Yeah I wouldn't have thought to do it myself SL, I was advised to by some friends on Facebook. It really does work and I will be using it on warm metals in the future. It just warms the shadowing enough to give it an overall better feel than it being just brown and black instead.
Totally worth trying out if you are painting golds/brass/bronze
Alfndrate wrote: Wait I missed this the last time I looked at the Jugg's update...
The bronze/brass/etc.. is just Mithril Silver with layers of Sepia wash? O.o
Sepia, black, purple, and chestnut ink, yep! I actually did the same thing on like the very first page of this thread, but it was in far fewer layers and had no highlights. I'm going to really carefully highlight this one.
I've been using Ogre Flesh wash to warm up the metals on my necrons, especially if the green wash pushes them too far in the cool direction. It's kind of a sepia with reddish/purple added and has worked pretty well. I'll have to experiment with pure purple and see how it works.
Ifalna wrote: Sepia, black, purple, and chestnut ink, yep! I actually did the same thing on like the very first page of this thread, but it was in far fewer layers and had no highlights. I'm going to really carefully highlight this one.
By ink you mean the " washes"? " Ink " in my mind is a different medium ( I do Illumination )
Id imagine by ink she means ink. You can buy inks from hobby stores such as hobby lobby and so on. I know GW used to make inks, but I dont think they do anymore. Though, I only ever buy boltgun metal from them, so I could be wrong.
Ifalna - That Juggernaut is looking just crazy. Ill have to at least somewhat, steal your bronze making, as I just found out the bottle of bronze I had, has gone bad probably 6 years ago And that squig, is magical as always
No, it's really ink! Chestnut ink was available in GW a long time ago but is long since out of production, it is GORGEOUS over golds and bronzes though, and I actually use it all the time for rust streaks
Daler Rowney ink is pretty identical, you just need to water it a bit to use for tinting metals.
Oh yeah and something else ink is incredible for, painting bases. If you pva glue on sand and put a laden brush of ink on top of it once it's dry, the capillary action pulls the ink all over the sand super quickly and you can get really nice quick rich sand bases.
These have chestnut ink on the sand and also on all their golds -
And it just gives a lovely rich nice simple sand base, really compliments a cartoony paint scheme! ( And we all know how much I like to default to cartoony paint schemes hurrhurr)
Urien_Rakarth wrote:LOVE. THAT. JUGGER BABY.
Awesome! But are you sure the bronzes want to go much brighter? looks beautiful as is....
Squigs again... NOOOOO!!!!!
I think I'd better run before an army of Gits and Ifalnorks try to kill me!
I wanted to keep them nice and dark too, don't worry I just did a nice gentle edge highlight and it really finished them off.
The term Ifalnorks will forever be burned into my mind, thank you for that. Amazing.
Gitsplitta wrote:That's not a jugger....
THIS...
Spoiler:
is a jugger!!
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat, Gits I was so confused. I was like " I don't remember this from Mad Max.. this is from Mad Max right?" so I googled Rutger Hauer and found out I have apparently missed a really good late 80's movie. I will remedy this.
Actually planning an 80's movie night with the bf this weekend so I bet we can fit that in!
monkeytroll wrote:Good call Gits That,err, beasty ..is looking mighty fine Iffy, the reds are absolutely gorgeous!
And quality squig to boot
Thanks dude! That shot of the squig was actually horrifically bleached though, I took it quickly and used an uncovered white painting light, so it looked different to reality, here is his new shot which is actually what he looks like
Just need to finish off his inner mouth and teeth. Do you think he is suitably embarrassing for an enemies character to be morphed into, Gits?
Here is where the Juggy is at now -
Brass highlighted, kept it really subtle to not overly lighten him. Starting on bone and teeth. So freaking happy with how he is progressing.
This shot is slightly out of focus and I didn't realise untill way too late :( I will take better ones if I have time tomorrow, cause it's a shame to not see his lovely metals along the shoulders properly.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat, Gits I was so confused. I was like " I don't remember this from Mad Max.. this is from Mad Max right?" so I googled Rutger Hauer and found out I have apparently missed a really good late 80's movie. I will remedy this.
Actually that's from one of my favorite movies... The Blood of Heroes with Rutger Hauer and Joan Chen. The Blood of Heroes on IMDB. Awesome film, snubbed cruelly by The Academy (b*stards). It is fitting entertainment for *any* movie night... especially if libations are added. I have another great RH suggestion once you've seen this one.
Ifalna wrote: The term Ifalnorks will forever be burned into my mind, thank you for that. Amazing.
What about your Ifalnorks?
Both the Juggernaught and Squig are coming along nicely - I can't help but think someone should be posting yu a Squig each month, which have to find new and interesting paint schemes for...
Gitsplitta wrote:
Actually that's from one of my favorite movies... The Blood of Heroes with Rutger Hauer and Joan Chen. The Blood of Heroes on IMDB. Awesome film, snubbed cruelly by The Academy (b*stards). It is fitting entertainment for *any* movie night... especially if libations are added. I have another great RH suggestion once you've seen this one.
Aye I found out it was from Blood of Heroes because I was convinced it was from one of the Mad Max's and google educated me otherwise! I'm gonna try and get my hands on it for this weekend, I am a total sucker for 80's/mid 90's movies.
RiTides wrote:Progress on squig and jugger are both great!
Thank you Squig should be done today if I get the time as it's technically my weekend, want to start getting the Juggers teeth down too.
Dysartes wrote:
What about your Ifalnorks?
Both the Juggernaught and Squig are coming along nicely - I can't help but think someone should be posting yu a Squig each month, which have to find new and interesting paint schemes for...
We don't talk bout Ifalnorks round these parts.
A Squig a month would be pretty hilarious, I must give off some kind of Squiggy pheromone which is a scary thought.
Can I ask where the helmet is from on the center model? I believe i saw it used on a Grey Knight Terminator from a Gamesday Dioramma entry and it just looked perfect!
That Jugger is looking absolutely stunning girl! Thanks for hosting the pics somewhere where I can see them!
I know you have set the bar extra high for yourself by accident but I have faith that you can jump over it and succeed! It just means I will be holding on to my comissions a little longer
logg_frogg wrote: That Jugger is looking absolutely stunning girl! Thanks for hosting the pics somewhere where I can see them!
I know you have set the bar extra high for yourself by accident but I have faith that you can jump over it and succeed! It just means I will be holding on to my comissions a little longer
The bar rocketed out of my hands ant into the stratosphere for this one, I'm not sure why I decided to try so many new things with him but I am extremely happy I did.
I think this Juggy is pushing my skills further than ever before, it is really exciting me. I've never seen myself able to do well with freehanding in the past, now I think I can.
Might have to add a new level to my standard options, this guy is so far past any other showpiece standard mini I have painted that it's cray cray..
