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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/01 10:36:25


Post by: Nevelon


Welcome all to the 80th round of the Dakka Painting challenge. For the unfamiliar, this is a friendly painting competition open to members of all skill levels and experience, whether your entry is your first or you thousand-and-first time painting miniatures. Each month, finished entries are collected into a thread where the community can vote on their favorite pieces, and those votes go towards an annual overall League that runs for 12 rounds, ending in February next year.

This month, the theme is our annual Halloween special. Spooks and monsters and everything that goes bump in the night. But it doesn’t have to be all ghouls, ghosts and goblins. You can do trick or treaters, kids in costumes, or eldritch horrors from beyond the stars.

How To Enter

- You may enter up to 5 MODELS as a SINGLE ENTRY, and are permitted one entry per member per month. If you enter multiple models, they should ideally be related in some way, such as part of the same squad, unit or scene if you are doing a diorama
- You MUST post a 'proof' picture of your entry in the thread of the state it was in before you started working on it; this must be either unassembled, unpainted, primed or coated a single colour. Entries that do not submit a valid Proof Picture will not be eligible for voting.
- After this, you may post WIP pictures in this thread and your own if you wish, and on completing the entry, you may post up to 6 final pictures IN THIS THREAD that will then be used for voting. Please note that pictures in a montage or collage picture will be considered individual images for this purpose, so while these types of presentation are certainly acceptable, please keep the image limit in mind when compiling them. For example, a collage of 5 images and one separate image would count as your 6 picture allowance.


So What Do I Win?
- Points... and points mean... bragging rights for the next month! Following the vote, points will be awarded to every entrant. This year, the Points you receive will be equal to the Percentage of Votes your entry receives in the final Voting thread; if you get 10%, you get 10 points, if you get 6% you get 6 points, so on and so forth.

These points will be used to form a league table, which will be updated month on month as the results come in.


How Long Do I Have?
This challenge begins 1st of October and will end at midnight Eastern time on the 31st October. After this, I shall compile the finished entries into a new thread, and voting will run for 5 days.

Entries:

Nevelon - Chainrasps
Spoiler:




Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/01 15:22:07


Post by: Tyranid Horde


The DCMs have seen this already but I have been messing around making a Mexicron, figure he fits the theme, this warden enjoys ancient human films so he's dressing up for Halloween.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/01 16:02:04


Post by: Nevelon


That is awesome, and totally fits. Better give him a treat if he knocks on your door, as his trick involves flaying you down to your component atoms.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/01 17:45:12


Post by: Rybrook


I'm in with these, what is scarier than being targeted by a devastator squad, just waiting for bases.

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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/01 18:09:31


Post by: Pariah Press


I'll be painting this "slug monster."



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/01 18:39:00


Post by: Freya


 Tyranid Horde wrote:
The DCMs have seen this already but I have been messing around making a Mexicron, figure he fits the theme, this warden enjoys ancient human films so he's dressing up for Halloween.



Dude... yes. I love it. ❤


Think I've decided what to try and paint. Gotta print her still but here's a oldie but a goodie. Who doesn't feel a little scaroused by Lilith?

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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/01 21:11:31


Post by: JoshInJapan


Two of these guys were my alternate entry for September, but I decided they fit the October theme better:


Judges Fear and Fire at (poorly) based and primed, Judge Mortis has been stripped and awaits cleanup, and I even ordered Judge Death off eBay. I don't know that they'll ever see any game time, but they'll look nice on the shelf. Hopefully.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/01 23:57:25


Post by: SergentSilver


 Rybrook wrote:
I'm in with these, what is scarier than being targeted by a devastator squad, just waiting for bases.


You just have a NiB set of old metal Devs. I am very jelly.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/02 00:47:52


Post by: KidCthulhu


Man, I wish I didn't finish my chainrasps already. But I'm sure I've got something Halloween-y enough to enter.

Also, loving the competition so far; great choices, folks!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/02 00:56:59


Post by: Nevelon


 KidCthulhu wrote:
Man, I wish I didn't finish my chainrasps already. But I'm sure I've got something Halloween-y enough to enter.

Also, loving the competition so far; great choices, folks!


