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Finland, Espoo

gobert wrote:Ooh, the previous sentinals were amazing and this one is making a cool start to life too. It’s incredibly steam punk and matches pretty well the artwork. Have fun with all the weathering!

The d&d characters are really nice, smooth blends on good prints. I take it they’re resin?


Thank you gobert! Really loved making the previous sentinels, and so far this guy has not been an exception. Though this required a lot more fiddling with the different bits haha.

Illumini wrote:Those sentinels are so good. With the paint scheme, I'm sure the hydra version will look amazing too

Thank you Illumini!

Guardling wrote:Nice! Loved your sentinels and this is shaping up to be a good follow up, looking forward to seeing it painted!

Thank you Guardling!


As promised, here's a build log from start to the current state.
I took dozens of pictures, but for the sake of sanity I will try to keep this somewhat compact. No promises though.


***************** Build Log *****************

I had an idea for a long time to use the Dunecrawler kit to build a cool "Iron Harvest inspired walking trashcan thingamajig".
The problem was, that I had no clue how to do the actual body for the walker. Despite of that, I still bought the kit and got to work.

The process began from the legs, as they were the "easiest" part. Or so I thought.
I started building them as the kit instructed, but immediately decided that they were "too crowded" compared to the artwork that inspired the build.
Also did not feel like the original insect-like legs would suffice. They are very cool on the default configuration, but I wanted something a bit more crude.
Spent a few hours pondering how and where to trim the leg bits and how to replace the "feet" parts.

I ended up cutting the topmost "hydraulic parts", as I thought they would be on the way when I started building the body. I was wrong once again, as future would show.
Used the removed "hydraulic" part to attach a Killa Kan foot on it. Luckily the round joint was perfectly sized for the job!





After assembling the legs, it was time to start thinking about the body.
The original "Straznik" walker looks a lot like an "oil filter on legs", so that was my first idea.
The shape would be correct and all, but I did not find the thought of trying to find a lightweight and perfectly sized filter very appealing.

I tried soda cans and all sorts of cylinder like objects that I had at hand in my garage. Nothing fit my purposes.
A sensible person would have asked a friend to 3D print one at this point.
Am I a sensible person? Heck no. When the inspiration hits, I must get to work yesterday.

I remembered seeing some tutorials on how to bend foam core. This one in particular.
Without overthinking it, I grabbed a piece of foam core and went to town with my knife.

Disclaimer: This is not a guide how to build a cylinder. It's merely a log of how I did it. Repeat at your discretion

The cuts were not very clean, as this was my first time attempting this.
Cutting those grooves was actually quite therapeutic.


After a while, I had a cylinder! And one that actually fit on top of the legs!


I cut small "caps" from foam core. Without drawing compass at hand, it was not the easiest of tasks.



The next steps were not very beautiful.
I knew the foam core would not be the best surface material for attaching different bits, so I wanted to cover it with a thin 0.3mm sheet of plasticard.
It was not as easy as I thought it would be. The horrors from building that Plasticard Chevy Buggy returned to haunt me.


In addition to this, the structure was not very firm, so I sprayed the still visible foam core grooves full of hot glue.
I don't have any pictures of this step and I don't regret that. It was not pretty.

After a lot of fitting, gluing and cursing, I finally had a cylinder!


I had quite a clear vision from the very beginning how I want this to look in the end.
Following the original Vehicle and the artworks, I started cutting plastic stripes to fit the body.
I also went treasure hunting to find all the bits I would need from my every growing collection of forgotten stuff.

Everything is held together with blue tack in this step.
The guns are from the old "Imperial Aegis Defence Line" kit


The rear looked absolutely horrible at this point. I had to cover some of the plastic seams with... more plastic.
I wanted to build a small engine compartment. I found some Leman Russ sponson bits that after a bit of filing, fit quite well!
One can also see the first iteration of the top part I had in mind.


