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wouah, how did you get this texture effect on the banner and weapons? It looks amazing!

edit : never mind, I didn't see the article you shared just before. This is very interesting, thank you!

As the others said, this is a beautifull blue, this demon is promising!
And take care, I hope you'll be back on your feet soon :)

These green eyes look very nice and well done. Carry on mate! ;)

Haha thank you BaM, I really appreciate your support. I hope you'll like the final result.


Thank you mate!


Thank you Gorb, I'll take a family photo at the end with his little brothers :p....

Stunning work, I like the texture of the cloth, and battle damages on the armor and glowing effects are very well done. Your custom earpiece looks better than the original one in my opinion, even if...

Very nice work about the light. The red looks nice in my opinion :). Some green tones on the base will bring nice contrast I think.

Very nice, frog eyes look real!

More projects, you make a good start to the new year :p. Have fun with them !

Thank you :), well I decided to go for it!


Thank you very much Gorb :)


Thanks a lot Ekipage!

So, I started to paint the big one. I heated a little the resin, to make the jaw fit well...

It's genius, great idea ! Thanks for the tip :)

Your Gloomsplit army looks very nice on your customboard. What a collection!
And very very nice work about the Pusgoyle Blightlord. That bug and...

This is fantastic, I love some details like eyes on armor. The weathering looks very nice.

I can't wait to see what you hold for us with this miniature :)

I love your work, your last female bust and the barbarian look epic! You master the art of skin tones.

This is awesome Graishak! And you painted this monster pretty quickly, this is impressive! How did you make the green egg on the base ? They look very convincing.

Hi Gemini, this is a big project! Good luck with this monster!

Thank you very much Graishak! And happy new year everyone!

I painted some squigs to start the new year, in preparation for the big one.

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I'm a little late, welcome! This is very nice, I like the weathering on the metalic areas. The green metal corrosion effect fits well with the orange bricks.

Nice work about Magnus! I like the different tones you used to paint the base, it shows off the character. The final rendering is very colorful, good job!
And good luck for your next project, this...

Great unit! Papa Nurgle can be proud of his offspring!

He's big :D! The body only is 9 cm in height. I never painted such a big mini, it's going to be fun!


Haha I'm excited too. The color scheme will be close to the one I used for my squig herd, but...

It's a very nice looking scene. I like very much the natural color tones, and the frozen effect is a great touch. I watched the demo video from GSW, and this stuff is quite impressive.

oh I see. It don't look like green stuff, but it's green :laugh:, so I wanted to be sure.

Wait... what?? You just finished the tetsuork and a f****** landraider spawn a few days after :bulgy-eyes:. You inspire respect Gorb !

I can understand, sometimes it's important to step back and move on another project... noooo don't give up !!!

Well, jokes aside, don't worry to much. Anyway I'll stay amazed by your stuff, I...

This is brilliant ! The atmosphere, the weathering, the details... They look so badass ! Very well done BaM, this is outstanting !

Nice composition of colors and clean paint job. It's a shame you don't take time to remove mouldlines, it would greatly improve your work. Before I didn't care too much about that, but now, when I...

I wish I had your production cadence, what's your secret ? Is there a dark god, putting pressure on you ? Great stuff as usual !

Nice play of light, this wip looks interesting !

Wouah Toad ! Incredible painting work. And very interesting article, thank you for sharing !

Welcome back and good looking minis ! I like the cool tones on the wooden parts of your last one. I want to see more !

This is very well done, your skills are impressive. I was wondering, do you mix your green stuff with something else ?

This frog looks nice ! I'm curious to see what happens next.

Very very nice Dexter. I love what you did about this scene. Have fun with this boar !

Thank you very much everyone, I really appreciate your support. I started to feel more confortable with these black orcs, but sadly I didn't have much time to paint these last days. A third orc is...

I wish you the best about your back pain, it can’t be easy to live with. Indeed, the last photo is much better. Keep up the nice work !

