On Display: First Strike

Finally! Done. Just squeaked that in before the year turned over o_O Pretty pics below...

Upcoming: Various Projects

Lots of projects coming up  that have been prepped. AOS something or other...

Thoughts: On Growing as an Artist

 Above the basic palette that works great from Miniac's 4 hour course in Oshawa this summer.

WIP: First Strike

Welcome Back! Been a while.  Above, the preshaded minis. Below, the palettes and their results.

On Display: Lost Patrol for NOCF 2018 Fall Auctions

These guys are up for grabs with the rest of the set (and a bunch of other great minis) over here
https://novaopenfoundation.org/
until Nov 25! Go Bid!!!

WIP: Lost Patrol Genestealer Carapace & Claws Shading Part 1

Time to start shading and tinting these bugs!

WIP: Lost Patrol Genestealers Carapace

 Blarg! Twinsies!

WIP: Lost Patrol Genestealers Chitin

Short one today cause: ugh batch painting -_- Colors above to get look below...

ART BREAK: Mermay!

Sorry folks, need some more art therapy these days so a little break before we get into the genestealers :)  Taking part in Mermay this year by coloring a page in my favorite coloring book...

WIP Lost Patrol Infestation Markers

Time to get to work on these Leviathan bugs! Infestation markers to warm up...

WIP Preshading First Strike & Lost Patrol

Let's get this preshading party started. Wear a mask tho!

RIP: Joe Kalman Szabo

My dad passed away Monday April 16 2018 at age 79. Almost the 2 year anniversary of his stroke.  Don't worry, I'm okay :) Just gonna tell you a bit about the journey...

WIP Lost Patrol Build

Trying to paint this for the NOVA Open Charities to raffle off this year! You should think about buying tickets now so you have funds to help out the charity this summer ;)

WIP: First Strike Build

With the test marines done it is time build the set!

WIP: Future Projects!

Lost Patrol and first strike!

On Display: Shadespire Skellys!

These guys were fun! Enjoy the pics...

WIP: Shadespire Weathering & Details

These are the skellys with all their metals done. Then it was just a matter of weathering the crap out of them!!

WIP: Shadespire Sepulchral Guard

I don't play Shadespire, but these skeletons were too cool to pass up!

On Display: Death Guard Test Mini

Totally broke off his mace when I removed him from the cork -_- Ah well only a test mini! On to the putrid pics then yeah?

WIP: Death Guard Test Mini: Base & Weathering

Metal and bronze sketched in real quick...

WIP: Death Guard Test Mini: Sketching

Working from the wet palette again and so this will go fast!

On Display: MLP Daemon Steed of Khorne

Didn't mean to finish it but I did and forgot to take pics. You know how it is when you have fun and get stuck in the zone!

WIP: Deathguard Test & MLP Repaint

Are you ready for priming Mr. Mahween? YOU KNOW IT PINKY PIE!

Lets get weird...

On Display: White Scar Test Mini

Quick test piece for my First Strike set.

WIP: White Scar Reflections

I worked on the base and cleaned up the white which has very little actual white in it. It's mainly the pre shading tones and then some very fine white highlights you'll see at the end...

WIP: White Scar Sketching

So after Ahsoka I upgraded my wet palette. Now I have more room and can sketch in a broader range of colors faster o_O Wanna see...

ART BREAK: Inktober Painting

After my initial fail it was time for a more traditional approach to Inktober...