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I got mine at Michaels for about $12. It's a plastic case with a sponge and a type of paper that lets water soak through without disolving the paper. I've heard of folks using wax paper from their kitchen to good effect, but it's $5 for 30 sheets, and as they're pre-cut to fit my pallette, I think the time saved is worth it.

However, if you have a local game store and folks who are into War Machines or Hordes, you can ask them if they have a spare booster package and make one out of that. You use the foam that comes with it as your sponge, and cut a section of wax paper out to fit. The boxes are re-sealable.

The basic idea is to get the sponge wet without it being so damp that water runs out. You soak the paper for a few minutes in hot water before putting it into the box, so that it's thoroughly damped through. Then the paper will wick water from the sponge to stay wet. This means it keeps your paints wet, and because you can re-seal it, you can keep wet paints for weeks at a time.

tipios - Thank you, thank you!

sum1 - Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a go.

Heffling - Thanks. I remember it not being all the expensive, but when you've got $2 to your name at the time, everything's expensive, unless I dip into my savings, but that's not going to happen 'cause I want to go the the Gamesday in Chicago this year. They have an exclusive Skaven model this year! MUST! HAVE!

Well, good news, I got some painting done tonight. Bad news, not nearly as much as I wanted 'cause I ran completely out of Bleached Bone which is quite a prime color with me. Yargh! And to think I drove, literally, right past the GW store today. Would've stopped if I knew I was so low on it. Oh well. There's always tomorrow.

Love the marble effect on the coffin, very convincing. As to your current predicament might i suggest 50:50 white and kommando khaki? KK is one of my fave GW paints...

o_O Never thought of that. Thank you! I'm about to head out now anyways, but if it happens again (and I can guaruntee you it will) I will definitely remember that!

Oh the wisdom that is found here.

Sorry guys for the absence. Can 3 days really be considered an absence? Anyhoo, sorry for not updating. I've been feeling pretty down in the dumps over the past few days so I didn't have the give a to paint. Probably didn't help that my 6yr old step-daughter decided to use my finest detail brush and just about destroyed it. She's been told not to touch my brushes (and models of course - she's broken her share of those) as she doesn't understand brushes must be taken care of so they don't split. I managed to get a bit of a point back on it, but pretty much as soon as you get some paint on it and use it, the bristles go in every which direction.

So yesterday, in an attempt to get out of my slump I went to a hobby store near me and pick up a set of new brushes, two of which are smaller than I've ever owned before. It included three brushes - a 2, a 5/0 and a 10/0. Finest brush I've ever had was a 0. Not to toot my own horn, but we've seen what I can do with a 0, now just imagine a 10/0. Woot. So in my excitement over these brushes, I began painting again last night.

Sadly, I just went to take a few pics of what I did last night, but it turns out my camera battery is dead. -_- Will the joys never cease? So I will have to resort to updating you in words.

I have nearly finished the last Minotaur - the Standard Bearer. Just requires highlights on fur, skin and flag and needs to be based. However, I've run into a snag on the flag. I painted it bleached bone, washed with Gryphonne Sepia, but I don't know what color to highlight it. I could do Bleached Bone, but there's already so much Bleached Bone with all the claws, horns and skulls. Anyone got any ideas? Perhaps just leave it as is seeing as how I'm not hating the current color of it.
I also assembled and began work on my HE Sorcerer on Foot. Hubby is not happy with me about this though as he bought it for me (a long time ago) because he wanted me to put the sorcerer on the floating rock pile option and I used the magical puff cloud for him to stand on. I had forgotten he had told me this when he first bought it, but seeing as how I had already glued him together and begun painting, life goes on. So hubby took the floating rock pile and is going to use it for one of his models. Win-win.
The Skulltaker for my mother also got his base color laid on. Having a hard time spurring myself on with this one as I hate painting duplicates and I already painted myself one a while ago (hence the pic that's already posted here).