Took me a while to make a decision which bits to use and how to attach them.
Especially the guns proved a bit problematic.
I found a couple of round pieces from the Dunewalker kit (no clue where they actually belong) that would mount them pretty well, but they were not identical.
I was concerned that it would look weird and unbalanced. In the end it turned out quite well. Besides, little asymmetry is more interesting.


All the small "bolts" and other details were cut from plastic tubing or stripes.
At this point the top part was also forming up. Decided to use a 50mm round base to give it more character.


At this point the thing was pretty much built!
Repeating the pictures from the last post:


The rear got an exhaust pipe from an Ork Trukk. Spoils of war.


After a lot of sanding, washing and cleaning in general, I finally got to prime the whole thing!
The guns were untouched at this point though.


After priming, I started creating the "rusty layer" by airbrushing the whole thing with Rhinox Hide (Dark Brown).
The rest was done by stippling different mixtures of brown and orange using a piece of spare foam from a miniature case (I have a lifetime supply of those pick and pluck pieces haha).


After this stage, I sponged some liquid maks randomly all over the vehicle.
If one would want realistic chipping, using a chipping fluid or taking the time to do this would be a better choice.
But my mindset for this was: "In the grim darkness of the far future, even the chipping is over the top".

Quick overbrush with light grey using the airbrush, letting it dry and wiping the mask off.
At this point it looked like I went three steps back on the painting process haha. Hopefully it will look a lot better after covering it with enamel washes.


And so we come to the current stage.
While listening to an "Shadow Over Innsmouth" audio book last night, I powered through the hideous task of base coating the different bits.
Not sure if it was destiny or my mind playing tricks, but I finished the last panel on the same minute the book ended



That's pretty much it. A few weeks of building summarized in one post.
If there are any questions or something is unclear, I'm happy to try and offer a better explanation.

Thank you for reading!

   
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Fantastic build and paint, great stuff!

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Moldy Mushroom






That walker is seriously great, I love the idea of the simple tincan shape turned into a crawler, great inspiration.

I'm goig to dive into your topic to seek for more idea.

   
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That's a great looking walker!

See what's on my painting table Now painting: Kruleboyz Gutrippaz 
   
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Finland, Espoo

Thank you very much guys!

RaoulDuke wrote:That walker is seriously great, I love the idea of the simple tincan shape turned into a crawler, great inspiration.

I'm goig to dive into your topic to seek for more idea.

Thanks! The simplest objects make the best walkers! I'm glad you find the projects interesting


Quick log update from the painting process. Not quite finished yet, but getting real close!

Started adding the crusty rust look for the metal parts by sponging (still with a piece of tray foam) Rhinox Hide, Doombull Brown, Skrag Brown and Trollslayer Orange randomly.
When the bits were very brownish, I brought the metal look back a bit by stippling some metallics on it (Leadbelcher and some old Chainmail).


Did some soot stains on the exhaust. Typhus Corrosion was used to make some texture, which was then drybrushed over with black. Tried to make some stains on the hull too.


Making the stain marks was quite... exhausting. Har har I'm out.


After this stage, it was time to play around with enamel washes!
The stuff in my collection is purely from AK Interactive, mostly because that's what I can get from one of my local hobby stores. But so far they have proved quite effective.


This step is always very scary. The whole thing was covered with "Winter Streaking Grime (AK014)"


And wiped with White Spirit using an old brush and a Q-tip.


Here's the current result.
Some streaking was done using said Winter Streaking Grime and Engine Grime (AK082).
Also used Light and Medium Crusted Rust Deposits (AK4111 and AK4112) to create some contrast and "pooling" effects.




Might do a few more streaks here and there and it needs some dry pigments!
Hopefully I won't ruin it with the pigments

Unfortunately I did not take much pictures of the base.
It's currently a combination of cork board, Noch Rock Compound and Vallejo acrylic earth texture painted black with black gesso.


Had to do some more barbed wire as well, as I had run out.



Getting real close now!
I'm aiming to get this done today or tomorrow at the latest.

Next time, hopefully finished pics!
Thanks for reading.

   
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Regular Dakkanaut




Looking good, I'm waiting for the final pics.
   
