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This is mind bendingly good.

Lovely variation in that skin Lee!

Gorb and Maxx are bank on. You need more contrast dude. Get yourself a decent midtone and paint all the gold areas with it. Then sketch in your light and dark. Keep things loose and remember to leave...

Thanks matey, I was shocked when the approached me to do the step-by-step and I thought they where joking when they mentioned being on the cover, I was floored when I found out it was the main cover...

Rackham suits you dude. Definitely need to see more of it from you

Great development here mate, you are improving at a phenomenal rate. I really like the drop shop, I’m getting some serious Aliens vibes which is a very good thing

Above and beyond dude, you can see the improvement in every piece. Mean Tweets is just excellent

Well shit, last time i checked in there was a cool Space Hulk base taking form. Now there’s a small house and a massive tank made from a cereal box! That’s just epic

Nice work dude, I did actually like the gaze off to one side but I think it was the right choice to move the attention forward. The eyelashes are insane

cheers dude I really appreciate that, a lot of work has gone into him at this point and I was really struggling


It had to be done, I was really enjoying the Frost Giant but I’ve been looking...

Cheers gents! I was really having fun with him but something else has arrived on the doorstep and he’s not going to wait!

Master Sulfur and the Red Troll in da house! Very early WIP at the...

You’re more than welcome mate, I’m more than happy to help. I’ve got the original Scale 75 Inktensity set and a W&N white ink. I’ve heard that liquitex inks are great as well though

Cheers gents

@Chris I have to admit here that the base is a 3D print that I got done in a clear resin. It’s that which gives it this lovely quality. I have helped it out some with some GW shades,...

That’s so good dude! I love a non green ork

Awesome stuff man, I can’t wait to see this come together

Scratches and damage it’s all a question of scale, control and forced realism. A real scratch on a 28mm figure is a 10 inch gash in scale. Lots on those and it just doesn’t look right. They also just...

Love the Hellboy! Is he a 3D print?

Lumineth Realm-lords is that the cow elves? I must admit I’ve not really had a good look if I’m honest. What you’re doing with them is excellent though and the body suits the Farseer perfectly

Thank you Dexter and Chris

the Wolfen is up in the gallery http://www.coolminiornot.com/455518

and on P&P https://www.puttyandpaint.com/projects/30580 with a little video turn around no less! ...

This is already kicking arse, watching with great interest. Where the figure from? Is he a 3D print? He looks to good to be a GW mini

The progress here is amazing mate, keep on cracking on with the what you’re doing as it’s clearly working

They maybe for the tabletop but they still look bloody amazing

Thanks guys I’m really happy with how he turned out

he’s all finished up. I went for a extreme contrasting light situation between the front and back, I like the idea he’s lurking just on the edge...

I’m so jealous of people who can sculpt well! I can barely do decent greenstuff worms!

This little dude is ace man

What!!! Well that’s just piss poor planning on the house buying front, excellent light in the bathroom should be up there with ‘will it fit my furniture?

despite this major handicap Gutrot has...

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers gents, I’m having lots of fun with the colours for sure. I’m liking saturated/ desaturated quite a lot at the moment...well all the time actually!

The front is pretty much finished now bar...

it’s my trusty Vallejo flat green! A really nice colour to add an interesting colour to any subsequent layers I put on top. The Material is pretty heavy on the red and well and that pairs well with...

Cheers gents! I have to say I did really enjoy painting him even though I found him/ the process quite frustrating at times. I think I’m battling myself a little, my natural ‘style’ is pretty loose...

Congrats mate she’s beautiful. The sculpt really fits your style as well. Lots more of this please dude xx

Holy shit dude those look incredible! I can’t quite comprehend just how small those guns actually are!?

Great Job Rhett, did you see you made the lasted Cult of Paint YouTube video? Very well deserved as well

The Sister looks great and I really like the OSL. I’ve not seen the Gold NMM tutorial but iMd be interested in a link if you have one?

Yup totally agree with Ekipage here. It’s looking much better already but when you think you have enough contrast, add MORE CONTRAST!! I wouldn’t go all the way to white on the broader highlights,...

That’s epic!!

A note on eyes, do them first. That way you can get them wrong as many times as you like and it won’t mess up the rest of the face. Once you have them right paint the flesh tone up to the eyelids,...

Considering this is all pretty new to you you’re doing a great job. The rusty truck thing is ace and I don’t think it looks over weathered at all. Get a metallic silver in there to add bare metal...