Well, thanks for looking, thanks for reading and pics probably won't be up until tomorrow as by the time my battery finishes charging, the sun will have gone down and my pic taking light will subsequently be gone. But hey, gives me the chance to get more done. Always look for a positive side.

Your mother plays warhammer???!! That's definitely a first for me.

o_O I wish she did, but no, she doesn't play. She's just the only person that commissions me to paint stuff for her. >_<
She comes with me to the GW store quite often (back when I was allowed to buy models) and if she saw something she liked (usually involves skulls of some sort) she'd buy it and have me paint it for her. She's also a mothery mother and enjoys having things made by her children. And seeing as how my only sibling - my brother - can't make anything more than bodily waste, she turns to me.

Thanks for reading through my rant though. Camera battery's charged so I'll post pics tomorrow. Promise.

I would love to have a mother like yours... My mother go crazy when she se that I'm sitting in my room painting... :(

And How in the **** can you do so much and still have time for other thingd :O You are like idol right noe... :O

I only got 2 brushes... xD Both are verry thik but I wouldn't do much better with other brushes i believe...
Maybe I would do better with more colors than my 13 colors right now... ( One wash xD ) ( I'm doing space marines, orks and a few emperial guards i bougth from my friend)

No one in my fammily like warhammer 40k... They hate it xD so do all my friends xD or no, one don't hate it but... xD

Lol Can't wait to see more pics of your work! i'm going to update my "blog" with new pics of all my work up to now... xD If you will look at it... Prepear to faint... They look BAD


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Woops failed... I meant to say : You are like my biggest idol to me right now* XD

Sounds like you had a bad case of the painters block. In a way it sounds like your daughter almost did you a favour as you got more brushes out of it! Hope they help you achieve what you want to with the models you have.

In term of the minotaur I'm really not sure, but if there i one thing your blog should tech you it's that you have great judgement

Inget - My mother's awesome. Has nothing but encouraged my painting from day one.

I've always been pretty awesome at managing my time. Bwaha.

taffiarti - Yeah. I get it quite often. Have issues getting started but usually once I get started I'm good. I suppose you're right about my daughter. Everything happens for a reason eh. And thanks. ^_^


So as promised, here are the pictures. Both WIP. Funny (not really) story about the HE Sorcerer. Went to take a pic today...dropped him from standing position and smashed against my recycling bin. Nice string of foul language emitted from my mouth, and then I thanked God he's plastic and easily fixed. *Sigh* Butterfinger.


I'm looking to do some freehand HE symbols on the bottom of the cape. Not sure if I'll do it in gold, blue or purple. Ideas?




Before I get nagged (no offense) on mould lines, down the middle of his face isn't a mould line. It's where the head didn't quite fit well. I'm loving the color of his cloth again. I'm so awesome.


Here's the flag. Thoughts?





And there we have it. Huzzah to the update with pics. Really looking forward to some feedback/ideas. Thanks so much for looking and happy painting.

That HE is looking pretty good. I also like the minotaur. Are you planning on freehanding a design on it? Earlier you were commenting on highlighting it further, I wouldn't if you're going to do a design but if you want it blank I would add one more layer of highlight. If you're looking for thought on designs, the only one that comes to mind is the goat logo from Canada's own 3 Inches of Blood:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61CypJDjtbL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Could be pretty easy to pull off. I'm just referring to the logo on the shield in the center, obviously.

Yeah. I wasn't sure about highlighting or doing a design. The safe side of me says highlight. The I want to challenge myself side of me says freehand design. I like that design you linked so I think I might give it a go. The joy is, it's paint and I can always clean it up later.

Thanks!

My vote for the symbol as well. If you are having reservations about starting it, sketch it on lightly with a pencil before you try putting paint on. The banner looks sweet, nice shading. I like the skin on the minos as well. As for the HE I think gold symbols edged in purple/blue would look pretty cool.

+1 To the freehand idea.