I’ve been stretching my Soul Wars box over many an October. I’m almost done. I’m going to try to get 10 chainrasps done this month and choose the best 5, and have 10 more on sprue to build. Maybe in 2023 I’ll paint something not a Nighthaunt.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/02 02:13:09


Post by: KidCthulhu


I bought just the chainrasps because I like them and working with hexwraith flame is just so much fun. I think I have a giant-sized Malifaux sorrow I can paint in that style.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/02 06:55:43


Post by: ZergSmasher


Haven't actually finished one of these challenges in a fair while but like a glutton for (self-inflicted) punishment I'll go ahead and enter again. This time I'm going with a Mordor Troll from GW's Middle-Earth game; he's certainly scary enough. Proof:

The model itself is not that great of quality; even if you discount the fact that when I put this model together 13 years ago I wasn't very good at assembling, the model doesn't go together that well (ill-fitting parts) so there may be a few gaps. Even my other one that I got and assembled much more recently doesn't look much better.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/02 13:33:29


Post by: Vejut


Not sure what I'm feeling that fits this challenge this month, so falling back on my usual furry stuff. Some Burrows and Badgers Undead, and their necromancer:
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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/02 16:47:13


Post by: Captain Brown


I will likely do some old metal Necromunda...I have some extra figures I have picked up to flesh out options for the group.

Cheers,

CB

PS: It is a real shame that the Karloth Valois model and zombies will likely not arrive before the end of the month.

So here is a Rogues gallery of metal Necromunda models that need painting, I will see how many I get through.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/02 17:14:54


Post by: Jamie Shred


Proof pic and first day's progress. Adult gravedigger and Nemesis stage 3 from resident evil 3.

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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/02 17:33:01


Post by: Rybrook


 Captain Brown wrote:
I will likely do some old metal Necromunda...I have some extra figures I have picked up to flesh out options for the group.

Cheers,

CB


I'll leave the old gangers this round, could have have done the scary looking escher.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/03 16:15:18


Post by: KidCthulhu


Here's my entry:



That Plague Zombie on the end is getting stripped & totally repainted.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/04 00:41:52


Post by: Nevelon


 KidCthulhu wrote:
I bought just the chainrasps because I like them and working with hexwraith flame is just so much fun. I think I have a giant-sized Malifaux sorrow I can paint in that style.


I set my scheme before the new technicals and contrasts came out. Starting over, I’d probably use them. I make due with an old hex pot of Turquoise Glaze, but I think the new paints flow a lot better, with improved results. But as all I have left is a few foot-soldiers, I’m not going to change etherial steads mid haunt.

WIP of the first 5. Just popped them off the painting handles. Need the base work done, and then the next 5. Once they are all set, I’ll start the cage match to choose the best ones to enter.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/04 12:02:23


Post by: KidCthulhu


 Nevelon wrote:
I set my scheme before the new technicals and contrasts came out. Starting over, I’d probably use them. I make due with an old hex pot of Turquoise Glaze, but I think the new paints flow a lot better, with improved results. But as all I have left is a few foot-soldiers, I’m not going to change etherial steads mid haunt.

WIP of the first 5. Just popped them off the painting handles. Need the base work done, and then the next 5. Once they are all set, I’ll start the cage match to choose the best ones to enter.



Very nice! Mine came out like this:

Spoiler:


(I'll stop clogging the thread now)


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/04 21:59:51


Post by: Nevelon


 KidCthulhu wrote:

(I'll stop clogging the thread now)


We’re talking about different ways of painting spooks, it’s not off topic.

Nice looking batch of ghosts you have there. The new paints lets you do some pretty neat things pretty easy these days.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/05 02:39:02


Post by: DJJazzyJeff


If I were to make a night haunt army, I would want to sculpt bodies and jack-o-janterns for them so they’d all look like kids trick-or-treating wearing sheet ghost costumes.

But I digress. I’m going to do some villains from Cursed City.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/05 10:55:10


Post by: MangoChutney


Speaking of nighthaunts, it's about time I painted up Kurdoss Valentian and his mobility scooter



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/05 23:59:04


Post by: theCrowe


I’ve never entered the painting challenge but I’m going to this time. Is it ok to enter a mini I sculpted myself?

