Visar inlägg med etiketten “empire”
Have spent the evening painting on the Games Workshop Fortified Manor House and it is really tedious work as it seems like you can go on painting forever and ever. But then again it is a really nice and detailed house so the result is quite rewarding.
I still have a bit more to paint but it's getting there. Added more variation to the roof tiles after being inspired by cianty's way of painting roofs.
I‘ve also watched Sweden take it’s first Gold in the olympics, yay! Thank you Charlotte Kalla.
Sorry about the low quality, a quick snap from my iPhone.
Another snap showing the color variation on the roof tiles.
Etiketter:
scenery, empire, roof, mordheim, painting
I thought I would share how my Mordheim gang is coming along. It‘s progressing at a meager speed mainly cause I paint way to seldom and I’m also trying to get a drivers licence about 10 years after everyone else.
The Big Man
Started painting on my old Ogre model that I‘m very fond of. I think I will work a lot on this one before I’m satisfied and will try to get some nice blends on it later on. Right now it's only base colors and a lot of washes on top of that.
It really is a wonderfully sculpted model (from the 80‘s or 90’s) with a lot of small details from small holes in all of his clothing to a faulty strap on one of his armor plates. His socks halfway down his pants, his pants torn into pieces, all in all a worn Ogre hired by a couple of brats.
And I like his pose, leaning on the big sword, looking a bit tired of fighting and more interested in leaning back at an inn, pouring down a cold mead from his tankard.
The Gang
I‘m pleased how the gang works out as a group, they actually look like a gang of fancy pants, ready to bring havoc upon Totte’s filthy mob.
(Come on Totte, upload a gang photo to your blog so I can link to it ;)
Etiketter:
empire, ogre, mordheim, painting
Started painting on another character for my gang the other day and here is the result so far. It is a fairly easy model to paint – I covered almost the whole model i Boltgun Metal, washed it with Badab Black and then highlighted with Silver.
I then added bronze to the rims of the armor to make it a bit more interesting to look at. I will continue with the highlighting of the turquoise and yellow parts another day.
Etiketter:
empire, mordheim, painting
So… me and Totte has started another stupid project – Mordheim. I’ve bought a bunch of stuff needed to play, maybe a bit more than needed. Anyway, I’m going to blog about the progress.
A short painting how-to
These are the first models I've painted for many years and this is the first step towards getting them finished. I thought I would try to share the process I use when painting in a couple of easy steps.
1. Putting on the primer
Begin with spraying the model with a coat of black primer. I use the black from Games Workshop but any good matt primer would work fine. Just keep the layer thin, preferably spraying on multiple thin layers instead of a thick one.
2. Basic colors
When primed I start painting all areas of the model with basic colors. Begin from the inside (often the face) and work your way out. You can use the foundation colors from Citadel in this step because they cover up nicely. But I actually used colors from Vallejo. Thanks Totte for letting me use your paints.
3. Washing
Now for the easy and lovely part. Drench the model with a Citadel Wash. I use Devlan Mud most of the time but others can be nice too, like Badab Black for armor.
Be generous when applying the wash otherwise you will not see much of a result.
4. Highlighting
Begin highlighting all obvious edges. You could probably do this before and after the Wash for an even better result.
That’s all I’ve done with the models so far and I think they look pretty decent so far. What do you think?
Etiketter:
empire, vallejo, how-to, citadel, painting