre-beat-up...

@RiTides: squad shot is up next...

here is the final Marine in the squad...
unfortunately, he was not glues to the base yet when i took these pics, so he looks a bit wonky...
i should have taken the pic of the five bases together first:(...
oh well, live and learn...






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

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

here is the group shot of the first LotD squad...
these ones all have the flamers...
next up is the melta squad...



i don't usually get a chance to paint squads...
they look cool all together...
now i need to paint five more...

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

cheers
jah

Hey Jah! they really do look great in a squad I wanted to wait to see them like this in a squad as individually they are painted really nicely (as i'd expect from you ) but sometimes the emotion or image that a model is meant to project doesn't come out as strong until they're together and these guys have been a favorite of mine for years, I was just always shirty I couldn't make an army of them but I do love seeing them painted, and painted well like this makes my day!

Aye, a mighty impressive squad!

Really great stuff, Jah.

I know you normally paint single minis and dont usually do squads. How do you feel about doing a whole bunch of LotD? Do you get bored of the repetitiveness?

thanks, guys...
good to hear they look cool all together...

@Zambro: each of these guys have enough difference to make it feel like 5 unique minis, plus i was still getting the painting ideas sussed as i was working through them...
of course, it helps that i painted them as single minis, instead of batch painting, so they felt like individuals even though the scheme was the same across the whole squad...
same goes for the melta squad that i am painting right now...


here is the last mini to get caught up with in the backlog of work to share...
this is the first character in the 6 mini commission for a Black Crusade 40K RPG group...
i was stoked to hear that we would be using the Forge World 30K Kakophani miniature for the Slaanesh Noise Marine character...
this is a great FW sculpt, and was a perfect cast, with just a bit of flash to clean up...
the Finecast Noise Marine backpack, not so much...
it is bendy, and had about ten air bubbles where there should have been details:(...



the resin Dragon Forge Design base was also a beautiful resin cast, and a pleasure to work with...



next up, the step-by-step for the magenta armor...

thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

oohhh - nice!!! that sonic canon thingymajig is lush. Shame about the backpack being so......finecasty as it's (should be) a really nice piece. Looking forward to seeing him all done up

Oooh excited to see this guy come together, after the dark and gritty LotD are you going to go all bright colours?

@Januine: it is a wicked mini...

@Knightley: it will be a mix of light and dark...
don't want to go too pink...

here is the step-by-step of the Noise Marine's magenta armor...
all paints are P3, as usual...

i started with a base coat of Sanguine Base, and then gave it a wash of my usual red shade mix, Sanguine Base, Coal Black, and Flesh Wash in a 1-1-2 ratio...



next, i layered my midtone with pure Sanguine Highlight, and then a layer of Murderous Magenta, leaving the shading wash in the shadows of the curves...



the edge highlights are a mix of Murderous Magenta and Morrow White at a 3-1 ratio...





quick and simple, but striking, especially against the white, gold, black, and green accents that you will see on the finished body next time...

thanks for looking...
i hope this was helpful...

cheers
jah

Neat! And thanks for all the step by step pics, they make this thread a great reference material as well as a place to see awesome minis!

Your red is so smooth!! The highlight looks a bit pink. I'm excited to see how it looks once everything else is finished.

@Paradigm: thanks, mate...
nice to hear that the stages are useful...

@Zambro: it is meant to be pink...
my idea was to use the classic purple and gold of the Emperor's Children, while the client sent a very pink Noise Marine as a reference, so i went with a magenta base and pinkish highlights as a middle ground between the two extremes...


here is the main body of the Kakophoni finished...
i have waited a long time for an excuse to do a snow leopard pattern...
since i didn't want to go as crazy as the 'Eavy Metal team did on the original Noise Marine mini in the early 90's, a bit of 80's hair band leopard print would suffice...
this guy was painted up before the LotD from last week, so the green glow on this guy was my experiment to see if i could pull it off for the squad...





if you look at the pics in my last post, you will see that this guy didn't have the bolt pistol and knife until about halfway through the paint job...
after the armor was done, i decided that the knife needed a strap like the bolt pistol holster has...
i sculpted that on, and painted it to match the other blue/black leathers...

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

cheers
jah

Awesome stuff as ever. The Snow Leopard print looks particularly eye catching.

