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 lipsdapips wrote:

I love the detail on the purity seals.

I’ll enter my zoanthrope , here’s the proof pic, it’s primed black so far.

My beastmen conversion. I wanted the horns pointing forward like a normal bull, so I used a pair from a chaos warrior. Also added some hair to conceal the part where the old hornes were. Created a new axe. Lastly, gave him an "open" hand pointing at some enemy like he's about to say "you're next!"
Just need to come up with an appropriate base.

So, probably bit off more than I can chew this month, starting to burn out a bit, so even lower quality paintjobs and blending than usual this month. Gun is mostly ready as its going to be, and just needs a base (glued the gunner on after the pic), crew is really lagging.

Good conversion Tim 121RVC, the outstretched hand gives a nice propose to the model.

Keep going Vejut, you can do it!, The cannon looks very good, I like the dragon head on the muzzle.

Quick update for me, theres some paint on it....

Finished painting the legs of the titan tonight, only the torso to go...

Suzuteo wrote:


Captain Sidero
-Kitbashed from Stormcast Eternal Prosecutor, Skitarii, and various Blood Angels bits
-Right shoulder displays the chapter symbol of the Angels Ferrugine: a vermillion tear, trimmed in gold, with steel wings upon a field of rust
-Left shoulder displays Terminator Honours and a winged guard
-Wings were first wet blended sky blue to white, then the outer-facing edges given a brighter glaze

Upped my presentation game a bit. If you're going to slam, better slam in style. Background credit for first image goes to Tainted Lands by Dario Coelho.

Beautifuly done man, very talented.

Hats off to people that have got their entries finished already, i've only just got mine assembled!



But its a big bugger with lots of fiddly bits that needed cleaned up before attaching. Now on to painting!

Here's my proof pic. I'm going to try to paint the mightiest of the trees - the Spirit of Durthu.

It's going to be difficult as I am going away before the end of the month, and don't appear to have any days off between now and then. This could be the first month since I first entered that I miss the deadline, but I hope not.

Hey there everyone! I have officially finished my entry and present to you the final pictures:

Ultramarines 2nd Company Standard Bearer





Good luck to everybody for getting their entries in and nailing them as well!

Best,
LDP

I have to withdraw from this challenge sorry, just realised i put it in the wrong thread.

And im a completely noob so i would never even come close to doing as wel as these people, mabey wonday though


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I think i confused this to the "hobby motivation thread"

Cheers. Good luck everyone.

 Stormatious wrote:
I have to withdraw from this challenge sorry, just realised i put it in the wrong thread.

And im a completely noob so i would never even come close to doing as wel as these people, mabey wonday though


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I think i confused this to the "hobby motivation thread"

Cheers. Good luck everyone.

Don't let the competition daunt you, let them inspire. I know I’m never going to win, or even get a podium finish, but i enter all of them anyway. From a hobby motivation POV, i find it helps me paint different things I might not normally do to push my boundaries, and get feedback to improve.

I would like to change my entry. I might be making a mistake since I don't know which one is better, but I feel like I put more heart into this one.




Also the proof pic:

 Nevelon wrote:

 Stormatious wrote:
I have to withdraw from this challenge sorry, just realised i put it in the wrong thread.

And im a completely noob so i would never even come close to doing as wel as these people, mabey wonday though


Automatically Appended Next Post:
I think i confused this to the "hobby motivation thread"

Cheers. Good luck everyone.

Don't let the competition daunt you, let them inspire. I know I’m never going to win, or even get a podium finish, but i enter all of them anyway. From a hobby motivation POV, i find it helps me paint different things I might not normally do to push my boundaries, and get feedback to improve.

too late now any way iv started posting pics on the ohter thread, next time though.

cheers mate.

I just remembered this. Oops. I should be able to complete it but it'll be tight.

Finally finished my chaos knight titan, here are my final pictures :


Proof :

All done. Meet Grand Master Mordo, of the Grey Knights. He's firmly of the opinion that there are too many sorcerers in the galaxy, and takes great delight in purging them.

