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and we are back

Sure Its a recipy I picked up here on this forum one or few years ago, I think from @Sleboda if I remember correctly, so all creds to him: I prime with a dark grey primer. Then apply a base of lupercal Green (2 thin layers), then drybrush with Kabalite Green, next drybrush Sybarite Green, another drybrush of Gauss BlasterGreen, and finally a drybrush with Ultuan Grey. Obviosuly each next color drybrushed apllied lighter than the layer before that, working working to the edges, with the Ulthuan grey only apllied on the edges. On the roof I work more light to dark from inside out, and top down if you get what I mean. I thinkl the original recipy had also a green wash, but I don't use that, as I prefer a more blue/green touch than a green.

Doing some scenery for my Nighthaunt / Soulblight (WIP). Tried several thing including painting details in different colors etc, but in the end I found this to be most fitting for my armies, and closest to the night/moonlight vibe I like to achieve. Still feels a bit uncomfortable to give it such a lazy treatment of drybrushing, must have been my fastest paintjob ever

Time for a little update again. Hrothgorn's Mantrappers finshed. Greta fun to paint, especially the little gnoblars Paintscheme:

In addition the first of a death rattle unit. Still a WIP, but mostly done.

First one finished for my Soulblight Gravelord Army. This is one of my old time favorites, and I bought it about a year ago, anticipating that with Cursed City, and a possible Soulblight release on the horizon, it would be Out Of Production soon. I always found it one of best models from the vampire range. Nowadays, with all these great releases last year, it feels a bit "old", but I still like it, nicely detailed and fun to paint. It was a perfect model to experiment a bit with colors in preparation for painting this army. With a faction so much associated with blood. I find it hard to cpompeletly ignore the colour red, but I alos want to add one or few contrasting colours. So I have chosen a complementary colour from the colourwheel. For me actually the first time I put this theory into practise intentionally Quiet happy with result, and I will probably use this coilours throughout the army. I still consider using a bit brighter red instead, but the Blue/green will definately one of the dominant colours for me. I actually considered this model finished a couple of weeks ago already. But I innitially used a black wash on both the red and blue, but having a second look at it, I wasn't reaaly satisfied afterall. So eventually I decided to I paint the red and blue again, but this time I blended the colors from dark to light, rather than using a wash. Personally I find it a big improvement, and I feel like from now on, I will use washes less frequently than I used to, I think.

Ok, I will kick off immediately with my most recently finished mini’s: Myari’s Purifiers This already breaks with one of the rules that I mostly follow the GW paint scheme and tutorials, and seldom use colors of my own choice. I admire the clean paintjob of the eavy metal team, they are 1000x better painters than I am, but in this case I feel the chosen colors doesn’t seem to do the models right. And this being “just” a WHU warband seemed a perfect opportunity to try something different this time. It is also a bit out of my comfort zone, as so far I have mostly used darker, muted somewhat grimdark tones for both my Nighthaunt and Ogors. The Lumineth however ask for a brighter more colorful palette, I think. Where the Sylvaneth (and BoC) maybe represent the wild, uncontrolled side of nature, I associate Lumineth with the more serene, tranquil character of nature which you may experience when you are in the high mountains or other remote locations. As such I feel the Lumineth have much in common with Tibetan monks, so that’s where I based my colors upon. A warm red combined with Orange Yellow and a touch of blue. Bronze rather than gold. I am happy with the result. The paintjob could have been better, kind of struggled in the beginning with the thickness of the yellow and the Scale75 metals. But I am really happy with the colors. If I ever start a Lumineth army I will definitely choose the same. I also included an overview of most of the paints used. This also serves as reference for myself, as I have the bad habbit of forgetting what I used before. PAINTSCHEME