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Finland, Espoo

Thanks Boringstuff!

I know I promised finished pictures in a day or two.
However, the Instagram painting competition held by "Maverickspaint" where I was going to take part, had it's deadline moved by two weeks.

I decided that instead of pulling an allnighter, I wanted to take my time to finish it.

Here's a few teasers though:







There will be some snow and other details on the base.
I also need to do some refining for some of the small details etc.

   
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That killa kan Imperial walker is looking great!

My hobby ADHD, mostly Necromunda, with a splash of regular 40k... 
   
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Finland, Espoo

Thank you Guardling!


Phew, It's finally finished!

Took a sweet time of more or less active hobbying (GoW Ragnarök and the ongoing D&D campaing took a slight chunk of my hobby time).
Since the last picture, I added the snow effects to the base as well as redefined some of the weathering effects.

The contrast was a lot better without the snow effects. I sort of think the whole thing was more defined without them, but now it fits with the rest of the army.
That being said, I'm very happy to get this finally done and I'm quite proud how it turned out!

Named this one SW (Schwerer Wanderer) Ausf. A "Amelia"
Not sure about the grammar haha.



A few close ups:




Thank you for looking!

   
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Looks great! Really good rust/weathering effect, and the conversion/scratch build too.

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Love the weathering, nice work.
   
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Lovely work Ezki! The conversion piece is brilliant and I could totally see it coming out of the Imperial war machine.

   
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






Just catching up back on here, really enjoyed the walker posts Ezki! The build looked fun but challenging, you’d never know the cylinder was built from foam board. The bits all integrated really well together. The paint work is spot on as usual too. The rust and chips looking very natural, though I suspect the machine spirit would prefer the kreig to take better care of it! speaking of which, it’d be great to see an army shot or at least the walkers (do they fit on your display board?)

Ps : the crafting of the barbed wire is next level dedication!

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Finland, Espoo

ph34r wrote:Looks great! Really good rust/weathering effect, and the conversion/scratch build too.

Thank you very much ph34r!

Boringstuff wrote:Love the weathering, nice work.

Thank you!

Tyranid Horde wrote:Lovely work Ezki! The conversion piece is brilliant and I could totally see it coming out of the Imperial war machine.

Thanks Tyranid Horde! Glad it looks Imperial enough!

gobert wrote:Just catching up back on here, really enjoyed the walker posts Ezki! The build looked fun but challenging, you’d never know the cylinder was built from foam board. The bits all integrated really well together. The paint work is spot on as usual too. The rust and chips looking very natural, though I suspect the machine spirit would prefer the kreig to take better care of it! speaking of which, it’d be great to see an army shot or at least the walkers (do they fit on your display board?)

Ps : the crafting of the barbed wire is next level dedication!


Thank you for the kind words gobert!
I agree, the Machine Spirit would not be too happy about the current condition of this fine war machine haha. Crafting the barbed wire is oddly satisfying.

I would love to take more army shots, though the whole army does not fit on the board. I would need... at least two more of them!
But I will definitely get some shots with all the vehicles on it, when I get the chance.
Getting a photo setup at home is currently very hard, but we managed to find a new gaming room, which will definitely help.
Yet to move there though, but It'll happen in the upcoming weeks.

******

Been around two months since the last update.
After building the walker, I have been busy writing D&D, other hobbies and general lack of motivation to paint.
The motivation comes and goes, depending on various factors. Sometimes I lose it for a few days, sometimes it takes months.

I enjoyed working with the "half of a tavern" project I started back in the summer.
Got the walls and floor finished and started working on the furniture.
Built some shelves, tables and the bar counter from balsa wood.
It was a nice change of pace and I did not have to think too much about the actual painting process, other than the resin pints and bottles from GSW.

I've yet to take proper pictures for it at the furniture still needs a few things, but here's something.

Using the old tables I made last year.


The shelves, covered with GSW bottles and pints. Took a little mood picture in the candle light.


The counter.


