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Revenent Reiko wrote:micro pens FTW!! Looks great graven, well done mate.

also, congrats on the car, time to go joyriding?

Thanks bud. Foolish Reiko, you don't joyride in a decepticon...

Gitsplitta wrote:Nice work on the wet blending graven. Keep at it! (text looks fantastic too)

Thanks mate, much appreciated! I find it unnerving to see the paint so overtly on the banner's rear but at the same time can see it really works. Weird.

Yellowbeard wrote:Very nice, Gaven. Love the banner.

Cheers mate. Lmk when your stikfas turns up.

Knightley wrote:Hmm no squiggles so to speak of... that ok, I'll allow it!

Thanks, oh mighty squiggloth.

whalemusic360 wrote:Yeah, I always have issues with black. Not a personal fan of hard edge greys or blues. Tried just going really dark grey to black. Pretty sure I went to far

Well I don't know about that I just took advantage of the situation!

Have changed my setup somewhat:


And a shot of the banner under lights:


Mrs g's comment was, "Oh wow, you got new lights!" I had to confess I'd just stolen her ones, eliciting a Marge-style grunt

Must... Finish... Land Raiders...
Graven

That freeehand pen looks really good. Up close it's 'up close' if you know what I mean. At 'wargame' distance it'll look amazing!

I've been taking the WISIWIP (what I see is what I paint) approach to things recently. I've been getting *way* bogged down in detail and I'd like to finish at least a few more projects in my natural lifetime.

A.....A.....A Decepticon??!! I want one!

Picture area looks good, and the banner looks even better photographed in it!

Good advice Skalk. Unfortunately there's still a pile of stuff in front of me as long as my arm. I whittle away at my painting pile only for more to creep up onto it.

And so... Muddying up!




And, cos I haven't forgotten this guy. The giant skull insignia - someone asked a whiles back - are from one of the fantasy terrain sets. A shrine maybe?


I've done a couple of other bits, not photo-worthy though. Sorted a base for BT-DW, has a lasgun on it, preempting the fact that I've been thinking about the Cydonian 9th, my IG, again. Oh dear. Also done a base for the Lamenter-DW and made him a storm shield from some =][= brass etch, sheet styrene and various fiddly bits. I'll get some paint on it, pics anon. I'm also tempted to let you lot choose what I paint, as I'm clearly woefully unable to motivate myself.
Adios,
Graven

Lookin' good, Graven.

I'm so jealous... a land raider and a vindi! (drool)

That's 2 LRs

Vehicles are looking great graven! I sure could wish I could get a second land raider but for the moment I`ll have to wait

R

Graven those tanks sure look the business dude! really nicely done and suits your force brilliantly, gonna be interested to see what you do next!

Red Skullz wrote:Vehicles are looking great graven! I sure could wish I could get a second land raider but for the moment I`ll have to wait

R

This is the point where I say I have 3 and then hide...

nerdfest09 wrote:Graven those tanks sure look the business dude! really nicely done and suits your force brilliantly, gonna be interested to see what you do next!

Thanks damo glad you like and great to hear from you hereabouts! I have this Storm Eagle staring at me but I don't know whether to do it as Mentor Legion or Deathwatch (mmm... Deathstorm); I also have a Storm Raven in bits to build for my Weeping Angels (along with all the Weeping Angels stuff, tbh). Plus all the =][= stuff that's built and part-painted. Le sigh.

I think once the vehicles are finished and the DW/gms are done, I'm just going to pick something at random to work on. I really have no idea just now. I'm always very time pressured so anything is done in fits and starts.

Not really talking of which, here's the finished composite shot of Sevrin Loth:

Curses...



Good on you mate

Libby looking awesome btw!

R

He looks terrific graven. Congratulations!

Red Skullz wrote:Curses...



Good on you mate

Libby looking awesome btw!

R

Thanks man. You would got away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling Knights...

Gitsplitta wrote:He looks terrific graven. Congratulations!

Thanks buddy - he would be nowhere near that without your exhaustive input.

Onwards!
Lone Wolf Lamenter's storm shield takes shape:


Internals made from a da termie shield icon, bit of a gk paladin banner, gs wiring and (out of shot) trimmed down auspex screen. Coming together nicely.

The BT in situ, now with added spicy Ork!

Whoops, bit blurry. Clearly ork spice has overwhelmed me. No idea where that metal Ork Skull's from - anyone?

And following Skalk's directive, started on what was in front of me:


May get LRs done later, wife's planning a jaunt to Les Mis. Woo.

Love the way that shield is looking graven. Those mechanicus are going to be quite fun to paint I think.

Too much time spent off Dakka....too much stuff to process....brain shut down........

