Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Commissions! Pricing and Descriptions.

For those interested in commissions, here is a basic rundown of my pricing structure. I used to have three "levels" of quality (Levels 1, 2, and 3), but I have decided to streamline things a little bit more. Now I have Tabletop and Hero qualities. 

Miniatures include basing and assembly at no additional charge. Also included is priming and a final varnish for protection. Magnets are available on tank weapons for no additional charge. 

This is a general guide for pricing. Discounts are available for bulk orders. Pricing may vary slightly. Feel free to email me any time for a quote. 

At the moment I can only accept US orders.


“Tabletop Quality” (Kind of like a high "Level 1")

Miniatures receive 1-2 layers of highlighting/shading. This is a very clean-looking paint job and is ideal for a large number of models.

Tabletop Quality pricing:
Single 30mm infantry: $15
Banners: $15
Terminators, etc: $20
Ogres, etc: $25
Cavalry: $30
Small Tanks (Rhino, Landspeeder, dreadnought, etc): $80 (2 weapon arms are included in the dreadnought cost. Additional weapons are $15 each).
Large Tanks (Land Raider, Stormtalon, Baneblade, etc): $120
Stormraven: $160
 
“Hero Quality” (Kind of like a high "Level 3")
Miniatures are shaded/highlighted extensively. This is a paint job suitable for army generals, special units, and figures you really want to stand out. Miniatures painted to “Hero Quality” are sure to draw attention.

Nearly everything on this blog is considered "Hero Quality"
 
Single 30mm infantry: $50
Banners: $25
Terminators, etc: $60
Ogres, etc: $75
Cavalry: $100
Special Characters/heroes: $100
Small Tanks (Rhino, Landspeeder, dreadnought, etc): $200 (2 weapon arms are included in the dreadnought cost. Additional weapons are $50 each)
Large Tanks (Land Raider, Stormtalon, Baneblade, etc): $300
Stormraven: $375

Citadel Finecast miniatures
Nearly all the Citadel Finecast miniatures I have come across have been of consistently poor quality, and I have to make up for this fact with extensive sculpting and flash removal. Because of this increase in labor, I can only accept “Hero Quality” commissions of Finecast miniatures.




That just about does it. If you have any questions or if you would like to receive a quote, feel free to contact me. Click the banner at the right and it should take you to my email address.

High Elf Characters and a Farseer

I've been slow at posting, but I've still been painting like crazy. I've got a few months of posts to catch up on.

I'm pretty sure I haven't posted these ones yet. Anyway, here are a few of the new High Elf characters:



Blonde Hair: I begin with a basecoat of Zandri Dust. A GW Sepia wash is then applied. Highlights are painted with Zandri Dust, followed by P3 Menoth White Base, then by adding white. A final glaze of Sepia and a touch of Yellow Ink can be applied to make the hair more golden. Be sure to thin it down a lot... a little yellow goes a long way.






The magic globe was painted with Space Wolves Grey. The parts closer to the hand were blended to a mixture of Ice Blue and P3 Arcane Blue. Shading was done with Regal Blue. Highlights were made on the globe by adding in white. For a final touch, I thinned down some pure white and painted faint dots on the globe.

Next up we have an Eldar Farseer:



Purple Gems: The gems were basecoated with black. Liche Purple was then painted all over, leaving a thin black line all the way around. Warlock Purple was applied to the lower half in a crescent shape. Tentacle Pink was added to the Warlock Purple for the next crescent highlighted, followed by Pink on it's own. A touch of white mixed with pink was painted for the last highlight at the bottom of each gem. Lastly, each gem was given two tiny dots of white paint on the top.

Leather (all figures): Basecoat with Scorched Brown (If you don't have this older paint, you can get an exact match by mixing the new Rhinox Hide with about 30% Doombull Brown). Wash with Nuln Oil. Highlight with Scorched Brown. Highlight with Dark Flesh (Or Doombull Brown). Highlight with Vermin Brown, Highlight with Vomit Brown (Or Tau Ochre Light) on the very edges.