How do you get the flock/grass glued in there in that radial kind of pattern? It looks very natural. Whenever I glue in my flocking, it's kind of just matted on there in a big mess lol. Nice job on these I like that vampire coffin carriage thing.

Well, looks like freehand it is. >_< Wish me luck.

Cave_Dweller - I use PVA glue on the entire base, dip it in GW gravel. I let that dry then randomly do dots and lines of PVA over top that then cover throroughly with static grass, press it down and flick the bottom of the base to remove the excess. Gotta make sure the layer of gravel dries first before you put more PVA over top or else you'll just drag all the gravel off and around. Hope that helps. And thank you!

Some more quality painted models, nice. Yey go for the freehand

Woo! Can't wait to see some freehand bunnygurl. Any idea of what kind of emblem type thing you are going to put on the banner?

@cave_dweller- if you blow the static grass off after you shake off the extra it will make the grass seem as if it is standing up and it should get rid of any excess that didn't come off when you shook the base

Moltar posted a link to a design (just what's inside the sheild, thank God) that I really like and I think it fits. I'd like to draw it on with a pencil first but.......I don't have any pencils. Who doesn't have pencils!?!? Me apparently.

I'm also gonna try a different skin color combination for the last Minotuars skin. See how it looks. In my head, the combo looks darker than my previous ones, but most of the time I'm embarassingly off.

Oh yeah. I forgot to mention to blow on the grass on the base (thanks sum1) but just make sure you don't do it over your open bin of static grass. Made that mistake once...never again. O_O

You could always paint the design on the standard without drawing it first. Just use a color, which is easy to paint over like earth would work well in this case. You can then go and make refinements and sharpenings on the design before committing to it with stronger colors.

Nice to see more pics. I like all the minotaurs. I'm guessing the new brushes are working out ok. My son tried to EAT one of mine (he is 21mths). Can I vote for gold scrollwork on the bottom of the high elf. What metsuri said was good: For freehand its the same for me drawing it a couple of times and then painting the design few times on paper too. Then when I do it on the model I feel more confident about it. And yeah start with a colour I know I don't have to wrestle like the brown, then the gold can go on top.

Im loving that coach and the coulour of the curtains are amazing! good job

Thanks for the advice on the freehand. Not something I've ever practiced before (save a couple squiggly lines on the Soul Grinder) mainly 'cause I can't draw...freehand is just drawing with paint.

Wazzdig - I really like your idea of drawing it on paper first. I do believe I'll do that before putting anything on the flag.
The new brushes are great. My dog ate a pot of Regal Blue once. Imagine coming home to a blue dog and a blue couch. -_-

ycw - Thank you! I like that model.

I did some more work on the HE Sorcerer but I think I'll make you guys wait until he's done. *Insert evil laugh here*

I spy two oppurtunities for freehand, the Banner obviously and the mages book. Good luck! A simple chaos star in blood would look good on the minotaurs.

The Minotaurs look great Bunny. I don't really know fantasy but this guy.....



..... is crying out for a conversion.

I see a black and white wand in his club hand and a rabbit coming out of a hat in his drum hand

I have three things to say:
1) Your works is AWSOME!
2) I wish I had a pile of models the size that you have listed.
3) I feel sorry for your Wallet!
Keep it up

Wow, your work is really coming along nicely! I really enjoy browsing through your project pages

And what's with the outburst in the title?

Bangbangboom - LMAO. I agree, but wouldn't the Minotaur eat the bunny?

small waagh - 1) Thank you
2) It's intimidating, but awesome
3) Most of it doesn't come out of my wallet.


Alright, well you guys twisted my arm. I'll give in and show ya'll my WIP Sorcerer. Got a couple questions.


What do you guys think of the gems? I'm not too sure of them. Like the book? I do.


The blue needs to be highlighted as does his magic puff cloud.


What do you think about the shadows? Too blue? Too dark?

Thanks for looking!

I like the book. I think the gems came out nice. But the shadows on the robe are a wee bit too dark

Looks Pretty Dam good, compared to my own painting skills.