Also mix inks into your paints when doing freehand. It helps thin the paint down so it flows better, preserving a thinner line and because it’s ink you retain your colour vibrancy and opacity

That purple is going to look banging against those wings man

Aaaaaah totally misunderstood that :doh: This guy is a little bigger than the standard Rackham minis, he’s about 54mm to the top of his wooden backpack. I think my eyes would combust if I tried to do...

Cheers matey! You not a fan of Rackham then I take it :shout:



legend thanks man!

The Orc is all finished up and on P&P and in the Gallery for better pics
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The pictures maybe the right way but what gives with the dinning room table? I demand bathroom updates!!

Holy shit dude, you are on fire at the moment!

The metal is really coming along but you’re right it is coming across as rust at the moment. What sort of effect are you going for?

That skin tone is really nice Lee, cool bust it looks like a Pedro?

Looks epic even if it is only 30 minutes! It’s awesome that you’re painting again though mate.

Thanks dude appreciated.

Next up this little fella. Orc of the Behemoth

this is the result after session 2. it’s starting to come together now (I hated him after the first session) and I’m...

Yeah but you still went in there and picked it out. In someways painted that texture is harder than freehanding it as you have to do every single one, there’s no hiding

That’s a great light/ contrast and the freehand on the scroll is sick

Looking good dude, I like the blue tint to it

Fantastic job mate. Just so we’ll done

I didn’t fully realise how big this bust was! Looking good though man

Thanks very much mate.

Faolan is up in the Gallery http://www.coolminiornot.com/454760 and here on P&P for better photos and more angles https://www.puttyandpaint.com/projects/30060

Cheers
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Haha feel your pain Joce, I’ve done that sooooooo many times! (Mostly on here) thanks man I’m glad to be back, In truth I missed the CMoN community, everyone’s so nice here. Also social media is...

Honestly dude, this looks just as good as the micro dots and has meant you get to keep your sanity! Win win

A really nice job on a tough bust mate. I bet the cracks where a real challenge but they have come out looking great. My favourite bit though is the weave on the material, awesome

Loving good John. I can almost smell them they’re so putrid

The little guy is a call idea. You should have them doing father and son stuff like flying a kite or something 😂😂

Thanks Ekipage and Tiki. I’m really happy with how the yes came out! Day 2, colour sketch so I can get a better idea of the overall contrast on the bust. Still lots to do 81855

Started on a figure today. Faolan the Haunted sculpted by Patrick Mason. Really cool little figure 81849

Very nice indeed, voted on both

And Haakon Icethorn is done. Learnt a lot on this chap. Very different from what I normally do (orcs and Bonner inspired stuff) so i was pretty far from my comfort zone. I had 3 things I wanted to...

Already voted and my statement stands, you’ve progressed a massive amount since I was last here

Ah man! I didn’t put 2 and 2 together when I posted her to you last year, sorry about that! I’m doing a little painting here and there but definitely not crushing it. It’s just nice to get a little...

The replacement, once resized will look spot on. Not idea obviously but it will more than do and you get extra props for digitally sculpting it yourself! She’s looking great though man.

Wow man that Marine looks great! Voted

Awesome work as always dude, you are a machine

The Landraider is really good dude, the difference between the 2 pictures is insane! Great progress and I really love the weathering. ABC Warriors though!! You obviously need to do Mek-quake

Bloody hell man, I’m speechless. Road Girl (what an amazing choice of figure 😉) is great, super smooth skin and I Really like the expression on her face. Conan though is another level entirely, the...

Jesus you lunatic!! I bet that’s ages? Rather than a pen or brush could you not make a tool? Maybe a toothpick clued into an old brush handle? Either way mate don’t get despondent, it’s looking great

Some lovely base work there mate and the Maxx! Love it

Lovely vibrant colours mate, awesome work

Sorry to hear you’ve not been painting man, gutted for you and hope that you can rekindle your passion again soon.

Blimey it’s been a while! I knew I’d not been on CMoN for a bit but I didn’t realise it had been 4 years! Good to still see some familiar faces as well as some new ones. A lot has gone on in the last...

I'm incredibly excited to have you realise the wonderful artwork of Paul Bonner for me. I know you will do the artwork justice. Gino (and anyone else interested) this sculpt will be available as a...

Cheers guys.

I think the photo's are letting JuJu down on P&P if I'm honest. I posted him via my phone and they looked fine. Afterwards I logged in on my laptop and they looked awful! Slightly out...

Wow! What a lovely invocative scene you've made. As Zab says it doesn't need a mini.