I am still running into big problems working out prices for things as well. This Juggy on his finished base with rider will come in at €100 and that just feels totally wrong, but if I price at a proper ratio of cash to time spent on painting, the commissions would be so expensive I would probably stop getting any :( I'm not exactly at the level of skill or fame where I can charge amounts of money that are fairer for the time spent yet, but I'm going to have to look through what I'm charging again. I've not changed it in months and I do feel I've improved quite a lot since I last did. (No one already booked with me will have altered prices, don't worry!) I may also be taking on quite a lot less
But anyway, less angst and more painting. Here is the Juggy now -
Lots more detailing down. Nice to see the purple contrast in the mouth start to pay off.
Skulls about 80%, kept them very old looking, didin't really want them contending with other detail. Teeth are nearly finished, might give them one m
ore streak highlight. Eyes finished, flip flopped between glow and gem effect repeatedly but figured a subtle gem + shine would work well, and I think it did.
Went with black/light green to really pop against the red. Just needs his blacks and hooves to be started up, hooves wont be done till he is on the base but I will start blacks shortly. Ready to start on the rider now I think..
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh! And here, finished eyemelting squiggle. No idea why his front highlights aren't showing as yellow as they should in the shots, they are bad moon yellow so they are preeeetty bright!
A cutey as always. If you find horrible teeth monsters cute.
Holy Ifalnorks batman... That looks absolutely awesome.
I love the way the glowing cracks fade into the red. The teeth are really good. The metal look suitably old and dirty... and is that a reflection of the glow on the base of the brass horn thing on it's head that you've painted on? That's brilliant.
Good job. I shall now go and calm myself down and stop sounding like a demented fan or something.
Ifalna wrote: I am still running into big problems working out prices for things as well. This Juggy on his finished base with rider will come in at €100 and that just feels totally wrong, but if I price at a proper ratio of cash to time spent on painting, the commissions would be so expensive I would probably stop getting any :( I'm not exactly at the level of skill or fame where I can charge amounts of money that are fairer for the time spent yet, but I'm going to have to look through what I'm charging again. I've not changed it in months and I do feel I've improved quite a lot since I last did. (No one already booked with me will have altered prices, don't worry!) I may also be taking on quite a lot less
I know whatcha mean exactly. Im just starting up a Commission service, and find I spend too much time per model. For me, I think it means refining my technique. Not so much cutting corners as finding efficient solutions... Granted, of course, that Im nowhere NEAR your level.... That Jugger looks absolutely breathtaking... Ive much to learn!
As far as suggesting something to help you out with the paint/price dilemma... man i dunno. Raise prices a bit and add an "Everything but the kitchen sink" level of painting. Whatever you do, I wish you the greatest of luck, and I look forward to learning more from your blog!
Bladeh Amahzin' squig is the most beautiful fing ever... Jugger-baby is freaking assam! No C&C... with those two there really isn't alot to say other than...
That jugger is looking extraordinary, Iffy. The metals look great, the red is amazing... you're right, it should go for quite a bit more than 100. I've seen other commission painters charge 150€ for showcase-quality infantry, he was still a tad better than you, but since this is quite a big model, you could probably charge more than 150, maybe 200.
But then again, I don't know much about commission work. Just my 2 cents
The Juggernaut is looking awesome as well. I've been wading through your blog over the last couple of weeks and the improvement in your painting is incredible - and it was pretty good to start off with. I think your attitude is fantastic too. The way that you are always trying new things and striving to improve, as well as giving tons of help and advice to anyone who asks, is very inspirational. Reading your blog makes me want to get painting right away and - this may sound odd - but it gives me confidence as well, probably because you are so open about mistakes or set-backs in your work but just get on with it and still produce an excellent paint job. I'm going to stop gushing now before I freak you out (apologies if I've already done so!) and I look forwards to another 100 or so pages to come.
Ifalna wrote:Oh! And here, finished eyemelting squiggle. No idea why his front highlights aren't showing as yellow as they should in the shots, they are bad moon yellow so they are preeeetty bright!
A cutey as always. If you find horrible teeth monsters cute.
Funny that this little guy outshines the amazing paint job on the jugger but he is just so cute, as you say.
For the jugger- I'm looking at the spikes on the gold collar, and there is a dark circle at their base, almost like the pooling of a wash. Is there more to do here, or is that on purpose, etc?
The red is absolutely stunning! And I love how dark everything feels (the gold, the red, and even the skulls).
The red armor freeehand is fantastic. Like all new techniques, practice make perfect. Keep pushing yourself and you will be amazed at what you can do. I like to go back and read the blog from the begininning. it a tesament to how much you have grown in talent!
With a suitably epic rider and base, might be wise to ask the owner if you could use it for a Golden Daemon. Would be great to see you weigh yourself with the elite as we'll as get your name out there. I do hear the euro daemons are crazy though. A fight broke out at one recently even.
Funny that this little guy outshines the amazing paint job on the jugger but he is just so cute, as you say.
For the jugger- I'm looking at the spikes on the gold collar, and there is a dark circle at their base, almost like the pooling of a wash. Is there more to do here, or is that on purpose, etc?
The red is absolutely stunning! And I love how dark everything feels (the gold, the red, and even the skulls).
I was going to add more detail around the spikes bases, but it turned out leaving the pooling alone was one of those things that actually looks really good in real life and photo's badly, so I'm going to leave it as is bar maybe a few more tiny mithril highlights as I go.
@WM, wow, I don't think he is near the standard needed for a GD entry at all yet, that and at the moment I would have no way to afford traveling to one to enter! Thanks for the vote of confidence though, that is seriously appreciated Financial situation should be much improved relatively soon though, so it is indeed something I want to get around to entering as soon as I feel I am skilled enough to give it a shot!
Will have updates tomorrow, started work on an interesting ork for Gits and started the tedious task of getting the rider assembled and primed. I also went ahead and bought some awesome giant corks, which will be great for both basing and pinning figs into so I can hold them easier!
Ifalna wrote: Will have updates tomorrow, started work on an interesting ork for Gits and started the tedious task of getting the rider assembled and primed. I also went ahead and bought some awesome giant corks, which will be great for both basing and pinning figs into so I can hold them easier!
Why does Git's Ork have a rider?
And I have to say, Ifalna, that from the look of the Jugger a GD entry may be a good Idea. Maybe you could enter your top-notch Ifalnorks...
I wish, he would be like master blaster with a grot on top.. would be brilliant!
Dysartes wrote: And I have to say, Ifalna, that from the look of the Jugger a GD entry may be a good Idea. Maybe you could enter your top-notch Ifalnorks...
It's something I will definitely be keeping in mind in the future, working on something in the background that I am doing as well as I am physically able to could result in a really nice mini I could use for a future GD, I would be so happy just to be there, yet alone be entering something! haha.
Here is the early WIP for an awesome old Badmoon orky for mr Gits! Base metals down, base colours down, and base rusts down. After this comes all the weathering and paint chipping, then highlighting. I think he will look surprisingly different as he progresses.
