Rathnard Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 I'm still in a bit of a rut when it comes to painting Malifaux, and my attempt to paint Abyssinians last month failed miserably. So instead, I'm returning to a favourite; Yep - it's time to get back to the Gibbering Hordes! I've just got these guys (Barbed Crawlers and Devouring Eel), plus some Yarazi to go before I've finished the Allegiance. The colour scheme have for them is both fun and easy, so these should be a blast to get through. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloomy Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Ploughing through the rest of the Apex keyword this month, all that's left to do is 1 Vatagi and the Rex 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloomy Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) @Caedrus is there a spreadsheet? Can't find one and I can't remember what level I pledged 😂 Ignore me I just found it Edited April 9, 2021 by Gloomy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushgit Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 And Papa Loco follows 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Engorn Posted April 11, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 On 4/1/2021 at 10:41 AM, Engorn said: The one brush thingie includes the base? Because I'll ruin my W&N if I apply pigments to the base with it or do drybrush to the final result... And can we use the airbrush along with the brush? Well, this is my pledge for April. I was planning on painting the whole Apex keyword, except the Miley Cyrus Rex, and stay in the 70-80SS frame (or around 12 miniatures), but I'm not sure if I'm gonna be able since the last two months I managed doing it by painting the gamins, which are pretty straightforward. So, I'm gonna start with the Lord Cooper's Core Box and let's see if I can do more before the month is over. It's finished. Lord Cooper: 15SS Model 9: 9SS Artemis: 6SS Ullr: 6SS Runaways: 3SS (1SS each) Total: 39SS I'm now trying to decide if I paint the rest of the keyword next or if I paint some Infinity models. I hope to have an answer for tomorrow. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engorn Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 19 hours ago, Engorn said: I'm now trying to decide if I paint the rest of the keyword next or if I paint some Infinity models. I hope to have an answer for tomorrow. It is gonna be the rest of Apex miniatures... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Caedrus Posted April 12, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Caedrus, Reporting in! I’ll be updating my efforts with some photography tomorrow, but I thought I’d take a look at the absolutely inspiring work everyone has been up to. Please take any critiques in a positive light, as they are meant to be constructive! @muraki: Nice development of your NMM. You might want to put a small amount of glazed colours to reflect the surroundings, e.g. a brown at the bottom of (March) Lady J’s coffin. I love your choice of hair colour on Lady J, by the way. Super-fine brush control on the woodgrain of her coffin, too! @Gloomy: I love your subtle tone work. The flesh tones on the (March) Vitagi are delightful, and the cloaks – they’re absolutely superb. @Stranglelove: I reckon your brush control has really kicked up a notch. The fine details on (March) Cooper are super detailed. I think a gentle drybrushing on the hounds would make them really nicely finished. I like your muted tones, too. The whole Von Schtook group is very pretty – I think the primer has given you a bit of a rough texture to work with. You can sometimes overcome this with a light, post-primer toothbrush once-over. I have a love-hate relationship with prime. I hope you overcome your burnout soon, and get your mojo back! @Viruk: That’s a fine print and paint job on the (March) Elvira Succubus. Very smooth textures on the print, and a think your choice of glazes for the skin is just about perfect. The reds you’ve chosen are just right for a demon-like suggestion. @Ja9nge: I often see a miniature as a story in itself, and those (March) pigs are a fantastic example of it. The sculpted pieces are just fabulous. If you pushed the shadows on the pigs just a little more, you’ve have two seriously intimidating, muscular piggies! @Maogrim: Wow, your brush control has improved out of sight! I think if you tried a single-point-lighting technique, you could get some nice, dramatic looking minis with a ton of contrast! I’m loving the skin tones on your Beckoner. @Harlekin: Your (March) Order Initiate has some absolutely stunning colour gradations on the tail. The skin is super high detail. It looks like you’ve chosen a deliberate high-contrast between the raised and shadowed skin. I think if you glazed an intermediate tone in the shadows, it would look great. Great choice of colours. But, I think your Mortimer might be your best work yet (only just pipping that pretty, pretty mourner). The purple and green highlighting on Mortimer is divine. Love it to bits. @Cats Laughing: Those (March) Yokai murder-monkeys are a delight. I think a light drybrush on the fur would make them up even another notch, maybe some lining in their armour vests? They’re very nice, regardless! @Engorn: So many gorgeous models in March and April. I like the