So here it is, my own painting log 😊 In this log I will try to keep track of the progress of my painting. Post results as well as work in progress. Painting is for me the main part of this hobby. It gives me joy and it is also a good way for me to de-stress. Having my mind set and focused on painting small details helps to suspend the otherwise always-on machinery called brain. Apart from that, there is not much that give me as much pleasure as the progress on, or the final result of a painted miniature. This alone is more than enough for me to enjoy the hobby. Just me, myself and I, and the ever growing pile of plastic of course. However, in the past few years I learned that sharing the results on this forum actually gives a little extra bonus that I really started to like a lot. It is not like I need the approval of others to enjoy my painting, but I simply also enjoy making photos of my mini’s and share it with others. My wife, family nor my friends are interested in this hobby, so this forum seems to best place for me to do this. Reason for me to start this Log. I also have to admit that, despite my age (52), I am not completely immune for getting positive reactions and likes, So YES, I am a Like-acholic too (I Guess I just made the first step in my 12-step program now.) I write this log for myself in the first place, as I honestly doubt that it is of that much interest to others. I seldom do original takes on colors, mostly follow the GW schemes or other well know online tutorials, and don’t do any kit-bashing so far (not counting the numerous times I (or the cat) broke off items or limbs by accident, and had to improvise). I also do not add additional flavor by writing original Lore and stories around the models I paint. I consider myself an average painter at best, and it doesn’t help that I do have “tremors” (superlative of shaky hands). One day is worse than the other (especially when I am tired), but it often prevents me from doing neat edge highlights, or really tiny details. Sometimes even prevent me from painting at all. So..It is just me painting my mini’s the best I can, and trying to learn and improve. Having said that, I feel that I am a bit of a crossroad now. The past few years I have been painting much more than I did in the 40 years of hobby before that, and I think with all the practice now, I am starting to slowly improve my skills. I learn new stuff, add new things to the toolbox, find better alternatives for things I have been doing for years. After more than a year more or less dedicated to painting my Nighthaunt army, my I attention is a bit more divided over multiple “projects” now. Slowly progressing, doing several mini’s at a time: Ogor Mawtribes Although my history with WHFB goes much further than that, this is actually the first army I really started to collect. More than 12 years ago I bought the Battalion Box together with a Tyrant and a Butcher (both metal.) Later on, at the time they were released with WHFB 8th edition (if I remember correctly), I also added most of the “newest” models, like the Stonehorn and the Firebelly, to my collection. In the many years that followed, I never painted anything more than a unit of Gluttons. It was not before the release of the AOS 2nd edition, that I got enthusiastic again, and painted a Stonehorn, the Tyrant and more recently the Firebelly and Ironblaster. I recently added several Start Collecting, and the Feast of Bones Set, making it a full 2k+ army, all waiting to get painted. Still got my hopes set upon some new releases for them like a new Butcher, Gorger and Yeti. All having great potential of being awesome models, given the current standard of GW sculpts. From the things I am currently working on, the Maw tribes will be my main focus. But I will not completely dedicate myself to it, so still room for other armies and stuff. Nighthaunt This was the army that got me hyped, and had me start painting again. Eventually resulting in this to become a more serious hobby then it was before. In the years that followed I mostly dedicated myself in painting this army. And although sometimes it was a bit dull to do same thing over and over again, it was a great opportunity to practice a lot with blending and glazing models. If I now compare the first with the last models painted, I think you can easily see the progress I made over time. Still relative of course. It took me more than a year, as I am a slow painter with little time, but eventually I had the 2k+ army finished by Januari 2021. A real milestone for me. There are still some small things left to do, like the Black Coach needing a proper base, and I am thinking about redoing the bases of Kurdos and the Lady. I also have some unpainted redundant models, and the spirit hosts left. I never bought the harridans either, as I find them the least appealing, but eventually I will add them to the army as well. And then there is of course at least one new unit and hero on the Horizon, which are an instant buy for me. Soulblight Gravelords I always had a thing with the death factions. Considered start collecting LoN more than once, but never did, as I already had so much other stuff waiting. I promised myself to finish Nighthaunt and Mawtribes first before buying anything else. However, with the release of Cursed City and the SBGL releases that followed, I was completely sold on the new models, and could no longer resist. I already liked death rattle, but think the new skeletons are simply awesome. Zombies are a big improvement on their predecessors, same for the dire wolves, and I am a big fan of the Romanov/Cossack flavor of the Vyrkos Dynasty. So far I only bought Cursed City, and some of the old resin vampires just before they went OOP. I will probably buy some Death Rattle and Zombies to be able to practice and try out colors, without risking to ruin the more unique and harder to get models from CC. Warhammer Underworld I often find the WHU warbands to be among the best and interesting sculpts in their range, especially the ones released with Direchasm and Harrowdeep (so far). By now I think I have collected around 15 warbands. Most of them assembled, none of them painted, with the exception of thorns of the Briar Queen, which I painted as part of my Nighthaunt army. What I like about WHU is that it gives an opportunity to try something different, to experiment with colors, try out different factions, without having to buy and paint a whole new army. Painting a full army can be a bit dull sometimes, as you try to stick to the chosen colors to keep a more or less coherent army. Painting WHU warbands in between might give a bit of the much-needed diversion. I recently started painting some of the warbands, which I hope to be finished soon. Other than the 4 “projects” mentioned above, I have quiet a few other thing lying around. Like Warcry, Dominion, Seraphon, Dwarfs, LotR and DoK etc. etc. They will have to wait for now though as I will focus on the things described above. I hope this longer than intended text didn’t scare all off you off, and you will enjoy my Log 😊