D

cheers, mate...

here are a few more pieces of the Kakophani...
Forge World has done a great job with both the sculpting and casting on this guy...
the gold and magenta is a fun scheme to paint...
it's nice to finally have an excuse to use P3's Murderous Magenta...
i really like this color...




the Dragon Forge base is up to Jeff's usual standard...
very clean cast and crisp details...



thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

That magenta is looking lush.

D

Fantastic work. Also great pictures.

Once again, I am amazed at how interesting Jah can make just part of a mini! Just a gun and an arm, and it's still superb!

thanks, guys...

here is the assembled Kakophoni/Noise Marine...
he is not finished yet, but i wanted to see how he goes together...
i still need an Eldar Dire Avenger back banner for this guy...

sadly, none of the work on the loincloth and glowing vials shows up behind his big gun, but we know it is there...







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

cheers
jah

sublime work there Jah. Colour scheme works so well. Gorgeous stuff as ever

Basically, what he said! Was this guy a single mini commission or part of a larger one?

Great work, Jah. I'm with Para - are we going to see the rest of his squad or just him?

thanks, guys...
always nice to know an experiment worked out...
sadly, this is the only Kakophani in the Black Crusade RPG warband...
many more cool minis in this commission, though...

the next mini in the group is another Forge World piece, the Nurgle Chaos Marine Sorcerer...
i was asked to give him a Raptors jump pack (my first time using one of these cool plastic packs), change his weapons, and sculpt a tail...
i chopped up his glaive, built him a Rod of Corruption, and rebuilt the blade into a sheathed sword at his side...
he is going on another one of the 25mm Dragon Forge Design bases...






next up, i'll show the Greenstuff work...

thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

Ooh, this should be good!

am well excited to see this one. Jah converts......gonna be cracking

Exciting stuff, Jah! Looking forward to it as usual.

thanks, guys...
i do love the chance to make a unique mini...

here is the Greenstuff work on the Nurgle Sorcerer...

i wanted to show off the pitted sword on his hip, so i didn't sculpt a full scabbard...
instead, i just gave him a beat up leather loop...

the tail started as a wire armature, and a press-molded Nurgling head (from the one at his feet)...
the bulk of the tail is just a snake of Greenstuff wrapped around the wire, and smoothed some...
after that cured, i filled in the gaps a bit leaving a little variation in thickness to make it look slightly wormy...
then i sculpted some cracked armor plates around the base of the tail, where it broke through his butt-plate...






for the rod, i started with the same snake of Greenstuff, but instead of wrapping it around as is, i flattened it out first, and then wrapped it around the handle...
as this started to cure, i came in with the Exacto blade, and put some nicks and holes in the leather...




now it is time to paint this bad boy!!!

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

cheers
jah

Great conversation work, you've made an awesome modell even better.

Has the client requested anything specific for the paint job?

D

Small changes can make a model look even better when done right Jah! when you see it and you think you know it then something catches your eye and makes you look again and again :-)

Good stuff, and thanks again for the step-by-steps! Even for stuff that should be 'simple' like the leather on the staff is still handy; for instance, I've done some similar stuff before, but not considered doing the nicks and tears like that. Going to have to try that at some point.

@evildrcheese: cheers, mate...
nothing specific...
the scheme is in my hands...

@nerdfest: cheers, mate...
the conversions were all requested by the client...

@Para: cheers, mate...
honestly, when i did the wraps they looked lumpy and horrible, so the nicks and tears just saved what was a visual nightmare...


when designing a custom paint scheme with a client, i like to give a couple of options to choose from...
for this one, i gave a four color sample, using the jump pack...
the first option (on the upper panels) was the darkest, P3 Thornwood Green...
the second (on the left engine cover) is P3 Ordic Olive...
the third (on the right engine cover) is P3 Traitor Green...
the fourth (on the center tank) is a 1-1 mix of Ordic Olive and Traitor Green...
we decided to go with the custom mix...



once the color was chosen, i gave the whole jump pack a base coat of the mix, and then a heavy wash of purple to shade...
after i had heavily tinted the whole base coat, i stippled the original color back on for a rough texture to the paint...
it is Nurgle, after all...

it isn't showing well in the pics, but the steel is also tinted with the purple...
the orange rust separating the green and steel compliments the purple and green tones, and makes a more interesting visual separation between the two elements than a simple black line would...
the highlight is the base coat mix (Ordic Olive & Traitor Green 1-1) and Menoth White Highlight, maybe around 3-1...
i forgot to write it down, so i will have to experiment on the armor to get the mix again...




no battle damage at the moment, but it is still early days yet...
lots more to do!!!

thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

I'd never considered purple wash on a green colour, but that shading is lovely. Consider that tip logged.

