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methebest wrote:

 SlaveToDorkness wrote:
Methebest, can you spoiler the huge pic or reduce the size?

Killing us mobile users.

Sorry about that.

No worries!

Not sure what type of settings you have on your camera if its an old one Red Cat but these articles may also help, I tend to post them up every few months it seems when someone asks about photos since they helped me.

Lots of detail on Camera Settings
http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/tutorial-beginners-guide-to-miniature.html

Good General Guide
http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Debunking_the_Myths_of_Miniature_Photography

Photos with a Phone Camera
http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/tutorial-how-to-photograph-miniatures.html

@Midget Gems

Thank you for those. I will have to take a look at my camera when I get home and see if it has the right settings. I have been toYing with the idea of getting a lightbox recently; I think this just solidifies how necessary it is.

Edit: my camera does have the required settings! It was just hidden in the last place I looked. It is also thankfully 8.1 Megapixel, so it should be ok to keep using. The delay trick is probs going to be the most helpful - I think that is the main cause of the blur, but the lightbox set I am looking at also comes with a tripod, so that should help.

Edit: I had no idea how little I knew about photography. Thank you for the help!

I'll enter as well - seems like a great way to encourage me to finish stuff and improve. Here are my marauders:

I've made a bit of progress, but I'm not convinced I'm going to finish the Hellbrute, so I may end up entering the Ratman after all. I've been hampered a bit by a persistent cold that refuses to go away, and leaves me a bit too tired to paint to my best ability in the evenings. I get shaky hands at the best of times, and it's worse when I'm not well.

Still, at least I've continued my tradition of getting my excuses in early!

Keep going feltmonkey, yeah get whatever you can finished, that cold seems like a pain.

Welcome Godfiend, good to have you onboard, this competition has motivated me to paint things and try strange ideas out for the last year and a half, the people here have also taught me a great deal.

Ignore the two thugs she’s picked up. Just a quick WIP from the bench:



Chammady is plugging right along. Still needs a bit of cleanup, and I want to do some more work on the flames. But getting there.

Looking good!

Let's have some suggestions for the next poll, folks!

I've got a couple of poll suggestions:
Ultimate Badasses: Basically any kind of very powerful model, so very open ended.
The Hunters: This could be interpreted in any number of ways, from an actual hunter tracking an animal to a Tyranid Genestealer hunting Terminators on board a Space Hulk...

How about "Armor"?
Could be tanks, a single unit that is heavily armored, etc...
Full disclosure: I have a big mek w/ kff that I'd love to paint for a comp.

My poll suggestions normally come from what's happening around me so since I'm off to Vienna shortly you could have a "Classical" type theme? (for the Music) or one like "The Architect" (for its buildings)

"Classical" might be topical what with GW's print on demand resurrecting older sculpts.

As kill team is quite new, maybe the different specialists could each be a poll option. I think they are all pretty open to interpretation and would work well across different game systems. Just a thought, I am struggling to think of ideas!

Oohhh. - second that idea.
Finally started on this moths entry - yay

Subject poll is up!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/706234.page#8978601


Can't believe we're going into the last week of the month and we're only on page 4! Are you all on holiday? Let's get some more pretty pics in here!

 Paradigm wrote:
Can't believe we're going into the last week of the month and we're only on page 4! Are you all on holiday? Let's get some more pretty pics in here!

The month did slip on by. It looks like we have about the normal number of entrants listed on the first page. Guess everyone is plotting and scheming wickedly from the shadows this month.

Here's my entry a unit of Dreaguth Warriors from Darklands

 Paradigm wrote:


Can't believe we're going into the last week of the month and we're only on page 4! Are you all on holiday? Let's get some more pretty pics in here!

I was thinking this just the other day. I'll do my bit for the post count.. here is my nearly finished WIP pic

Awesome work both! Those undead are wonderful and that Death Jester is a great mix of old-school style and modern technique!

 Paradigm wrote:

Can't believe we're going into the last week of the month and we're only on page 4! Are you all on holiday? Let's get some more pretty pics in here!

Exact same thought as well.

Nice Work Giraffex, the purple is really good and you have the rusty look to the armour spot on

I keep trying to get that skeleton signpost on ebay but they always go for far to much, the Green & Blue on the legs look very interesting Mootlet

Mine so far, slowly getting there as always. If I finish these models they will have almost doubled my output for this year

Quick progress update to remind everyone that I'm still in this thing:

I've got these four Kroot all done except for the bases, which will be pretty simple. If a miracle happens, I'll have a few more done before the end of the month, but right now it doesn't look good. I'll take proper photos of these guys after I base them; those pics will be my final entry.

 Midget Gems wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:

Can't believe we're going into the last week of the month and we're only on page 4! Are you all on holiday? Let's get some more pretty pics in here!

Exact same thought as well.

I'm not sure I'm going to make it myself. I have been sick for the last week and between all the planning for the Halloween party on Saturday and trying to last minute get a costume for the SO done, I do not know if I will even have time to get one of those Harlies painted, much less all five.

I'll join the general chorus of "kinda running behind really..."
Do have a proof and a couple of WIP pics--sadly, plans to do a unit of privateer's werewolf guys foundered on the shoals of low enthusiasm, so I settled for a celtos barbarian/shamany kinda guy. Probably should get on with finishing him up, given the time...

proof:


WIPs:

Final pics from me, took about 50 shots then several hours in editing but I think I've finally got something that does it justice. Definitely the most pleased I've been with an entry of mine in quite some time, in terms of both 'getting' the theme and the overall job.

I am okay, but I was in a car accident Saturday. Not gonna lie, I can't sit and paint.

Buttery Commissar wrote:I am okay, but I was in a car accident Saturday. Not gonna lie, I can't sit and paint.

Oh crap. sorry to hear that...

Paradigm wrote:Final pics from me, took about 50 shots then several hours in editing but I think I've finally got something that does it justice. Definitely the most pleased I've been with an entry of mine in quite some time, in terms of both 'getting' the theme and the overall job.

really nice job, love it. I agree one of my favourites of yours. I was going to try and emulate your blood spatters on my skeleton but I never got round to it. May I ask your technique for it?

Midget Gems wrote:
I keep trying to get that skeleton signpost on ebay but they always go for far to much, the Green & Blue on the legs look very interesting Mootlet

The base and a bag od metal harlequins were given to me by a friend who bought a few job lots of elder for his army then never painted it. I got about 15 harlequins and bunch of random stuff.. the square base with the birds/gravestone/skeleton came to me as it is seen (unpainted). As a thank you I said I'd paint something up for him and asked him what colour scheme did he want the death jester. So the interesting choice in colours was not my first choice but it was very fun to do, a little bit different. I honestly don't think it works very well but when I take my proper photos I hope the more subtle blend from black through blue to green will come through a bit more.

Couple more wip. Actually painting, so I'm hoping I'll have it done on time

Here is my entry, final pics.

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
I am okay, but I was in a car accident Saturday. Not gonna lie, I can't sit and paint.

Sorry to hear that Buttery. You're not having a great time of it at the moment! Hope you're on the mend quickly.

Not 100% happy, but that’s kida par for the course. Frankly my eyesight and brush control is not really up for detail work at this scale. But here is Chammady Drovenge, Chelaxian Noble:



She loves political scheming, devil worship, and murder plays
Turn-offs include anarchy, paladins, and those pesky adventurers.

Look her up next time you are in Westcrown