awesome

Ah yeah sure...not sure what I was thinking...someone mentioned Sylvaneth - Gitz in summer...but I kinda mixed up I think

Ah no, not at all, sorry for the confusion :)... it is just a mail from warhammer.com (which I guess most of us get) that shows an GW offer for paintbundles for these two factions and also (I missed that first time) two mini bundles for both factions. Edit - Just realized, this might as well mean the rumour about Gitz vs Sylvaneth actually turns out to be based on these bundles ..we will see

just received the offer for paint bundles for Sylvaneth and Gitz...that is guess hinting on indeed the Chaos/Order BT to be those factions (and probably a Dual Box)

What if FS and NH are actually getting more models released, and the BT cover would reveal this...could that be a reason to use the old? Just thinking out loud, seems a bit unlikely to me though

Interesting topic to read. For many years I was a very irregular painter (I started in the early eighties), with brief periods of (obsessive) painting and long periods of not painting at all in between. During this time there wasn't much improvement I think. Except that over time the available tools and paints improved a lot, and you got a lot more to choose from. I was basically a base-wash-drybrush style painter for most of this time. Which was fine of course. I also did some layering, but I am a bit limited there due to the fact that have what they call "tremors", a superlative degree of shaky hands One day it is better than the other. Not really something that affects my daily life, but with this hobby it is a bit of a handicap of course. So a perfect edge highlight is out of reach for me, at least for applying it on every single miniature. Now in the past few years, starting with the 2nd edition, I gradually started to paint more frequently, and it it became a more serious hobby to me . Also motivated by what I see and read on the TGA forums . I started to watch and read online tutorials, including a subscription to the Grimdark Compendium, and was able to learn different technics and tools. Some I applied with less success than the others, but overall I think it improved my painting. To summarize: First of all the obvious...practice! I notice that now I paint on a more regular basis than before, my painting is improving or at least considerably faster. Wet Blending.. I use this a lot now. Basically on any mini I paint. It also gives me an alternative to realize highlights without needing the skills of applying perfect thin edges. Painting a Nighthaunt army gave me the opportunity to practice it a lot. Oil washes/paints. I learned this to be a valuable tool in the toolbox. Since drying time for Oil paint is much longer than for Acrylics, they blend perfectly. Another great characteristic is that you can activate it again with white spirit. One technic I use frequently is using a cuetip with white spirit. By dabbing the painted area, you can achieve a sort of reverse highlighting with very natural transitions. Oil washes have often a very nice vibrant color too. Enamels. I learned Enamels are great for achieving all kinds of weathering effects, especially when you prefer a more grimdark style.. I mainly use the ones from AK Interactive, but guess other brands have equally good products. My favorites are: Decay Deposit (great on NH Laterns and curtains/cloth), Streaking Grime, the various rust deposits, Rust Streaks, Moss Deposit. Glazing. I use it for light effect among others. My favorite is waywatchers green, but my last bottle is almost done now. Looking for an alternative. But also to get more color nuances (like in faces) I recently also started trying to glaze over a Zenithal undercoat. I am happy with the first results. Matt Varnish. I prefer a more muted look, and also wondered how all these displayed minis at my local store had such a nice matt finish, while mine always ended up so shiny all the time. That changed after I start using a good matt finish Varnish ( I use AK Interactive.s)...real game changer for me. Using bark for Rock on bases. Tried a lot of things, including Cork. But never got the effect I was looking for. Recently I noticed that a lot of people mentioned Bark. I tried with a few mini's now, and really happy with it. So now my eyes are on the ground all the time looking for pieces of bark Probably a lot more to add, but these are the things that immediately pop up . <edit> two more things that popped up: Using the colorwheel...recently tried to choose colors based on the Colorwheel, and use opposing colors. Still lot to learn for me regarding colortheory Make sure having enough contrast. Good way to check this is to make a phot and apply a mono/greyscale filter. With gpood contrast you woudl still see plenty of detail and definition