Gitsplitta wrote:Love the way that shield is looking graven. Those mechanicus are going to be quite fun to paint I think.

You say fun, I say cruel and unusual torment...

monkeytroll wrote:Too much time spent off Dakka....too much stuff to process....brain shut down........

Ah, man this is going to melt your face then.

I had a fairly productive afternoon, in between making curry, watching Incredibles and playing with kids - no marking, but, gee, what a shame eh?

LRs are, I think, pretty much done:



Excuse me while I pick myself up, I just fell of my chair. Not laughing, just literally. ow.





I think inside the sponsons may need to be a bit grubbier...

Some more work on the vindi:



Not sure where to go next with this tbh, apart from blacking in the cannon barrel.

A better (ie in focus) shot of the bt banner dude:


And the lamenter's shield:


Small child grabbed brush, hence a couple of interesting streaks here...

Anyway, @gitsplitta, those servitors you mentioned:





Still a verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry long way to go on these, obviously.

But wait, I hear you not cry. What's with the purple graven, you don't use that for your retinues...
That's perfectly true, insofar as up until now I've only done Hereticus and Malleus.

Oh would you look at that:



I'm not normally a fan of uber-bewbs (bübs?) but here, I can go with it.

Sorry for the pic-dump of doom!

Love that raider... and you're weathering technique is really great! You should do a mini-tut.

Oh great - now my forehead has melted down over my eyes and I can't see jack....how the feth am I supposed to get back to my modelling now? (deserved to fall off your chair for that )

'Fairly productive afternoon' he says.....


Yeah, all looking sweet there (or were before vision slits got covered in molten flesh) like the addition of purple to the palette.

Think I missed it in the brain freeze, where'd the skull on the vindi door come from?

And NY taxi marine looking good so far, nice job with the heart and checks...

Gitsplitta wrote:Love that raider... and you're weathering technique is really great! You should do a mini-tut.

Which one? Classic or Toaster? Thanks man. I don't know that I'm qualified to do a tutorial! Brushing vertically from bottom to top is all.

monkeytroll wrote:Oh great - now my forehead has melted down over my eyes and I can't see jack....how the feth am I supposed to get back to my modelling now? (deserved to fall off your chair for that )

'Fairly productive afternoon' he says.....


Yeah, all looking sweet there (or were before vision slits got covered in molten flesh) like the addition of purple to the palette.

Think I missed it in the brain freeze, where'd the skull on the vindi door come from?

And NY taxi marine looking good so far, nice job with the heart and checks...

Well can't take credit for the Lamenter, that's solar_lion's work, I'm just giving him a shield to go bug hunting! The skull is from the Ancient Ruins set with a fw =][= added.
Glad to have melted you

I love them both!!

Wow graven, DAMN! I spend one weekend off Dakka and all sorts of visual treats appear!

Some really great work here, the LRs look amazing,(although there is one streak of dirt where i cant work out how it would happen...) ditto on the Vindi!

Loth is looking great ( i would try and blow up the top left picture myself, as it is the only one that shows the back of the model, but thats just me)

The BT dude looks excellent, and i still loving the writing on him!

S_L has done some beautiful work there as well, and the Storm Shield fits perfectly, nothing wrong with a scratch built piece of kit if that is how it turns out......

LOVE the purple. On both the Servitors and the Inquisitor. Maybe a touch brighter than i would 'expect' but it really is nice

PLease try to stay seated, we dont want both you and Gits injured now do we?

Well done on the Land Raiders! The dirt/mud weathering looks fantastic.

On to the servitors. How did you paint them before adding purple?

I'm a fan of purple on toy soldiers (I've used it on all my armies). But that is A Lot of purple. It makes a great accent color.

I'm interested to see where you are going with them.

Gitsplitta wrote:I love them both!!

Very well, you are forgiven!

Revenent Reiko wrote:Wow graven, DAMN! I spend one weekend off Dakka and all sorts of visual treats appear!

Some really great work here, the LRs look amazing,(although there is one streak of dirt where i cant work out how it would happen...) ditto on the Vindi!

Loth is looking great ( i would try and blow up the top left picture myself, as it is the only one that shows the back of the model, but thats just me)

The BT dude looks excellent, and i still loving the writing on him!

S_L has done some beautiful work there as well, and the Storm Shield fits perfectly, nothing wrong with a scratch built piece of kit if that is how it turns out......

LOVE the purple. On both the Servitors and the Inquisitor. Maybe a touch brighter than i would 'expect' but it really is nice

PLease try to stay seated, we dont want both you and Gits injured now do we?

