Elcia

Nice write up oozey, I'm all in for a game on Friday too. Looking forward to a more... uh... relaxed game :laughing: Now to go read more Nico strats :<

Thanks Darguth! You're definitely right, every time I did ANYTHING the paint consistency varied, and I had no idea what to do. Sometimes I'd just blob it on and lose all detail, and other times it felt like I was painting with water on to more water >.< The thinnest I had the paint was on the samurai-looking punks clothes, there's quite a few layers on the lighter part of the...skirt... but you can still see the undercoat blaring through. Question! How do I ... fix mistakes? lol sometimes I will get a detail just right, then have a rogue brush stroke accident while painting around it. I cant control+z in real life :<

All done! Last update on front page :> Cheers for looking

ooo same, I really like the bride idea, and i like the skin tone :>

Waaaah! So cute! Your colours match perfectly!

Blarg! Updated front page with Mortimer. Only have Nico left to paint, and I'm a little bit sad :< thanks again for the kind words everyone :3

I too love the Seishin, awesome colouring Cant wait to see Kirai

I am so in love with your Seamus. The bases with the cards and bits and pieces are fantastic too! ^.^

first post updated with team zombie:>

Ditto! How does she manage to get anything done with nails that long? Helpful stuff though My first punk zombie has been uploaded too :> Feel a little more knowledgeable after checking out those videos / links

Wow, Thank you! Looks like I've got some watching to do over the weekend

He is so cute!! Such vibrant colours. Amazing work :3

Updated the first post My technique is struggling, any help at all is appreciated!

I like the little details on the fans and the colours on the seishin. Very nice!

wow I like those dogs. Especially the chihuahua! And I really like those bases, a real streets of London / Dr. Jekyll + Mr. Hyde feel :top:

Cheers for the kind words all :> A real confidence boost! The vultures necks were purely a mistake, but glad it recovered. Hooray! I try not to paint of a weeknight so I get to bed at a decent hour, but i'll definitely be updating on the weekend. ty again!

So, I have been living the wonderful world of Malifaux vicariously through a friend for the past few weeks and finally decided to get in on the action. Immediately fascinated by Mr. Suavey McZombie-pants himself (Nicodem) I wanted to start off with him and his legion of zombie dogs. Which is weird, because I'm terrified by zombies... I'm 100% new to painting / tabletop gaming in general and tbh, a little bit terrified. So be gentle :3 But any hints or tips will be mega appreciated because I'm pretty much going in blind Nico arrived on the weekend and I squealed like a school girl and rushed to go buy my first paints. Anyways, heres my first attempt. I like to think I matched the paint with my play style: Terrible. So these are my vultures, I accidentally cut off their long necks.. but lets not talk about that. The whole gang WiP Rotty, the twins, and Munster (Yeah I name my models, you'll get used to it) Close up of one of the twins. He has ominous green zombie goo Update: 9th October Not particularly pleased with the new dogs. I'm struggling with the whole rotting flesh thing (any tips / how to's would be much appreciated!!). Plus I rushed these two this morning. So eager to get painting done before I head out! >.< I may strip them and start again when I have more time :< Attempt at a Dalmatian :< I found the dogs really hard to base because all I had to work with was their grubby uneven paws. I like to think this guy is on a lean because hes fanging round a corner at top speed >.> The Pug in there isnt finished. I just love his grumpy face :> Update: 10th October I am so ridiculously hung over, but I watched / read all of those awesome links and think I improved a little. Was refreshing to paint a human instead of another mutt. Was really nervous about painting faces Update:15th October Totally haven't been motivated at all this week, which I guess is my biggest downfall when it comes to the quality of the finished product...Plus these punk zombies are my least favourite minis, Its just the way they look. It confuses and enrages me. uuuuum yeeeeah ... turns out I used the wrong glue on this guy, and I hulked his arm off last night (accidentally). And when I was looking at him and his amputated limb, the look on his face suddenly made sense. It was a mix of "Im so crazy hardcore I just cut off my own arm" and "I immediately regret this decision" So I rolled with it... unfortunately my blood work is terrible, but you get the idea. the middle zombie is the one I dislike most of all. I think its his breezy tank top, and my horrible choice of colours. A while ago I brought this sweet illidan figurine, and this background was his box. Mmm arty! Update: 20th Oct I only have Mortimer and Nico left to do, and I wanted to take my time. After hearing people are spending hours NAY! Days! on one model, and im belting them out after an hour or so. I tried a different approach. Tried my hand at layering, and watering down the paints even more so, etc etc. But I found if I made a mistake it was hard to correct, and only made it worse :< Hence Mortys face looking 10 shades darker than the rest of him. All in all I think I learned a few things ...and I think he turned out ok :3 I did take progressive photos, but the lighting turned out to be terrible :< Update: October 27th Welp. Here he is. I left him til last so I had less chance of ballsing him up. I found Nico wasnt as fun to paint as Mortimer was, I think it was because he had finer details and all sorts of nooks and crannies the brush couldnt get in to. As you can probably tell by now I've been rolling with the scorpion green theme, and felt it was only natural he have hyper green spooky goggles and cane (I choose to think his cane has magical zombie powers) Again, I buggered up the face details and skin tone. But I like the way his "Yeah ive been standing in the rain in suede, what of it?" coat turned out, but I envisioned the darker green matching a little better Overall, I'm pleased with my first attempt and a little sad the crew is finished. I found the punk zombies severed limb on the floor the other day and had a bit of a giggle... realising the minis aren't perfect, but I sure did have fun painting them Thanks for looking :3