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(edited 4th Sept)

Updating some progress!




Here is the completed Cultist / Chosen / Marine done in this video!









Been working 12 hours straight and here are some snapshots from my iphone, fresh from Nuke Arts studio






These are basically to demonstrate the three painting standards of our studio - Tabletop B, Tabletop A and Tabletop Max, so that our clients can see and
differentiate each standard more easily, making it easier for them to choose and justify what they want to spend their money on.

I know the quality of the photos aren't amazing - but I'm too dead to set up a light tent and take proper photographs tonight so will keep you guys updated with the 'official' photos later


For now, enjoy!

Nuke

To be fair you admit photo qualty is poor, which being really honest it i, does neither the model or paint job justice :(
Post some better ones tomorrow?

I really hope you get your hands on a better camera soon, since it doesn't look to be doing those paintjobs justice. I really, really like the burning Chaos star on the flamer cultist though!

As far as I can tell, the models look awesome, especially the flamers cultist, but the problem is that the quality is way too grainy.

Chaos Cultists!!



Alright guys.... Here is the first official pic (out of 12)

According to the statistics, less people use the Internet on the weekend so I will upload more on Monday!
(I upload them on my facebook page first, then link the URL here)



Nonetheless - I hope you guys like them!

Sweet! maybe I won't trade my Chaos guys afterall. Those are some pretty awesome inspiration!

Beautiful, one question... How do you take pics that good with your iphone? because mine are simply garbage and ruin the quality of work i put into the painting

Table top max is beautiful on those Cultists!

Ssgt Carl wrote:Sweet! maybe I won't trade my Chaos guys afterall. Those are some pretty awesome inspiration!

Thanks!

Dude, why would you even consider trading Chaos minis!!???? They're awesome!

Arrathon wrote:Beautiful, one question... How do you take pics that good with your iphone? because mine are simply garbage and ruin the quality of work i put into the painting

Thanks man!

I use iphone 3 to take snapshot of my works and upload the progress on facebook for my clients to see so
I got a few rules of thumb with iphone photography

1. Iphone auto-adjust the contrast for you, so if you use direct lighting it's gonna kill the details
Don't use direct lighting. I got 2 warm light lamps that I turn towards my face, NOT towards the minis.
It softens the shadow down when you only use the reflected light (from your shirt, if you wear white all the time like me)

2. use a soft box.
Fortunately, my spray booth is semi-opaque.... perfect for softening strong light. If you look at my 'snap shot' photos , you'll see that they're all taken in a spray booth (with all the mess and that mesh filter)

3. wait til the iphone cam 'focuses'


I hope this helped, somewhat



Extra pic for today

Hey thanks so much man, I do commissions as well local only (not ready for the internet yet lol) every pic i take i do the same, post on Facebook for the guys to see and they love it but i HATE the pics, simply destroys my work. Thank you so much for your advice, And also..thanks to watching your work all the time..i'v gone through more then a dozen models trying to teach myself OSL haha. keep up the good work man!

Very nice paintjob, I love that lava-mask cultist... That's a great idea. You are trying to promote yourself a bit too hard though... I mean...

 Nukearts wrote:

According to the statistics, less people use the Internet on the weekend so I will upload more on Monday!
(I upload them on my facebook page first, then link the URL here)

Jesus Christ... what the hell, how did you even find the time for this Great job. But you sir, must lack sanity. Perhaps that is why you paint Chaos to.. "Sainity is for the weak!!". Ver well done.

Moar Pic time! It's still Sunday here, buy hey, I'm easily hyped!

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I know I know.... you get the feeling I'm saving Chosens for the last lol..... it only makes sense!

Arrathon wrote:Hey thanks so much man, I do commissions as well local only (not ready for the internet yet lol) every pic i take i do the same, post on Facebook for the guys to see and they love it but i HATE the pics, simply destroys my work. Thank you so much for your advice, And also..thanks to watching your work all the time..i'v gone through more then a dozen models trying to teach myself OSL haha. keep up the good work man!

