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Wow fantastic stuff Jah! Subed!

 Paradigm wrote:
Nice tutorial, makes it look easy (although I'm sure it's not )

Agreed. Think I might give this one ago.

How watered down is your paint btw? Whenever I try OSL or glow effects I think I might water mine down too much...

@RiTides: thanks, and you are the second person to suggest the Dakka gallery...
i'm definitely thinking about it...

@Paradigm: it actually is really easy...
i have a pretty stylized way of painting, that doesn't require any real technical stuff like wet blending, or controlled glazing...
i just slap paint on in a way that brings the comic book vision in my head to life...
the simpler the better...

@Leviathus: bedankt jonge, glad you like what you see...

@Brother Payne: give it try, it's dead easy...
i don't thin my paints much...
if i'm not mixing a custom color, i just paint straight from the pot...
i do have a natural rhythm to the way i paint though, where i dip the tip of the brush into the lid of my pot for just a touch of paint, and then dip the tip with paint on it into a little puddle on my palette, and mix it on my thumb...
it's hard to visualize, but it's just my natural technique...

ok, on to the start of the next guy in the queue...
another version of my plastic Blood Angels Commander Dante, built from the Sanguinary Guard kit...
this step-by-step is just going to be for the gold, as the rest of the colors are covered in the Sanguinary Priest scheme...

i start with a solid base of pure P3 Battlefield Brown, to give an easy color to paint gold over...




next is a 1-1 mix of Battlefield Brown and P3 Rhulic Gold...




then a layer of pure Rhulic Gold...




then a layer of 1-1 Rhulic Gold and P3 Solid Gold...




finally, a heavy wash of 2-1 P3 Flesh Wash and P3 Sanguine Base, cut with a little water...




so, that is the first half of the stages...
now that i have my heavy shadows and lining, i will come back in and build up the golds again, leaving the shading...

thanks for looking, and taking the time to comment...

cheers
jah

This is extremely helpful thank you very much for sharing!!

Amazing work Josuah! The armor you painted on the apothecary marine looks simply stunning! So clean and crisp, really digging the feeling you brought to the model - and thx for the tutorial.

Looking forward to see the sanguinary guard painted aswell! keep it up homie!

@DarkHero: no worries, man...
i'm glad you found the engine glow step-by-step helpful...

@Charky: thanks, homie...
there is still more to come on the Apothecary, including the build a Chalice step-by-step, and then the finished product, of course...

i got a bit more work done on Dante...
this stage is crucial to me, since painting everything that will not be gold black helps me see what i'm working with...
now all the shapes (especially on the torso) are better defined, and i can better see where the shadows and highlights will go...

now i will start building up the golds again, after the heavy shading wash has turned it all copper...






i have started an album, on my JAHminis page on Facebook, that contains pics of various very rare minis that i have available to be commissioned, for anyone who is interested...
have a look, the album has some very rare gems in it...

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.317726055064946.1073741842.267888586715360&type=1

thanks for looking, and sticking with me...

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

just a quick update to show a bit of work i've put in on PP's Dalin Sturgis mini...
the deadline to get this guy in the mail in time for the Clash for a Cure charity auction is fast approaching...

the blues are coming along, and i'm getting the ideas for different shades of leathers worked out...




also, my Facebook page is celebrating 4 months, and 400 likes, today...
if you would like to keep up on my auctions, daily thoughts, what movies i watch while i work, and what rare minis i have available for commission, pop on over and like the page:

https://www.facebook.com/jahminis

thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

carrying on with the Sanguinary Priest, the last piece of the puzzle is the Blood Chalice...
i don't sculpt much, so i was wondering how i would make the Chalice, when someone mentioned a melta bomb...
i couldn't find pics of the conversion anywhere, so i just dove in and tried it out...
a few simple cuts and scrapes later, i have the basis for my Chalice...
now i just need to detail it...




thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

I'm interested to see how this hows out

Good idea using a meltabomb. Might have to borrow that!

I've loved seeing your work over the last few years Jah. So I can see myself frequenting this blog often.

 Azazelx wrote:
Very enjoyable to watch the stage by stage progression

I echo this sentiment. I think you could write up some ace tutorials.


Your reds are really vibrant and crisp by the way.

thanks, guys...
i'm still plugging away...

it's been a few days since my last update, thanks to my laptop being uncooperative...

it is almost time for the Clash for a Cure (Sept.12), so i need to get this guy in the mail this week to get to Texas in time for the charity auction raising money for the American Cancer Association...

he is getting close, but there are a few major things that need finishing, like the coat and face, and then all of the little details, like the glows on the spear and final little highlights...





i hope you like what you see, so far...
thanks for looking, and taking the time to comment...

cheers
jah

Hey, first time checking out your thread and I have to say your painting is disgustingly beautiful, as in I look at my work and am disgusted I havent put more effort into them (its a compliment, just a odd one)
Your step by step photos and explanations are great and have already inspired me to try some new things! I'm really looking forward to your future posts.

