BloodFather's Axis of Chaos

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

I think the shield looks cool, too.

You're just saying that to make me smile and it worked. Are you sure? Does it look real to you? I am afraid to duplicate the effect across the entire mini until I've perfected it.

Also, FWIW, matt medium will desaturate paints slightly. Matting agents are essentially a type of pigment that are intended to disrupt your dry film surface, while remaining essentially clear -- but they aren't, and their internal reflections also effectively slightly desaturate a pigment.

Right. A secondary effect of the medium. For me I use it when I don't want the desaturation to be that perceptible. I believe it's most like toning.

I also agree on finishing minis. Right now I'm plowing through Rivet Wars (with my maybe 2 hours a week), so I'm focusing on getting them done so I can play. If your like everyone else I know, though, you will acquire minis generally faster than you complete them, so don't sweat it trying to make everything perfect. You can more easily see progress as well.

Indeed. I always start a project and as soon as any part of it no longer goes as I wanted it to I start thinking about the next project (in this case a unit of 5 Chaos Chosen! I can't wait to NMM them!!!) It helps to work on something that is part of an Army. And that's the whole reason I started painting. Now, though, an army is secondary to a badass collection of expertly painted minis. But I'll try to stick to my theme nonetheless. A warriors of chaos army with chaos dwarfs.

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

I've touched it up a bit...still don't know.

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

Or do I just forget the cracks and keep it straight blue power armor? Wish I knew how to set up a vote. Oh well. I just can't decide anything on my own lately

 

[Zab]

It depends on how much detail is on the mini. If there is a lot of flat open area like on space marines the cracks will look boss, but if they have to go over or under a lot of details like on the new Chaos space marines then the straight up fade is better as the pattern would be lost

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

It depends on how much detail is on the mini. If there is a lot of flat open area like on space marines the cracks will look boss, but if they have to go over or under a lot of details like on the new Chaos space marines then the straight up fade is better as the pattern would be lost

Hmmm....both scenarios exist on this mini. There are some relatively open spaces, but also a large number of spaces interrupted by detail.

 

[Demihuman]

I've touched it up a bit...still don't know.

the cracks look awesome! Go with it!

 

[Digganob]

I agree with Demi. They look to good to just drop.

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

Ok. Sounds like a good enough consensus to me. Going with crack!!

 

[Canny]

Well done, that has come up good. I like your gold at the top of the shield too. great work looking forward to seeing him come together!

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

Well done, that has come up good. I like your gold at the top of the shield too. great work looking forward to seeing him come together!

Hey, thanks a lot! Am very happy with the result myself. In fact, I showed the shield on some other web sites out there and everyone thought that it was carved in or a crackle medium. The ultimate compliment to a painter!!!

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

Always looking forward to my next project. I think it's important that I pick something that I can really learn from. For me right now, I'd like a mini with a lot of NMM steel on it. Also, I'd like to work on skin tones and faces, though I think I am pretty good at these.

I still haven't ever entered a contest. Lock & Load, privateer press' convention, is coming to Seattle. However, I just learned that this is June 6-8. For some reason, I thought it was July. I've been looking at Warmachine and Hordes figures recently to find a mini to enter into their competition. However, I'll never have enough time for a quality figure now.

So that left me back at square one. So it's time to work on my Warriors of Chaos/Chaod Dwarf Army. I already have some Chaos Chosen to paint. These should be fun, and AndyG has one on his WIP where he shows us all how it's supposed to be done. However, I want something more dynamic. Something with some character. So I am ordering this from Forgeworld:

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer/CHAOS_DWARFS/CHAOS_DWARF_INFERNAL_COMMAND.html

In particular, it's the central chaos dwarf. That face is begging to be painted. That armor is begging for some NMM. Agreed?

 

[MAXXxxx]

For nmm learning I find the hasslefree 40mm Tiriel or the one AndyG paints now (also hasslefree) much better.
And skintones... there is always something to learn about them, to improve.

for LnL I don't know what figures you have but Cyriss or Retribution figures can look great and because of the limited palette they use, they could be painted relatively fast.

well if you want FW, then yes, that dwarf has good areas of armor for metals(nmm or other) and the heads of dwarves are usually good for painting faces.

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

For nmm learning I find the hasslefree 40mm Tiriel or the one AndyG paints now (also hasslefree) much better.
And skintones... there is always something to learn about them, to improve.

for LnL I don't know what figures you have but Cyriss or Retribution figures can look great and because of the limited palette they use, they could be painted relatively fast.

well if you want FW, then yes, that dwarf has good areas of armor for metals(nmm or other) and the heads of dwarves are usually good for painting faces.

thanks Maxxx as always for the good advice and references.

As far as quickly putting a mini together for LnL, I'd have to finish my current project first. The wife is taking issue with the $$ I'm dropping into the hobby without finishing any projects , so unfortunately I can't put the Frozen hero on hold to work on a P3 mini. Tempting as this may be. I don't own any so I'd have to drop some cash on a mini that may or may not get done in time. Sad really because I've been DYING to enter a competition. Was supposed to do the Wyrd 2014 on WAMP but I ran out of time and now have a 90 percent complete Ronin just sitting on my work desk.

I love the Axenarf Andy is working on. That's actually a 6th anniversary edition. The original version is similar in quality and I considered purchasing it just cuz it's so cheap!!! Thanks for pointing out the 40mm figure, but I actually prefer this one, which is similar to the figure on Ten Ball's page one WIP:
http://www.hfminis.co.uk/shop?product=daphos~hfe004&category=miniatures~fantasy-elves

But I am really, really digging this Chaos dwarf by FW. All the lines in his face, and the texture of his beard. It's lovely. I'll do his pistol in a cold blue-black steel. He has some angular plate mail AND some scale mail. It calls to me on an intrinsically prehistoric level. It was ordained like 10,000 years before the dinosaurs that I paint this mini....

And I was by no means insinuating that I am an expert of faces/skin. In fact I have a ton to learn. I'm just not a virgin of them like I am with other aspects of painting. Actually, I'm picking this model because I get to work on his face.

 

[Canny]

Im a sucker a lot of FW stuff, looks awesome. I agree that the chaos dwarfs have it going on. Not too much detsil to get bogged down and some nice pannels for nmm. In my head I have would paint him hell boy styles, Reds, purples, browns.

As said above hastlefree or PPress there are so many options, just get what takes your fancy, I have a soft spot for avatars of war. They are a little cheaper and just as good, a little smaller so you can practice high contrast in a smaller area.

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

Very impressed by the AoW minis you mentioned. I've seen them before but it's been awhile since I looked at them. I now look at things with painter eyes instead of gamer eyes, so this changes my preferences. I actually just bought the Hassle Free mini pictured below. Can't wait for it to get here!!!

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

Shots of the helmet. Still need to hit it with some purple glazes and HL the spikey parts, but this is more or less what it's fixing to look like. Of course, still going to put the cracks all over it.

 

[chaos spawn]

Looks good, very promising.:good:

 

[Digganob]

Oh yeah I can see it now with all the cracks. This dude is going to look badass.

 

[BloodFather of Kharnath]

My first real attempt at NMM steel. So your feedback is appreciated. Also, should I glaze in some "Ten Ball Orange-Brown?" Or how about "AndyG Turqoise?" Or one of the blue tones on the armor, I'm thinking. Or maybe I should be cautious and just leave it alone. Anyway, your thoughts are appreciated as always!!!

 

[SkelettetS]

looks great! to give the mini a more contrast to the blue armor i would in that case suggest ten balls orange, turquoise would blend in the blue armor i think.