Curry_Supreme Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 The Stormcast looks great, I really like the colours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzaangor Management Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Haven't had much time for painting of late, so these guys took a little longer than anticipated, but were probably relatively quick in terms of time actually spent painting. One unit of Chaos Knights to go for a tabletop worthy 2,000 points and a much more valuable year of painting lessons learned, with an anticipation of many more to come. As always, thoughts, tip[s and criticisms welcomed. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzaangor Management Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 So, long time no post and I've finally finished the models that I've wanted to paint since I started. Love these guys, but stalled on them so many times with work, illness, holidays and, I guess Brexit?... that I almost thought that I never would. With them completed I have also reached (just) the 2,000 point milestone that I was aiming for by the end of this year. So before some bad pictures, I just wanted to say a quick thank you to everyone that has commented and offered advice along the way. I just had a read back through the thread and found all the suggestions for wet palettes, better shading, colour schemes and just general encouragement all the way through. Coming into the hobby fresh, although having admittedly had small High Elf and Goblin armies 20 years ago, is quite daunting, but the relentless encouragement and positivity of everyone in the AoS community, but particularly on these forums, has played a huge part in me sticking to the task (with the odd detour). I finish up after around 9 months with something that I'm very proud of and which for me, and I suspect many others, is something of a rarity in life. Not sure whether I will continue with this blog in the new year, as it seems a little self-indulgent at this point, so may move everything into the Painting Contract from next year. I have the four Shadespire Warbands to paint next as a fun project and I have a large haul of Stormcast Vanguard Hunters that arrived for Christmas (I just couldn't resist the Knight Aquilor any longer) for the New Year New Army, so I won't be going away any time soon! Wishing you all a happy wargaming and painting in 2018! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzaangor Management Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 I am moving house in the new year, so will, with any luck, have a permanent hobby space, which I can set up more lights, etc., but until then... The Slaves to Darkness side: The Arcanites side: And the whole 2,000 points: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulsmith Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Really fantastic stuff, it's staggering how far you've gone. Legitimately a thread I enjoy seeing updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandano Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I just saw this thread for the first time tonight. Wow! What a great read. And the pace at which you improved is very inspiring to me. All of the great advice and good conversation was just awesome. I personally think this is a great way to post progress on an army. to see it go from a backstory to completion is really fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzaangor Management Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 Thanks @Soulsmith, really appreciate the encouragement that you've given, and not just in my thread, but many others, consistently throughout the last year. You're a credit to the community sir! Thanks as well @Mandano, I'm glad that it's not just me and it's really great motivation to think it's enjoyable for others to see. Have had a few days off work finally at the end of this year and so dove into the Sepulchral Guard. Fantastic models, really characterful and a good chance to try out a couple of techniques and paints that I've wanted to for a while. Specifically I wanted a muted colour palette and to try out the Typhus Corrosion and Ryza Rust paints. Fairly happy overall, although would've like a bigger contrast between the weapon and the bone, which was supposed to be like bones preserved in tar pits, or peat bogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulsmith Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Wow that's very kind of you mate ? really liking the fossilised bone/bog body approach, adds to their story of having been doing this for a long old time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AthlorianStoners Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Jesus the Tzeentch army gets me every time. Incredible to look at and also disheartening that I’m not that good hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzaangor Management Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Thanks @AthlorianStoners, that's much appreciated Shadespire warbands are going to go on hold, now that I've got excited about participating in the Worldwide Muster for Malign Portents. Managed to finish the Stormcast, which means I can play with a fully painted warband, wish I'd started with the Orruks though... Will use this, or close to, as a scheme for my Stormcast Vanguard. Not 100% on the grey / blue on the weapon hilts, belts and plumes (brighter blue, more like the Tzeentch blue?), so any thoughts on those, or anything else, would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Traitor Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Your Tzeentch army looks great, really dig the crystal bases, and the Shadespire bands are cool too, I've been seeing a lot of cream armoured stormcasts lately and they do look good in that scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzaangor Management Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 I've not updated this plog in a while, as I moved all my progress at the beginning of the year into the Tale of XX Gamers Painting Challenge thread and later into the Monthly Contract. I began this army as part of the Malign Portents challenge at the beginning of the year and, while it hadn't really been my intention to paint Stormcast for a year, it just sort of happened (Painted the odd single figure and Underworld's Warband along the way). Originally my plan had been to paint an army with entirely analogous colours (green, blue and yellow / gold in this case) and that all of the other colours would be neautral-ish (ivory, brown and silver). I regretted the choice of ivory as the main colour after about 3 months in, as it's hard to get a good coverage without 3-4 coats, which became a little mind-numbing (hopefully the generous Christmas gift of an airbrush from the Mrs will help make this process easier in the future) and given that the paint (Vallejo Elffic Flesh) seemed to rub off a little easier than GW colours, I decided to Varnish everything with Ard Coat. This I regretted about 6 months in, when I realised that you couldn't see some of the highlights due to the reflective shine. Lots of other mistakes and lessons learned along the way and painting the same scheme over and over again meant that I experimented with technique rather than colour and has refined the way that I like to paint. A long way to go to get to the level I'd like my painting to be at, but two years in and still learning all the time is very rewarding. Anyway, I'm sure that's more than anyone really needs / wants to know about this army, so I'll drop some pics in! The whole army The Leaders The Gryph Chargers The Vanguard Chamber The (blurry) Sacrosanct Chamber The Harbinger Chamber Looking forward to next year, with two smaller projects queued up after some practice with the airbursh. Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzaangor Management Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 Also, first and last models of the year: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzaangor Management Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 This month I decided to begin a new army and, having fallen in love with the Eidolon model, decided that it would be the Idoneth Deepkin. My next thought was to theme them to a realm and, after some thought, decided that I would like them to be from the realm of Fire, as I never really paint red, but also to help me think about my colour scheme a little more than just: I like that colour. I've always discovered something new by getting feedback from TGA, so thought I'd pop my test models and test bases up and gather some thoughts in the hope of gaining a new perspective. So, any thoughts on a favorite, possibly a combination of elements from different models, or something completely different would be greatly appreciated. Fairly happy with the majority of the scheme, but mostly not sure on skin tone, accent colours, and the weapons' blades and hafts. Bases are fairly basic and I'd probably introduce a little more colour variation, but I want them to be quite neutral, although open to thoughts. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Off to a great start! Personally I like the black/blue blade, that feels like a more watery colour scheme, especially as a cold shade to contrast with the other more fiery tones (and the colder skin tone helps with that too). Also the purple-glowing base, which is the most interesting and under-watery of the three for me, goes well with it. All IMO of course! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr3g Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 You made a really great army !!Your painting is very clean and give a "purity" result that's it's clearly awsome ! Can't wait to see your namarti; good luck for the next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer49 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Fantastic work! Have to agree with Tommy on the posts they look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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