GreyHorde

Yes, it has been a long time since I posted, here. What can I say? 2014 and 2015 were particularly unkind to my hobby painting and gaming. So far this year, a few more Arcanists have been cleared off the workbench. Please forgive the craptastic camera phone shots; snapped them atop the workbench, just to prove that I have returned to Earth (you know, after having fallen off the face of the Earth for a while...).

Whew...rough couple of weeks at work, so I just now have a few minutes at home to ramble, as promised. Bright red: on white primer, base coat with Reaper Master Series Mahogany Brown, then Citadel Blood Red. Shade down with RMS Clotted Red, up with Citadel Blood Red and Blazing Orange. Highest highlights may get some yellow mixed in. Most of the time there's not really a recipe, per se...I work with either a wet palette and fiddle with mixes as I go, or a small-welled palette and get 5 or 6 shades mixed in advance. Then mix on the fly between shades to smooth transitions, glaze with the Blood Red/Blazing Orange mix to punch up the color saturation. Varying skin tones: Performers were mainly RMS Fair Skin & Rosy Skin, plus a touch of Flesh Wash mixed in, especially in shadows. Cassie and Colette started with some of that, but got some Bronzed Skin included to give them a stronger 'tan' look. Eyeshadow: a little of the base dress color mixed into a small bit of the skin color, highlighted with more of the skin color. It's fiddly to keep it strong enough to be noticeable, but light enough not to look trashy or garish.

I thought of making them similar, and tried at first, but could not match the original performer's violet and went with green, instead. Could have gone red, I suppose, but then half the set would have been in red. Cassie would not have liked that.

Whoa! Thanks, everyone! I am very glad you like my first crew. I struggled with choosing color schemes different from the 'box art' and ended up taking the easy/lazy way out and mostly copying it. One performer's purple foiled me, though, so she ended up in green. The bases are Malifaux Victorian street inserts, which I liked better (and had more of) than sewer. Yes, Coryphee singles and Duet are on my workbench alongside a female Gunsmith and 3 Mechanical Doves. "Waiting in the wings" is Colette's three-model avatar, but it may be some time before I paint that set. I'll circle back around when I have a few minutes to ramble about bright red, varying skin tones & eyeshadow. I have some individual, closer shots, too, if anyone is interested in seeing them? In the meantime, here's the requested back shot:

Colette starter box...

Saw three dates on the Time Machine tour. If you missed it, grab the DVD of the Cleveland show. I really LOVE the steampunk aspects, the video and humor are great, and the show is absolutely killer.

Thanks! I've been mostly away for a couple of years, but occasionally checking in on Iron Painter and a few other things. The forums have improved a lot, I must say.

Well, sort of a return, and it's not even as dramatic as all that. Technically, I never 100% left, just wandered away for a long time. Real life interfered with my painting (still does), Malifaux exploded and I couldn't afford to keep up, etc. However, having enjoyed watching a Malifaux tourney, having a blast with a good demo, picking up a fate deck, the original rules and trading for a Colette starter set, I am looking to get back in. Just got the small rulebook and Rising Powers, too. As I read through the short rulebook and Rising Powers, I will be back and will need advice on game play and model selection. For example, I've been hearing Colette is a good crew for the more experienced player, rather than a noob like me, so I may be looking for a more straightforward (less finesse required) group. Ramos? His steampunk elements interest me a lot, so he might be on my radar scope. Helping to keep Louisville weird Wyrd...

That is just beyond awesome. Well done!

I tried brushing on Minwax on orcs. It looked okay, but stained the paintjobs somewhat. I mean, it colorized any paint it touched, even though it flowed into recesses failry well. Then I tried Army Painter 'Dark Tone' on a group of skeletons - much better, IMHO. It went on thicker than Minwax in some ways, but I was able to mop off the highlights without staining them quite so much and push it into shadows & recesses. It stayed put and made a nice finish overall. Glossy, but a couple coats of Dullcote and they were good to go.