He’s a snake hiding in a scarecrow. I made him for burrows and badgers but seeing as he’s on theme for Halloween I though I might enter the competition and get him painted up.

I need to take some better pictures but at least you can see he’s not painted yet.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/06 00:24:27


Post by: Nevelon


It is absolutely OK to enter stuff you sculpt yourself. Anything vaguely miniature/scale model related, regardless of origin is fair game. Just bare or primed a base color at the start of the month.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/06 04:33:58


Post by: Arakasi


Going a little less ambitious this month, whilst also clearing a mini from partaking in a Warhammer World Sculpting Masterclass in 2012 - I give you, Undead Warrior:


Catchya,
Arakasi


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/06 05:01:41


Post by: posermcbogus


That's one groovy skelly swordsman, Arakasi! Great conversion work!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/06 07:12:43


Post by: Rybrook


I can't even start yet, the weather has been pretty bad and I can't prime,


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/06 07:24:27


Post by: JoshInJapan


 Rybrook wrote:
I can't even start yet, the weather has been pretty bad and I can't prime,


Isn't that what gesso is for?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/06 08:41:53


Post by: sigismund22


Well, I'm not sure to be able to finish it on time, but here is my entry :

It will be a Judiciar disguised as an evil clown and carrying a candy bucket. Well at least, that is what I have in mind.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/06 13:40:21


Post by: SergentSilver


I'm working on painting up this months freebie Assault Intercessor in LotD theme. If that can count as spooky scary for Halloween, I'll get some pics up when he's done! I think it would be my first proper entry. I have been taking pics from start to finish for other reasons, so I have proof in case him being this months "mini of the month" from GW isn't enough.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/06 14:15:15


Post by: Viterbi


Undecided what exactly I'm gonna paint, but we have in the mix: A very scary assassin, some Undead folks and two guys apparently dressing up for trick-or-treating.

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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/06 20:31:03


Post by: JoshInJapan


Judge Fear is essentially done:



His base is kind of boring, but I'm planning to do all four at once, after I've finished painting.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/07 07:30:22


Post by: Rybrook


I may have to change my choice of model, I'll see in a few days


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/07 12:02:59


Post by: sigismund22


WIP, I don't know where I'm going...




Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/07 12:05:28


Post by: Jadenim


Where's that "Heresy" stamp...


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/07 12:41:13


Post by: Nevelon


 Jadenim wrote:
Where's that "Heresy" stamp...


Right next to the “that’s awesome” one.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/08 18:17:00


Post by: theCrowe


I’m getting on well with painting the scarecrow snake so I’m going to add another mini.

This fella’s coming along nicely and will have a vampire cape to fit the theme for a second seasonal snake.


One vampire snake primed and ready to paint.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/09 22:10:50


Post by: KidCthulhu


Slowly making progress:



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/09 23:18:08


Post by: theCrowe


These two are coming along. Good bit of base work complete so far.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/10 11:36:24


Post by: JoshInJapan


I'm making some progress on the Dark Judges:



I'm not entirely certain what to do with their bases, but I know they need something more than just static grass tufts. Skulls? Severed limbs? Pretty flowers?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/10 12:02:56


Post by: Nevelon


 JoshInJapan wrote:
I'm making some progress on the Dark Judges:


I'm not entirely certain what to do with their bases, but I know they need something more than just static grass tufts. Skulls? Severed limbs? Pretty flowers?


Do you want to keep with the palette or contrast it?

As everything is already on the drab and gloomy side, I might toss a few skulls and bones around.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/10 13:26:11


Post by: Yorkright


I forgot to take pic of my entry after priming. Here’s a photo with some paint on him. If it’s an issue I’ll withdraw from the monthly challenge.

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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/10 14:18:12


Post by: sigismund22


Weekend update

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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/10 14:21:04


Post by: Nevelon


Yorkright wrote:
I forgot to take pic of my entry after priming. Here’s a photo with some paint on him. If it’s an issue I’ll withdraw from the monthly challenge.


It’s all good, we trust you. Keep painting!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/10 15:44:09


Post by: Yorkright


Thank you Nevelon.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/11 19:24:11


Post by: sigismund22


Little update

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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/11 19:27:09


Post by: Jamie Shred


Nice sigismund! I love seeing progress pics like these. What did you use for the initial lines there?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/11 19:29:23


Post by: Nevelon




WIP.