Blotchy reds and yellows are on purpose, I have a plan for them
Half of him is still black so the shots arent great, but figured I would post progress anyway! <3
Haha, well hopefully he will look better soon, Gits! Can't wait to get some weathering down on him. Do you want any extra checkered areas or more yellow? Just let me know.
Ah ok. The klaw was throwing me off. I'm pretty sure i've seen that same klaw on a necromunda model (maybe...) or a Lost and Damned mutant. What ever it was IT was most likely the conversion.
I'm looking forward to the finished Jugger too! Will be working on the rider once this Orky is done, which should be by tomorrow night
Work continues on super old Nazdreg fig, more yellow! MORE YELLOW.
Still some finish work to happen with the yellow itself, but weathering is now done I think. Need to touch up the red and yellow chips, then start on his skin which will make a huuuge difference to his colour scheme Skulls, gun detail, and little accessories will all come after that. Not long to go now though.
I had planned on getting this guy finished today, but was not happy with the amount of character I had given the face and kept working on it till I felt better, which was a surprisingly large amount of time!
Mouth still needs teeth to be done, gun needs finishing, started on accessories, skulls need some finishing and helmet needs doing, but he is looking far better now his skin is done. Colour scheme is actually showing properly.
Also, the awesome Jugger rider is pinned and ready to go
Loving the combo of new proper sized pinning wire (cough paperclip cough cough) and the cork holders, they feel really great and sturdy and hold the models perfectly. His shield will be attached later as it blocks quite a lot of him for painting. Angled his head down a bit as well as the final base will have the juggy and him quite raised up.
Ork looks great though I've always favored the Deathskulls over the Bad Moons. Makes sense for Gits army. The weathering on the metals looks very nice. The fleshy parts not so much though I'm not sure why.
Paperclips are FANTASTIC...er...fantastic pins. Cheap, available, and easy to clip. They have left some dents on my clippers though so I'll have to remember to use the new snips for trimming model parts from the plastic sprues and save the old snips for the clips.
Finished Orky will be up tomorrow, for now you can enjoy the horrible and questionable scheme I have chosen for my little tyranid army which is coming together.
Yes thats right. Models that are mine. My models. Something I painted for myself. Good grief.
Just need their bases done now, they are hilariously bright. I went for something akin to poisonous frogs and insects. So much acid green. The scheme will translate to higher painting standard really well so am excited to get it onto the Carnifex I have waiting
These shots were overlit a bit, they have better contrast than is showing, I will get proper shots once they are based.
Here is a lower quality shot on a black background to show just how ridiculously bright they are.
I like the stripes you give your tyranids on their carapaces (is that the word? you get the idea). And I like how you have the colour change mid-arm/leg. Ooo and I've only just noticed the fade on the tails, cool.
Oh, and red-ish and green-ish, I have one of those. Must be why I like it.
Never tought of doing a complete color fade. It does remnind me of a South Americian tree frog. Very impressive. A bold statement. Will make me think about painting my nids differently for sure.
Wow, that Nazdreg looks real good ! Now I want this model for my own Waargh too. ^^
Nice painting on him, I love all that dirt on the yellow parts. The metallics are very convincing.
And I love da Jugganat', its armor plates are impressive. The red especially is deep and bright, very well done Ifalna.
I think your poison arrow frogs, ah I mean nids, are beautiful. Rainforest fresh. Tuty-fruity even. And I'm sure its nice to have minis to call your own - don't get too carried away though or you'll end up with a whole bookshelf full and have to pile your books on the floor like me!
I have no idea what to do with the bases, I am terrible at basing D: I'm going to head out and get some advice from pro's later today haha, I do want to do them jungly, I am just not sure how to.
Wowzers! your Nids are beautiful Iffy! that has got to be one of my favorite schemes I've seen on them! i love to see something different and that is certainly different, puts me in mind of the Dilophosaurus from Jurassic park ;-)
I can't wait to get it down as a higher quality version though, theres a lot that can be done with it!
I added a gloss coat to the carapaces and it was really worth it, really darkened the black while brightening the green, tis crazy.
Git's Ork is now finished and I am immensely proud of him! Can't wait to get some proper shots up tonight.
I've also gone from painting solidly for 6 hours or so a day to painting in 15 minute mini shots with small breaks inbetween and it has done wonders to my focus and ability to stick with small details, will totally keep doing this.
I will totally be getting those bases in the future, they are freaking gorgeous.
I finished the first 9 (I left one out of the shots D nids for my personal army, this is the basic standard for the troops, hq/specials will have much higher standard.
It was my first time doing bases that weren’t just painted sand with a bit of flock and I really wanted them to be quite green and overgrown looking, so I used static grass trimmed to different lengths when dry, rubber flock as moss, and big Army Painter jungle tufts. Lovely and green. I want to get some little twig bits and add them on too, bits of root etc. Some little stones too
They are super hard to shoot as their contrasts are so crazy, but I think the idea is getting across.
I also finished up Nazdreg
He has so many tiny details it is kinda ridiculous. I was worried for a while that he was going to end up too busy looking, but the last few focus points really helped out. I kept him very cartoony but with a lot of weathering detail to match the rest of the orks Just needs some varnish and a gloss coat on his eyepiece now.
Gits, please let me know if there is anything you would like changed. Thanks!
The nid scheme is very cool. What else you got to paint up for your own nid army?
And indeed, orks have a lot of neato tiny details. I like him! His gesture indicates that he plans on standing there while everyone else charges forward. What a bum.
Cracking nids, and da boss is tremendous. My only boggle is the osl on the coil looks a little off - the blue over the yellow looks too green, maybe? Just a thought.
Lt. Coldfire wrote:The nid scheme is very cool. What else you got to paint up for your own nid army?
And indeed, orks have a lot of neato tiny details. I like him! His gesture indicates that he plans on standing there while everyone else charges forward. What a bum.
Or he is about to catch a football one of his boys just threw, who knows!
My Nids so far are 20 genestealers, 20 gaunts, loads of rippers, a carnifex, and lots of spore thingies. I need to get some warriors or something else to balance it out, not decided yet Will also have some goblin spider riders arriving soon, for my spider gobbo army which is also on the way. I don't play competitively so as long as an army looks nice and is fun, I'll play a basic version of it hehehe.
Eldarain wrote:I love the watermelon nids. A whole army of them would be quite striking on the table.
They will melt eyessssssssss.
inmygravenimage wrote:Cracking nids, and da boss is tremendous. My only boggle is the osl on the coil looks a little off - the blue over the yellow looks too green, maybe? Just a thought.
AHHHHHHHHHHJASGHDhasdjjsha, thank you, I totally forgot, I wanted to run a blue wash over it to help that out and instead got all excited and took shots! Will get on it. Also noticed a little metal on his face that I need to fix up.
