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Soulsmith

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So I know it has been way, way too long since I updated this. I will try to be more active, my thread in the destruction subforum currently is a bit more up to date. Admittedly, painting on the greenskins is slow. But right now that is due to the advent competition I am taking part in, in my local GW. Basically you bought something under £20 and a base or layer paint, that got wrapped, and on the 1st of December everyone who entered got one at random and have to use the paint bundled as the primary colour. Fortunately I got Slaanesh Grey, which I think is a nice colour and I don't own, as my collection is rather orruk-ey (green, red, metallic, brown, bone). 

I also got something I haven't painted for about a decade - a skink. As slaanesh grey was to be the primary colour, he is now a pink skink. I am really enjoying it however, I am pulling out all the stops and really experimenting and honing my skills. I am happy with the blending on the feathers, and I even freehanded smaller scales from the back scales. I am mulling over ideas for the base, I have shaved down the square base and it's details and glued it to a 32mm round, giving me some more room than the packaged 25mm. I have greenstuffed the border of teh shaved square away, and added stirland mud. I am thinking snowdrifts, building it up on the stairs and creating some strong directionality to it all. Hopefully it will look good, but I could do with feedback considering the scheme, is it too cold considering the slaanesh grey?

 

 

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Mohojoe

That is such an amazing idea! I love the idea of having a random figure and colour assigned. 

Also looks like a very nice paint job. I like the cool paint job you have going, the only bit thatI dont like is the staff in silver and gold, Looks a bit over the top to me but then I always envision them using stone and crystal. 

The freehanded scaled and the blended feathers look fantastic though.

 

Looking forward to seeing your snowy base

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Soulsmith

Yeah, the whole competition really made the community happy and come together, a whole load of us were sat in painting and watching everoyne unwrap theirs. York GW is awesome.

Oh you bloomin' genius!!!!

STONE!

I'm going to make the staff stone with gold and green gems/jade inlay. That ties the model to the base which is stone steps!

 

Thank you very much for the compliments too.

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Mohojoe

I have never really got into my local GW store scene as I live in the sticks and never bothered with driving until recently. Really seems like something I am gonna investigate in the new year and see if the Norwich branch is anything like that. 

That staff sounds much better already, will be lurking for your next pictures!

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Soulsmith

I used to be far enough that I didn't bother even, but since moving up here and being in walking distance it's really changed my hobby up. Though them being my friends make me feel bad buying from darksphere.

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