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Nice! Really cool Squigs, and, despite that colour sceme, ther Trygon too. Perfectly painted, but is that seriously what someone had commisioned? Really, organic bright blue?

whalemusic360 wrote:I am willing your head to stop hurting so you can paint moar faster! Join me in my psycher powers friends!

Yellowbeard wrote:I love the colors on the Trygon, especially the blue on the carapace on the head and the green on the tail. And the squig is amazing! Love that tongue. I think you should paint more blue!
I hope you feel better soon.

Ramos Asura wrote:The squigs look AMAZING! Really like the contrast between Mr. Firetruck and his Lil' Buddy.
With luck Ill be joining your Squig madness with my own in a day or two. Just gotta boot up the ol' airbrush!
And that Nid scheme is really striking. I assume its the same sort of final coloration as that Carnifex you had for sale a while back?

whalemusic360 wrote:I am willing your head to stop hurting so you can paint moar faster! Join me in my psycher powers friends!

*focuses his psychic energies towards WMs task*
Live Iffy! LIIIIIIVE!!!!

OH SHI------*static*

Haha, aww, thanks dudes, it clearly worked as I am fine now! (did you miscast my healing roll? uhoh, do I get sucked into the warp later or something? crap!)
Still had it this morning but had a nap with a cuddle from my horrible fat cat and it cleared up, so it was either your psychic energies or my cat is a secret healer.

I love painting blue, blue is my favourite colour by far! I like to try and sneak a blue shade into mini's quite often

This trygon is indeed to match the Carnifex, the person who bought it commissioned me for more, how cool is that! He is going to paint the smaller figs but I get to do some of the bigger ones which is win, they are only to tabletop but they are a lotta fun.

inmygravenimage wrote:These are looking awesome! Also, don't know whether you're aware, but Syndol (ultimate over the counter anti-migraine med) is back on the market.

Ahhh, is it pricy? I have some Imigran for emergencies but including the docs visit it works out at nearly €35 a pill so I really can't afford to take it often :(

elliot the black templar wrote:cool
squigs and nice G pigs

Squigs N Pigs! /fistbump

Gitsplitta wrote:Those squigs are just fantastic Iffy... really love the way they came out. Having both on the same base is just brilliant as well. The colors play off each other so well.

That was the plan! I wanted hyper contrast between them, same as pete and big green, having total free reign on colours is fantastic

Dysartes wrote:Nicely done, Ifalna - though I still think Big Red should be winding up to kick Little Boy Blue

Haha same, but he wouldn't fit on right and was blocking off too much of mr Red :( I honestly would have done it if not.

Urien_Rakarth wrote:Nice! Really cool Squigs, and, despite that colour sceme, ther Trygon too. Perfectly painted, but is that seriously what someone had commisioned? Really, organic bright blue?

Yep! It will end up looking like its little bro, this dude -



I am currently painting it and just taking a quick break, those stripes are.. time consuming. 2 more layers to go -



I am updating as I paint from my phone to my painting page at http://www.facebook.com/IffysPaintingService so feel free to say hello there! I have a good few pm's to get to here as well, I will try and make time tonight, sorry everyone. I always feel crappy about not responding to them quickly but I have to be sat down and capable of creating legible responses, not silly updates like I do here ><

That is a awesome design Iffy.

You never cease to amaze.

SL

Solar_lion wrote:That is a awesome design Iffy.
You never cease to amaze.
SL

Thank you so much! He is progressing nicely but I have to take a break now as I am getting the shakes and must need to eat something.

Does anyone else find that when they paint they don't seem to get noticeably hungry till suddenly their hands are shaking? I mean it's great for losing weight and all.. but maybe I should start having dried fruit or something on my desk to eat all the time ><



Can't wait to add some shade into the recesses, I think it will really pop once its done.