As I see it, you've dug yourself a seriously deep hole. The first 50' was the result of your original assinine post. Then you decided to hold onto the shovel and keep right on digging for another 25'. Really? Blaming drink instead of taking responsibility for yourself, and then trying to spin it like somehow you did the charity efforts a favor?!? Not even close. That was just one horrible failure after another. The digging continued and the hole got deeper. How's the view? As I see it, you have one last opportunity to drop the shovel and start to slowly, carefully climb out of the pit before the walls collapse. The first thing to do is STFU. Next, walk away from the keyboard, flush the alcohol down the drain and get some professional help. If you happen to learn the definition of CHARITY along the way, then your next step would be to actually donate to one. Anonymously. Nothing in it for you except the knowledge that you did something right. If you brag about it to someone else or take any sort of credit for it, in person or online, then you have made the process about you, again, instead of learning the crucial point that it is NOT about you but is instead about the simple act of giving. If you fail to learn this easy lesson, go back and do it again, as many times as it takes to do it silently. Once you have managed to clear those hurdles, then you'll be clean & sober, with the ability to give a little instead of sucking the life out of everyone else. At that point you will be able to contribute to forums and maybe real life as a positive, functional human.

I used to use a standing light / magnifier - hated it. Switched to good light, very good vision and lots of eyestrain - hated it. Noticed in the last couple of years close objects are blurry, half-arm's-length is too far away for the fine details. Switched to an OptiVisor - love it, can't paint eyes on a mini without it.

I'd say I like the look of Diamond Sue, Dark Elf Priestess and Spider Demon. Wait, I think there's a joke in there. A cowgirl, an evil priestess and a spider demon walk into a bar... Nevermind. The standard bearer I will eventually need for my Warlord Elf army, but that's, so it looks good, too.

As usual, I'm jumping in a little late... I'm originally from near Buffalo, so I'm a lifelong Sabres fan. (Man, I miss 'Hockey Night in Canada'!) I don't get to watch much hockey at all anymore, can't really keep up as much as I'd like, but I catch a little now & then, read the news online, etc.

Two more Enigma must-haves. Nice!

I am really looking forward to the seminar at GC.

Why didn't I think of that?

2nd! The lamp post is great would love to buy 10 or so.

Like it - lots of character to that one.

Great paint job, fun sculpt, charitable work, based on Wayne Reynolds artwork...come on, what's not to love? If they have it at Gen Con, I'm buying a couple, at least.

:doh: Sorry I missed it! :birthday: Happy Birthday! :birthday:

I had a similar occurrences for years - grew up in a small town about 30 miles outside Buffalo, NY. Moved to Columbus, Ohio, where people would ask where I was from because I didn't carry a midwest accent. They wouldn't know my hometown, so I tried the nearest city. "Buffalo". Blank stare. I said, "New York", meaning the state. This usually drew a confused blink or two, followed by either (A) "Buffalo! Went there once. Loved Niagara Falls, hated Buffalo. Worse than Alaska - snows all year, there, doesn't it?" ... or ... ( "Oh, New York. Funny, you don't sound like you're from New York City. Hey, I got a cousin in Brooklyn. Maybe you know him? Jimmy Whatever, about your height, dark hair, went to JFK High School...?" ... or ... © the Italian/mobster voice thing. ... or ... (D) "So, you're a Bills fan, then? Ha! Ha! Sorry." ... or ... (E) Some combination of two or more.

Cool.

Happy Birthday!!! :vb_cheers :birthday: :rock:

Give up on the notion of paying a comic artist straight out of your pocket. It's tough to make it worthwhile as a purely paid job. Few people I have ever met can get creative just because there is an hourly wage involved. In fact, that often seems to stifle the creative process. I have been on both sides of this, having been an independent comic book writer and artist years ago. I have not done a web comic, but the concept is the same, only the publication is different. Instead, I suggest developing a business plan where you can sell advertising space, banner ads, subscriptions, content and trade outs, then contract the artist(s) for a percentage of profits. That might attract entrepreneurial artists who will buy into the potential and work to make it a professional & critical success. My $0.02.