You thought this blog was dead....?

Guess again! After all Grim Reaper is a good friend of mine...

Grot!

Not much on the painting front lately but I did manage to paint this gretchin. It was good fun as I went for a softer, more pastel green on the skin. I also enjoyed the contrast between green and red. Unfortunately painting will probably be slow for the next 2 weeks since I'm moving home and it will be quite a hassle. Still I think I wil make a comeback when I'm settled in. In the meantime enjoy the pics:

Ork Nob - quick paintjob

I was a bit bored today so I thought I should try a quick and easy paintjob on an Ork Nob mini I had lying around. I went for a slightly different style wth bold colours and highlights but I think it turned out OK for 3 hours woth of work. What you think?

40k petshop

Hey look what I found in the 40k petshop. Isn't it cute? And it only took me 2 hours to paint.

Obligatory after-varnishing pics of the Sister of Batlle

I thought you'd enjoy a few pics without the ugly paint handle so here they are. Unfortunatelt the lighting didn't work out very well in these pics but I managed to get a few decent ones.

The finished Sister of Battle & a glimpse of things to come

The Sister of Battle is finaly finished, finito, done! All in all a grea mini which has helped me progress as a painter. I had to tackle my fear of highlighting very dark colours and it was my first time painting a female face. I'm pleased with how it turned out in the end. I think I finally managed to get all the colours highlighted to the same level and the colour choices fitted nicely. I had some issues in these areas in the past so it feel like I'm moving forward which is great. Without further ado:

And what's that glimps of things to come you may ask. Well my good friend Nik has just finished another awesome conversion and this time I get to paint it. In keeping with the whole Necron talk that's going on lately the mini is a Necron Warrion in  a rather... dynamic and unconventional pose. I'm gona start painting it soon so in addition to your comments on the conversion I'd be happy to hear any ideas you may have about painting. You can even post some links to some of your favourite Necron paintjobs. Who knows, I may be inspired to try something new. At the moment I'm thinking of rust and lots of wear combined with some green OSL on the eyes and weapon but I'm open to any suggestions. What I really want is a nice and striking paintjob that will do justice to the conversion work. Pics time:

Sister of Battle update - almost finished

The mini is almost finished by now. The only things left to paint are the ever dreaded face and hair. I'll do them some other day when I feel less tired and more courageous. I did tackle the final armour highlights though and I'm pleased with them. The mini looks better and more coherent now or at least that's how I hope it looks... Take a look at the pics and tell me what you think I should correct before finishing the mini.