Nice job ! This is much better with the white of the eyes :smile:. Keep up the good work !

hahaha thank you SaintToad, you made my day ! :laugh:

Thank you very much mates :)

I received a lot of minis the last few days, and some big one ! But I push myself to finish what I started, so I've done antoher black orc :

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Very very nice Graishak, this beast seems straight out of a nightmare!


That's so true :laugh:

You captured life in his eyes! This is brilliant!

As expected, you did it well mate ! It looks already gorgeous :)

It looks awesome ! I really like how you rendered the grin of his face.

Tetsuuooooo...ooork!!!!
Wouah... This is so awesome ! The idea... The pose... The atmosphere... That dynamic ! I love it!!!

I second Gimini, Attack on Titan is great. Did you see Berskek movies...

Your Gandalf is great ! Painting white can be hard and you did it well. Also good start about this chaos boy, your freehand is very clean.

Hello Gorb and Bullfrog, thanks for your feedback and nice comments :)
I use my phone to take photos, and sadly, settings are a little limited :(. Once my collection of minis is complete (hope...

Hello Dudemeister, and welcome ! Your work is nice and clean, good job! Since you asked some feedback, I thing you can start by adding more contrast. Try to add more lights by highlighting some...

Painting NMM is a good challenge! I never really tried (because I'm quite lasy with that), but I think there are several things that you could use to improve your work. One of the key is to know how...

Oh don't worry, I didn’t take it wrong at all, everything is fine :laugh:. I may have misinterpreted your comment because a couple of people from elsewhere told me that a white background would be...

Adding more rocks sounds good. Anyway you'll do a beautiful base as usual ;). I look forward to seeing how this turns out!

Very nice Graishak! The snail is full of details and really pleasant to look at. I like some features, like the green tongue of the little pink worm. And nice start for the beast, it looks brighter...

Damn! This tetsuo ork is perfect!

Thank you Dexter. Ikr, i should banish this black background. I took a few photos with a white background, it's maybe better. But I painted this goblin too much dark I think. About the Orc, i wanted...

Thanks everyone, these pigs were fun to paint. Some updates today: I keep being overextended, I started to paint black orcs, and I finished a fanatic. I spent some times to research a good color...

And you won't be disappointed, i'm sure ;)

Great work here, and very nice start on Luxumbra Acherontia !


You're welcome ;)

Hello Fuentes! You already have great painting skills in my opinion. If you want to improve, below are my suggestions:

- I think you can soften some transitions, especially about the green tones...

Ok, now I'm starving!

Thank you Gemini. I'm glad that you like the bone bugle, because I didn't really know how I wanted to paint it and I retried several times!
Well, anyway it's better with pigs :

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This is really great, this is a funny and a very well painted duel. I like the combination between the old orc body and a recent head, it fits very well.

I second that, very nice work on the eyes ! And don't worry if you mess something up, that's the best way to learn. Keep up the good work! ;)

Graishak, you need to watch Akira movie and you'll understand ;D

Gorb, your sculpting skills are impressive, you make me want to try!

Impressive, as usual!

Thanks everyone for your nice comments, I'm glad you appreciate these orcs.



Thank you Graishak! Actually, these orcs are for my warhammer fantasy battle army, as the rest of my minis in this...

Phenomenal work! I love all these details, this is stunning!

This snail looks delicious :p.
As Dexter said, nice work about the nurgle warriors, you did a beautiful paint on armors :)

Indeed, yellow isn't the easiest colour to paint. But you're doing great!

Good start, what is the scale of this mini? This boar is impressive!

Excellent work mate! I love it :)

Many thanks guys !
I started the second boy. Contrasts and some details need more work, but it's almost done :

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Thank you Ekipage ! Well, I'm happy to re-take my orc boar boys now. I'm almost done with the first one that I started before, I reworked a little the face and the hands, and painted the boar as...

Indeed, this mini reflects the good pleasures of life, I like it :). Nice work!

Nice work Graishak. The different color variations on metalic areas work well, just like the flesh tones. Good stuff !

Nice blending so far! I like the axe btw, it's surpising indeed, but I like it :)

This guy looks already badass. I can't wait to see more, this is truly interesting. Right now it reminds me a chara design from Gunnm, awesome start!