Next step is to flock them and pick the spookiest 5.

(and polish off the last biker that has been haunting my workbench for far too long, he needs a different flavor of flock and decals, but is not part of this comp)


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/12 02:46:26


Post by: Freya


I know I know... I'm late to the game. Got sick. Then I changed my mind on what I wanna paint. So... yeah anyways I'm gonna do this big beauty. She's about twice as big as my trex. (My monitor is enormous lol)


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Ah fak you know what I just realized? I missed the chance at a pun. I WAS NOT PREPARED!!!

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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/12 07:33:12


Post by: sigismund22


Jamie Shred wrote:
Nice sigismund! I love seeing progress pics like these. What did you use for the initial lines there?

Thanks ! Everything was made with thinned black paint and size 0 brush. It is not perfectly symmetrical but I'm quite happy with the result so I call it done.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/12 21:40:30


Post by: SergentSilver


For what I believe is my first ever entry, I will be putting forward my LotD themed Assault Intercessor. Spooky ghost zombie flame plague space marines should be spooky enough, I think?

My set up is just an old box and my desk lamp with my phone camera, so the pics are rather poor. Lets make this a lovely spooky Halloween!

Proof:
Spoiler:




Entry:
Spoiler:

The first pic was with the flash. I didn't like how the image turned out overall, but it showed a few details that didn't come out as well without the flash, so I'm including it.











I probably won't do anything more with this model as I'm trying to get a whole squad done, but if I do I'll put up some new pics.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/13 04:57:59


Post by: ms07b3


I am working on the mavel united ghost rider.
Maybe add another one :)


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/15 11:45:55


Post by: MangoChutney


Slowly getting there. That banner is a pain in the bum to paint though



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/15 11:58:28


Post by: Nevelon


You did a great job on it! Looking good so far.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/15 20:22:46


Post by: Rybrook


I'm not going to be able to enter this month, to much IRL work going on, good luck people


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/15 20:45:56


Post by: MobileSuitRandom


Um guess I should eventually start painting something? Assembled those earlier this month, I'll just begin with the gallows/axe dude and see how far I get. In oils maybe? Hmmm



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/17 11:59:10


Post by: MangoChutney


 Nevelon wrote:
You did a great job on it! Looking good so far.


Thanks! Still need to add a bit of texture and grime, but happy with it so far.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/17 13:29:50


Post by: Nevelon


Final Pics:


These guys came together surprisingly quick. I guess they are basic rank and file for an army I’ve got my technique dialed in. Took me longer to dither about picking the best 5. 10 more of these guys still on sprue is the last of the Soul Wars box.

All 10 (not for judging)
Spoiler:





Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/17 14:15:16


Post by: Ezki


Many spooky scary entries poppin'.
Great work so far everyone!

@sigismund22: That is a genious twist to the model! Well done.

@Nevelon: Liking the color scheme, and the contrast that the base provides!


Was not sure I'd be taking part this month.
I have not been overly active on the painting / forum lurking side, so I have already missed quite a few challenges this year.

I started painting my kitbashed Archon, when I realized it could actually fit the theme. Being a "space vampire" and all.
Started building him last month, but he sat on my desk for weeks waiting for inspiration. Finally picked him up a week ago and started painting.

Luckily I took a few pictures of the unpainted guy. Note, the plastic on the kit is red for some reason.
Proof:


Finished Archon (one bonus pic with the graveyard terrain from last halloween):



This guy might divide opinions, as the original model is pretty darn awesome. I just wanted to make it a bit more fitting to the Drukhari 'space vampire' army that I got going on.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/17 22:33:56


Post by: Midget Gems


Hi All

League table has been updated here

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/732117.page#9481149

For my entry I decided I would take a break form my normal stuff and do something completely different.

I found this model on E-bay several years ago for cheap because it was pretty broken and missing bits. I thought it would work for a Halloween challenge and if an Undead monster is missing bits it probably won't be that obvious or I can convert it in some way. Lets see how I get on.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/18 13:58:12


Post by: sigismund22


Leather parts update :




Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/18 16:12:58


Post by: Niiai


 Tyranid Horde wrote:
The DCMs have seen this already but I have been messing around making a Mexicron, figure he fits the theme, this warden enjoys ancient human films so he's dressing up for Halloween.



