This is the spot to view my current works in progress.
If I am working on a commission for you, my might see some in progress shots here.
If not you can see some of the other stuff I am working on.
WWMD hour 4 of 24
moving right along. I don’t seem to be keeping up on the posting every hour thing
WWMD Hour 2 of 24
got a bit of a late start this year and I forgot to post stuff from hour 1.
WWMD the start
so I get up from my evening nap to start getting setup for the next 24 and my wife has decorated my door. She’s not even into gaming. Sometimes you marry the right one.
Newest additions to the painted ranks
Here are some pictures from a project I am finishing up.
WIP from the weekend or Weekend WIPS
Some new commission WIPs to show off. These are done with an airbrush for the most part. I have become more dependent on it ever sense Aaron Lovejoy's class in San Diego at Kingdom Con. I have embraced inks for this work and i am please with the results so far. The contrast is striking.
Next up a couple of winged demons -- the wings are heavily airbrushed with Reaper MSP paint and Army Painter shades.
Lastly comes a griffin rider. This one is bluish as per the clients request but I really like the way the teal looks against the dark rider. The fur cloak has a fair amount of ink shading -- did I mention that I am starting to fall in love with the liquitex inks? Well I am. The rider has some carbon black shading as well as some panes gray for depth.
Commission work from this weekend.
First up -- skeletons from games workshop. These guys are plastic and have some awesome dynamic poses. I have to admit that I am starting to warm up to plastic more and more. You never used to see these type of poses in metal either. I have been gluing a washer to the bottom of mine just to give them some weight.
Now some orcs. These guys are from the Shadespire expansions. They are easy to put together and prep for painting. I should have said the that skeletons were from Shadespire also. What I like most about them is their simplicity -- there isn't a lot of extra stuff hanging off them to distract the eye. This might seem disappointing at first but when they are assembled in an army group it really adds to their visual impact.
more ReaperCon 2018 WIP pics.
this has been a pretty productive weekend and I am excited to show off the results of my work. First though, I want to show off my figure from my painting boot-camp from last weekend. This is from Saturdays layering class.
next is a couple of busts that I am doing -- these are also for ReaperCon -- at least I would like to take one of them. If they both come out well I will bring both.
And finely the beastie that has been consuming most of my creative fuel for the past few months. The is one of the reaper bones series which I opted to convert. I removed the sword from his hand and added the staff with the skull mace. The screaming skulls were also added with the skeletons at the bottom added to add interest. I am not finished with the guy yet as I still have to finish modifing the skeletons climbing the base along with some finishing touches. All in all I'm pretty happy with my progress.
Another WIP for ReaperCon.
Moving right along. Still need a lot do quite a bit of clean up but that is okay. The real reason for these pictures is to test the flying skulls on the head of the skull mace. I can't get a really good idea of what a bunch of them would look like. The idea is to have lots of skulls careening around the head of the mace with a few shooting off toward a target.
I cant really tell from the pictures if it will be too distracting so I guess I will forge ahead and see what happens. I have a bad habit of analysis paralysis which I'm trying to get over.
ReaperCon is only 5ish months away.
Last year I was swamped with work so I didn't have time to get a proper entry ready in time so I sort of half-assed it. Okay really I procrastinated until it was almost too late and I swore that I would NEVER do that again. Here is the result -- I am starting my entry's 5 months early.
There is still a long way to go but have started and that is the main goal. I need to neaten up the skulls, striping and cloak among other things. I'm hoping to add some more bits and things as I go along. I was imagining that end of his "skull mace" as a huge ball of animated skulls which swirl around the head. Occasionally one will fly out toward an enemy that he is in battle with.... the question is how to I create this?
I was also planning to add some skull like patterns to the wings to carry the continuity through the piece.
I like the base so far and I was inspired by James Wappel (a true force of nature! I don't think he ever sleeps). He has a series of videos and a patron page which you should definitely check out.
On the base I need to spend a bit more time hiding the layers of cork and painting it like stone or obsidian to enhance the overall effect. I want to add some skulls to the base too as will as misc skeleton parts just hanging out. Again, just to tie the theme together. I've got big plans I tell ya, big plans. Plans clearly beyond my skill level!
Anyway, thats all for now. I will post more WIP pictures as I go along. See you nesxt time.
Stuff for Rumble
Here are a few figures I painted to be given out at Rumble on Route 66. I've been lucky enough to be asked to paint stuff for prizes for the last few years but I have never had a chance to go...... yet. Maybe next year. Also I don't know how to play Infinity but I bet someone there would teach me. Looks like a lot of fun.
Happy New Year everyone!
I have been busy revamping my studio again -- yes it was too long ago that did that but...... Well.... It's that time again. I cleaned the garage over break and starting working on the ultimate miniature painting table to replace my desk. Why? Well, I don't really know exactly but it will incorporate parts of my setup into this new one. It will be bigger and modular so I can swap out pieces as I finish them. I don't have any pictures to show yet but I will post some in the next few days.
In the meantime here are a couple of pictures taken with my iphone to show off what little painting I have been doing. First of is Reaper Bones fig that I decided to try some really dramatic lighting on.
Next is Reaper 25th Anniversary - Dain Deepaxe one of my favorite of the series. I have done a fair bit of work on his beard and there is still a ways to go but I want to start fleshing out the rest of him.
And finally this guy. He is from the Reaper mini the I will use in a game that I will be running soon. Love this sculpt Oh and yes those are Necromunda Escher gang members in the background... And yes you will see some pics of them too just not in this post.