Great stuff, I like the dynamic pose.

Thank you very much guys, you're all a great support to me. I've done 5 more gobs, musician inclued. I also brought more things on bases, like fallen leaves and other grass tufts. I'm pretty happy...

Indeed, this axe has a post-apocalytic style. I'm curious to see her and her weapon together.

ooooooh yeah ! I want to see that!

This is exciting! Take your time, but not to much because I can't wait to see more!

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate! :laugh:

This is lovely ! Thank you for sharing with us this beautifull project. Good luck to solve the dome issue.

Thank you guys! Well said Dexter, we got a standard bearer now :

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For the banner, I tried to achieve a textured effect by stippling:

Pale tones on the skin give a best putrefaction effect, you did well :).

Thank you!
I added 4 more, I took a picture of all the finished gobs to get an overview:

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This is nicely done!

The metal patina effects and this fluo green look awesome!

Haha, thank you Gemini! You're welcome too, sharing tips is one of the purposes of this forum to my view.
I tried to do better bases, changing a little the process:

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The goblin chief is...

I ask myself the same question after successfully achieved a nice blending, afraid to ruin everything...
Anyway, these blue wings contrast well with the warm tones of your bird. The base highlights...

Well, I went through several pages of your thread, and I would say in my native language an appropriate expression: "travail de titan!" (enormous task). This is impressive!

Beautiful. The overview is really pleasant to look at, and your hand painting banners are nicely done! The byzantine style is well reproduced. Clean work !

@Graishak, you're welcome, I'm glad to hear that you found it useful! :)
@Dexter Thank you!

Small progress has been done about the goblin chief. I try to take some pictures with white background...

Of course mate, here below are my steps :
First, I apply a dark metal layer (1), followed by a dark brown wash (2). After, I create texture using a white metal color to pop out contrast (3). And...

I haven't tryed yet, but I'm curious, I think it's possible to have a real fun experience with these paints. Candy colours from GSW are inks, designed to intensify a colour base. It looks great to...

Thank you Gorb and Ekipage ! Little update about the last four gobos, and I also started to paint the chief of the unit, I'm taking my time with him:

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I really like what you did about the cloth texture. Also the cool tones under his eyes bring a beautiful contrast on his face. The light reflection in his eyes is very subtle, great job!

Nice gradients and clean paintwork, keep up the good job!

Nice idea for this gate! Have you ever thought about using fluorescent paints for this kind of project?

Like Gorb said, nice start for the bust. Good luck and have fun!

It brings a nice touch, very good job!

@Graishak, Ten Ball, Gorb: Thank you guys! it reminds me how much I learned with these minis and the people here, I will always be grateful for everything I got from this community.
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Your inquisitor group looks epic, your painting style suits well with these space marines, I like it! Your necron is very pleasant to look at as well.

Thank you Dexter, Gorb and Ekipage, I very much appreciate. I'll keep doing these shields like this. Before I continue to paint night gobos, I'm getting back to my roots, in preparation for much...

Very beautifull painting work in this thread, it's always a pleasure to watch!

Great work with cool tones. I like it!

Who cares? I love the idea! Otherwise, maybe you can find some inspiration from the Kult of Speed theme.

Thank you Gorb! Well, I tried a simpler and faster way for the shields. After a gradient made with airbrush, I used a sponge to simulate weathering, and I applyed hightlights and shadows after :
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This is amazing. It's fascinating to watch every details of the scene, and to enjoy your fine painting work.

Awesome job! I'm a little late, but welcome back, it's nice to watch again your work. I always liked your TMM technique, it's a great source of inspiration.

Thanks everyone for your warm welcome back and positive feedback. I've done two other little green guys and their shields, attempting to accentuate the saturation on pinky flesh areas. For shields,...

Very creative work. Watching the development of your stuff is exciting. I like the Akira bike style, nice reference!

Very nice work, I really like the realistic treatment of feathers, it looks soft, like a real bird! With this beautiful base under way, the final view should look charming.

