eyewantyourskull
New member
Hello everyone!
This is my first post on CMON, but I've been lurking for a couple of weeks trying to read and learn as much as I can. So first of all, a HUGE thank you to everyone that has contributed here to the forums and tutorials on the site. It has been a huge help in getting back into the hobby after all these years.
It has been over 15 years since I've touched a mini. I guess I was an average painter for that time period, but wow, the hobby and level of expertise and technicality has soared to levels I never would have imagined. Back then, it seemed like a clean paint job, a little drybrushing and maybe an ink wash or two would get you tons of compliments. It's a whole 'nother ball game now.
Anyway, I'm a bit of an artist, painter, designer, etc and I was recently working on a customized vinyl toy (a Jamungo Nade) for an art show. I needed some bits to finish it off, and I remembered my 40k days. So, I hit up ebay, found what I needed and then got bitten by the mini bug again. I found this site, and now here I am, a couple weeks later with a box full of unpainted minis, a decent selection of paints and a couple of W&N 7's and here we go.
I started off painting a GW plastic chaos warrior, and I wasn't very happy with the results. It gave me the chance to see where I am at though and what I need to work on.
I figured I'd start a post here showing the progress of my second mini- A Reaper Kord the Destroyer. Maybe I could ask some questions of all the amazing painters on here and make this a more direct learning process.
My goal mainly is to produce display quality pieces. I have no real interest in gaming anymore. Don't really have the time with family, work and other art projects I focus on. I can take criticism, and I would appreciate any suggestions that could help push me towards my goal.
With all that said, here's the pics.
Front of mini. Flesh tones have been base coated and given a wash. I've started to build up the highlights and shadows in one of the legs. The sculpt is ultra-exaggerated, hence the reason I picked it as a learning tool for painting flesh.
Back of mini. I've started to build up the flesh tones on one arm. I've also base coated the animal pelt cloak and given it a couple of washes to bring out the shadows. I plan on highlighting it up to a very light gray.
Finally, the base. Mostly completed. The mini is pinned through his feet, so it should be no problem to mark a couple of pin holes, drill and place him anywhere I need. I'm mostly happy with the base at this point, though it might need a little more variation in terms of the vegetation to make it look a little more natural. I could probably pick out and highlight small pebbles and rocks on this thing for hours, but I'm going to wait until the mini is finished before I decide if the time investment is worth it.
So, that's it. Appreciate you taking the time to read and check out my project.
This is my first post on CMON, but I've been lurking for a couple of weeks trying to read and learn as much as I can. So first of all, a HUGE thank you to everyone that has contributed here to the forums and tutorials on the site. It has been a huge help in getting back into the hobby after all these years.
It has been over 15 years since I've touched a mini. I guess I was an average painter for that time period, but wow, the hobby and level of expertise and technicality has soared to levels I never would have imagined. Back then, it seemed like a clean paint job, a little drybrushing and maybe an ink wash or two would get you tons of compliments. It's a whole 'nother ball game now.
Anyway, I'm a bit of an artist, painter, designer, etc and I was recently working on a customized vinyl toy (a Jamungo Nade) for an art show. I needed some bits to finish it off, and I remembered my 40k days. So, I hit up ebay, found what I needed and then got bitten by the mini bug again. I found this site, and now here I am, a couple weeks later with a box full of unpainted minis, a decent selection of paints and a couple of W&N 7's and here we go.
I started off painting a GW plastic chaos warrior, and I wasn't very happy with the results. It gave me the chance to see where I am at though and what I need to work on.
I figured I'd start a post here showing the progress of my second mini- A Reaper Kord the Destroyer. Maybe I could ask some questions of all the amazing painters on here and make this a more direct learning process.
My goal mainly is to produce display quality pieces. I have no real interest in gaming anymore. Don't really have the time with family, work and other art projects I focus on. I can take criticism, and I would appreciate any suggestions that could help push me towards my goal.
With all that said, here's the pics.
Front of mini. Flesh tones have been base coated and given a wash. I've started to build up the highlights and shadows in one of the legs. The sculpt is ultra-exaggerated, hence the reason I picked it as a learning tool for painting flesh.
Back of mini. I've started to build up the flesh tones on one arm. I've also base coated the animal pelt cloak and given it a couple of washes to bring out the shadows. I plan on highlighting it up to a very light gray.
Finally, the base. Mostly completed. The mini is pinned through his feet, so it should be no problem to mark a couple of pin holes, drill and place him anywhere I need. I'm mostly happy with the base at this point, though it might need a little more variation in terms of the vegetation to make it look a little more natural. I could probably pick out and highlight small pebbles and rocks on this thing for hours, but I'm going to wait until the mini is finished before I decide if the time investment is worth it.
So, that's it. Appreciate you taking the time to read and check out my project.