D

cheers, dude...
in the last five years i have moved away from the straight triads of using the same color for base, shade, and highlight...
the idea is to try and use combinations of colors that are more visually interesting...
the same goes for the experiments with textures...
next up, i will be trying out sheer fabrics, and water effects...


it has been quite a while since i did a Throwback Thursday post...
here is a Halloween special...
these are the Bane Thralls that i painted for Privateer Press in 2004...
these guys were painted to go along with Goreshade and the Leviathan that Aly painted for the Escalation rulebook...
green being my favorite color, skulls being a bit of an obsession, and Escalation being the first rulebook to have my work published inside, these guys have a special place in my heart...
it was awesome to be a part of coming up with alternate schemes for the first Warmachine factions, like Feora's battlegroup, and these green Cryx...
this was my first time highlighting black with red, something i will have to try again sometime...



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

cheers
jah

happy Halloween!!!

i spent the last month knocking out a second Legion of the Damned squad...
this time they are armed with meltas instead of flamers...

the Sergeant comes armed with aplasma pistol, but the client wanted a combi-melta...
unfortunately, i used the combi-bolter body on the first Sergeant, so i had to improvise...
i still had the combi-melta bit from the Tac. Squad box, and some extra bolters, so a few snips with the clippers, and a couple slices with the Exacto later, i had a new gun...
then i just had to cut the hand off of the bolter, so it could be left-handed...

i've used the same scheme and style as the previous squad...
the green power weapons are a nice change from all of the blue ones i've done...








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

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

here are the two conversions i did on the second Legion of the Damned squad...
since there is no combi-melta armed Sergeant, or melta armed Marine, i had to do a little chop-shop action...

cutting up a bolter was easy enough, but you can see where i went a little too far, and had to use a bit of Greenstuff to fill in the gap that was left near the back of the gun when i fit the melta bit on...




the melta gun Marine was also easy to convert...
cutting the left hand off of the original bolter was the fiddliest bit, but Finecast cuts like butter, so it wasn't difficult...
my client now has a unique squad, with badass tank killing weapons...




thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

Top notch as ever.

Thanks for sharing the conversion tips, it's always good to see the 'before paint' shots of conversions to understand how it fell into place.

EDC

thank you, dr. (said in a very serious voice)

gotta keep the conversion arts alive...
kids these days, and their grey hordes...
would it kill 'em to do a weapon swap???
hahahahahaha


here is the first progress on the Sorcerer of Nurgle for the Black Crusade commission...
the beat-up armor is so well sculpted...
the most fun i have had painting in a long time...

it is painted with the same mix as the jump pack, a 1-1 mix of P3 Ordic Olive and P3 Traitor Green, shaded with the old GW Leviathan Purple wash...
i forgot what my highlight color was, so i just dove in with some P3 Thrall Flesh...








now i need a cool green-black mummified flesh color, and some purple in the gribbly bits...
then, some purple OSL for the hand and eyes, a bit of verdigrised bronze, and some fun bright greens for the Nurglings...

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

cheers
jah

looking great thus far man. the blighted armour is really coming up a treat. looking forawrd to seeing the finished filth

Good job on the weapon modifications, Jah.

Nice green you have going on the latest one.

thanks, guys...
you can tell i'm having fun with this one...

catching up on last month's work, here is the result of the melta gun conversion...






aside from a bit of Vallejo Smoke to tone down the rust, everything is painted with P3 paints, to my basic commission standard...

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

cheers
jah

I love how your 'basic commission standard' is of an obscenely high quality!


The melts LotD dude looks wicked. The sorcerer is coming along nicely too, he's gonna look boss when he's done.

EDC

Elephant trunk mutation?

@evildrcheese: my basic paint jobs aren't going to win any prestigious awards, so it isn't quite the same as what i can do given freedom from the constraints of time and budget...