Your nurgle demon is great! We can see that you enjoyed applying washes and highlighting some details, like teeth and hornes. This guy is scary, well done! Nice start for the blightking btw.

Hello there ! Well, I don't know why, my motivation just vanished 10 month ago. I started to play again with my brushes a few days ago. I felt quite rusty and I didn't want to mess up the boarboyz I...

It's a shame that someone as talentued as you leaves this place. I'll keep an eye on your work because it's truly good.

Your banner is great! If you plan to share your stuff on Facebook, there are some nice communities like "painthub for wargames miniatures and models". It's a recent group, easily reachable. It's a...

This flying moon is a great idea ! And your loonshrine already have a nightmarish look. You make me want to create mine later :D.

I really like this last version, it's a great improvement !

I wish I could create and print my own miniatures. It's a dream! Gongratz for achieving this possibility. Combined with your painting level, it's like there is no limit.
I guessed the artwork, it's...

waw, this diorama is gorgeous! I can't wait to see it with all the characters in action. Good luck for the archer! Btw, paint skin tones first won't get you in trouble to paint the backside of the...

Your new project looks promising SaintToad, I like how it looks realistic. You even thought to add a pedestrian crossing!

Your scene is very dynamic, and textures look very good. I really like how the two figures are trying to disarm each other.

Many thanks KruleBear! Well, I don't really know how and when I started to have that painting style, it wasn't the point xD. I just try hard, folowing advices form other and my gut, and things...

Thank you everyone !
@Graishak, I'm working on it atm ;). I took my time during the prep to remove mould lines as much as possible. I hate this step, and I know I suck at these things. But now, the...

Your grot tanks are insane. Textures, freehand painting, colors, bases... Everything !
Hopefully your brother gets better, it's never easy when it comes to relatives. Bon courage.

Your work is very accurate, this is impressive ! stunning nmm and nice freehand paint on the shield. I understand why you take your time, it's worth it.

It looks very great. Adding a barbarian female will bring a nice touch in this world full of testosterone. I love it !

It looks like a predisposed scene for OSL effect ;-). This is exciting !

Very nice work about drapes. The mix of cold with warm tones in the blending process is very well done, it captures the light nicely.

I'm looking forward to see your last finished project, it looks very cool. I also created an instagram account, and I don't know how it works as well haha, I feel old already...

Tanks again man! Your work is impressive as well! I noticed that you did a very nice work about the lighting of your mini : the light tones on the wings and the dark tones at the bottom, saturated...

Many thanks to all of you mates, it's heartwarming to have your support !
Talk about my army project made me want to take a quick picture with all my minis "ready for battle" (a big light box will...

lol I'm sure your compressor will consent to such a diplomatic resolution.
Airbrush isn't easy indeed, I'm learning as well. I found that the bases is a good training support to get more acquainted...

The jacket looks great! It's going to be a very fun mini.
hehe, have fun with your airbrush, it's a very usefull tool :)

Thank you SaintToad for your support :)
It's a big challenge for me, I have never been able to finish my army. After I decided to do that a month ago, GW announced a week later that Warhammer...

Thanks for the time you took to describe how you handled these beautifull wings, you have been through a lot of steps! It reminds me my pain about the stone scales of my trolls haha.
I like the...

That's great ! The green blade is better in my opinion. The OSL effect brings out as expected, and I really like the sword reflection on the leg. Nicely done !

Thank you Gorb and Dexter :)
@Dexter, I'll put it on a simple base, as the first one, because it's part of my orcs & goblins army project. I planned to paint a unit of 6 initialy, and... eeerf I...

Arf, don't worry, being on the edge is how we learn. I'm looking forward to see the result!

Adding debries is a good idea indeed, it brings more character to your diorama. The piece on the sideline seems to be a bit far away from the bridge, in my opinion (it depends on how the bridge has...

This OSL wip turns into nice render. Purple glase brings a lot already. For completing Dexter, you can also find on pinterest some osl pictures collection. I often use this source to find...