How do you keep the teeth so clean and distinct?
Is it just a matter of being careful and doing one at a time with a tiny brush and not slapping on white and hoping to miss the black bits?
I'm just being lazy aren't I?
I often browse your blog to catch up with everything you do when i've got time as it grows so darn fast! but honestly your Nids are so well done and pleasing to the eye I have re-subscribed so I don't miss ANY of them coming to fruition, when the big boys hit the table I'm going to be a very happy Nerd ;-) I'm especially looking forward to a chameleon themed Lictor, would be AMAZING! and even if you don't plan on doing one, i'll have to get you to do one for me lol!
Nazdreg looks great Iffy. Love the glowing bullets, never would have thought of that. E's a right and proppa Bad Moon boss. Skin is wonderfully vibrant.. he's going to look just great with the other meganobs you painted for me!
You nids look fantastic by-the-way. The gloss on the carapace really makes them jump. My recommendation is not to get warriors... they're a bad use of points (or so the nid common wisdom goes).
I'm seriously considering the jungle bases haha, these will do for now, but I could well end up buying some in the future.
I'm going to get some little brown roots from the garden to add to them to represent little logs, and maaaaybe some flower effects, not sure. The more variety (within reason) on the bases, the better they will look.
I laughed when you said on the bigger bugs youd do better detail then the smaller ones. I mean for realz?! How can you pull that level of detail off on a blob of little bugs, and STILL have left some tricks in the bag?
These Nids have got a real 'classic' 40K look to them - I remember them being this kind of colour when I first got into 2nd ed. Beautiful work. Looking forward to seeing what's next.
KingCracker wrote:I laughed when you said on the bigger bugs youd do better detail then the smaller ones. I mean for realz?! How can you pull that level of detail off on a blob of little bugs, and STILL have left some tricks in the bag?
Oh man I have so many tricks I could make a show.
Big ones will have faded spotting, maybe some stripes, neon markings, oh god theres so much possibility I need to go lie down send help oh no.
Snrub wrote:Oh Ifalna out of interest, what gloss do you use?
It's an old pot of liquid 'Ard coat that came in my giant citadel set many many years ago, it is great stuff. Any high gloss varnish would work wonders. I use gloss all the time, in mouths, on lenses, on eyes etc, it's a super quick and very nice extra little touch to any mini, and we all know it's the little touches that make the model
htj wrote:These Nids have got a real 'classic' 40K look to them - I remember them being this kind of colour when I first got into 2nd ed. Beautiful work. Looking forward to seeing what's next.
OH GOD, YOU GOT IT!! YES!!
That was totally part of the inspiration, I remember when nids all stood upright with 4 curvy talons and were all terrible yellows and oranges, oh god they were horrific/fantastic.
It is, classic 'nids I still have a partially assembled one in it's box (polystyrene and everything - not just thin cardboard ) that I was attempting to make into a GD entry back in the 80's - when I was still deluded enough to enter
Nooo, if you ever do get around to thinking it's time to scrap him, drop me a PM first. I would love one of those guys, they are hilarious and awesome
Imagine a totally up to date tiny nid force with him in it? Would be hilarious! I enjoy terrible old school things far too much, like the Triskellion I traded €10 worth of rares for -
Loving those nids Iffy, I'm currently rescuing some nids from ebay to make a quick gaming army. The colours are so vibrant, much shinier than my offerings. Looking forward to the carnifex.
Ifalna wrote: Oh you guys are so lucky, I bet those things are worth a lot nowadays!
Just took a quick gander on eBay.co.uk (screamer killer as search terms) there's one at £0.99 on auction with three days to go, while the Buy It Now versions are £20-30.
Dr H wrote:Nice Nids Ifalna. How do you keep the teeth so clean and distinct?
Is it just a matter of being careful and doing one at a time with a tiny brush and not slapping on white and hoping to miss the black bits?
I'm just being lazy aren't I?
These guys have pretty simple teeth, the closed mouths have a drybrush of bleached bone, open mounts have the teeth picked out, then I give them a heavy wash of devlin mud. I pick them out individually then with bleached bone, and once again with a tiny bit of white. It's pretty quick really, I think at this point I've just trained my hands to be able to do tiny highlights fast, which is invaluable!
nerdfest09 wrote:I often browse your blog to catch up with everything you do when i've got time as it grows so darn fast! but honestly your Nids are so well done and pleasing to the eye I have re-subscribed so I don't miss ANY of them coming to fruition, when the big boys hit the table I'm going to be a very happy Nerd ;-) I'm especially looking forward to a chameleon themed Lictor, would be AMAZING! and even if you don't plan on doing one, i'll have to get you to do one for me lol!
chameleon themed Lictor
chameleon themed Lictor
Oh.. this is so happening now. Oh yes.
Gitsplitta wrote:Nazdreg looks great Iffy. Love the glowing bullets, never would have thought of that. E's a right and proppa Bad Moon boss. Skin is wonderfully vibrant.. he's going to look just great with the other meganobs you painted for me!
You nids look fantastic by-the-way. The gloss on the carapace really makes them jump. My recommendation is not to get warriors... they're a bad use of points (or so the nid common wisdom goes).
The glowy bullets just kind of happened, his gun was so ridiculous I figured there is no way it shot regular shots, and I thought of the glowy rounds Hellboy used in the first movie and just went with it
Shame about the warriors then, what would you recommend? It's been so so long since I played. I just need a small army for sub 1k point games
Dysartes wrote:
Just took a quick gander on eBay.co.uk (screamer killer as search terms) there's one at £0.99 on auction with three days to go, while the Buy It Now versions are £20-30.
Wahey, I'll go check that out, that could end really nicely
Cheers Iffy.
Looks like I'm just being lazy. Sometimes I get lucky and the teeth look fine and sometimes it looks like I just slapped on some white, which is funny coz that's pretty much what I do.
Shall have to revisit some of mine in the future.
Dr H wrote:Cheers Iffy.
Looks like I'm just being lazy. Sometimes I get lucky and the teeth look fine and sometimes it looks like I just slapped on some white, which is funny coz that's pretty much what I do.
Shall have to revisit some of mine in the future.
Look forward to the chameleon themed Lictor.
Keep it up.
I think it's always worth spending the bit of extra time on teeth, as they tend to be a focal point for most minis that have them. Just try and keep each highlight layer smaller than the layer below so you get a nice transition
Gitsplitta wrote:Hive Guard. Don't leave the swarm without them.
Mmmmm, this shall be done then. Gorgeous models too.
Did a bit more work on the Nids bases today using rubbish I found outside. Shame static grass looks so awful up close haha, these now look really lovely together.
Who needs expensive basing kits eh? Bits of twig and bark for the win.
Still not busy enough for me though, want to get some little leaves or flowers on there too.
You're not planning on doing a big army of these bugs are you? There is no way I could survive putting that much detail on the little guys.