Did some experimentation and tried to make some candles. Done using steel wire and plastic tubing.
This picture is before I tried creating a "melted wax" effect on them using either hot glue or modelling paste.
Both were kind of failures, so I'll have to give it another go.


Made half a dozen round tables for the tavern.
The legs were done using 10mm thick craft wood "stick" with added details using a thinner material.
Required quite a bit of filing.


I had a lot of fun being out crafting again and would have liked to do so until morning, if I would not have had to wake up for work haha.


Testing with the now failed candles. Also made small playing cards and coins for one of the tables.


This has been very therapeutic and enjoyable process (if one does not count painting the walls).
Still a bit to do though.


In order to battle my lack of motivation to paint, I had to clear my desk.
I had sort of a queue of minis I told myself that "I had to paint next".

I lacked the motivation for the current project, but I decided to try and power through.
I told myself, that "when I get this done, I can paint something actually fun". That was a mistake.
Unless there's an actual deadline for something, one should focus on the project which feels most enjoyable.
Not saying you should jump from project to project all the time, but changing is better than trying to hit your head on a brick wall.

I have had a bunch of Kingdom Death minis in my cabinet for a while, which I have not dared to start.
I decided, that instead of being too scared to ruin the miniatures, I would start one of them now.
Cleared my desk, hid my half finished projects and picked up a "Caster Hunter" mini.

I still can't paint skin nor non metallic metal, even though I was "supposed to" learn them before touching these.
It's easy to look the professionally painted KDM minis and think, that "I'm not even close to that skill level. I don't deserve to paint these".
What a load of

Some people start their painting careers with these miniatures and are not afraid of failing.

Long story short, I've not had this much fun painting since I did the rust streaks on that Imperial walker.
Painting the "Metro Camo" pattern on her clothes was so satisfying, yet scary at the same time.
This camo was not my first choice, but I saw some inspiring Inifinity fusiliers and a camo tutorial.



Still ways to go, but it's a start.

Thank you for looking!

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Nice work on the hunter. That walker is amazing, as well. So much good rust!
   
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I found myself in a very similar position, Ezki- I'd made so many 'rules' for what to paint and how to paint that I wasn't having any fun and as a consequence was avoiding the hobby. (I'm a geo-bachelor Monday through Thursday, working away from my real home, so you can imagine how bad I'd made things for myself to avoid my only real source of entertainment!)

The biggest things to overcome were:

* My desire to paint better faces; as a consequence, I agonized over trying to paint the eyes and it was hard to get past step one in getting a figure done (I'm heck-on-wheels doing vehicles, seen a lot of grubby military vehicles in my career ) Now I just use the washes and accept that this look is the best I can do for now and not to get hung up on it- it looks better than the permanently shocked/surprised wide-eyed/round-eyed look I was getting on every figure I tried.

* My desire to NOT go overboard on buying things for the hobby. There are reasonable limits based on space available, budget and tolerance of spousal unit- but I had made myself the rule that I couldn't buy something new until I had completed something old. Really cut down on the enjoyment of anticipating new genres or variations. Now, I have a bigger mountain of plastic shame, but it is affordable and for now I have space for it, it's all good.

* Everything I did had to build towards a common-themed army, which for me was Imperial Guard. Don't get me wrong, I love the Guard, but it makes for a very two-dimensional experience to limit oneself for no reason (I don't game at the moment, so it's not like I'm trying to shape up a specific force). Besides, a Warhammer 40k purist would take one look at my motley horde of conversions and mish-mashes and have a heart attack.

Something I did do was invent personal themes for each month (this lasted for several months), things like 'Just Finish It January' and 'May-Kit' (Make it) March. Went a long way to motivating me to just have some fun and not let the imaginary perfect be the enemy of the more than acceptable good.

I greatly enjoy reading through your blog- your creativity and intricate level of detail are always a delight to see and serve as inspirational content all its own for me. I'm glad to see you at it again.

Rock on!

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Surrey, BC - Canada

Ezki,

Exalted a number of posts this read. Great work.

