A Beacon In The Dark

I sent a picture of my workspace over to the guys at Massive Voodoo
for their birthday contest.  Imagine my surprise to see that jarhead
actually posted it on his blog.  I was honored and thrilled.  You can see
that here on his site.

Tonight, I snapped a shot of my truck with all my lights going while
I was working on various projects.  Amusing!

Now get your paint on!

Color Theory - Royally Tough Subject!

I made a little progress on Queen Ileosa.  Still have not touched
 a brush to her, but I have now chosen a split complimentary
palette which can be seen here
http://colorschemedesigner.com/#4e31Tw0w0w0w0

Next it was time to ready the paints by continuing my change over
to dropper bottles

Left to right
Water - Flowaid - Retarder Mix
Burnished Gold - for fine scroll work, crown, etc
White - for creating tint
Gray - for creating tone
Black - for creating shade
Orange - split complimentary color
Yellow - split complimentary color
Blue/Violet - split  complimentary color

Can't wait to get started still hoping to do this great model justice like you can see
Here

Now get your paint on!

RE-Kroot testing!

Well I failed to post the previous test model for the Sha'cea kroot.  Needless
to say you didn't miss anything.  I hated it and it is taking an "awesome" bath.

Tonight I finished another version and I am extremely happy with how it
turned out.

Kroot test paint job #2

Once the owner approves of the paint scheme, work can continue.

Now get your paint on!

Got a Lego Up!

Thanks to some quick thinking my brother John.  We made a pitstop at a huge
mall in Schaumburg, IL.  We had a few hours to kill between loads, and I had
driven over to a Dick Blick store to waste more money on whatever tickled
my newest fancy.  Right next door was the mall that contained....

A LEGO STORE!!!!

For just 8 dollars, I got to fill a cup up with exactly the legos I wanted.  This
was a big improvement over a $30 + set from Wal-mart with a ton of junk
I would never use.

On we go with Salamander progress and my first go at resin casting!
Time to bust out

Add legos and plasticine

Next came the power fists that I'm casting.  A sprue piece to inject through, as well
as filler ports and air vents ( from qtip sticks )

Add the Oomoo ( Mold material )

As I type this, I am 5.5 hours through the 6 hour wait for the other half
I know these sergeants can't wait for their arms so we can get next months turn in
done!

Then I will...and you should...

Now get your paint on!

It's all in a name

Well just as my name implies,  I will be missing the first turn in for
WARPIGG Painting Challenge.   The guys are nice enough to let me
turn in via pictures when I can't make it as usual.

So here is my turn in for September
Landraider + Scouts + 3 Objective Markers  410 pts

Now Get Your Paint On!

A Noble Task!

An impromptu visit today to Lone Star Comics #1 in Dallas, TX was quite
enjoyable.  They had a great clean store, friend employees, and a nice
selection of many miniature games....although no Privateer Press /cry

I found a great little miniature from Reaper's Pathfinder line that I look
forward to painting.  I hope I can do her justice!

Meet Queen Ileosa .

Get your paint on!

I Lava Good Base!

Here is a full recap of my lava bases including "How to Paint"

Design - Cake texture form - Walmart

Add Green Stuff -

When cured remove and mark out your bases

Cut out - glue to your bases

Painting step #1
Black Primer

Painting step #2
Red Gore brushed liberally all the way to the top edge of the crevices

Painting step #3
Blazing Orange brush again in all crevices but not all the way up the sides so some
red is still showing

Painting step #4
Golden Yellow paint thinly along the bottom of the crevices leaving both red and
orange showing

Painting step #5
Skull White painted only in the deepest parts of the crevice where lava is the hottest.
This is a spot highlight only

Painting step #6
Fortress Grey dry stippled on the very top of the rock for an ashy porous look.

Finished product with the Salamanders!

Get your paint on!