Finished Knight.

ehhh...nah, I'm just not in the mood for painting my battlewagons at the moment...I'm gonna change my entry to the mighty Rotigus instead

proof:

Hello i was introduced to dakkadakka by my bf and i would like to take part in the painting competition.
I painted a custom hellbrute that my bf made for me using contents of our bits box and greenstuff (long time users may remember him as Mad_eddy_13)







I'll get some better photos once the model is finished, many apologies for the lousy phone camera...

Well done Power elephant some nice weathering on your model.

KernelTerror that is another terrifying entry from you, your army must be an amazing sight

Nice work jb1981 a very Crisp clean looking paint job,

If it turns out anything like the last big plague model you did ZoBo thats gonna me awesome

And welcome J.creeper, nicelt converted model and the painting looks very interesting so far, keep going

A WIP from me, fair bit of painting done, starting to add detail in now but only a few days left so will be a rush to the finish as always.

Welcome J.creeper - your conversion is looking good! I look forward to seeing it finished.

Great job, jb1981, smallchanges and KernelTerror - those are some mighty models indeed.

Wait a second Zobo - you're going to paint that awesome but freaking massive model in just a few days? You're a madman! I can't wait to see it.

@Midget Gems - loooove it!...looks great already, can't wait to see it finished!

@Chris56 - haha...yeahhh...I was almost going to enter with this at the start of the month, kinda kickin' myself about that now ...I should still be able to get him done in time though...just...hopefully

I'm most likely not going to finish my mini in time. :-/ The current heat is killing me as well as my painting. The paint just dries out much too quick especially when detailing with just a bit of paint on the tip of the brush. Around 36°C (97°F) is just not a fun temperatur for painting, especially with no AC (as AC in homes is absolutly not a common thing around here... I don't know of any private person owning one). o_O

Took a while but here are the pics of my finished entry: Black Adam

Looking good so far, keep pushing guys.

K D

Just finished the base, just need to do highlights and figure out how to do a plasma effect without an airbrush.

Painted his skin using Vince Venturella´s drybrushing technique (hobby cheating) combined with the Army Painter Strong Tone. Turned out a little darker than expected, maybe I should've drybrushed him a little heavier. Anyway, I don't know what to do with the underside of the open hand. Vince's "zenethial drybrushing" says you should only brush downwards, but that way the underside of the hand remains black. How should I paint that?

Possibly turn the palm 90 degrees then dry brush it

 Rybrook wrote:
Possibly turn the palm 90 degrees then dry brush it

But, if you´re serious (my fault, I'm having trouble judging intentions via text): I can drybrush it in this position too by just turning the model, but I'm looking for the proper way (light physics) to make it look natural. Should some parts be highlighted, if so what parts, how much etc.

 Tim 121RVC wrote:

 Rybrook wrote:
Possibly turn the palm 90 degrees then dry brush it

But, if you´re serious (my fault, I'm having trouble judging intentions via text): I can drybrush it in this position too by just turning the model, but I'm looking for the proper way (light physics) to make it look natural. Should some parts be highlighted, if so what parts, how much etc.

In terms of the way light would interact with the model, I think you've already got the answer on your model. If you look at the second picture, you've got some very light dry-brushed colour on the underside of the right arm, but it's much more subtle than the drybrushing on top of the opposite limb. If you can imitate that, keep it really subtle and towards the end of the fingers, you may get the look you're after.



ZoBo - I see I'm not alone in my surprise at you switching to such a large model. I have faith that you'll make it look amazing though!

J.creeper - Nice hellbrute. Looks like a good start to a late entry, and I'm looking forwards to seeing more.

DrGiggles - Plasma without an airbrush is perfectly possible, though how to get there depends on what sort of effect you're after. If you use much thinner (in fact semi-transparent) paints than usual, and spend the time layering them up, you can get a very smooth if laborious transition. If that's not for you, you can 'trick the eyes' on small miniatures using fairly normal technique, but starting with a lighter base tone than usual and highlighting up to a white finish (or even very careful and controlled drybrushing, which can give a sort of OSL appearance with some practice).

Midget Gems - It looks awesome and pretty nearly finished to me, so I'm sure you'll finish in good time!