I love this idea. I also imagine some nice ponchoes. The kelemorph of GSC needs some good opponents to rebel against.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/18 22:21:47


Post by: lifeafter


Alright, finished mine today!

Prince Duvalle!









Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/20 00:24:46


Post by: KidCthulhu


Just about done:



I really need some better lighting for the final photo(s).


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/20 02:52:17


Post by: Yorkright


Calling big Green done. Looking forward to seeing everyone’s finished projects.

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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/20 07:22:53


Post by: ZergSmasher


Changing up my entry, as I'm just not feeling the Troll this month. Instead, I'll enter these Arco-Flagellants:

As usual when I have a larger group, I'll paint them all and pick the best five as my entry. I should be able to get this done as I have incentive beyond this challenge; I'm planning to use these in a tournament in a couple of weeks.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/21 11:38:23


Post by: JoshInJapan


I'm calling these guys finished. Their bases need something, but I can't seem to get anything to turn out like I want.

The Dark Judges:
Spoiler:



Judge Fear:
Spoiler:


Judge Fire:
Spoiler:


Judge Mortis:
Spoiler:


Judge Death:
Spoiler:



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/22 02:50:53


Post by: Gulgog TufToof


Josh, your work looks great but please either spoiler your images or choose the next size down when you post. The huge pics mess up the whole page.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/22 03:26:19


Post by: JoshInJapan


 Gulgog TufToof wrote:
Josh, your work looks great but please either spoiler your images or choose the next size down when you post. The huge pics mess up the whole page.


Sorry about that. I went back and added spoiler tags.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/22 15:35:49


Post by: Pneumo


Hi all, I've decided to join this month as well after finding some super sweet tiny Vampires to print. They are from Forest Dragon for anyone interested in checking them out
The mini was originally 10mm but I've scaled it up by 50%. I can take a scale shot to the "original" size later on, but belive me they are super tiny.
The plan is to give him red armor, black cloak and a few gold details to finish him up. I think it will be fun to try painting something at this scale

Proof:



And red armor is already done:




Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/22 17:19:47


Post by: theCrowe


Here’s my completed entry.
Had some variable light conditions in the photography but hopefully I’ve got them covered and it’s all clear enough.

Spoiler:




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Spoiler:




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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/22 21:50:53


Post by: Freya


After seeing everyone's entries for this month I'm beginning to feel a but excited and terrified of this months entry. Oh boy I am loving this. All year its been crazy good art all around but this month is like... Holy crap...


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/23 16:18:57


Post by: Freya


Well it's mostly done except I have to take professional photos still. But I couldn't resist showing her to you guys early.

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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/23 19:08:45


Post by: Pariah Press


Terror stalks the Imperium of Man in the form of...

The Ymgarl Genestealer!







Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/24 11:02:12


Post by: MangoChutney


Kurdoss Valentian all done and dusted...and frosted.

Spoiler:


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/24 12:46:40


Post by: Nevelon


Looking good everyone! We have about a week left, so time to stop procrastinating and pick up the brush!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/24 16:19:41


Post by: KidCthulhu


I don't have to pick up a brush; I need to get my lighting right and get out my camera


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Finished Entry-Oubliette Undead: Yurei & Plague Zombies

Spoiler:








Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/24 21:19:06


Post by: Freya


Ooookay I had help this time with photos. Got an actual light box and boy does that change everything... I even went back to photograph some of my old minis with it cuz it totally changes the look haha xD

Anyways, here she is.












I hate that I promised this girl to my roommate cuz now I wanna keep her... But eh such is the life amirite?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/24 22:02:12


Post by: Paradigm


Your colour work is always impressive, Freya, and that's no exception! That red armour, glorious!

As for giving it away, if I'm not mistaken that's a print, so just print another! What else are these machines for?

No idea what I'm painting this month, motivation is kind of low at the moment. But, as ever, I'm sure I'll come up with something!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/24 22:37:44


Post by: Freya


 Paradigm wrote:
Your colour work is always impressive, Freya, and that's no exception! That red armour, glorious!