Hmm, maybe you are just some crazy technologically-advanced robot from the future, programmed to paint all the models to a mind-blowing standard. That is the only excuse I could find for your amazing skills.
Moronic Nonsense wrote: You're not planning on doing a big army of these bugs are you? There is no way I could survive putting that much detail on the little guys.
Hmm, maybe you are just some crazy technologically-advanced robot from the future, programmed to paint all the models to a mind-blowing standard. That is the only excuse I could find for your amazing skills.
Moronic Nonsense wrote: You're not planning on doing a big army of these bugs are you? There is no way I could survive putting that much detail on the little guys.
Hmm, maybe you are just some crazy technologically-advanced robot from the future, programmed to paint all the models to a mind-blowing standard. That is the only excuse I could find for your amazing skills.
it just so happens i can read binary. Although i having trouble finding the groupings you use. But my rough translation is, more forest nids. Hey Iffy, how did you get the grass to stand up?
it just so happens i can read binary. Although i having trouble finding the groupings you use. But my rough translation is, more forest nids. Hey Iffy, how did you get the grass to stand up?
I make the grass stand up the incredibly stupid way, once I stick it down I turn the mini upside down and blow very hard on the base so all the excess flies off and the stuck grass points in the direction I blew. This makes static grass fly everywhere but is an easy way to make it look a bit fluffier. You are meant to do it with a static net but I am a neanderthal and cannot into that kind of technology.
The really big fluffy bits are Army painter tufts, so that part was cheating.
This looks fun (as always) Actually love those bases! Like the colours too, but the red seems... off. Abit dull? Maybe abit more orange/pink would be good?
Anyway, LOOV IT
Automatically Appended Next Post: It certainly looks alot better than when I looked before, maybe a lighting thing...
I had to up the brightness in the shots cause of how much shadow the gaunts were casting on the bases, so the red is a bti bleached alright, looks a little pinky!
The pebbly green stuff is the old rubber flock people used to use all the time on bases, GW seems to have stopped selling it though and replaced everything with static grass :( Shame, but you should still be able to get it in hobby stores.
It looks really nice with static grass as it looks a little like moss, but looks horrible on its own haha.
Not including drying time I would say 10 mins for the airbrushing, 10 mins for the skin highlight, 10 mins for the carapace and 5 mins for the teeth and eye, they really are rather quick bar waiting for them to dry.
The base is the same, very fast to actually do but takes forever to dry between stages.
All included it took maybe 5 hours for the paintjobs on all 9 and maybe 2 hours for the bases, with a lot of drying time for the skin and carapace wash and waiting on the painted sand.
nerdfest09 wrote:I often browse your blog to catch up with everything you do when i've got time as it grows so darn fast! but honestly your Nids are so well done and pleasing to the eye I have re-subscribed so I don't miss ANY of them coming to fruition, when the big boys hit the table I'm going to be a very happy Nerd ;-) I'm especially looking forward to a chameleon themed Lictor, would be AMAZING! and even if you don't plan on doing one, i'll have to get you to do one for me lol!
I'm doing a quick photo tutorial this morning to show peeps how to very easily have fun with coming up with colour schemes using GIMP, I can't emphasise enough how fun this is and how easy
Ifalna wrote: I'm doing a quick photo tutorial this morning to show peeps how to very easily have fun with coming up with colour schemes using GIMP, I can't emphasise enough how fun this is and how easy
I, for one, would love that! I tried doing that with GIMP a while back and got myself into a terrible state, so some advice would be well received.
All done! I will put it in a Dakka tutorial page soon, it really is very handy for trying out test schemes and getting great ideas Hope it is of some use!
I never thought tyranids could actually seem edible until now... Ifalna it's quite an achievement! The only thing tastier looking would be if you actually casted one out of chocolate...
If anyone does try coming up with something fun in GIMP, let me see! You can pull off such wacko schemes and experiment so much, you almost always end up with something awesome..
Only thing I'd say, Ifalna, is you might want to consider moving the text in the sixth image - on the checkered background it seemed a little tricky to read.
I've occasionally played with block colouring the monochrome image - never even considered using layers to get that nice easy effect, or messing with the opacity to get fades
I cannot believe I haven't seen this thread earlier!
I LOVE those Tyranids, they remind me of poison arrow tree frogs. I agree a Chameleon Lictor would be awesome. Also I would love to see a Carnifex and Tervigon in those colours.
It's not that it takes longer per se, Tumblr just has really excellent image compression and sizing which I prefer using :( I'll keep in mind to try and get dakka pics up too.
Juggernaut rider is WIP, he's just not looking nice enough for shots yet That may change tomorrow!
Ifalna wrote: It's not that it takes longer per se, Tumblr just has really excellent image compression and sizing which I prefer using :( I'll keep in mind to try and get dakka pics up too.
Juggernaut rider is WIP, he's just not looking nice enough for shots yet That may change tomorrow!
I tend to upload to photobucket and then get the img url to upload to dakka, could you do something similar with your tumblr posts?
Thanks so much for that tutorial, Ifalna - I've been wanting to learn how to do that for ages, but I'm a bit of a photoshop dunce. Really selfless of you to take the time to put that together!
Yeah, never really liked the idea of the new colours. Admitedly, Kabalite Green is useful for DE armour, but Incubi darkness, whilst is a beautiful colour, is just stupidly thin. Why on Earth would you make a 'base' colour thin?
No amount of shaking would save this pot of fail, I thought it might have been just me but a google search pulled up quite a few threads complaining about the same thing.
Try the P3 black (Thamar Black, without looking), Ifalna - that has pretty good coverage, as I recall. To be on the safe side, I do recommend adding an agitator to the pot.
Dysartes wrote: Try the P3 black (Thamar Black, without looking), Ifalna - that has pretty good coverage, as I recall. To be on the safe side, I do recommend adding an agitator to the pot.
I agree with Dysartes, the P3 black is cheap and really nice to use! I only use it now amongst my other paints! coverage is good and the paint just works well and feels right
Oh man, everyones saying go p3! Maybe I will, MAYBE I WILL. I tried the "Undercoat black" from gw today and it covered great but was suspiciously shiny. Actually really shiny. I'm glad it was just some bordering or I would have been really angry if it had dried that shiny on a model.
I still have a huge ( really ridiculous) amount of vallejo left and, but I will try out P3 for restocks and see what it's like. When this many people say it's great, I tend to believe it!
Heres what I painted in work today, tiles for Planetary Empires. I only had my ancient and hilariously senile iphone to take shots so they are awful, but I will get better ones tomorrow. Cheers Weety <3
Little guys have crazy detail, they need a highlight layer and then their little flags and buildings to be painted tomorrow.
What kind of game is that Iffy? Those tiles make it look like the ground is way down there... In any case those are really convincing paint jobs. Very nice.
