Primewill's painting log
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RE: Primewill's painting log (first army!)
Battle Report as requested!
@ Konrad and Raizi - Thank you guys!
Battle Report as requested!
@ Konrad and Raizi - Thank you guys!
I'm prepping for my upcoming 500 pt battle against wood elves. I decided to add another unit of 5 dire wolves, a unit of 10 grave guard and a (1) spirit host.
So here are some WIP shots of my messy hobby corner
I decided to give the entire unit of GG one-handed weapons and shields instead of the mix of 'whatever-looks-good' I had. So I had to reassemble three of them.
Here are some direwolves getting ready to be based
the finished pack
I think these two turned out to look the coolest
My spirit host base. I may add some cotton to the base later to create that mist effect I've been seeing a couple of people post on here.
Sooo whaddaya think
So here are some WIP shots of my messy hobby corner
I decided to give the entire unit of GG one-handed weapons and shields instead of the mix of 'whatever-looks-good' I had. So I had to reassemble three of them.
Here are some direwolves getting ready to be based
the finished pack
I think these two turned out to look the coolest
My spirit host base. I may add some cotton to the base later to create that mist effect I've been seeing a couple of people post on here.
Sooo whaddaya think
Good luck in the game the dire wolves are looking great,
I like the graveguard theme looking forward to seeing them finished.
I like the graveguard theme looking forward to seeing them finished.
It has been a while, I have done some things unrecorded so I can't post them, but I have taken some pictures on the corpse cart I'm working on.
what a bitch to assemble.
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I decided to carve out the neck, so the necromancer would kind of get a nazgul feel.
View attachment ai.imgur.com_crJ2D.jpg
This is after two days of painting
I spent quite a lot of time on the OSL, I think it's turning out quite nicely.
upcoming projects: Hexwraiths, Varghulf. - for my 750 pt list.
what a bitch to assemble.
View attachment ai.imgur.com_ZPnnd.jpg
I decided to carve out the neck, so the necromancer would kind of get a nazgul feel.
View attachment ai.imgur.com_crJ2D.jpg
This is after two days of painting
I spent quite a lot of time on the OSL, I think it's turning out quite nicely.
upcoming projects: Hexwraiths, Varghulf. - for my 750 pt list.
robtion
Vampire Thrall
The blue flames and OSL look fantastic! 
And the rest of the cart looks suitably rank. :zombie: I had great fun painting my corpse cart, it's a cool mini.
And the rest of the cart looks suitably rank. :zombie: I had great fun painting my corpse cart, it's a cool mini.
The spirit host is fantastic. The red just pops. I also love the skeleton banner.
Get a monster next. Say a terrorgeist or a varghulf. No real reason orther than they are big and monster-ish.
Get a monster next. Say a terrorgeist or a varghulf. No real reason orther than they are big and monster-ish.
RE: Primewill's painting log
Wow, it's been so long since I've last posted, I'll show you some of my finished stuff: I've been a busy bee.
most of them need just a little more attention to the base, I didn't add static grass to most new things yet.
So here's the corpse cart guys, nothing much changed from the WIP photos, it's just thrown together
View attachment ai.imgur.com_JWaEo.jpg
View attachment ai.imgur.com_Mjozd.jpg
I did this varghulf for that same battle, assembled and painted it in just one afternoon!
View attachment ai.imgur.com_MFHqe.jpg
My Graveguard! I'd finished them quite some time ago, but forgot to post them here.
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I'm currently preparing for a 1000 pts list, these are some ghouls that I got for my birthday
View attachment ai.imgur.com_YAMMF.jpg
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And these hexwraiths are what I'm working on right now. I actually put them away a week ago, because I got annoyed with them.
View attachment ai.imgur.com_RcZHU.jpg
I used the horse armor from one of the black knights in the box, this one's legs still looked kind of hexwraithy...
View attachment ai.imgur.com_4JlcK.jpg
I'm also sharing the new Dark Vengeance set with a friend, so I'm also busy with chaos space marines. I decided to go for nurgle >
Here's my hellbrute (WIP) - the lighting is kind of weird. I don't know why it looks so blue.