Absolutely brilliant stuff Matt. I think the Samurai is beautiful

Love Top Grot and the Harliquin is looking fantastic already. I think the diamonds would drive me mad!

He's looking topnotch mate. The orange really makes a difference (and it looked great before)

Wow thank you all so, so much. I'm having a bit of a rough time at the moment so all of your lovely comments are hugely uplifting :)

David, yours was one of the first WIP's I started following on...

Thanks Thri, I really appreciate it :)

Yet another week of almost zero hobby time as I'm working flat out (which sucks) I did manage to finish JuJu last night though. An amazing mini and he's been...

Thanks guys

I guess I have been approaching this more as a canvas rather than a miniature. That might be because the larger scale allows it rather than a conscious decision. Either way I thing...

Impressive work dude. The freehand is incredible and so vibrant. This is a very small thing and it may be the photos but at the moment my eye is drawn to the right thigh rather than the face. Maybe...

He looks stunning Dave but I think Saint has a point with the crest gem. It is kinda getting lost into the background. I feel terrible saying that though as there is no way I could ever produce...

thats a great looking bust mate, where's he from?

Awwwwwww so cute! My first foray into painting with my son had similar results!

Love the tabard mate, great looking white and freehand

That looks great dude. I really have nothing else to add, keep doing what you're doing

Congrats on the new digs mate and great to see you back

Reds on the Termi look cool mate. I'd glaze over your light/dark transition a little to blend it out a little more and maybe do a little edge highlighting but otherwise I think you're good.

What...

Loving the dio Hywel. Upload the progress on the lady already :)

Absolutely stunning work Dennis. Very much looking forward to our project :)

Thanks Zab

it a lot of painting done recently as its been a bit of a shit week, still I'm getting there on the Gobo. I've toned down the OSL, added the final highlights to the face (and hopefully...

Like this?

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I definitely think you could make it work mate, you have the skill no question.

As to the different projects, I'm flighty by nature and have a limited attention span (as...

Ahhh sorry I've been a bit crap with updating myself on people's WIPs recently. Great looking base mate and I love your blog. Easily to follow and very informative

Credit where credits due mate. What are you planning for the base?

^^^^^ This ^^^^^

Mini painting is great but there's something immensely gratifying about creating an environment.

If you're not feeling the love for the other one best not to push it. New new one is looking good though. Where would you put a waterfall? To me the space you have available would be more suited to a...

Tyranid looks great mate. I really like the exoskeleton on him. It looks like a paler version of Alien, organic and almost semi transparent

Looks really nice but I have to question whether this belongs in the WIP section? Don't get me wrong, I think you produce some great mini's and I'd be interested in seeing your process but this kind...

Cheers Mally, Saints and Johnny

@ John it's weird isn't it! You keep hearing the phrase 'you must thin your paints' and so I ended up feeling really strange when I used some paint directly out of...

great review on the dwarf boar rider and I couldn't agree more. I'm a lover of all things Bonner and this little guy is a fantastic sculpt. Tons of dynamic movement and character.

That base looks fantastic. Great shades on the rocks and it really leads the eye around looking for details

This is looking Epic buddy. I love the OSL on the top of the helmet

Cheers Joce. I'm loving painting him at the moment although this bastard OSL is giving me tons of grief.

Do it Saints, it's very liberating and I feel I'm learning loads :)

finally got a bit...

Quality stuff Matt, the district 9 shack is perfect

Stunning work as usual. I'm always really impressed at the way you methodically break down your tasks into smaller far more manageable steps. I look at freehand and just wouldn't know where to begin!

Ahhh dude that sucks balls. Hope you get better soon

Looking great John. Lovely looking unit

That already looks very, very cool

Congratulations on your Kickstarter matey. I'm proud to be a backer

The bases are looking awesome Saint. Love the start of the new one, very, very emotive

Great job so far Saint. The bee hives a great idea

Looking great dude. Can't wait for the course :) :) :) :)

That looks great Lee. The purple looks spot on. Stop teasing though, what mini are you putting on the stairs :)

I think you're doing yourself a diservice mate, he looks great. He has the statue of a naturally large man. Not muscly just big and strong. I really like it. I think you are being struck with the...

Hahaha I did think of you whilst blooding up the loin cloth John :) thank you for your lovely comments mate, YOU are a legend. Always encouraging people, always preparied to share you techniques and...

Thanks all

Saints I can't really take the credit, it was sorta of Andy's idea and I've been looking to Baileys vampire for insperation.

bit more on the blue and and started the staff. Still...