As for giving it away, if I'm not mistaken that's a print, so just print another! What else are these machines for?

No idea what I'm painting this month, motivation is kind of low at the moment. But, as ever, I'm sure I'll come up with something!


You could always join me on the dark side and print your own armies? I just subbed to puppetswar (who's doing patreon finally!) and now I'm thinking of printing all the bushido orks for the luls... I mean... comeon. If I beg will you print orks with meeee?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/25 01:11:25


Post by: JoshInJapan


Freya: That's quite the model. How big is it? Is it game-able?



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/25 03:02:40


Post by: Freya


 JoshInJapan wrote:
Freya: That's quite the model. How big is it? Is it game-able?



from the base up it's about 9 inches? I suppose if you wanted to field it as a demon prince it would be an option. About that same size. Why do you ask? Need one?


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/25 08:16:58


Post by: sigismund22


Hello everyone,

Here is my finished Halloween Special Judiciar :






Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/25 13:29:38


Post by: Freya


Omg the clown nose got me! Hahaha I love it!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/25 15:18:04


Post by: Captain Brown


Veru thematic sigismund22.

Still working through my Rogues Gallery.



Two Delaques are finished and the Goliath is getting closer, not certain how many I will finish by the end of the month.

Cheers,

CB


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/25 22:39:18


Post by: SmallChanges


Late entry!

Not sure I'm going to be able to compete in terms of quality with what's been finished so far, but I want to see if my lazy/drybrush en grisaille method works on this menacing killer:



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/25 23:41:25


Post by: JoshInJapan


 Freya wrote:
 JoshInJapan wrote:
Freya: That's quite the model. How big is it? Is it game-able?



from the base up it's about 9 inches? I suppose if you wanted to field it as a demon prince it would be an option. About that same size. Why do you ask? Need one?


Just curious. The model seems really large, but there isn't anything in the photo to provide scale. 9" is much bigger than I thought-- I don't have any place to keep models that size.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/25 23:47:27


Post by: DV8


Going to see if I can do a one-night paint on this little guy. Nothing fancy, just a quick 3D-print I made to test out some printer settings.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/25 23:54:59


Post by: Freya


 JoshInJapan wrote:
 Freya wrote:
 JoshInJapan wrote:
Freya: That's quite the model. How big is it? Is it game-able?



from the base up it's about 9 inches? I suppose if you wanted to field it as a demon prince it would be an option. About that same size. Why do you ask? Need one?


Just curious. The model seems really large, but there isn't anything in the photo to provide scale. 9" is much bigger than I thought-- I don't have any place to keep models that size.


Compared to my dakkasaurus who I put on a 100x80 base, she's twice his height and about as wide as he was long. She's huuuuge. And painting on this scale is a whole new adventure... I had heard larger models were different but now I know.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/26 00:17:17


Post by: JoshInJapan


 Freya wrote:
And painting on this scale is a whole new adventure... I had heard larger models were different but now I know.


There are a lot of really cool, really large models out there. While it would be fun to stretch myself, in the end everything I paint is a gaming piece. For the forseeable future, I think I'll live vicariously through you.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/26 06:39:07


Post by: Jadenim


And DV8 wins the award for cutest entry of the month!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/26 10:11:36


Post by: the_balloon_dog


OK so couple unrelated models thrown into the mix this month, neither specifically Halloween themed, but would want to meet neither in a dark alley...

Proof shots behind spoiler....

Spoiler:



Some sort of monster, dunno what bought cheap of ebay.... (should really invest in a 3d printer rather than buying all this random stuff.... tell myself will save money in long run ;-) )




and a lone Plague Terminator (actually the second in squad, but first painted last month)




Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/26 14:06:26


Post by: Graphite


Scary sewer monsters! Surely that fit the theme?



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/26 17:32:47


Post by: Freya


the_balloon_dog wrote:
OK so couple unrelated models thrown into the mix this month, neither specifically Halloween themed, but would want to meet neither in a dark alley...

Proof shots behind spoiler....