@Jehan-reznor: the client told me to give him a tail that shoot spores, so i thought of having the tip be a Nurgling's head...
it isn't the best press-mold i've ever made, but the painting will save it...


here is the first look at the scheme of the female Heretek for the Black Crusade RPG warband commission...
it is nice to get to use my favorite Infinity Nomads sculpt, since i will probably never paint a Nomads army...
i will paint a few of their more irresistible minis for eBay, though...

i am going for a more wicked look to this Mechanicum traitor, with darker reds, as opposed to the dominant white of the Infinity Nomads Revend Custodiers studio scheme...
the coat and loincloth will be a brighter red than the base coat shows, the armor plates will be a nice deep oxblood/Cabernet color, the soft armor black, while the mask will be bone white, as will the freehand spikey Choas star trim on the loincloth, and there will be a bit of blue OSL here and there...





the customer wanted a ritual dagger, instead of the combi rifle she comes with...
you may remember, a few pages back, where i went for the first try at the conversion using the lance tip from the Dark Elf Cold One Knights box...
my customer said it was too big, and i said, "40K is all about too big, over the top, weapons, and it looks awesome!!!"
the customer won...
to tone it down a bit, i went with the blade from the Dark Eldar Kabalite sprue...
the handle is from a Chaos Space Marine combat blade...
i didn't use a guard (quillion) on the handle, which gives the blade a sleeker, more wicked look...




should be a good looking first attempt at a Heretek...

thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

I see what you're saying. I guess I'm looking from the perspective if the quality of paint jobs I see across from me on the table, rather than the high end painting competitions type paint jobs. I suppose what I'm saying is that your 'basic' is above the average table top stand I see.

Assassin looks look. I like how the white face plate really catches the eye.

EDC

@edc: i feel you, mate...
it is a very nice compliment...
i just give the mini the paint job that it is calling for...


well, after the death of my laptop last week, i am back in action with a new one...
now i just need to learn how to edit pics on it...
i got close today, but i'm just winging it right now...

catching up with more of October's work, here is the LotD multi-melta Marine...
i love this weapon...
it looks like it means business!!!

hopefully, this guy is blasting Eldar tanks off of the table right now...






two more bolter Marines to show, and then the squad shot...

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

cheers
jah

Another fantastic LotD model. You're almost single handedly making me want to do a squad of those of my own.

Good to have you updating again.

EDC

@EDC: this is actually one set of models, at least in the beat-up way that i'm painting them, where Finecast hasn't really been an issue, which is a nice change...
any little bubbles just end up looking like dings from battle...
the three weapons that wouldn't stay straight were a bummer, but the sword on the first Sgt. was the only one that i replaced...
the two guns that are still slightly banana stylee look less drastic with paint on them...
it's been a ton of fun painting these guys, especially after daydreaming about it for a couple of decades...

here is the first bolter Marine of the second Legion of the Damned squad...
nothing special here, just another body to fill out the squad...
i have been having adding some age and texture to the leather bits on these guys...
a bit of wear and tear seems a lot more visually interesting that brand new pouches, straps, and holsters...






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

cheers
jah

Nice. There's something about the beaky mkvi that really suits the two tone look.

EDC

@EDC: it's a good look for Raven Guard, too...

here is the final Marine from the Legion of the Damned squad...
these guys are such good sculpts, each with enough individuality, that i am sad to finish this commission, even after ten of these minis...
that's always nice...

i'm a big fan of the box mag on this guy's bolter...






next up, the squad photo!!!

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

cheers
jah

Of course we like him Jah! we like everything you do mate :-) that's because you do everything so damn well!

Yep, what he said!

@nerdfest: thanks,mate...
you have been really rocking with some great original ideas the last few months...
i'm going to start stealing from you...

@Para: cheers, mate...
too bad i still take rubbish photos:(...

here is the group shot for the Legion of the Damned melta squad...
i had a lot of fun doing the weapon swaps on these guys...
it's always nice to get a chance to make a mini unique from the stock model...



it isn't often that i am sorry to see the end of a commission, after all the hard work that goes into it, but these guys were a rare treat to paint...
i look forward to painting a couple of these guys without the restraints of time, budget, and style...

here is the previous squad, just so you can see them both together...



