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So here we are, welcome to Eden…
For those not in the know, EDEN is a 32mm Post-Apocalypse skirmish game created by a small French miniatures company called Taban Miniatures (link). It consists of five unique factions (of which I shall be painting gangs from two of, the first being the sadistic and psychotic clowns of the Jokers, and secondly the Germanic water caravaneers of the Convoy.)

This log shall also be a slight departure from the norm, ie I paint stuff and you tell me how great I am :p. Instead, it shall be more of a painting journey as I through learning new processes attempt to improve my painting skills. I’ll be sharing my thoughts on both the models and the painting / creational process as I go along. I hope people who are reading add their own input and constructive advice / criticism (especially from the top-level painters out there!)

Finally, I even feel up to the challenge of making a small custom-built board for my Eden games sometime down the pipeline as well. Having never actually made any terrain before, let alone a board this should prove interesting!

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OK, to kick things off with I have a PIP picture of the first miniature I have started one, Convoy Mark!



Initial thoughts on the model:
It’s a very nice model, the sweep of the cloak and the dynamism of the crouching pose is superb. There are quite a lot of areas on this model (particularly the clothing) which allow for blending / layering. The only slight assembly issue I had as the lower right arm wasn’t too easy to pin (because I had already attached the model to the base. In hindsight I would of attached said arm first then the base afterwards. There was also a slight gap at the shoulder on the right of the model, but a simple bit of gap filling sorted that out quickly (clay shapers are your best friend here!)

The paintjob thus far:
I’m very happy thus far, I’ve tried a few new things I hope show in the picture above.

For the shading, I have replaced using Badab Black and Devlan Mud (amongst others) for a couple of glazes to shade back down. After highlighting, the first glaze is of the base colour (Fenris Grey for the shirt for example) and then the second is another of the base colour mixed with a tiny amount of Chaos Black. I’ve learnt that the advantages of glazing over washing is that it is, one easier to control and two it’s a whole lot easier to mix a glaze colour up then it is to just use a wash straight from the pot.

What’s next to do?
Well the hooded shirt is done, the eyes needs fixing (the recesses are too dark, he looks like he has eyeliner on hehe), then finish highlights on the cloak and paint the rest of the model.

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That’s all from me for now, please drop in a comment or two and I shall be back next time with more progress.

Keep safe in the wastelands,
Feral

This looks promising, the figs for EDEN are nice. Have been looking at getting small collection of Jokers, but I have enough unpainted lead already.

I would go for washing shadows only on rank and file figs, these deserve more. As you said the washing is more imprecise and causes more work in the clean up than going with glazes.

Thanks for dropping by Metsuri!

I agree, washes are great for getting armies shaded quickly and efficiently, but for the higher quality paintjobs I've found glazes to be more fitting.

Back again with a bit more progress on Convoy Mark:



Jeans are done, and I've done the bow and armour plates. You'll probably notice they have been done using the NMM technique, which is a new for me (this model is my first time ). I'm happy with it thus far, but any constructive advice / links to good NMM articles or models would be grand.

Til next time,
Feral

Have to say the model and painting looks good to me.

This looks like an interesting project. Tou have got some great painting skills. Consider me subscribed

Wow, that is a sweet mini.

He looks good. The dirt/ corrosion on the bow is spot on, but I would push the highlights to even lighter color if the bow is supposed to be metal. You have the shadows dark enough, but the reflections of light from the bow are still too small for it to look metal.

The atmosphere of the fig is good, he looks like a scout also from the color point of view, close to earth and natural.

SilverMK2 wrote:Have to say the model and painting looks good to me.

Scrazza wrote:This looks like an interesting project. Tou have got some great painting skills. Consider me subscribed

Iandroid wrote:Wow, that is a sweet mini.

Thanks people, I'm glad you approve!

Metsuri wrote:He looks good. The dirt/ corrosion on the bow is spot on, but I would push the highlights to even lighter color if the bow is supposed to be metal. You have the shadows dark enough, but the reflections of light from the bow are still too small for it to look metal.

Spot on advice for the NMM, I lightened the highlights up to pure Skull White and I think that has done the trick!

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How nice, I've actually finished something! That's a rarity in itself. Less chat, more picture:

Model: Mark
Faction: Convoy



Naturally, the zoomed in pictures makes the flesh look lame, you've probably heard this one before but it does look better in reality.

Next up should be Bogdana of the Jokers.

Chow for now,
Feral

ps. this model is done and dusted (varnished too), but feel free to suggest more constructive criticism to heed for future models.

Great looking fig! The down to earth paint job really fits the character and the painting of the details is excellent.

In the future you might consider the base colors a bit, as this fig seem to blend into the base a bit too much. The earth color seems to be really close to the jacket and boots color.

This is just something to consider as I think that the convoy guard is excellent as is.