@Epikage, I agree with you. I applied a glase to soften more the tones of the feet, and to tie it with the other parts of the body.
@Gorb, thank you ! I'm glad you like it :)
@Graishak, thank you...

Nice edge highlighting indeed, especially when black is quite painfull to paint in my opinion. I like your basing work as well, it brings out your minis.

Your drawing and scuplture works make me want to try it some day. Very interesting thread.

Nice work again Graishak ! The color of your mushrooms goes well with the squig. How do you feel about this experiment of glaze ?

Welcome back ! Your mini looks nice, the choice of colors is great and you did a nice blending on the armor.
If you want some tips about nmm, don't hesitate to add more color variants on your...

I'm impressing by your blending on the cloak of your last mini. I was wondering what process did you follow to paint the wings? Your Lady of Anguish is a brilliant painting work btw.

I really like it ! The OSL effet is much more notable, you should definitely go for it in my opinion !

Head is almost done, I took a photo under better conditions, I can see now that some highlights are missing, I'll fix that tomorrow !

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Waw, this is a really cool visual atmosphere already!



I second this idea, if you got photoshop (or any picture editor), you can "simulate" your glaze and have an idea of the final outcome (I...

Many thanks to all for your kind words :)

@SaintToad, that's very pleasing for me to hear that my work makes some people want to reproduce it (but there is so much better, you should target other...

@Silmarillion & Gorb, thank you ! I don't know how many layers I applied haha, I tried to do better than the first troggoth anyway.
@Graishak, Haha, it seems we're on the same wavelenght : both...

Slow progress on the main body (but almost done), I think about applying more glazes on feet to have a softer result. I've also started painting the head :

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Nice start about your OSL effect ! About the face, I would say the same thing as Graishak, adding shading on the skin will allow you to define areas in a first step, before adding detail and light...

I only know citadel paints, and their shade paints work very well, some people also use the new contrast paints. But the majority of miniature paints will do the job I guess. About the process, I...

Great work BAM, your barbarians remind me Madmax somehow, maybe because of all these skin heads, warpaints and this bloody atmosphere (hoping for a wasteland basing look haha, even if your basing...

Waw congratz ! I think you can target with confidence the master category next times :D

Nice work mate! I can't wait to see all your squig hoppers together, it'll look impressive!
If I may suggest something, did you plan to apply some light glases on your squig skin? I think it will...

Stunning work ! Your diorama looks fantasic, and your painting job on minis is very well done as well. Your goblin bust is very nice, I like the blue tones on the blade, it brings nice contrats with...

Many thanks everyone, I really appreciate your support. It's good to be back in this nice community !


Thank you ! Well, I was thinking that I spend too much time on my minis haha, because when I...

Some progress has been made on skin tones (highlights, warm and blue glases), feet and fabric cloths need more work. Today I spilled half of my black ink Citadel pot... on my current troll! I saved...

Really nice stuff in this thread. You have a great attention to details. I especially like all the work you made about basing and your painting job is also well done. There is an artistic touch in...

Thank you mates, I'm trying to refine my technique atm, to obtain a more subtle result. I'll show you that asap.

This is interesting, you're not the only one to make this remark. I also practice...

a little more has been done... I feel tired this week, I’m not moving as fast as I’d like.

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Haha yeah, constrat is one of the essential key I guess, that's something I discovered in this place 5 years ago (and still need to learn ><).
In any case, I'm very curious to see how you're going...

This is an interesting development of your bust ! You warmed up your color tones nicely. And great idea about the snow globe !

Hello Gorb ! Well, I won't be a great help for OSL effect, because I never really tryed to do it. To my view, I think you can can fade more the effect on the ground, or try to contrast more with the...

Thank you Rowwwsdower, anyway I'm going to try to do it again, for the better :D
Having said that, the next one is launched !

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Your techpriest looks scary, I love the visual atmosphere you made, with this dark theme and rust effects. Nice !

Really nice color scheme and great mastering of gradients. Will you add battle damage effects on armors, like you did on your Ambot ? Because it's very well done!

