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Almost there WIP shot:


Cleanup, transfers, and then freehand for the shin and I can call him done. Should be able to fit all that somewhere in the next week and a half.

Nice work from everyone. Looking forward to more final pics filtering in.

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:

 MangoChutney wrote:

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
what do you use to photo with mate?

For the wip shots I just use my iphone, which seems to work ok. I just stick the figure on the mantelpiece, brace the phone against the edge, switch off the flash and click. I've got a Nikon D40 for taking the final pics.

Fair one.. It bugs me that your photos are better than mine from a phone. Is it possibly my phone camera is too good for such a small scale, is that a thing?.. Its 12 megapixel

All you really need is plenty of light and a still camera, that's why I brace the phone against the mantelpiece to reduce any blur. I should use a tripod really, but for wip shots I don't think it's worth the bother. I don't think your pics are bad mate, they look great for shots from a phone. There's an article on this site about taking shots with just a phone and a lamp - check it out and see if it's of any help http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Debunking_the_Myths_of_Miniature_Photography

More dreadnoughts, sweet!

You can also try looking for coloured backgrounds (like mine) there are a lot of them online that you can just download and print for free. I'm also using a daylight bulb. But my set up is far from optimal so thanks for finding that MangoChutney that article is a huge help.


I've managed to get a bit more done on my entry:


I should be finished in a few days.

Wash applied to Chaplain

All right, after talking to a friend who's painting skills I greatly respect I made a few tweaks to the praetor, namely more chipping a poster to help break up the base, and some better edge highlighting. So I am calling this one finished and my final pictures.

Looks awesome!! the wee poster is great. amazing how a small inclusion can really make the difference in bringing a fig to life. Great job

Fantastic!

Well, as it has been a stupidly busy month... I have managed to complete......

A Backpack!

*wild cheers in the background*

WIP piccies for my veteran, I have started on the lava effect for his armour now, and I am happy with how the face on the pack turned out. Gives me hope that I can replicate it on his actual body armour now!

Looking awesome, everyone!

Here's my WIP. Probably 90% done now. Some last washes and highlights to do and he'll be good to go.

NidLife: That's awesome.
Really clean and great paintjob.

Another update. I thought I'd finished, but looking at the photo there are a few bits to touch up still. Never mind eh? Not sure if I will get around to it though, as I'm sick of having to glue her arms back on every time I touch her with a brush!!

Nice work everyone, good to see so many great entries

@Paradigm: Can I still change my Proof pic? I've decided to enter my entire Chaos Terminator squad instead of just one member.

Here's my new proof pic:


And here's some Work in Progress pics:




More pictures available over at my Chaos blog.

I have no idea if I can get them all finished in time, but I'll give it my best shot

Done! More competition in the Chaos department!

NidLifeCrisis wrote:
Looking awesome, everyone!

Here's my WIP. Probably 90% done now. Some last washes and highlights to do and he'll be good to go.

These are the sorts of miniatures that make me want to start a filthy green skin horde! I love the creativity of it, nice job so far!

Some really fantastic looking entries so far.

Major success.

Here are my finished Vets. The one on the left has a Pair of HB mags due to the fact there is a HB in his squad. They are Sternguard FYI.

Well, here is a much better WIP shot! I am halfway there for my lava effect, I should be able to finish it tonight.




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NidLifeCrisis wrote:
Looking awesome, everyone!

Here's my WIP. Probably 90% done now. Some last washes and highlights to do and he'll be good to go.

Please take the picture against a cleaner background! The mini sort of blends into the newspaper picture in the background!

Other than that, it looks amazing! I agree that its the sort of thing that makes you want to have a few Orks about da place!

OK, I guess it’s time to call the big boy done. FINISHED.

Now to go back and see all the bits I missed. Or just work on other projects, which would probably be better for my state of mind...

I've been done for a while now but I'm just getting around to posting the pictures now. The optional flavour text is included.

I like what I'm seeing so far! Awesome everybody. My DW knights are almost finished now, just a few touchups and the bases to do (bases will be easy as they won't be very fancy or anything.

Aaaaaaaannnnnddddd......

My Lava effect is done! Just the gold trimming and other gubbins to paint. Still need to work out how im doing his axe.....

Everyone's work is looking great!

Tomorrow I'll be putting the next Subject Poll up, a little earlier in the month than last time so you have more time to plan. So far I've got 'Out of Place' from last month as the Wild Card, and 'Speed' for the Theme. Any suggestions for 'Rank/Role' or 'Style/Techniques'?

For the latter I was thinking '3 colour maximum' might be fun, you're allowed shades/tones but only 3 actually colours on the mini! Or is that too restrictive, possibly?

 Paradigm wrote:
Everyone's work is looking great!

Tomorrow I'll be putting the next Subject Poll up, a little earlier in the month than last time so you have more time to plan. So far I've got 'Out of Place' from last month as the Wild Card, and 'Speed' for the Theme. Any suggestions for 'Rank/Role' or 'Style/Techniques'?

For the latter I was thinking '3 colour maximum' might be fun, you're allowed shades/tones but only 3 actually colours on the mini! Or is that too restrictive, possibly?

This month was veteran, so for Rank/Role next month, it might be fun to have rookie/newb.

I like the idea of 3 color maximum!

Blood Angels Terminator Chaplain Complete!

I think black and white (or greyscale as its sometimes known) would be a good category. Ive always wanted to do a greyscale miniature but never got round to it

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
I think black and white (or greyscale as its sometimes known) would be a good category. Ive always wanted to do a greyscale miniature but never got round to it

i second this

 queen_annes_revenge wrote:
I think black and white (or greyscale as its sometimes known) would be a good category. Ive always wanted to do a greyscale miniature but never got round to it

Def a good idea

Oh well, looks like I am a little behind on this. Stuck with other bits and pieces, real life and so on.

So anyway, I only have some of the base colours down so far. I will be finishing off the base colours tonight with a view to starting the shading (although the foliage on the helmets is going to cause some issues I think).

I am clear for the next 5-6 days so hopefully I should be able to make a bit more progress and get something close to finish for the end of the month.

Black and white would easily fit in 3 Colour Maximum, and also B&W with a single spot colour for a sort of old-fashioned comic book look.

So if we go with:
Rookie
Speed
3 Colour Maximum
Out Of Place (repurposing a mini)

How does that sound?

Appy wi dat