View attachment ai.imgur.com_IL9PE.jpg
just a chaos space marine I finished up to test the colour scheme.
I greenstuffed that eye on the shoulderpad
test cultist as well.
View attachment ai.imgur.com_eyExG.jpg
And all the stuff I have yet to finish
Thanks for watching guys, I'll return soon with an update on the hexwraiths.
Wow, it's been so long since I've last posted, I'll show you some of my finished stuff: I've been a busy bee.
most of them need just a little more attention to the base, I didn't add static grass to most new things yet.
So here's the corpse cart guys, nothing much changed from the WIP photos, it's just thrown together
View attachment ai.imgur.com_JWaEo.jpg
View attachment ai.imgur.com_Mjozd.jpg
I did this varghulf for that same battle, assembled and painted it in just one afternoon!
View attachment ai.imgur.com_MFHqe.jpg
My Graveguard! I'd finished them quite some time ago, but forgot to post them here.
View attachment ai.imgur.com_VEht7.jpg
View attachment ai.imgur.com_FKK24.jpg
I'm currently preparing for a 1000 pts list, these are some ghouls that I got for my birthday
View attachment ai.imgur.com_YAMMF.jpg
View attachment ai.imgur.com_DGglN.jpg
And these hexwraiths are what I'm working on right now. I actually put them away a week ago, because I got annoyed with them.
View attachment ai.imgur.com_RcZHU.jpg
I used the horse armor from one of the black knights in the box, this one's legs still looked kind of hexwraithy...
View attachment ai.imgur.com_4JlcK.jpg
I'm also sharing the new Dark Vengeance set with a friend, so I'm also busy with chaos space marines. I decided to go for nurgle >
Here's my hellbrute (WIP) - the lighting is kind of weird. I don't know why it looks so blue.
View attachment ai.imgur.com_IL9PE.jpg
just a chaos space marine I finished up to test the colour scheme.
I greenstuffed that eye on the shoulderpad
test cultist as well.
View attachment ai.imgur.com_eyExG.jpg
And all the stuff I have yet to finish
Thanks for watching guys, I'll return soon with an update on the hexwraiths.
RE: Primewill's painting log
Do you guys have any tips on how to make good photos of miniatures? I find it difficult to get them into focus right, and getting the lightning to be perfect. A lot of detail is often lost when using the flash, and it's hard to get the picture sharp enough without flash - even if there seems to be enough environmental light..
I own a relatively small digital camera, a 14.0 MP nikon coolpix s3100
Any tips? do's and don'ts?
Do you guys have any tips on how to make good photos of miniatures? I find it difficult to get them into focus right, and getting the lightning to be perfect. A lot of detail is often lost when using the flash, and it's hard to get the picture sharp enough without flash - even if there seems to be enough environmental light..
I own a relatively small digital camera, a 14.0 MP nikon coolpix s3100
Any tips? do's and don'ts?
RE: Primewill's painting log
get a small tripod (they cost around 10€) and use a self timer. that way you wont be holding the camera when the pic is taken, so there will be no vibrations. obviously you should activate macro mode (the flower symbol) but that may be too obvious. other than that its just good lighting i guess. that camera should be much better than what is needed.
oh, i almost forgot. do NOT take the pics from too close. i have my camera 50-70 cm away from the model, and zoom in instead. that makes a huge difference in getting sharp pictures (at least with my camera).
EDIT: oh, and you might want to crop your pictures and scale them down a bit. no reason to go higher than 800 pixels in any direction. here is a free and easy to use software for that if you do not have any.
http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php
get a small tripod (they cost around 10€) and use a self timer. that way you wont be holding the camera when the pic is taken, so there will be no vibrations. obviously you should activate macro mode (the flower symbol) but that may be too obvious
. other than that its just good lighting i guess. that camera should be much better than what is needed.oh, i almost forgot. do NOT take the pics from too close. i have my camera 50-70 cm away from the model, and zoom in instead. that makes a huge difference in getting sharp pictures (at least with my camera).