The Dalin Sturgis mini is coming right along really like the hue of the blue they really make the model pop! Can't wait to see the finished mini.

thanks, guys...

one more night of work to go on Sturgis...
he needs to get to the post office asap...

here is a couple shots of him from the night before last, and the finished base...








more to come tomorrow...

cheers
jah

That's some impressive work to convert that cup. Also the paint job on this other model is simply splendid.

thanks, Warboss...
the finished Chalice is up next...

now that my browser decided to let me upload photos again, i can finally show off the finished piece...
Privateer Press' Kickstarter exclusive mini, Cygnar's Commander Dalin Sturgis...
this is my contribution to the Clash for a Cure Charity auction, raising money for the American Cancer Society...

i had fun painting this guy, and as always, trying out some new ideas...







thanks for looking...
i hope you like him...

cheers
jah

Great job Jah.
Nice blue. I like the leather and the base is nice too. Hope it does well.

Keep doing it! I love it! Friending...

Awesome work man, and even better that it's for charity!

Sturgis is looking great, jah.

@Dr H: thanks, bud...
i had a lot of fun playing with the base, with the angled cork, the very red desert colors, and the different grasses...
this was also the first time i bothered painting the base as if the model is casting a bit of a shadow under him...

it was a real challenge to come up with a few good looking colors for the leather...
he has so much of it, and it would just be a jumble without a few different tones to make the variety of cloth, belts, and pouches stand apart...

i had fun with the blue of the coat, especially...
i like that it almost looks like a denim color...
if i ever have to paint jeans, i now have my mix...

i hope he does well, too...
i know the organizer of the event will be bidding, so maybe that will generate some action...
there will be a good number of awesome minis for auction at this event, if some of the WIP posts on Facebook are anything to go by...

@lliu: thanks, i hope you are enjoying Dakka...

@Paradigm: this is my one "good karma" piece of the year...
now it is back to being the mercenary paint-slinger that i am...

@Dysartes: ta very much...

alright, i don't normally do this, since extreme close-ups show off all the flaws in the painting, but here are some shots of the head and shoulders...
i had a lot of fun painting some texture into the hair and beard, and doing the little freehand Cygnar swans (which actually worked out first try on both sides!!!)...








as always, this guy was painted with P3 paints...
eventually, i will get around to the full paint write-up on my blog, once i get caught up with the articles i still need to write...
i'm only a year behind:(...

thanks for looking, and taking the time to comment...

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

now that Sturgis is done, i'm back to finishing up the Sangiunary Priest...
here is the custom Blood Chalice, converted from a melta bomb...
scroll up a bit on for stage 1...

here is stage 2, where i glued a few press-moulded skulls around the body of the melta bomb, to take away it's distinctive silhouette...
then i carved out the flat top a bit to make it look like the rim of a cup...






for stage 3, the final steps, i glued the pin into the hand, and the chalice onto the pin...
after this was dry, i sculpted a base to the cup under the hand, blended the skulls into the cup with a little Greenstuff, and then sculpted a bit of blood into the cup...





that's it...
3 simple stages, and we have a nice Blood Chalice that should, once it is primed and painted, look like a stock piece...
we'll see...

thanks for looking...
i hope you found this conversion guide helpful...

cheers
jah

Nice work. Looks the part. Like the addition of the blood in the cup.

Oh my god, keep doing this! I just love all the updates, please keep doing this!

@Dr H: thanks, bud...
the blood drops were to help break up the rim, as the skulls break up the sides...
anything that helps take away the recognizable shape of the melta bomb...
glad it worked out...

@lliu: thanks, i love your enthusiasm...

alright, i started painting the arm and Chalice...
unfortunately, as you can see, the glue set on the pin before i got the cup flush with the hand...
i thought i could let it slide, but the more i worked on the paint, the more the skinny pin really bothered me...
tonight i broke the cup off, and glued it back flush...
luckily, i didn't do much damage to the paint...
the next set of pics will show how much better it looks sitting flush...
until then, here are the first three stages of the paintjob...

first i laid down the basecoats...
next, i worked the gold up to the midtone, and then gave the gold and red it's shading wash...
finally, i did my black lining, and started building up my reds...










once again, thanks for looking, and taking the time to comment...

cheers
jah

hey Dakka...

i got the Blood Chalice glued down the way i had intended it to be originally...
i think it looks much better, now that the pin i used for the handle is not so blatant...
time to fix the bit of paint i rubbed off while making the fix, and get this bad boy done...



i also got the next layer of color done on the wings for the jump pack...
like the helmet, this penultimate layer is a 1-4 mix of P3 Underbelly Blue and Morrow White...
one highlight of pure white to go, and then it will be time to finish highlighting the red armor...



almost there...

thanks for looking...

cheers
jah

The chalice is coming right along and i really like how the wings are shaded.

Quick question that's just occurred to me, jah -your WIP shots always seem to show a pin/wire coming out of the component you're working on, held in the jaws of a pin vice. Do you just have a whole bunch of pin vices, or do you have something you stick the pins in when you change piece?

That chalice arm is coming along quite nicely. Beautiful, crisp red on the shoulder pad.