Spoiler:



Some sort of monster, dunno what bought cheap of ebay.... (should really invest in a 3d printer rather than buying all this random stuff.... tell myself will save money in long run ;-) )




and a lone Plague Terminator (actually the second in squad, but first painted last month)




As someone who prints minis to sell them, I can attest that it's far cheaper to print them. However it does come at a significant initiall buy in cost.

That said, I can print a mini for about 20 cents. To put it in perspective, that Dino and the succubus *together* cost me about 5 dollars. But, the printers I have are 600 dollar printers plus the other stuff I have to make them work like cleaning and curing stations.

As to your minis, I love love love the contrast and light effects. Holy crap. It's so striking and pretty!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/26 22:07:57


Post by: the_balloon_dog


As someone who prints minis to sell them, I can attest that it's far cheaper to print them. However it does come at a significant initiall buy in cost.

That said, I can print a mini for about 20 cents. To put it in perspective, that Dino and the succubus *together* cost me about 5 dollars. But, the printers I have are 600 dollar printers plus the other stuff I have to make them work like cleaning and curing stations.

As to your minis, I love love love the contrast and light effects. Holy crap. It's so striking and pretty!


cheers man.... yeah looks like you can get some pretty reasonable costing ones now.... and with black Friday round the corner, maybe a nice Christmas present in order...


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/27 01:30:19


Post by: DV8


Apart from some odds and ends on the base having to dry/set overnight, I managed to squeeze out a pretty quick one-night paint session on the little guy. He was a surprising amount of fun to paint, especially the face/skin tones. Oh man so much fun! I also just had to do a couple of scenic shots with a desert background; too cute!! But I did include a couple of photos with the figure properly lit too.



Jadenim wrote:And DV8 wins the award for cutest entry of the month!


CHIKKEN NUGGIES!!!

the_balloon_dog wrote:
As someone who prints minis to sell them, I can attest that it's far cheaper to print them. However it does come at a significant initiall buy in cost.

That said, I can print a mini for about 20 cents. To put it in perspective, that Dino and the succubus *together* cost me about 5 dollars. But, the printers I have are 600 dollar printers plus the other stuff I have to make them work like cleaning and curing stations.

As to your minis, I love love love the contrast and light effects. Holy crap. It's so striking and pretty!


cheers man.... yeah looks like you can get some pretty reasonable costing ones now.... and with black Friday round the corner, maybe a nice Christmas present in order...


So the problem as mentioned is the initial capital cost of buying the printer and potentially wash and cure station (which long-term is meh). But there's also the learning period where you're going to mess up prints, plus you're going to be investing in cleaning materials dependent on the type of resin you use, AND the fact that because you can literally just brrrrrt all sorts of STLs now, you're going to want to print everything. I have to restrain myself from just slicing and printing every STL I find (which can sometimes cost money, don't forget), and I almost need to subscribe and save resin as a monthly order


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/27 06:16:06


Post by: Jadenim


The eyes are gorgeous DV8, great work!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/27 09:39:52


Post by: Graphite


"What's a Tentacle?"
"Oh, just something I whipped up in my spare time. Made good pets, actually..."



"...until one of them tried to take over the world."



"Had to tie the little beggars up in the basement"



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/29 15:33:20


Post by: Tyranid Horde


Will be dropping this round, had some life issues that got in the way. Amazing entries as usual from everyone. Loving the Halloween themed Grogu DV8!


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/29 17:18:10


Post by: Pneumo


Some nice entries for the spooky month
I got mine done in time as well, even painted up the smaller version of him as well. Pretty happy with how he turned out, he was a blast to paint! And due to the scale you can knock them out quite quickly too. Last picture is a quick scale shot with both of them and a 1 cent coin.
I'll be printing and painting more of them in the future















Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/29 21:33:49


Post by: SmallChanges


Pretty much a one-evening painting session for me, once I'd got the basing materials down. Nowhere near DV8's gorgeous little baby Yoda, but I'm happy with it. Might need to expand my contrast paint collection; there are only so many ways I can use purple.

Say hello to the bounty hunter Hawkmoth the Grievous, known for his kind, forgiving, gentle nature and his low disintegration count...











Here he is posing as a Squat so I can get a better angle on the base:




Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/30 00:34:45


Post by: Captain Brown


Made it.