Alfndrate wrote: It's the Planetary Empires tiles, a campaign system/mini game from GW
This
It's a really decent set too, the tiles are double sided so you get a huge amount of variety, and theres some really nice buildings to go on to them too. Once that's all finished up I think these will be looking great, so I will make sure to get shots!
Side bits are on so they all slot together I just didn't in the picture cause they are a very annoying to take apart.
We might end up taking the slots off anyway, but didin't want to do that without permission lol.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Would people be interested in a very short video tut of how to paint the tyranid stripes for the carapaces?
I know it's kinda common sense but I will be painting them today anyway and it would be nice to try and FINALLY do a wee bit of recording at my desk. I keep putting it off.
I vote yes too. I don't paint nids and don't plan on doing so at any point in the future, but I definetely see this being very useful to someone who does!
btw I'd love to see a tut about something ork-related someday...
Oh man, everyones saying go p3! Maybe I will, MAYBE I WILL. I tried the "Undercoat black" from gw today and it covered great but was suspiciously shiny. Actually really shiny. I'm glad it was just some bordering or I would have been really angry if it had dried that shiny on a model.
I still have a huge ( really ridiculous) amount of vallejo left and, but I will try out P3 for restocks and see what it's like. When this many people say it's great, I tend to believe it!
Heres what I painted in work today, tiles for Planetary Empires. I only had my ancient and hilariously senile iphone to take shots so they are awful, but I will get better ones tomorrow. Cheers Weety <3
Little guys have crazy detail, they need a highlight layer and then their little flags and buildings to be painted tomorrow.
Oh yeah did I mention I painted over 40 of them?
Everything hurts :(
Impressive strategic terrain pieces meow.
May I see the 'Fortress' Hex please. , a closeup view meow
All done! I will put it in a Dakka tutorial page soon, it really is very handy for trying out test schemes and getting great ideas Hope it is of some use!
Does the same technique applies with Photoshop series? meow.
Lone Cat wrote: Does the same technique applies with Photoshop series? meow.
The same basic idea, aye.
You can just desturate the image and set it to multiply then paint on a white layer below it, there's no real need to do all the selection parts, it's just handy to learn how to do those as they make changing backgrounds etc reaaaaaly easy.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Wow, well a 10 minute paint job translated into nearly an hour of video, between having to paint in a position I wasn't used to causing very shaky hands and being super nervous, I had to go crazy slow!
Make sure to go to Youtube, enable annotations, and set them to HD
This was very hard, but I think I got the camera at a nice angle so you can see what I am doing well, without me losing too much focus or hitting the camera. I had to paint slow though because my hands were cramping and shaking from painting in a whole new position, but I am sure I will get used to that
Dr H wrote:Awesome brush skills If.
I struggle to do as neat thin lines with a far smaller brush...
Aha yes, but it's all about the tip not the brush size . A size 0 Kolinski with a perfect tip can do highlights on guardsmens pupils. The difference a really high quality brush makes is near impossible to really get across, if you have ever switched from a normal toothbrush to a good electric one, you will ge the idea!
Dr H wrote:I noticed you didn't do much with the highlights on the inside of the gun under the head. Is that intentional, as it doesn't show / is in shadow?
Ah nah I just wouldn't be arsed with these guys, they are the "tabletop" standard models for this small battleforce so they don't get every bit done perfectly, I would just paint the underside black and leave it.
When I do the Carnifex though.. well.. the stripes are going to be impressive.
Snrub wrote:Well that was 16 minutes well worth watching. You have got some killer brush skills going on.
Was the carapace basecoat black or dark green? It looked black in the vid but videos can be deceptive sometimes.
The carapace was just Abaddon black and rather sloppily applied, the green wash will even it out perfectly as it is so dark anyway
I see, I did notice that you did all the work with the tip and that you would go back and touch up lines to make them all uniform...multiple layers of thin paint...see I am learning
There is something to be said for the hand holding the brush as well. You could say it's not the size that counts, but what you do with it...
a ha, I see. Look forward to seeing the Carnifex.
And I liked the "Grr" moment at the end of the vid too.
Ifalna wrote: A size 0 Kolinski with a perfect tip can do highlights on guardsmens pupils.
Really? Now you just showing off.
Go on then Ms "I can highlight pupils". Pics. Pics or didn't happen. I want NAY DEMAND a picture of a guardsmen with highlighted (highlit ) pupils.
Pfft, guardsman? Too easy.
Here have the smallest mini I've ever painted with tricolour eyes done with this brush.
BEST BRUSH EU
I have to say though, watching the video back is so straaaaaange. When I'm painting I put all my focus on very small parts of a mini, so I never really see my hands, or how I move brushes.
I was watching the vids and finding myself thinking " I had no idea I did that, what. Am I steadying my painting hand on the finger of my other hand without resting on the desk??? WHEN DID THAT EVEN START HAPPENING?" It is bloody weird, my hands have developed these strange automatic reactions to moving models I had no idea I even did because I never actually pay attention to my hands D:
Was freaky because I didn't recognise anything they were doing.
Thats a squig though. They have big bulbous pupils that are good for painting. Not like the ever annoying guardsmen with their little eyes that are not bulbous in anyway but are surrounded by a nose and helmet that is all but certain to get paint on it.
Squigs eyes are like cheating. Almost. Kinda. Well not really.Ttheir eyes are still tiny and that squig is pretty damn small to boot. So i guess its eyes are even smaller still and the fact the you have painted his gums and picked out its individual teeth just makes me insanely jealous of your skill as a painter. How have you not won every Golden Deamon ever? There is absoloutely no way you wouldn't trounce everyone. *takes a breath*
Man that squigs eyes are the opposite of bulbous, they were... soublub, they were black holes of infinite shading horror, I hated that squig so much I just my god I wanted to kill him i hated him faksjdsaljasdasd squigs.
Haha I'm not even close to GD standard yet, but I am pushing as hard as I can, I would love to eventually enter one. Even a freaking participant pin would be framed on my wall 4 eva.
I don't think so at all, those both have really interesting use of colour and depth of contrast that I really don't think I can come close to yet :(
I think I will be able to eventually, but I'm not there yet at all.
The first one is not a very good shot, but you can see the depth of colour in just the armor, it's fantastic.
The second one is miiiles out of my league right now, the fur is lower quality than the rest but oh mannnn look at how perfectly distinguished each armor plate is, gorgeous black lining and really subtle highlights, that's fantastic. And the skin.. jesus.
I also seriously need to practice with basing and get to the point where I can do display pieces before I can even think of competing!
I totally appreciate the vote of confidence dude, I really really do I just don't feel I'm good enough to be competing with those kind of figs yet.
Ok yeah i see what your saying about the first one. It is a bad photo.