Dude that's rubbish! As the others have said. Rest up and chillout, maybe research, plan and prep the base?

Looking good Johnboy. I agree with Canny, Doctor Zoidberg is looking fantastic.

Fantastic news mate. Can't wait to see the big guy finished

Cheers Saint. Nice idea with the reds to the face. I'll get a little more painted to I can get a better overal view of the colour situation and then go in a tweek. I was chatting about style with...

Being the henchman for an Evil Dark Lord isn't all it's cracked up to be. Long hours, terrible pay and huge premiums on his accidental death while at work policy, meant that Terrence the terrible,...

Looking great Lee. The mouth (gums, teeth, tounge etc) is especially excellent

Fan of Franzetta Andy? Have you seen this bad boy?

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Congratulations on the beginning of your new life. Consider me very jealous

You guys rock :)

Thanks for the advice Andy. I've done a wee bit more blue and I really like the effect :)

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Looking good mate. The light on the beak(?) looks very cool. I think it needs a wee bit of edge highlighting on the sides to finish it off

He looks like he's just got a pirates eye patch for his secret Santa

Stick with it Nix. You learn nothing from stripping it. Do what you're doing, have a break mini. hopefully you'll feel differently when you come back to him

Whoops! I'm not surprised this knackers you out mate. My eyes feel like they are bleeding after a few hours session and I'm not doing anything near as small as this.

How's about a gothic ruin?...

Stunning work Joce. This guy gets better every time you pick up a brush. Have you thought about a base?

Just brilliant work Matt. The troll turned out brilliantly

I love it. The blue is just the icing on the cake with this guy. I think your best work to date

Thanks Captain. The mask has been really fun to paint. My father in-law collects African masks so I had lots of reference :)

Thanks very much Dave. I have to admit that your WIP thread (among...

Here's a quick update on the mask. Wee bit more weathering to do and I'll also do the forehead in the White. Thoughts?

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i'm willing to bet that will change very quickly mate ;)

your sculpts are up there with the best Dennis, I really mean that. This is the perfect platform to show your stuff off on

Happy birthday Diggs. You'll be happy to know the inner child becomes more prevalent the older you get, or it certainly has in my case (hmmm or maybe it's just that I don't care what people think...

That is one banged up marine. Looks bloody excellent

Looking great Mally, despite the blurry photos!

I love that Dwarf, great tree as well. good job dude. The gobo is also coming along well. As I think BAM said try to make the face the brightest point of the mini and therefore the focus. Up your...

I feel your pain dude. Mr Cage has ruined my last few days as well (he's nearly finished with me though :( )

love the marine dude. He's coming together brilliantly

He looks so good mate. I also love the WIP on the Orc. Couple of photos ago I was thinking 'what the hell are the weird blobs on his head for? This must be some sort of mistake!' And then the next...

Looking great dude. I haven't drawn with a ballpoint for years but I use to love them

Cheers Saint

I'm trying to go for a 'realistic' green hued flesh. Underneath the skin there's still red blood and muscle like you or me and in my head that would show through (that's my head...

The new guy looks brilliant Saint. If you want slim but powerful build look at reference of Brad Pitt in Fight Club. His physic in that is a anatomy sculptors/ painters dream

Getting better and better mate. This is going to be ace

Thanks Dazzler. I've not really thought about styles but that's exactly how I've been doing it. I guess it's kind of large scale stippling. Paint in texture, loaded brush highlights then knock...

You did :)

Hey Dennis

really looking forward to seeing more of your work :good:

Cheers guys

Mally, he's an iguana rather than a chameleon, although I can see why you'd think that. Some iguana's are ultra colourful which I thought would contrast nicely with the dark gobo.
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Loving the attention to detail on this guy. The cracks and blemishes on the belly especially

Thanks Dazzler, Kbear and Nix.

They're coming together nicely now although im not happy with the sextant so will redo it.

Decided to give myself a break from Orc's for a bit and started this...

Not a bad effort for an experiment in texture :) Spectacular stuff mate, the whole scene works really well and your ground work is amazing

Great start Andy. He already looks really grizzled. Are you going for red for the armour?

I hear you with the Kickstarter intervention. It's getting to the point where the only way I won't spend money is if I avoid th internet altogether! That's better than man of the Pro-painted acutions...

i think I prefer the new head. he looks far more wild and dangerous

The eyes on the model are better than your photoshopped version! He's looking brilliant Tero have you thought about his base?