EDIT: oh, and you might want to crop your pictures and scale them down a bit. no reason to go higher than 800 pixels in any direction. here is a free and easy to use software for that if you do not have any.
http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php
RE: Primewill's painting log
Thanks for the reply Vectra, I'll look into buying a tripod soon, and try out your tips!
Thanks for the reply Vectra, I'll look into buying a tripod soon, and try out your tips!
RE: Primewill's painting log
I can't believe I didn't ask about this earlier. so much more detail!
So thanks a lot for the tips!
I can't believe I didn't ask about this earlier. so much more detail!
So thanks a lot for the tips!
RE: Primewill's painting log
Finished my hexwraiths today! these were surprisingly annoying to paint, haha. Lots of hardly accessible places.
I decided to try out the tufts of cotton on the base as I've seen done on this forum, quite pleased with the effect.
Finished my hexwraiths today! these were surprisingly annoying to paint, haha. Lots of hardly accessible places.
I decided to try out the tufts of cotton on the base as I've seen done on this forum, quite pleased with the effect.
robtion
Vampire Thrall
RE: Primewill's painting log
@Primewill: Great looking Hexies. As far as cotton buds go I think you have done a good job, subtle. I really like the bone colour too
@Primewill: Great looking Hexies. As far as cotton buds go I think you have done a good job, subtle. I really like the bone colour too
RE: Primewill's painting log
Looks great. It's a little hard to see what is going on with the backdrop, but I do like the theme of the backdrop =).
Looks great. It's a little hard to see what is going on with the backdrop, but I do like the theme of the backdrop =).
RE: Primewill's painting log
Thanks guys,
yeah it's still hard for me to get the lightning to be good, but the shadow makes it quite dramatic I think. though it does hide quite a bit of the painting...
Thanks guys,
yeah it's still hard for me to get the lightning to be good, but the shadow makes it quite dramatic I think
. though it does hide quite a bit of the painting...RE: Primewill's painting log
lovely models, but i do think the backdrop is a bit over the top. id stick with a flat white, or as i do an A4 paper printed with a white-blue transition. anyway, a fairly neutral background will allow us to admire the models more
lovely models, but i do think the backdrop is a bit over the top. id stick with a flat white, or as i do an A4 paper printed with a white-blue transition. anyway, a fairly neutral background will allow us to admire the models more
RE: Primewill's painting log
@ Raizi: Thanks! that means a lot! I started out with white, then used light blue on the roots of the flames, washed it with a blue glaze and finished by drybrushing white over the protruding areas.
I think I'll stick to a neutral backdrop from now on then, I thought you were talking about the dropshadow or something. yeah I can see it's a bit distracting.
thanks for the tips!
@ Raizi: Thanks! that means a lot! I started out with white, then used light blue on the roots of the flames, washed it with a blue glaze and finished by drybrushing white over the protruding areas.
I think I'll stick to a neutral backdrop from now on then, I thought you were talking about the dropshadow or something. yeah I can see it's a bit distracting.
thanks for the tips!
RE: Primewill's painting log
hey guys, justed wanted to show you what I've been working on. I'd bought this Dark eldar model a couple of months ago with a conversion in mind but never got around to it. Now I finally got her done and I can start painting!
My Vampiress:
I had that little bat at the bottom of the base lying around in my bit box. does anyone know what set it´s from? I really like it, but I can't for the life of me remember what it came with...
hey guys, justed wanted to show you what I've been working on. I'd bought this Dark eldar model a couple of months ago with a conversion in mind but never got around to it. Now I finally got her done and I can start painting!
My Vampiress:
I had that little bat at the bottom of the base lying around in my bit box. does anyone know what set it´s from? I really like it, but I can't for the life of me remember what it came with...
RE: Primewill's painting log
@ Adam
Ah thanks! I was thinking, I should get more of that set then. But I don't think I have use for another corpse cart
@ Adam
Ah thanks! I was thinking, I should get more of that set then. But I don't think I have use for another corpse cart