Impressed by the OLS and the hammer ...looks great

Exactly this

@Eldarain Great job keeping this thread alive on your own. Awesome additions last few months. Said it before..big fan of your colors and quality...very distinctive. The big unclean One 😍 😍, and really like that undead conversion, including the base.. inspiring. Where did you get the statue and the tree from?

Maybe someone already mentioned this before (have a backlog reading the thread), but anticipating on at least a reveal of the BT for FS and IDK....I am wondering, with the BT not being released alongside the "Fury of the Deep" box, could this meann that one or both of the armies in the box will see a more considerable model release, like what happened with Slaanesh after "Wrath and Rapture"? Not saying it will happen, but guess at least the chance increased. Another reason could be ofcourse that they will be souped?

You sound like my (or should I say our) relationship therapist seriiously

Love it! No progress from my side unfortunately

I appreciate the effort, and support it, however: I think the discussion about the rumour thread being for rumours and rumours only, is as old as the thread itself. Problem is that this thread evolved into what I see as the TGA livingroom, Pub if you like. People come here to discuss basically anything that is on their mind, latest news, things they heard, things they are frustrated about ("GW doesn't understand me"), opinions, basically what people do if they come together in a Pub, talk about the latest news, what they think of it, what they are exited about, complain about their job, about their wife, whatever. For many people this became a daily routine, and I think it will be very hard to change this behaviour, unless you start moderate this thread heavily, but I doubt if anyone want to go there, I wouldn't make TGA the friendly place we all want it to be, I guess. On the other hand I fully understand that for someone who is looking for more specific information i.e. if there are any new rumours, it is a pain having to scroll through all the random stuff he/she may not be interested in first. Personally I think, that instead of trying to change this thread back into a rumour thread it is probably much easier just to create a new rumour only thread for this purpose. It probably still needs some people actively copy any rumour from this thread to the new one, and it will be definitely not as active as this one, as apart from the weekly Rumour Engine, we only see sporadic actual rumours that are worth to mention. Rumours like these of Grimdark we see only few times a year (max), I think. For other topics, I guess we can do what we already do. Any discussion or news that starts dominating this thread, deserves a therad of its own. We create a new thread and continue the discussion there. This requires some moderating off course. Just my two cents

Also this : "We want people to be able to use their old armies if they wish, or to start new ones, or to add new miniatures to old armies – whatever they want. "

Hrothgorn done, next his minions

Although I personaly find more joy in sharing our enthousiasm, about this hobby we have in common, I definately have no problem with people being critical or cynical about GW or AOS. In most cases I find it justified, or otherwise at least understandable that people got frustrated, upset, or even emotional about radical changes to the game that directly affect the army or armies they collected over the years., as most of us put a lot of time, effort love and money in this hobby, some may even dedicate their lives to it. And even if I wouldn't understand, then still I think everyone have the right to ventilate their displeasure or frustration about anything. I just think that like someone said, the general perception that Dominion is a failure, and sales are low, may also be, because of a considerable group of people out there that for whatever reason like GW to fail. It may be for reasons in the past (like the end of the old world, and how GW handled that), the present (new AOS 3.0 rules) or a general dislike of big, $$$ companies like GW. I think if you really like something to happen (GW to fail), it doesn't need much to make you actual;ly believe it does, even if the proof is mostly indirect. Guess thats how the human mind (in general) deals with these kind of emotions. So things like Dominion didn't sell out immediately (which most ppl expected to happen), reminders, special offers, individual stories of resellers that ordered to much, all of that can have various reasons, but in the mind of someone who really like GW to fail, this easily evolves into a fact: it is a total failure (hurray). At least that is what I think. But as said, that doesn't mean that I think their anger is not justified.