LOTR figures, and lots of them.

Here is the bulk of a large Gondor force I have been painting. The painting is a little more on the "basic" side of things, to keep speed up and cost down.

Lots of Space Wolves coming up next. Stay tuned!

Some Dwarves

Here are a few Dwarf models that I've been working on. They have been mailed and are in their new home in Idaho.

After I took the pictures I realized I forgot to paint the horns on the banner. That was taken care of right away but I didn't manage to get new photos taken.

Up next: More Space Wolves, and a bunch of Lord of the Rings figures... Gondor to be exact.

Some Finished Space Wolves

Here we have the first batch of finished Space Wolves. There are a few scouts, and then 20 Blood Claws.

These pictures don't have my usual white background. They were taken at the Scottsdale Games Workshop store on their nice gaming tables.

I think I've listed all the colors used in previous posts, but if there is something I missed feel free to ask. I'm happy to share.

Up next: Dwarfs!

Finished Sea Guard and some Space Wolves

First up we have some photos of the finished Sea Guard unit (25 figures) and the hero.

I believe I have listed all the colors in previous posts, but if there is something I may have missed feel free to shout.

Basing: Sand and a patch of pebbles applied with Elmer's glue. After that dried, the sand was painted with Burnt Umber acrylic ink (made by Liquitex). Drybrush of Bestial Brown, followed by Bubonic Brown. Rocks were painted with Codex Grey and then given a brown wash. Edge of the base was painted with Scorched Brown, and then patches of static grass were added with super glue.

Scorched Brown reminds me of something... There's not a great equivalent to Scorched Brown in the new range of paints. Rhinox Hide is too dark. But, I found out a great mix: Rhinox Hide (about 3 parts) and one part Doombull Brown gets you a great replacement. So, if you find yourself needing to match models that were painted a while back, give that mix a shot. 

Anyway, on to the pics:

I've also been working on some Space Wolves. This army is being painted to "Level 2" standards (Most of the stuff on this blog is Level 3 or higher). Level 2 is a little bit simpler and quicker, which makes a painted army much more affordable. This Space Wolf army has a lot of figures, so it makes sense to have it at Level 2 instead (Characters will still be Level 3).

The Grey Hunter test figure:

And some Scouts:

 And here are 10 of the Blood Claws (The army will have about 30 I think... That's why there's three power fists in there).

The color recipes for Level 2 are nearly the same as with the Level 3 figure from the last post, just a little simpler and with less highlights. 

The armor, for example, is a basecoat of The Fang, followed by a wash of Agrax Earthshade. The Fang was used to touch up areas after the wash dried, and then Fang+Russ Grey was used for highlights. 

The Wolves are waiting on decals and basing. I like to do all of this at once, so I'll do that when I have some more figures finished up. 

Space Wolves Iron Priest

I painted up this Iron Priest the other day, as a sample model for a new customer.

I bought some of the Space Wolves colors from the new GW paint range, and I was finally able to try them out. The colors are pretty good. I was impressed with how well the basecoat (The Fang) covered over black primer. 

I tried some of the new metallic colors as well. I'm not as impressed with these. Boltgun Metal is still better, in my opinion. The pigment is much finer.

Anyway, here are some of the recipes: 

Armor: The Fang, wash Agrax Earthshade, highlight Fang, highlight 50/50 Fang/Russ Grey, highlight Russ Grey, highlight Fenrisian Grey. 

Silver: Leadbelcher, Earthshade, Nuln Oil, highlight Leadbelcher, highlight the edges/rivets with Runefang Steel. 

Leather: Rhinox Hide, Doombull Brown, Skrag Brown, Tau Light Ochre

New Year, New Post

It's been almost a year since my last post. I'll admit, I kind of go through phases when it comes to this hobby.  I'm still painting. Some weeks much more than others... and some weeks not at all. One of my new years resolutions is to post more frequently. I have a few new commission projects in the works, so why don't you join me?

More High Elves:
These are the first five out of a 25-man regiment of Sea Guard.

 And we also have a hero armed with a bow...

Here are some of the colors I used: (I'm starting to run out of a lot of the old Games Workshop paints and I'm testing the waters with some of the new ones. I'll update with substitutions for older colors as the recipes change)

Metal: Basecoat with Chainmail. Black wash mixed with blue wash. Highlight Chainmail, and then highlight Mithril Silver on the edges.

Gold: Basecoat Brazen Brass (VMC), Brown wash, highlight with Shining Gold (VMC), highlight Shining Gold + Mithril Silver. Glaze over the gold areas with a mix of Sepia wash, water, and a tiny bit of yellow ink.

Hair: Basecoat 50/50 mix of Snakebite Leather/Zandri Dust. Sepia wash. Highlight with Zandri Dust, highlight with Bone.

White (Fabric) Basecoat Zandri Dust, highlight Ushabti Bone, highlight Screaming Skull, highlight Skull White.

White (Shields) Basecoat 50/50 Astronomican Grey/Skull White, shade with thinned Astronomican Grey. Highlight up to Skull White on the edges.

Red (Shields) Basecoat Mephiston Red, highlight Blood Red, highlight Fiery Orange.

Skin: Basecoat Tallarn Flesh. Flesh wash. Highlight Midlund Flesh (P3), highlight Midlund Flesh + Screaming Skull.

Leather: Basecoat Scorched Brown (My pot has nearly been depleted. The new "equivalent" aka Rhinox Hide is too dark. I need to come up with a good substitute quick. Any suggestions?), Shade with a black wash. Highlight Dark Flesh, highlight Skrag Brown, highlight Tau Light Ochre.



Feel free to post questions or drop me an email. I'm happy to answer.

Grey Knights done and a Dark Elf Dragon

Hi all. Been a while since the last update. Things just seem to get busier and busier. My gallery and oil paintings have really been taking up just about all of my time. So, no time to make any tutorials... yet.

But I do have a lot of pictures of new figs. I'll post color recipes below each image

Gold: Calthan Brown, Devlan Mud (x2), Snakebite Leather, Bubonic Brown, Skull White
Steel: Adeptus Battlegrey, Badab Black, Codex Grey, Fortress Grey, Skull White,
Horns/Claws: Scorched Brown, Bestial Brown, Snakebite Leather, Bubonic Brown, Menoth White Base, Skull White
Black Scales: Chaos Black, 50/50 P3 Coal Black and Chaos Black, Coal Black, Coal Black + Fortress Grey
Purple: P3 Beaten Purple, Badab Black, Beaten Purple, BP+Skull White
Dark Grey Skin (dragon), Basecoat of 50/50 Chaos Black and Adeptus Battlegrey, highlight by adding in some Khemri Brown for a couple layers. Highlight that mix by adding in Fortress Grey.

I think I've already shared all the recipes for the Grey Knights. Though if you see something that I haven't shared before, feel free to ask. I'll be happy to answer.