Serves you right for not checking your dakka!
Re your various:
Stray streak - well, exploding shells, running over randoms, these things throw dirt every which way. I steered clear of muddying up the roofs too much as that would just throw off the eye.
Loth is super-zoomable, although that composite image was my first attempt at using layers in PaintShop XV, which was a mite scary.
Glad BT is a winner with you.
Yeah, S_L's taxi marines are stunning, and I'm very pleased with the shield, so thanks.
It's much faded, the purple, on the servitors (see below for explanation) whereas on Valeria it is indeed very strong with big, wet highlights - but hey, she's the boss, she gets good gear.

albinoork wrote:Well done on the Land Raiders! The dirt/mud weathering looks fantastic.

On to the servitors. How did you paint them before adding purple?

I'm a fan of purple on toy soldiers (I've used it on all my armies). But that is A Lot of purple. It makes a great accent color.

I'm interested to see where you are going with them.

Thanks mate. Never would've had you go for purple and/or strong colours
The servitors are so far primed grey, washed sepia, drybush 50/50 grey white, flesh in VJ pale flesh, VJ brass layer or drybrush on metals, washed sepia again, drybrush white, a little classic goblin green on vials etc, and then thin layer of VJ purple over the top.
I think!



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Totally got distracted:

Bjorn the hammerhanded! Might do him red wolves DW rather than SW.

That Vindi looks fantastic, looks like its been on campaign for a long time

Cheers mate, any idea what else I should do to it?

 inmygravenimage wrote:

Revenent Reiko wrote:Wow graven, DAMN! I spend one weekend off Dakka and all sorts of visual treats appear!

Some really great work here, the LRs look amazing,(although there is one streak of dirt where i cant work out how it would happen...) ditto on the Vindi!

Loth is looking great ( i would try and blow up the top left picture myself, as it is the only one that shows the back of the model, but thats just me)

The BT dude looks excellent, and i still loving the writing on him!

S_L has done some beautiful work there as well, and the Storm Shield fits perfectly, nothing wrong with a scratch built piece of kit if that is how it turns out......

LOVE the purple. On both the Servitors and the Inquisitor. Maybe a touch brighter than i would 'expect' but it really is nice

PLease try to stay seated, we dont want both you and Gits injured now do we?

Serves you right for not checking your dakka!
Re your various:
Stray streak - well, exploding shells, running over randoms, these things throw dirt every which way. I steered clear of muddying up the roofs too much as that would just throw off the eye.
Loth is super-zoomable, although that composite image was my first attempt at using layers in PaintShop XV, which was a mite scary.
Glad BT is a winner with you.
Yeah, S_L's taxi marines are stunning, and I'm very pleased with the shield, so thanks.
It's much faded, the purple, on the servitors (see below for explanation) whereas on Valeria it is indeed very strong with big, wet highlights - but hey, she's the boss, she gets good gear.

Hehe too true, i should have known this would happen.....

good point on the various streaks, dirt does tend to get everywhere lol and good plan on keeping it off the roof(s) that seems more realistic...
Ahh i hadnt checked that tbh. i tend to view things as Dakka formats them for me, so i gloss over the fact that i can zoom in (OTOH it does give me the perspective of viewing when only looking at the thread as opposed to the gallery). I will check the gallery image instead.....And well done on the first use of Photoshop XV!
He definitely is, great work, same goes for the taxi marine (LOL)!
ahhh ok, that makes mroe sense (and even fits with the background!), theres nothing wrong with a lighter purple, but im so used to seeing a deeper purple that anything else looks washed out *shrug* personal perspective i suppose and i love the way it all looks now so its no bad thing

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Cheers mate, any idea what else I should do to it?

I think it looks really good as it is

Thanks bud I just can't help but think it's missing... something.

I dont think its necessarily missing anything graven, i think because it is a more subtle set of colours than you have been using recently it seems as if it isnt popping (almost like there is a colour missing or something) but tbh its great the way it is....it is just a more subtle palette i think...

Fair enough mate. Maybe it's a question of highlighting. *shrug*

So abnormal service has resumed, with mrs g a-caking once more. Ah well, still got a bit of pottering done. Some washing of servitors:


Progress on BT base - rubbish pic, a shame as the green has come out really well and will definitely be the way for the gringorks (goblin green, desert yellow highlights, green shade wash).


And some progress on Ursus Malleus (do you see what I did there?)

That assault cannon looks piddly small relative to the giant hammer so I might need to bulk it out in the back/underside.

I feel the need to build something. Ah, modeller's ADD!
In other news, I have Cold Days to read - huzzah - and getting back into rpging - in other words, I am breaking the back of school work. Oh my yes.
Later,
Graven