Cheers! Do add me on facebook anytime,
my personal (artist) profile is facebook.com/nuclealosaur

ergotoxin wrote:Very nice paintjob, I love that lava-mask cultist... That's a great idea. You are trying to promote yourself a bit too hard though... I mean...

 Nukearts wrote:

According to the statistics, less people use the Internet on the weekend so I will upload more on Monday!
(I upload them on my facebook page first, then link the URL here)

Thanks man!

Running a paint team isn't easy and I believe that tenacity and aggressive marketing is the key to success. The more your work is exposed, the better!

(I even have 4 clocks on my desktop so I can look at what time it is in my target zones (UK / US / NZ and AUS) so I can time my facebook posts accordingly at the most fruitful moment)

Gravity wrote:Jesus Christ... what the hell, how did you even find the time for this Great job. But you sir, must lack sanity. Perhaps that is why you paint Chaos to.. "Sainity is for the weak!!". Ver well done.

Cheers!
Sanity? Sorry but that word doesn't exist in Asia.

Holy smokes, your source lighting skills are truly incredible

The models are great, brilliant paintjobs that I could only hope to aspire to. The bases on the Max though get to me. I just think its a bit odd that all of the Max models are posed as standing over a lava pit on two precarious rocks but thats just a nit pick of mine...

I saw these on facebook, I really like the tabletop max ones!

Loving the OSL on the dark angles, can't wait to see more.

Simply stunning! Would you mind telling us how you did those excellent chips and dents painted onto the Tabletop max Dark Angel?

Tappers wrote:Simply stunning! Would you mind telling us how you did those excellent chips and dents painted onto the Tabletop max Dark Angel?

Hey man! Thanks!

Chipping = sponge with dark color (black / brown.... you you can use bronze or metallic if you like)
the important part is to highlight each chip with a lighter color

James12802 wrote: Loving the OSL on the dark angles, can't wait to see more.

wickedcarrot wrote:I saw these on facebook, I really like the tabletop max ones!

ergotoxin wrote:Holy smokes, your source lighting skills are truly incredible

Cheers guys!

Marine_With_Heart wrote:The models are great, brilliant paintjobs that I could only hope to aspire to. The bases on the Max though get to me. I just think its a bit odd that all of the Max models are posed as standing over a lava pit on two precarious rocks but thats just a nit pick of mine...

Thanks man - I know it's not practical to stand on carefully placed volcanic rocks, but among our clients and subscribers, I'm known for my Glowing Grey Knights on a Lava base, so I tend to use
this theme ALOT, especially with my Tabletop Max standard.

I think it goes well with many things, like these:









Or maybe I'm just Lava obsessed

Tbh i think all 3 levels look great, even the lowest level

are you gonna do up every model in all 3 levels? if so, cant wait to see the chaos lord

I'm blinded by the plasma- my lawyer will call your lawyer

Well done. What great weathering!

More images!

Chaos Chosen done at our Tabletop B standard



Working on the video!

Brometheus wrote:I'm blinded by the plasma- my lawyer will call your lawyer

Well done. What great weathering!

I demand a trial by Combat!

Battle Brother Lucifer wrote:are you gonna do up every model in all 3 levels? if so, cant wait to see the chaos lord

Cheers! I think I will eventually paint most of them to all 3 levels, since I've already opened 3 boxes of DV for this purpose!
Stay tuned!

Myrthan wrote:Tbh i think all 3 levels look great, even the lowest level

Thanks man!

Out of curiosity, what national market is Dakka?

Excellent work. I am looking forward to seeing more pics.

ThatEdGuy wrote:Excellent work. I am looking forward to seeing more pics.

Thank you, kind sir
More pics now!

purplefood wrote:Out of curiosity, what national market is Dakka?

Mostly UK and US and some from Canada too

These are great, even the B standard ones are good, especially putting the source lighting on there. The cultist with the flamer is my fav, the mask wins it.