Ifalna wrote:

elliot the black templar wrote:cool
squigs and nice G pigs

Squigs N Pigs! /fistbump

*lays cards on table*

Barn owls trump pigs - I thought we sorted that?

ifalna wrote:

Dysartes wrote:Nicely done, Ifalna - though I still think Big Red should be winding up to kick Little Boy Blue

Haha same, but he wouldn't fit on right and was blocking off too much of mr Red :( I honestly would have done it if not.

That's a shame - unfortunately, I'm not sure there are too many Squigs smaller than Little Boy Blue...

that 'nid is looking amazing Iff! The coloring is perfect!
..now that creepy guy pic you have.. lol thats from the show Tim and Eric isnt it? My sister used to work with them but instead of paying their workers they decided to buy nice cars so she stopped working there

If your hands are shaking, then you probably have a blood sugar problem, and you should make sure you're not sliding into Type 2 diabetes.

I would keep a small amount of dried fruit and/or peanuts. A mix of natural sugars and protein for your long painting sessions. Also, take a break every 'X' hours, get up, walk around, drink water, have a snack, then return to the quest.

^ Good advice. Losing too much weight is bad, I berate my wife from dropping from a ~16 to a 6/8 in a year. She compensates by baking.
Syndol is £3.99 for 16 iirc over here, so that's what, 74 euros? about 10 afaik. It's cheap and far, far better than imigran.
Also, the green on the nid is stunning, m'dear.

Ifalna wrote:Does anyone else find that when they paint they don't seem to get noticeably hungry till suddenly their hands are shaking? I mean it's great for losing weight and all.. but maybe I should start having dried fruit or something on my desk to eat all the time ><

Hon, that's your blood sugar crashing. Not good. Brian's advice is spot on.

I find those little mini rice cakes are really good snacks while painting. so long as ya dont get the cheesy ones- the dust gets EVERYWHERE. Dried pineapple is one of my faves, but I have to be careful with it.... its too easy to eat the whole box!

Stripes are looking awesome, too. Gotta say I enjoy painting blue myself, but red... Reds gotta be my definite fave!

Ditto what brian said..
As a diabetic myself try fruits. I keep a nice crisp granny smith apple around to munch on. thou i prefer bacon!

Take it from someone who knows ...

SL

Dysartes wrote:
*lays cards on table*
Barn owls trump pigs - I thought we sorted that?
That's a shame - unfortunately, I'm not sure there are too many Squigs smaller than Little Boy Blue...

Look, we can't all be super cool people with barn owl chicks ( I saw the pics, amazing) some of us have to make do with small squeaky rodents, don't ruin this for me. D:

Rogue Wolves wrote:that 'nid is looking amazing Iff! The coloring is perfect!
..now that creepy guy pic you have.. lol thats from the show Tim and Eric isnt it? My sister used to work with them but instead of paying their workers they decided to buy nice cars so she stopped working there

Well that sounds harsh :O I had no idea what it was from, it was just a pretty accurate representation of my reaction when I get a compliment, except I have way more hair. So much hair.

Briancj wrote:If your hands are shaking, then you probably have a blood sugar problem, and you should make sure you're not sliding into Type 2 diabetes.
I would keep a small amount of dried fruit and/or peanuts. A mix of natural sugars and protein for your long painting sessions. Also, take a break every 'X' hours, get up, walk around, drink water, have a snack, then return to the quest.

Gitsplitta wrote:
Hon, that's your blood sugar crashing. Not good. Brian's advice is spot on.

Aye, it's totally my blood sugar, but it's from being a twonk and forgetting to eat for hours and hours while I paint, not any underlying nastyness, dont worry I grabbed a bag of dried fruit and some sunflower seeds and left them at my desk, I'm great for drinking but eating just totally slips my mind when I get in the zone, food I can just mash into my face with one hand is perfect, so these will do the job!