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

cheers
jah

gorgeous stuff there Jah - they really have come out beautifully. The use of green for hints and accents was a really top choice - give them a lovely aged and creepy etheral quality.
These guys are all failcast...ahem... finecast figs, aye?
Really great work as ever

cheers, Jan...
indeed, they are all Finecast:(...
luckily, the casts lend themselves nicely to the battle damaged look, since they all come damaged already...


i got my hands on a pot of the Citadel Technical Paint; Nihilakh Oxide...
it is quite a nice verdifris effect paint for bronze...
it does the job even better than my custom mix :(...
i'll definitely be using it on my bronze from here on out, except for the Ultras, which need to match the work that has already been done...

i tried it out on the Black Crusade RPG commission Sorcerer of Nurgle...
i really like the bright tone this paint has, which counteracts the chalkiness that it dries with...






please excuse the rubbish, out of focus, pics...
i can already tell that this guy is going to be tough to photograph when he's done...

thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

LotD look brilliant. Such cool looking squads.

The Nurgle sorcerer is coming along nicely too.

EDC

That guy will be beastly when he's finished! Cracking stuff!

thanks, guys...

here is a quick tabltop quality step-by-step for glowing eyes...
i've used green here, but any bright color will work...
all the paints are Privateer Press P3 colors...

i start with a solid coat of Thamar Black inside the eye sockets...



next, i paint Gnarls Green over the black...



the next layer, pure Iosan Green, is painted over the eyeballs, and around the sockets...



next, a layer of pure Necrotite Green goes over the Iosan Green...



this is finished with a 2-1 mix of Necrotite Green and Morrow White...



your paints can be thinned as much or as little as you like, depending on how strong or subtle you would like the glow to be...
for the tabletop, where the minis will be viewed from a few feet away, i like to go a bit heavy on the glow...

thanks for looking...
i hope this is helpful...

cheers
jah

Nice tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

EDC

@EDC: cheers, mate...
slightly smaller pics will look better, i think...


i'll just leave this here...
bam!!!

basic commission standard Grey Knights Terminator Librarian, with GK shoulder pad, and converted wrist-mounted storm bolter...
this guy goes along with the Dreadnight i painted a couple of months ago...







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

cheers
jah

Very nice. The blue cloak works well with the silver armour.

EDC

silver is gorgeous. lovely touch using the nox to show a psychic power build up in his hand.

Superb work! Very nice indeed.

@EDC: this new plastic Termie Libby is a nice showcase for the GK Librarian scheme, with the big cloak and loincloth to paint...

@Januine: that is actually my P3 Arcane Blue glow mix, but i did see someone use the Nihilakh Oxide for the glow the day after you posted, and it looks really good...
very quick way to do the job...

@Para: cheers, bud...


here is a first look at the helmets of the next Chaos Space Marines in the Black Crusade RPG commission...
this is the Tzeentch Sorcerer, and his Rubric bodyguard...

i still need to do some work on the eyes, and the gold needs a highlight, but i wanted to show off the feathers...
the blue on purple works better than i thought it would...
i had planned to throw some grey highlights on last, but i like the look too much to tone it down...






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

cheers
jah

Thsoe heads are great! I want to see the rest of them...

Yeah, nice work, and looking forward to the complete minis; that blue on the Rubric helmet is very striking!

Some stunning work out here.
I like your style - so clean and juicy colours.
Subbed!

Nice work. Very clean.

Now, where are the Showgirls?

sorry for the absence, all...
i have been slacking on posts, but not on painting...

@Zambro: cheers, mate...
the helmets are from the Russian Tzeentch Marine set...
it is easy enough to find good pics of the set on Google...

@Paradigm: thanks...
i am having a harder time getting the striking contrast on the legs, but it's a fun challenge...

@ishkatar: thanks, dude...
you have been doing some really nice work, too...
i have a review planned of the My Way Minitures TMNT set soon...
such a great little diorama!!!