And i really see what you mean with the second one. That skin tone is hard not to be envious of. And you know i didn't even notice how good the armour actually was until you pointed out the black lining and the super duper sutble highlights. I suppose its things like that that really do make a GD entry stand out above the rest. Still i'd take points off for his crappy basing. He spent all the time and effort working on the model and cant take an extra 10 minutes to roll up some greenstuff and fill in those creases? SLACK! Bzzzt sorry mate times up you lose. No slayer sword for you.
And i agree with Dr H. If you ain't GD good yet it won't take long before you are.
Lovely tut! In all honesty I think you would not do badly at all at a GD. Your eyes might tell you you might not win, but actually I think you could do great!
Ms 'I can highlight pupils smaller than a F***ing eye! (pun intended) Ifalnork. KEEP PAINTING. LAV IT
Interesting that you note how your hands lock together when painting - I was noticing this the other day and I think its something they should mention in painting guides more - A steady hand is essential - I hold the mini with one hand and then kinda anchor my brush hand against the other so that they are all one unit - even if my hands move they move together so the brush is always relatively steady against the mini. Important stuff yet we do it without thinking.
You wear gloves while painting? I will watch the vid - maybe it explains.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Good vid. I must get me some varnish.
So I'm guessing either you bite your nails or you just don't like getting covered in paint. Personally I love to go to work lathered in multi-coloured hues just so no one forgets I'm an artiste as well as a pitiful slave to capitalism.
What you really need is a camera that straps to your forehead. Or a camera hat. So its always pointed at what you're looking at.
Aw man, thanks for the votes of confidence guys. Seriously does so much for my self esteem, reading them has given me a great start to my day /hug
weetyskemian44 wrote:Interesting that you note how your hands lock together when painting - I was noticing this the other day and I think its something they should mention in painting guides more - A steady hand is essential - I hold the mini with one hand and then kinda anchor my brush hand against the other so that they are all one unit - even if my hands move they move together so the brush is always relatively steady against the mini. Important stuff yet we do it without thinking.
You wear gloves while painting? I will watch the vid - maybe it explains.
Yeah it is really strange, I definitly wasn't thought it either, I guess our hands just automatically start doing it to steady themselves eventually instead of hunching over with our hands braced on the table. You are right, it should totally be brought up more, it makes a huge difference.
I wear gloves sometimes yeah, I usually wear one on my painting hand if I'm going to be painting a while cause it keeps my brush nice and clean and I pamper that brush waaaaay too much and I wear one on my other hand if I will be touching the models a lot to keep oil off them.
I wore them in this vid so it would be less distracting on the camera (white on white), and I really should have black based the nid too but forgot :( Also, I was all nervous while setting it up and did have a finger nibble which I am really annoyed about. I used to bite my nails back to the quick till my early twenties and still find it happens every now and then when I'm stressed ><
weetyskemian44 wrote:What you really need is a camera that straps to your forehead. Or a camera hat. So its always pointed at what you're looking at.
omg.. that would be hilarious
evildrcheese wrote:Great vid, I especially liked how you made the mini dance at the end.
Aside form the awesome tutorial one thing I notcied alont the lines of the hand anchoring was that you often rorate the model single handed without putting your brush down. Mad skills I tell ya!
Getting colder and colder, ice building up till midday so properly into bad Irish wintertime now. Sadly this means I too am freaking cold, especially my hands! I've been picking away at painting and should have some updates soon, once the central heating comes on at 3 I can warm up and defrot my poor mits! For now it is wooly-jumper-while-indoors o clock.
Usually, by now in Michigan, its friggin cold, cold enough to hurt your face. LAtely though, its been weird and warm. There isnt any snow on the ground still. I think my lovely frozen state has lost its way
KingCracker wrote: Usually, by now in Michigan, its friggin cold, cold enough to hurt your face. LAtely though, its been weird and warm. There isnt any snow on the ground still. I think my lovely frozen state has lost its way
You must have sent it all here, I went out yesterday and it was so cold that my labret chilled all the way through and got so cold on the inside of my mouth that it was hurting my teeth. Madness. MADNESS.
Ifalna wrote: IT BE FIERCE CHILLY IN IRELAND THIS MORNING.
Getting colder and colder, ice building up till midday so properly into bad Irish wintertime now. Sadly this means I too am freaking cold, especially my hands! I've been picking away at painting and should have some updates soon, once the central heating comes on at 3 I can warm up and defrot my poor mits! For now it is wooly-jumper-while-indoors o clock.
Know your pain.
Two years ago, this time of the year, I was in Sweden (spending the witer there)... it was their coldes winter ever recorded.... For a week or so, we had temperatures below -30°C.... and I hadn't closed the window tightly one night.... I tell you, I did NOT get out from under my blankets the next morning!
Still, it was the best three months I ever had.
and the cold weather was not hindering my hobby.... I started it that winter, a friend introduced me.
I also know your pain - we haven't switched the heating on yet because we don't want to give the gas company any money. Its our money and we'll freeze if we want to. But it totally cramps ones painting style being cold.
Although down in cornwall its not so cold as we have a gulf stream.
-30C sounds like the normal parts of Canada, for like a month at a time January through February.. It just means eat more to pack on the insulation.. haha
I envy you people and your lovely cold weather. In Melbourne it was 40 degrees yesterday. 40 fething degrees. And last night it rained. So now its muggy as balls and still 28 degrees.
I mean there is only so many layers you can take off before you start having to walk round the house naked. At least when its cold you can just keep putting jumpers on.
KarsaOrlong wrote: -30C sounds like the normal parts of Canada, for like a month at a time January through February.. It just means eat more to pack on the insulation.. haha
Ah a fellow Canadian wondering what all the complaining is about! Now is the time for us to give the car its winter tires, fill up the old wood stove, (well, we have electric heat now..) and grab the trust snow shovel!
Ha ha ha - worse to be too hot or too cold heh? We're just beginning to get COLD here in England... January/February are always the worst though... I can't really compare to all these though!
KarsaOrlong wrote: -30C sounds like the normal parts of Canada, for like a month at a time January through February.. It just means eat more to pack on the insulation.. haha
Ah a fellow Canadian wondering what all the complaining is about! Now is the time for us to give the car its winter tires, fill up the old wood stove, (well, we have electric heat now..) and grab the trust snow shovel!
See thats how Michigan usually is, thanks to the Lake effect we get. But the last couple years it has been incredibly mild. And Ive got to say, its fething weird.
But uh, on topic here......where the hell are the pretty minis Iffy?!? I can talk about the weather with myself and a mirror!
But uh, on topic here......where the hell are the pretty minis Iffy?!? I can talk about the weather with myself and a mirror!
SOOOOOOON
I'm in work tonight till late but will have some interesting shots shortly, promise! (ps shortly may actually mean within the next few days because oh god I'm so busy at work help send assistance)
Hey I understand what shortly means. I said a week ago I was going to post tutorial on how I paint rust....granted my camera blew up, but Ive had a replacement for going on 4 days now
I would gladly trade weather with you, Ifalna. Wisconsin has been all mild recently. Seriously, right now it is 48 F (7 C), but its supposed to hover between that and 62 F (17ish C).