Got to love Mierce, they do some amazing sculpts. That's a fantastic start on the axe head buddy

Nice start on the bust mate. great idea with the plinths, now you just need a lathe and you can start turning your own as well :)

Your work is incredible and I cannot wait to see your process

Thanks Maenas that's great to hear :)

bit it more done tonight. Belt buckle, black leather belt and becklass on Gorak and the sextant on the Cartographer. The sextant is still very much a WIP
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Understand mate. Those other mini's won't paint themselves :)

Nice freehand dude, the gems and skull are looking very nice

Looks great man and yes you can see the yellowing. Maybe needs to go to a dirty brown in the corners of the mouth? That's a minor critique though as he looks great

The OSL looks incredible mate. Really some of th best I've seen. No idea about the scars but I definitely think they'd be old. Received before he turned, so lighter flesh tone?

As Bailey says not a fail mate, just trials and tribulations. Keep plugging away Ben, you may just be a little rusty with acrylics.

That looks excellent mate. Really precision work on the freehand

Congrats on the medals mate. What won?

Point conceded on the freehand, that looks great.

How about Orc Rambo or Robert Downey Jr's character from Tropic thunder?

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You can tell :)

Haven't you finished yet?

Looks great mate, very believable sack cloth. Nice ideas from Dazzler and Sicks. What are these pilgrims for? You planning a dio (sorry if you've said already I missed it and I'm being lazy :) )

I understand completly mate. I love this hobby but it's the people I've met through it which make it really special.

I had no idea you had such small feet!

Congratulations thats quite a haul! I'm really glad all the work paid off on Thor. He was great when I saw him in February and I was amazed he didn't get...

Ahhhh I love this forum

@ Andy Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr Nah it's all good, there will be others and Salute isn't really that far away :) thanks for pointing me in the direction of Glazed over's WIP some...

That's exactly what he's about to do Dave. The Red Orktober's blood soaked reign of terror is about to end in spectacular fashion....silly goblin

ive got some scale rope which will be coiled up...

DSome great ideas here, thank you so much guys. I tried the orange and the white and ink glazes before I posted and wasn't satisfied. I'm thinking it may be because as Dave and Kbear have pointed...

So I didn't get to go to Euro in the end so I tried to consul myself by painting and looking at photos of the event while weeping softly into a tissue.

Still something bugging me with the red.
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I have nothing to add here at all matey. I'm amazed at what you're attempting. It's working though so stick at it

Love the blues and rusted metals on the base.

I think the freehand looks great man. As Kbear said just needs crushing up. Nice start on the Orc

Hmmmmm not sure. I completly understand where you're coming from with the edge highlights but I think it's already very believable. He may benifit for a slightly brighter blue but not much. The...

Wow he's great! I'm not suprised he wow at all. So much to like on him I can't decide what I like best. The OSL on the spear, the pink flames, the lava on the base or the great blends on the face!!!...

Nice start on the evil (yet incredibly happy) horse

Looking great Hywel. Your patience has really paid off with this guy as he looks ace. I'm really looking forward to seeing him in the dio

Thats a really nice effect you've got there Saints. My only suggestion is to darken the shadows a little more, just to help up the contrast a little. That must have taken you ages!

Love that red dude. Very impressive work

Looks great Mally completly believable as ice. Casting your own resin is no small thing either, I tip my hat to you

Genius. Hope you guys are having a good time

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looking great mate, really great. Gutted I'm miss all the fun this weekend

Saints. The Bonner dio is still alive and kicking. I've started both of the remaining Orc's and I got some great feedback from Meg so I'll be going a little more work on the base. The Copper was...

Now that's how you do a first post!!! Just so you know, I neeeeeeed to know how you're done that weathering!!!

The conversions look great Saints. I really like how that pale skin turned out. Still in awe of your tabard on the marine as well!

I'm with WGS on the purple glaze on the armour. I think I detected it (as well as the blue) on your NMM attempt and I actually really liked it. The cobblestones look great, if you want to add a...

This has the same 2D illustrated effect that Marc Masclans amazing Papa Jambo bust has and that's a very good thing. Simply incredible work

Great colour choices here Hywel. Proper beaten up metals as well

Holy moly I had no idea the Barbarian was so small! It makes the paint job even more impressive. See you over the weekend :)

Looks great mate. Quite a skill your developing there with your sculpture and painting

That's quite a collection Andy. Can't wait to see them all in person (I'm going to get some decent photos of the Blue armoured guy this year. Such a great piece)

The worms look great Diggs. They remind my of that horrible scene from the Peter Jackson King Kong film (shivers)