@Red Harvest: the Showgirls are being worked on behind the scenes, at the moment, but pics are coming soon...
Colette is a ton of fun to paint...
her new sculpt is SO much better, imho...


i took step-by-step pics of the Terminator Librarian, to document my Grey Knights scheme, and shine a bit more light on how i paint steel...
gold has been pretty well documented so far, but steel hasn't...
this one will show my blue-steel recipe...

first up, the base coats...
all paints, as usual, are P3 paints from Privateer Press...

the steel gets a coat of Pig Iron...
the bits that will be gold, skin, parchment, or yellow get a coat of Battlefield Brown...
anything that will be red gets a coat of Sanguine Base...
the bookmark, loincloth, and cape get a coat of Exile Blue...





to add some shadow to the mini, i mixed a 1-1 wash of Coal Black and Armor wash, cut with a little water, and slathered it all over...






at this point, it seems i forgot to take pictures of the original base coat colors being reclaimed and neatened up...
just imagine the first set of pics with the shadows of the second set, and you get the idea ...

once the base coats were cleaned up, i got onto the first layers, where i started to work on establishing the contrast...
the armor gets a layer of Cold Steel...
the blues are a 1-1 mix of Exile Blue and Cygnar Blue Base...
the skin gets a layer of Khardic Flesh...
the golds are a mix of 1-1 Battlefield Brown and Rhulic Gold, followed by a coat of pure Rhulic Gold...
the pouches, parchments, and pages get a coat of Gun Corps Brown...
the trim, even though it will be yellow gets a layer of Gun Corps Brown at this point, for ease of coverage...
the book covers and ropes get a layer of Sanguine Base and Khador Red Base at 1-1...
the black soft armor bits (which had been base coated Thamar Black) get a layer of Greatcoat Grey...
finally, the wax seals get a layer of Sanguine Highlight...






at this point, i have finished all of the hard to reach spots, so i can glue the body together...
luckily, this guy goes together without any gaps, so i don't have to do any putty work after i glue the two halves...
next up, i start on the lighter, brighter colors...

thanks for looking...
i hope you find it interesting...

cheers
jah

Looks good!

good grief your brush strokes are so clean.
i really wish i knew how you do layers so cleanly. Unless its just bad paints on my end (citadel, some of which is several months old) whenever i try it its always a very obvious mark left behind that a brush did this and not an airbrush.

hey everybody...
sorry i went MIA there for a month...
i was sick as a dog for two weeks, and then just mentally beat while i was recovering...
i've still been working hard, so there is some cool stuff coming up, but i'll finish the GK step-by-step first...

@Vineneart01: i wish i knew how i get such smooth coats, too...
maybe then it wouldn't feel like such a struggle...
a lot of people use a wet palette to keep their paint wet, but i just dip the brush tip in the paint lid, and then in a drop of water, and mix it on the back of my thumb...
trial and error will teach you what consistency works best for your paint and brush...
always experiment to push yourself...

here is steps four and five for the Grey Knights scheme...

step four is more layering...
the armor gets a layer of P3 Cold Steel and Vallejo Air Aluminium at a 2-1 ratio...
the blue gets a layer of pure Cygnar Blue Base on the raised areas...
the reds get a layer of Sanguine Base and Khador Red Base at 1-3...
the skin gets a layer of Midlund Flesh...
the parchments and pages get a layer of Menoth White Highlight...
the yellow gets a layer of Heartfire...




after all that, everything gets a tinting wash...
the armor gets a blue tone with a few layers of P3 Blue Ink...
the flesh gets glazed with thinned Thornwood Green...
the parchments get a heavy coat of the old GW Ogryn Flesh wash...
the golds get a heavy wash of P3 Flesh Wash and Sanguine Base at 3-1 with a few drops of water...




next up, i will reclaim the basic colors, and start the highlights...
i hope this is helpful...

cheers
jah

He's back! Hurrah!

Very insightful, thanks!

cheers, Zambro...
it is good to be back in action...


i guess it's about time to get March's first post taken care of, and finish this step-by-step...

having done the final tinting washes in the previous stage, this step is all about doing the last clean-up before the finishing highlights...

the armor gets a layer of P3 Cold Steel and Vallejo Air Aluminium at 1-1...
the skin gets a layer of Khardic Flesh...
the parchments get a layer of Menoth White Base...
finally, the gold gets a layer of P3 Rhulic Gold and Vallejo Air Gold at 2-1...




