One for the Road

I know I said that the blog was on hiatus, but I just can't stay away.

I came across this article yesterday (thanks to GoffRokka at AWC for pointing this out). While the zenithal lighting effect is something I want to incorporate more in my paining, I was much more interested in what the article says about painting with washes. James Whipple demonstrated a similar painting method in the Adepticon class I took with him last year.

So last night I had some time and a horror miniature that I had previously primed white, so I decided to give it a go.

Here's it after two hours of work:




One problem I had with this miniature is its crappy undercoat. A while back, I decided to try priming with gesso since I hated spraying them. I've had less experience with it, so it came out a little clumpy. I think I laid it on a little too think in some parts and a little too thin in others. That, and the fact that gesso doesn't seem stick to metal very well made for an extremely uneven undercoat.

I didn't go for any zenithal lighting on this miniature. It's a demon that's supposed to be made of pure warp magic, so I wanted the light to look almost internal.

Since this is just a basic troop, I didn't want to spend a ton of time on it. I made the washes a lot thicker than the article recommends. Plus, with something this light, it didn't take many washes. I can see what the author says about this process taking a ling time. It took me two hours to rush through basically two colors. I think I'll use this process to paint my HQ units, but I'll slow it down a lot.

I'm not happy with this picture, so I'll take more when I get back.


That's all for now, ya'll. I'm off on my honeymoon!!!

Blog Update

Well, most of you may have noticed that I'm not posting much lately. Most likely, I won't be blogging much in the weeks to come, either.

As some of you may know, I'm getting married in less than two weeks and my mind has totally check out. It's a great thing, actually. I can't wait. I'm especially excited about the honeymoon. I've never taken a beach vacation before, so I'm really looking forward to this. I just want to get out of this crappy Chicago weather.

Also, I realized yesterday that my camera is broken. As some of you remember from the early days, a painting blog without pictures is pretty lame. Hopefully, I can get it fixed, because I really don't want to shell out the dough for a new one.

Anyway loyal readers, I don't want to leave you all hanging, so consider this notice that this blog will be on hiatus until at least mid-March. I appreciate your patience and understanding.

Terrain Monday, Again!

Oops, did I say every Monday. I meant every other. Anyway, he's more of Art's stuff...

For you Chicagoans out there, this piece is inspired by the asphalt factory at Pulaski and the Stevenson (I-55).

Yeah, it's basically two coffee cans, some tuna cans, and a couple of yogurt cups.