Cheers,

CB

   
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






I think we all understand the doldrums of the hobby, merry_cat has some wise words on the topic I think. The d&d stuff looks a good refresher and the kingdoms death mini’s camo turned out amazing, the skin looks ample too

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Finland, Espoo

youwashock wrote:Nice work on the hunter. That walker is amazing, as well. So much good rust!

Thank you youwashock! Painting the rust is always so much fun!

Meer_Cat wrote:I found myself in a very similar position, Ezki- I'd made so many 'rules' for what to paint and how to paint that I wasn't having any fun and as a consequence was avoiding the hobby. (I'm a geo-bachelor Monday through Thursday, working away from my real home, so you can imagine how bad I'd made things for myself to avoid my only real source of entertainment!)

The biggest things to overcome were:

* My desire to paint better faces; as a consequence, I agonized over trying to paint the eyes and it was hard to get past step one in getting a figure done (I'm heck-on-wheels doing vehicles, seen a lot of grubby military vehicles in my career ) Now I just use the washes and accept that this look is the best I can do for now and not to get hung up on it- it looks better than the permanently shocked/surprised wide-eyed/round-eyed look I was getting on every figure I tried.

* My desire to NOT go overboard on buying things for the hobby. There are reasonable limits based on space available, budget and tolerance of spousal unit- but I had made myself the rule that I couldn't buy something new until I had completed something old. Really cut down on the enjoyment of anticipating new genres or variations. Now, I have a bigger mountain of plastic shame, but it is affordable and for now I have space for it, it's all good.

* Everything I did had to build towards a common-themed army, which for me was Imperial Guard. Don't get me wrong, I love the Guard, but it makes for a very two-dimensional experience to limit oneself for no reason (I don't game at the moment, so it's not like I'm trying to shape up a specific force). Besides, a Warhammer 40k purist would take one look at my motley horde of conversions and mish-mashes and have a heart attack.

Something I did do was invent personal themes for each month (this lasted for several months), things like 'Just Finish It January' and 'May-Kit' (Make it) March. Went a long way to motivating me to just have some fun and not let the imaginary perfect be the enemy of the more than acceptable good.

I greatly enjoy reading through your blog- your creativity and intricate level of detail are always a delight to see and serve as inspirational content all its own for me. I'm glad to see you at it again.

Rock on!

Thank you so much for your words Meer_Cat! I'm really glad you enjoy my scribblings.

I can identify to many of the things you said. For example, I have been thinking about building a small force of Adepta Sororitas.
I have actually dreamed about it since the plastic models hit the shelves.
But for some reason, I have set an imaginary boundary that I would start the small force "only when I'm done with my current projects and can fully focus on them for a long time".
The thing is, there is no magical "right now is the correct time" -moment. I think I should just go for it when the "bug bites again".
It's totally okay to finish just a single unit and jump to totally different project, as long as you are having fun. But sometimes it's easier said than done.

Choosing a "monthly theme" is actually a really good tip! I think I will have to give it a go!
Maybe that's the key to get some sisters on the painting table.


Captain Brown wrote:Ezki,

Exalted a number of posts this read. Great work.

Cheers,

CB

Thank you very much Captain!

gobert wrote:I think we all understand the doldrums of the hobby, merry_cat has some wise words on the topic I think. The d&d stuff looks a good refresher and the kingdoms death mini’s camo turned out amazing, the skin looks ample too

Haha, there are certainly many hardships to overcome when it comes to miniature building and painting. But that's part of the process and having such a lovely community helps a lot!
Thank you for the kind words.


Managed to get the "Caster Hunter" miniature done!





Painting this was a lot of fun indeed! I learned a lot during this project.
I have always been afraid of painting skin. Even though I still have a lot to learn, this turned out pretty well and I think I'm not that scared of it anymore.
I just have to get rid off the obsessive hunt for "smoothness" and focus more on contrast and placing the highlights correctly.

