Steve Troughton-SmithFirst batch paint of 2025 complete! Thereās something quite endearing about these awful classic Dark Eldar sculpts when painted in a modern style
Had the flu this week, so having to slowly force myself back into painting by doing tiny little bits. Avoiding the internet feels like the right thing to do lately
You spend so much time looking at this stuff up close, flaws and all, that seeing it from the intended distance feels like a whole new experience
As a bonus, tonight I painted up a Stormcast Eternal (using the TableTopReady tutorial)!
I can see why these are the face of Age of Sigmar. That was fun to paint, and it looks amazing š
Some of these highlights nearly broke me. Too many of the paints are shiny and the angles are awful which made it impossible to see what I was looking at under my lights š Iām not gonna let this mini defeat me, but boy is it a struggle!
Itās all coming together. Honestly this paint job has been kinda fun, despite the complexity
This one deserves a full spin š
I said 2025 would be the year to progress my painting skills, and I meant it š
Honestly a pretty easy one to paint, all things considered
I have painting failures too; this guy (3D printed from Artisan Guild) wasnāt turning out how I wanted so I stopped half way.
Iāll see if I can rescue it when Iām in the mood
Finally started painting the display board thatās been hanging on my wall for a few years. Terrain is hard!
Looking better already! Still have the raised area to do, but Iāll get there
Not too bad, for a test model. Itās a lot smaller than it looks, but Iāll have an easier time with it when my new brushes get here. Not a particularly difficult scheme, thankfully!
Itās new brush day! Trying out Artis Opus this time. ā¬100 doesnāt get you an awful lot of sable these daysā¦ š
Finally pushed through to the finish on these two. My new Artis Opus brushes are fantastic, now I just need to get better at using them š
At least basing is the fun part
Basing begins.
One thing new Iām doing on this batch is going back in and manually adding shading and black lining after the fact, which makes all the difference
Current status: very carefully trying to paint a model past me glued together and didnāt have the foresight to make in subassembliesā¦
When Iām just doing one, Iām much faster! Maybe batch painting is whatās been killing me
Particularly love how this cloak turned out. I still need a lot of practice
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