I could also just make sure to eat BEFORE I start painting, but that would cut into my nerdy game time. Clearly my life is an eternal struggle. /weep

inmygravenimage wrote:^ Good advice. Losing too much weight is bad, I berate my wife from dropping from a ~16 to a 6/8 in a year. She compensates by baking.
Syndol is £3.99 for 16 iirc over here, so that's what, 74 euros? about 10 afaik. It's cheap and far, far better than imigran.
Also, the green on the nid is stunning, m'dear.

Holy crap thats a lot to drop in a year. I wouldn't have the self control, honestly. Most I've ever lost was 1 stone and now just try and stay around the weight I ended up as, which is easy enough working from home with a controlled larder I can't do what I used to do in the office and use vending machines, which are a terrrrrible habit to get into. I have started doing basic weights though, I one day hope to have the guns of Chris Hemsworth on my totally mismatched body, so I can punch down doors and wrestle bears. It's my life goal.




Blues shaded ( not that you can tell with my massively bright desk lamp derp) and starting on the mouth.

Good grief, I love painting mouths.

Bears everywhere are now scared!

The blues looking really nice Iffy. I expect an army in those colours would be quite striking.

Ramos Asura wrote:I find those little mini rice cakes are really good snacks while painting. so long as ya dont get the cheesy ones- the dust gets EVERYWHERE. Dried pineapple is one of my faves, but I have to be careful with it.... its too easy to eat the whole box!
Stripes are looking awesome, too. Gotta say I enjoy painting blue myself, but red... Reds gotta be my definite fave!

Snackcakes are amazing, I love them too. Theres a chilli variety that is like trying to eat ground cinnamon though, near impossible. Uck!

Solar_lion wrote:Ditto what brian said..
As a diabetic myself try fruits. I keep a nice crisp granny smith apple around to munch on. thou i prefer bacon!
Take it from someone who knows ...
SL

I will definitely be taking the "keep fruit and seeds on hand" advice you guys gave, thanks a ton Even a couple of fistfuls of those while painting should keep me going no problem till dinner time!

Solar_lion wrote:Bears everywhere are now scared!

They should be!

GiraffeX wrote:The blues looking really nice Iffy. I expect an army in those colours would be quite striking.

Aye I think a full army of these would be totally win, just this dude and the carnifex so far though! I have to admit, I've been thinking of buying a Nid army set and painting them like this, would they sell? Are Nids back in favour in the new rulebook? /clueless



Arms attached, mouth washed, waiting for it to dry D: Going to start attaching his little claws in a minute and refining his eyes a bit.

I'd avoid nids for sale at the moment, the only thing that can take them as allies is other nids. Unless some rule is just ballin for them, they will just get worse and worse. A Doom, Harpy, and Pod kit would help them like a zillion fold for 6th.

I am liking this photos from your painting desk!

whalemusic360 wrote:I'd avoid nids for sale at the moment, the only thing that can take them as allies is other nids. Unless some rule is just ballin for them, they will just get worse and worse. A Doom, Harpy, and Pod kit would help them like a zillion fold for 6th.

Ah crap, so they still won't be that popular? Poor Nids, they seem to be getting a bum deal recently :(

Cutthroatcure wrote:I am liking this photos from your painting desk!

It's fun, I just hope I'm not spamming a bit much :S That's always a worry for me.

Heres the final update before bed -



His mouth just needs another highlight layer and then I will do the teeth and gloss it all up, he should be finished and ready to be packed tomorrow night

Spam away its your blog and we keep checking it

Ahhh.... NOW your local friendly Master Torturer understands... With the extra stripes, greens and greys, that now looks absolutely stunning! Sorry that all my comments seem to be annoying pre-criticisms that have already been fixed... Ah well, I'll just enjoy the awesome painting!

Nice work! Might do some stripes on my Freebooterz now

Ifalna wrote:Does anyone else find that when they paint they don't seem to get noticeably hungry till suddenly their hands are shaking? I mean it's great for losing weight and all.. but maybe I should start having dried fruit or something on my desk to eat all the time

Definitely not just you.
I mean, not shaking... but I don't realize I'm hungry.