KarsaOrlong wrote: -30C sounds like the normal parts of Canada, for like a month at a time January through February.. It just means eat more to pack on the insulation.. haha
Ah a fellow Canadian wondering what all the complaining is about! Now is the time for us to give the car its winter tires, fill up the old wood stove, (well, we have electric heat now..) and grab the trust snow shovel!
See thats how Michigan usually is, thanks to the Lake effect we get. But the last couple years it has been incredibly mild. And Ive got to say, its fething weird.
But uh, on topic here......where the hell are the pretty minis Iffy?!? I can talk about the weather with myself and a mirror!
I think this may be my fault, I just moved up here to Michigan and promptly bought a cord of wood for the cold......
Back on topic though, Seriusly we need some new shiny mini's to stare at, please please please.
KarsaOrlong wrote: -30C sounds like the normal parts of Canada, for like a month at a time January through February.. It just means eat more to pack on the insulation.. haha
Ah a fellow Canadian wondering what all the complaining is about! Now is the time for us to give the car its winter tires, fill up the old wood stove, (well, we have electric heat now..) and grab the trust snow shovel!
See thats how Michigan usually is, thanks to the Lake effect we get. But the last couple years it has been incredibly mild. And Ive got to say, its fething weird.
But uh, on topic here......where the hell are the pretty minis Iffy?!? I can talk about the weather with myself and a mirror!
I think this may be my fault, I just moved up here to Michigan and promptly bought a cord of wood for the cold......
Back on topic though, Seriusly we need some new shiny mini's to stare at, please please please.
I think it was both of us. I put the plow on my tractor ......no snow
Guys I'm sorry if I worried anyone, I've just had a really crazy month with a lot of stuff taking up all my time ( nothing bad bar getting the flu, that was not nice but it's all gone now ). Didn't mean to leave people hanging, I've just not had time to internet properly. Haven't updated Tumblr or my FB page in ages either, ack.
BUT, all that nonsense is now over and I have some updates
This guy, oh my god.. this guy.
Metals had to be redone twice due to the new washes ruining them as I was not used to their finish, Armor had to be redone once due to a complete cloudy wash drying in the recesses, but he is finally on track.
The shots don’t do justice as he is very very dark, and also rather reflective due to the paint used. That will totally change when he is given a matt varnish at the end and you will be able to really see how he looks in real life. Armor is a very, very, very dark brown blended up to blood red at the tips. There are indeed blend lines, they are just crazy subtle. he looks very dark, like old dried blood. It’s lovely. I’ve kept his colour choices super limited to really keep him looking dark and deadly. The cloak is a dirty white which will contrast both him and the Juggy.
Still lots of detailing work to go but he is really coming together now, I can’t wait to get him matt coated and get shots to his EXTREMELY PATIENT AND LOVELY OWNER. Seriously.
I'm going to take black background shots of him next so you can see the detail in his dark armor better, I am also really happy with the leather. I don't do drab and dark very well so this has been quite the exercise!
I also have this little guy, I have no idea what he is! I found him in my cabinet, we think he is a very old Libby as he has a Libby shoulder, but no hood! He is very cute though, and I picked away on him practicing my cartoony clean look while working on the Juggy rider as he is the total opposite.
The model is lumpy and old and it showed in the paintwork, but I still think he is very cute and will throw him up on Ebay. Someone might want him.
Ah yes, all is right with the world again. Nice work on the libby Iffy. I stuck a jump pack and that one years ago and he saw good service for a long time.
I really love that libby Ifalna! I absolutely love some of the old models and this one is definitely up there in my favourite models. I like the weathering on it too, very nice.
I did something similar to my Striking Scorpions like you did your Chaos Champion there, except I had very dark green blended up to a bright green highlight. How did you do the gold on him may I ask if it isn't too much of a bother?
Hey welcome back Ifalna. You had us going there for a minute.
Love the Librarian. You work very well with the bright colours.
The Jugger rider is awesome looking. It makes me sad that hes painted a gazillion times better then what i could do and hes not even done yet. ;_;
Glad people love the old Libby, he really was fun to work with bar his natural lumpyness.
We can't fault him for that though, he is a pretty old gent. I have a wolf priest and ancient Dante taking a dettol bath as we speak, and hope to today get some work done on something VERY interesting, then take more shots of Mr Khorny tonight
How gorgeous is this little lady? Absolutely tiny Malifaux mini, thats a small infantry warhammer base.
This is what IK-Painter chose for commission when they won a competition hosted here recently, she is nearly done now.
She just needs her dark blue hair, red nails, and tiny metal features done, then a quick fix of a stray bit of black on her face and a nice matt varnish coat to tame the annoying shine in her lovely blacks. Really impressed with the model, exceptional detail for a single piece metal cast.
Her colours are based off her packaged scheme which the owner requested, I just changed around the face and tones a little because they were slightly off. She will look really lovely once matt coated, the shine in the black is really throwing off the photo's, but not much I can do about that till she is all done!
She has a big full lower lip and a thin little top one hehe It looks a bit like a tongue up close actually now that you mention it!
Can't stress how small she is though, I will get a shot of her with a euro coin for a good idea.
I am seriously impressed with Malifaux, I painted her at work during Friday Night Magic and everyone who saw her commented on how amazing the sculpt was for something so tiny. I have some more interesting non GW stuff to put up soon for Whalemusic that is also freaking gorgeous!
Also, my ancient Dante fig I posted ages ago is having a dettol bath and should have lost his gorgeous paintjob today.
Oh so you can't lay claim to that stunning gold armour and the purrrfectly drawn cat face? The wonderful think gluggyness of the paint. The unmistakable precision that went into painting the eyes on the helmet and the time and effort that went into detailing the boltgun? None of that is yours?
There is nothing better than stripping a metal mini and re-painting a miniature from 10+ years ago with your current skills to show how far you've come.
Bete Noir...
Claire Danes as the most incompetent, mentally unstable and unprofessional CIA agent in history in HOMELAND.
A facial resemblance (try to imagine Claire with et black hair)? if only here character could smile and pout we could put this to bed.
what did you use to paint that dante? a paintgun? omg sarah you've come along way if thats the way you used to paint i almost feel confident to post one of my first painted miniatures now
DijnsK wrote: what did you use to paint that dante? a paintgun? omg sarah you've come along way if thats the way you used to paint i almost feel confident to post one of my first painted miniatures now
I believe he was painted with 7 layers of car enamel and some tippex, but sadly I did not paint him, my pal did when he was 7
@mwnciboo, really well spotted. She does actually look surprisingly similar!
He needs a little trimming and some filing.. but I think he really scrubbed up well!
And that squig, is magical as always 
hurrhurr)
It's recycling 
Really? Now you just showing off.