Rogues Gallery





And of course today the Necromunda Zombie models arrive...

Cheers,

CB


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/30 23:47:40


Post by: Vejut


Just sneaking the final formal pics of my undead in there:





Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/31 00:07:24


Post by: Nevelon


Just as a reminder that with me running this month you have a little extra time, as I’m in the Eastern Time Zone. It’s a little after 8 PM on Saturday where I am now, and I’ll probably not close it until the new one goes up Monday morning. So about 36 hours left.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/31 00:44:45


Post by: Arakasi


Good to know - hoping to finish today...


Automatically Appended Next Post:
Made it!

Undead Warrior


Good luck all!

Catchya,
Arakasi


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/31 17:14:39


Post by: Jamie Shred


Final pics, Nemesis stage 3 and Adult Gravedigger from resident evil 3 board game. Tried hot glue instead of my usual method for the blood and not really too happy with it but its all experience


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Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/31 17:22:46


Post by: Turaxa


I had hoped to raise a full quintet of undead and ethereal types for this one, but RL was very busy this month so I give you a solitary spooky space marine - a Damned Legionnaire.



Full final images and the proof picture in the spoiler below.
Spoiler:

Proof


Final Images



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/31 22:56:05


Post by: MobileSuitRandom


Done! Nighthaunt Lord Executioner from the Soul Wars box vs. Esmelda Braskov from Cursed City, who quite obviously ain't afraid of no ghost:






Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/31 23:04:42


Post by: Paradigm


Nice work! Love the use of the game board to frame the minis.

Veeery late to the party with my own pics, and not 100% happy with it, but given that I only started this guy last night it'll do! I am at least pleased with the armour and at arm's length he'll look plenty good enough to terrorise some DnD players on the board. Model is a Necromancer by Lotd of the Print, it's quite large (that's a 1" base, so probably similar overall proportions as a Stormcast but obviously the pose makes it bigger overall).



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/31 23:14:30


Post by: Maharg


Some quick contrast chainrasps for me this month




I really struggled with the photos for this one, could not get the colours right.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/10/31 23:58:40


Post by: Chris56


Wow - whilst my entry was not as quick as DV8 or Maharg, this was an experiment in getting quick results for me. The idea was to have the lighting as a feature but it is quite difficult to see in the pics due to the angles....hmmm. The piece is not quite finished but for the time spent on it, I am mostly happy with the result.
Good luck to everyone and see you next month.

Proofs:



Finished:




Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/11/01 00:52:40


Post by: Midget Gems


Happy Halloween Everyone

Bedtime now so posting up a quick finished shot

I'm going to try and use the natural light tomorrow to get a better shot on my phone since it hasn't been working as well with my light set up.



Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/11/01 07:16:00


Post by: Viterbi


Damn, forgot there was a painting competition going on Here are my late pics of some guy going around for trick'n'treat... well at least I hope this is only a Halloween costume BTW, when finished my first thought was that I'd painted up Elton John.







Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/11/01 10:09:03


Post by: Nevelon


OK, that should be a wrap! Brushes down. If you need some daylight to grab better pics I’m not going to be able to start the vote thread until at least this evening, but more likely tomorrow. So you can grab them and post them as needed. But everyone should start work on November’s contest: Catch me if you Can!

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/801716.page#11246778


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/11/01 16:09:01


Post by: Midget Gems


Thanks Nev, I did need the daylight

I'm really proud of this work and think its probably the biggest model I've painted to date. I like the effects I manged from the transition on the wings to the marbling on the stone grave. I wanted to give the dragon a very ancient bone and rusted Armour look which also turned out well IMO.



Bonus, I used the Dakka auto adjuster on the image below, do you think it looks better or worse? In the one above the Red is a little dull compared to RL but in the one below its over colored, In RL its somewhere in between

Spoiler:




Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/11/01 22:19:25


Post by: Jamie Shred


Great work MG! I would say your pics are better. You can't really make out the marbling on the dakka one as that area is too bright.


Dakka Painting Challenge Round 80: October 2021 - Halloween Special @ 2021/11/02 14:41:13


Post by: Nevelon


Vote thread is up!

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/801751.page#11247580

As always, if I missed anyone or messed things up, please let me know.