Waw, your work is crasy ! The environment looks very realistic, the background is very impressive and ogryns looks awesome. I can't wait to see the final result. Keep up the awesome work!

@Hairster : Thank you :), in fact, my colour palette for the troll isn't so different as the one used for my squigs. I just tryed to make it more complex. Anyway, I'm glad that some people like it....

Many thanks all for your kind feedback, it encourages me to carry on ! The picture is avaible in my gallery btw : http://www.coolminiornot.com/443511

@AMRowwwsdower, I didn't use airbrush for the...

Thanks a lot Sigmar3!

I have finished this big guy (and probably his next meal). Below is the final picture, with a better light, it will be soon available in my gallery.

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Thank you SaintToad :)

The goblin is done. I redid the scales too, i found them too much dark. I added some green glazes to increase shadow areas. I casted myself the base, because I was out of...

Welcome ! The gradient of the cloak looks fine, I think you can push the contrast on the other parts, by adding highlights on clothes, armor and hairs. You could apply some shades on the face too, to...

Looks like a good start ! The colors of the tongue and the squig's skin fit together very well.

Thank you Graishak, that's very kind :). Anyway, painting this mini is an instructive experience. I learnt some tips about complementary colors and I improved my texturization technique. But I hope I...

Thank you Coyotebreaks, I appreciate that. I worked last night on arms and hands, I also added base colors on the unpainted parts to have a global idea of the final render. Weapon is in progress at...

The head is almost done. I added blue tones for shadows, highlights and paint teeth.

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Thanks ! This mini is an opportunity to try new things, and well, I'm having fun !

Head in progress :

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Thank you for your feedback and the suggestion Epikage, I will bear it in mind.
I kept painting the front cloth and nails last night, and added red tones on feet. I plan to start the head tonight. ...

Beautiful work. Glowing eyes provide already an interesting focal point. Nice reflection effects btw.

Well, I put aside scales for now. I worked on skin tones, legs and feet, and started to think about fabrics color.

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This bust looks impressive, if you want to work with blue and purple colors, green and yellow (maybe some orange touch for the blue parts?) should agree together for nice contrasts. I'm interested to...

Thanks for your feed back Gorb. I applied a blue shade and tryed to texturize. It needs more work in my opinion. These scales are giving me a headache, I don't know how to deal with them x).

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Thanks! I started to play with scales. But I'm not sure what I'm doing to be honest, it looks a little dirty right now in my view. Anyway this is good practice! If you have any suggestions, I'm...

Well done! it brings out the jaw, it's a good thing for squigs :p. Great stuff.

Some paint spots here and there... I'm testing some tips.

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Thank you Graishak ! Yes I did, they're available in my gallery since yersteday (http://www.coolminiornot.com/443174). About the basing, I wanted something that reminds autumn, because I like very...

Thanks a lot Gorb ! It encourages me to carry on !

I'm pretty happy with my current palette for the skin colors, trying to mix cold and warm tones. I feel like these minis are going to take me...

the next project is launched...

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Hi ! Nice job ! Perhaps you can push the highlights on the gums and on the ends of the metal parts, it will bring more contrast in my opinion. It sounds like a big party at the top, I love it !

Very nice ! they give a good aggressive and warlike look. I'm looking forward to see the final result, with basing done.

I finished the last of my first unit of five squig hoppers. I think i'm done for a short while with these little guys, I need to paint something else now.
So below is the last one :

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I remember those old miniatures... I’ve never seen one so well painted ! And very well done for the demon, he looks very expressive, like we're going to have bad time !

Thank you guys ! About the colors I used for squigs, I only use paints from GW. I start with a Mephiston Red layer on a black undercoat. I do highlights by adding to the base color 50% of Screaming...

Thank you !

Below are the finished squig hoppers. I've added more stuff on bases, to bring more color varations.

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I enjoy to paint teeth on these minis.

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Your true metallic painting skills are amazing. I would love to be able to make renderings like yours.

i'm back in business, trying a new way to paint metalic areas, I'll see what happens...
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