I'll start painting then, the next thing I know, it hits me all of a sudden; it's 4 hours later, my iTunes playlist has gone off (God knows how long ago), I'm hungy, and I have to pee like CRAZY.

I remember to drink. I pick the cup up and drink without conscious thought. It's eating that's the problem. LOL
Of course, the drinking thing's a problem when you mistakenly grab your paint water... but that's a different thread. LOL

Eric

Or when you realise you've been absentmindedly washing your brushes with beer for half an hour.

The Nid looks awesome! Good contrasting colours!

Absent mindedly washing brushes with beer is absolutely what I do best in life! Absent mindedly washing your brushes with your partners beer is not recommended though...

Cutthroatcure wrote:Spam away its your blog and we keep checking it

Hah, well as long as people don't get sick of terrible iphone pics, which is likely to happennnnnnn D:

Urien_Rakarth wrote:Ahhh.... NOW your local friendly Master Torturer understands... With the extra stripes, greens and greys, that now looks absolutely stunning! Sorry that all my comments seem to be annoying pre-criticisms that have already been fixed... Ah well, I'll just enjoy the awesome painting!

Ah not at all man, I would much prefer to get some decent cristicism than only ever get praise, good criticisim is very important to improving for sure!
I'm glad he's looking better though ;D

KrimsunBaron wrote:Nice work! Might do some stripes on my Freebooterz now

You should totally try it out, striping is soooooo much fun, it really is. Very relaxing too!

MagickalMemories wrote:

Definitely not just you.
I mean, not shaking... but I don't realize I'm hungry.
I'll start painting then, the next thing I know, it hits me all of a sudden; it's 4 hours later, my iTunes playlist has gone off (God knows how long ago), I'm hungy, and I have to pee like CRAZY.
I remember to drink. I pick the cup up and drink without conscious thought. It's eating that's the problem. LOL
Of course, the drinking thing's a problem when you mistakenly grab your paint water... but that's a different thread. LOL
Eric

Hah Today I've sat with mixed nuts and fruit and a bottle of water, felt fine, reminded myself to keep eating and all is well! And don't get me started on paintwater... I drink it all the time :( We never learn, do we.

Da Boss wrote:Or when you realise you've been absentmindedly washing your brushes with beer for half an hour.

Or your coffee ¬_¬

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:The Nid looks awesome! Good contrasting colours!

Thanks dude! Very fun colours to paint, thats for sure.

weetyskemian44 wrote:Absent mindedly washing brushes with beer is absolutely what I do best in life! Absent mindedly washing your brushes with your partners beer is not recommended though...

Whoahhh no, thats a line I aint crossing! Thought he would actually enrage more over coffee than he would beer if I ruined it, lol

So mr Nid is now finished, his base is hella sparse but it has to be to match the Carnifex.

I am very happy with him for Tabletop, especially his mouth OH WHAT CLICK FOR GIANT PICTURE.



I am now in the middle of painting up an Ork shaman, I will throw up some wip pics once Im done for the night



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And what I’ve been painting today, Showpiece standard Wurrzag, skin about 50% done now. Will be bringing him to a near bleached bone finished with pinky foot bottoms and palms, using glazing agent for the first time properly with this guy.

Trying to get the layers as subtle as possible while getting great tone, speaking of tone, oooOOOOoo girl lookat that body. He works out.

Da Boss wrote:Or when you realise you've been absentmindedly washing your brushes with beer for half an hour.

I may just have to sig that, made me laugh to no end!

On topic, those nids are stunning Iffy! The talons are my favorite bits, the shine they have to them gives it a more organic appearance, love it!

wow Iff im really like that ork! the skin is perfect and your only 50% done! i cant even see the layers, it all looks like normal (ork) skin.. great work!

I concur... that ork skin is amazing!

agreed, the green looks stunning