I also tried my hand with NMM again. I think the golden parts on the gun came out a bit better than the steel.
Lot to learn on that part as well, but this time I'm looking forward to give it another go. Will stick to simple shapes until I learn it a bit better though.

I think I have gathered enough courage to try my hand at the other KDM miniatures I have.
Won't jump to them immediately, as I have a small D&D miniature project lined up next:

Decided to put the leftover Warhammer Elves to use and make a few Drow miniatures.
I found a cool "Drider" miniature from the local store, but the Drow part looked boring. Replaced it with the upper part of an Elf.
Still very WIP.


Got the tavern pretty much done and took a few pictures from my D&D minis using it as a backdrop.
I'll post them very soon. Just need to go through a few more of them and do some small touch ups (like editing the dog hairs away... ).

Thanks for looking.
And thank you for being awesome!

   
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Oooh...drider. That's going to be cool. Hunter turned out great. Fantastic detail on the camo.
   
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Great Jumpin' Jackson on a pogo stick- miniatures don't come any better than that hunter! I swear I can see skin through the wisp of hair coming across her forehead.

Marvelous.

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USA

The caster hunter looks amazing Ezki! I'm looking forward to seeing more of what you do with the drider too.

   
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Great work on Caster, she turned out well I think

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Surrey, BC - Canada

Great Caster Hunter Ezki.

Cheers,

CB

   
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Finland, Espoo

Thank you so much everyone! Glad you liked the Caster Hunter.
Like I said, painting her was a blast and I'm looking forward to paint more KDM miniatures.

Meer_Cat wrote:Great Jumpin' Jackson on a pogo stick- miniatures don't come any better than that hunter! I swear I can see skin through the wisp of hair coming across her forehead.

Marvelous.

Thank you for the high praise! There is indeed a bit of skin there, but luckily the area was a bit larger than it seems in the picture.


Finally got around going through and editing the tavern pictures I took (white balance, cropping and removing the largest dog hairs).
I took a bunch of pictures using the D&D minis I have painted over the last year or so. Out of the few dozen pics maybe four or five succeeded as usual.

Early evening in the local tavern.


The Dhampir Rogue "Beatrix" throws a pose. Painted this mini to represent my girlfriend's character in our campaign.


The Sorcerer / Warlock "Telemyar". A friend made this mini using Hero Forge and I painted it for him.


As the evening progresses, more people arrive!



I also got the Drider and a group of three Drow warriors painted.

When the night gets dark, the patrons hear a bunch of heavy footsteps coming from above.
Suddenly an eight legged uninvited guest joins the party.
The whole place gets awfully quiet real soon, as everyone takes quick exit.


Not the cleanest green stuff work, but I'll take it.

A small Drow scout party follow in the Drider's wake, starting a party of their own!
Used the remaining Wych Elves from the Drukhari Wych project to make these Drow gals.


Thank you for looking!

   
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Awesome! Love how the drow/drider turned out. The tavern shots are fun, too.
   
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USA

I love how the tavern and Drow turned out! I'm painting drow right now too, but very differently than you. Your Drow look great, what paints did you use for the skin?

   
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Finland, Espoo

Thank you youwashock and Syro!

Syro_ wrote:I love how the tavern and Drow turned out! I'm painting drow right now too, but very differently than you. Your Drow look great, what paints did you use for the skin?

Glad you like the skin.
It was an experimental mix of Black, Nagaroth Night (dark purple), Mechanicus Standard Grey and a bit of Gorthor Brown (to get some warmth).
I then made the lighter tones first by adding more Mechanicus Standard Grey, but later on adding some white into the mix.
Go the idea following this tutorial. However I did not follow every step and used Citadel paints.

Loving your take on the Drow! Like you said, very different vibes.
Took me a while to decide on the color. I was not sure whether I wanted to go purple, blue or this blackish style.

   
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Cool dnd pics! Looks like they were having a good night out until that drider and the drows showed up. They all look really good, I especially like the purple on the main drow

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
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Surrey, BC - Canada

Nice work Ezki.

Cheers,

CB

   
 
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