next, i start with the highlights...
the armor is finished with pure Vallejo Air Aluminium...
the cloak and loincloth get hit with Cygnar Blue Highlight...
the reds get some Khador Red Base...
the parchments get hit with Menoth White Highlight...
the skin gets a mix of Midlund Flesh and Ryn Flesh at 1-1...
the yellow trim gets a layer of Heartfire and Cygnus Yellow at 1-1...
the gold get a layer of pure Vallejo Air Gold...
the gems get built up to Khador Red Base...




next up, the final highlights, and arms!!!

thanks for looking...
i hope this has been helpful...

cheers
jah

Good to see you back Jah. Librarian is looking sweet. Really love those metal tones you're putting down

cheers, Jan
i'm doing a lot of experimenting with my metals all the time...
this works nicely for a super-clean look, but with a bit of flavor thanks to the blue tone...


alright, let's put this baby to bed, and get on to the things i have been working on for the first three months of this new years...


the final stage of painting the Grey Knights Terminator Librarian is all about the last highlights and fine details...

the blues are finished with a fine highlight of Arcane Blue...
the reds are finished with a tiny line of Khardic Flesh...
the gold is highlighted with a 2-1 mix of Vallejo Air Gold and V.A. Aluminium...
the parchments get detailed with thinned Thamar Black for the lettering...
the yellow is finished with a touch of Cygnus Yellow and Morrow White at 1-1...
the red lenses and gems get a fine line of pure Heartfire, and then a small dot of black up top, with n even finer white dot on top of that...
the blue glow is a simple progression through the P3 blues, all the way up to Arcane Blue and Morrow White at 1-5 for the lightest glowing spots...







i had a lot of fun working with the new plastic Termie Librarian model...
he is a worthy replacement of the classic metal one...
as a multi-part plastic kit, it was easy enough to clip the storm bolter off of the spare hand that comes in the kit, and turn it into a wrist-mounted GK version...
the blank shoulder pad is a seperate piece, so replacing it with a GK spare was easy-peazy...
two little changes to the kit, and he looks like he was made to be a GK Libby...

i took him to a local convention on Valentine's Day, and entered him in a painting contest...
i was lucky enough to take home 1st place in Sci-Fi Single, and the Best of Show!!!
now the new owner has an award winner on his shelf...



thanks for looking...
i hope you like him, and found the step-by-step interesting...

cheers
jah

greaat stuff Jah and congrats on the wins - well deserved

Well done, mate. Fantastic mini!

That face is amazing, quality painting man.

Welcome back. Awesome looking Libby and congrats on the award!

EDC

Yeah, that's epic. The step-by-steps were very helpful, and the finished product is awesome!

Very nice job, Jah'.

As always, very interesting to see the process.

Congrats on the win. Nicely done.

nearly three months without a post!!!
i've had a serious case of internet malaise...

i've been busy as hell, painting like a man possessed...
in the first five months of 2016, i've finished more minis than i normally do in an entire year...
it has been a lot of fun to try some new things, and push my painting to a new level...

here is a quick sneak peek at a few of the models i've finished in the last three months...



WIP shots and painting breakdowns should be a lot of fun to share and talk about
lots of catching up to do!!!

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

cheers
jah

I like them very much Jah! Welcome back! Great to see your current works. I love that little goblin and the great details on the fellow on the right. Particularly the texture on the raised areas of the cloak. And the base...I wouldn't complain if you posted a little tut on what went on there. Cheers!

BB

Yey. Jah returns! And with some amazing looking minis too!

EDC

@bebop: thanks, dude
i'll see how many stages i actually got pictures of during the painting process of the base...
the idea was to go for a Craftworld Mymeara Eldar temple look to the base...
i really like the blue to green fade of their color scheme...

@EDC: cheers, mate

Ulrik the Slayer...
what a brilliant re-imagining of a classic, iconic character...
i really like the "standing on a windswept cliff, overseeing the battlefield below" vibe to the pose...
very cool to see Ulrik's face for the first time, too
he is one grizzled looking dude...







this is the second round of pics, and they are still horrible :(
one more try, and maybe they will turn out better...

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

cheers
jah

Is that freehand on the cloak or is it part of the mini? Looks great either way.

EDC

@EDC: the knotwork is sculpted into the cloak...
the crosshatch for texture is freehand...

@bebop: here is a better angle, from my first round of pics, that show off the colors of the base a bit more...



cheers
jah