almost pitted effect on the Golem’s metalwork. However, that Essence of Power. I would dearly love to know your magenta recipe. The saturation is just delightful. I also love the highlighting on the poison gamin. The shadows to highlights have a massive, beautifully-done contrast. @Boomstick: Your colour choice just keeps getting better and better. The tartan on your (March) False Witness was a delight. The back of the male False Witness looks like the highlighting needs to be blended together a little more. I Iove the temperature shift across the cloak. @SEV: Believe me when I say that I feel your pain in miniature photography. I absolutely agree with your views on that Sonnia: That’s one ugly sword. @bedjy: I love looking at you rmodels. Each one has so much going on. The junker-Envy is chaotic. I love it. Your blues are particularly well chosen, in my opinion. The carapace of the Flame, the fur on the wind gamin … so much to like. @Brushgit: That (March) bloodhound has one of the best colour-mixes I’ve seen. The colour choice and blending of colours on the fur is top-notch. Stunning. Your (April) Papa Loco showed some more of your gentle blends. They’re exquisite. The folds of Papa’s straitjacket is a great example, as is the texture difference between Santiago’s duster and pants. @Woody71: I would dearly love to see all your Nephilim together. That unifying blue would make them look tremendous, I reckon. If you wanted to increase your contrast, by making the flesh shadows even deeper, I think they’ve be truly intimidating models. @Diddick: I’ve just finished my own Emissary, so I loved checking out your (March) mini. You’ve really worked the textures on the model (mule’s head, beaten leather sack). Your choice of colours for Minako are spot-on. @Vessien: No reason to be disappointed with that Terra Cotta Warrior. He’s great. The red tones you’ve worked into the highlights vs. the green shadows make a gorgeous verdigris-copper look. @Rathnard: I want to see your Gibbering Hordes. You’re my favourite TOS painter! Until next time, keep putting pigment on plastic! Caedrus. 3 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engorn Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 29 minutes ago, Caedrus said: @Engorn: So many gorgeous models in March and April. I like the almost pitted effect on the Golem’s metalwork. However, that Essence of Power. I would dearly love to know your magenta recipe. The saturation is just delightful. I also love the highlighting on the poison gamin. The shadows to highlights have a massive, beautifully-done contrast. Let's see if I can remember the recipes... For the magenta, if I'm not wrong, it was a base of VMC 70.960 Violet and then it was highlights with different mixes of VMC 70.812 Violet Red, VMC 70.945 Magenta, VGC 72.013 Squid Pink and I think VMC 70.928 Light Flesh for the brightest parts. No exact proportions, just play with the colors on the wet pallet. I didn't use it, but if you want an extra punch for the magenta, you can always use some VMC 70.735 Magenta Fluoresc. as a glaze. The poison gamin's green I'm not totally sure of the base color (actually the shadows). I'm hesitating between VMC 70.823 Luftwaffe Cam. Green and VMC 70.850 Medium Olive. I would say it is the Luftwaffe Cam. Green (is a darker color so it should give more contrast with the later colors), but I'm not 100% sure. First light was with VMC 70.967 Olive Green and second light with VMC 70.954 Yellow Green (although, as I applied the color with the airbrush, is possible thatit was VGA 72.733 Light Livery Green, which is almost identical to VMC 70.954 Yellow Gree). I used VGI 72.090 Black Green to outline the shadows. And I believe that's all... xD 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats Laughing Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Thank you for comments. I agree and got similar comments on the armor from my local group as well. I will probably work on other models before coming back to these, since they're tabletop ready (minus bases, which I'll batch do with the crew as a whole) Still I think the comments will help with future models (and when I come back to these) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LightningJuice Posted April 13, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 Hey all, I’m new to this painting forum- literally been here 5 minutes. I’ve been painting for a few years and desperately trying to get better. I’ve seen great improvement that’s for sure! @CaedrusI just read through the Challenge rules - unsure if I’ll be making a monthly pledge just yet. Dipping my toes, if you will. I just finished Hinamatsu, Titania, and two Autumn Knights in the last week. I’ll shoot for better photos next time. And maybe actually pledging 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caedrus Posted April 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 @LightningJuice, welcome to the Forum! I feel I can say that we're a pretty informal bunch here. I can definitely say that it is a very supportive and constructive lot of people. You're very welcome to take part in the Challenge (no hassle), and if you want and critiquing of your technique or work, just let people know and they'll happily do so. Welcome! Caedrus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rathnard Posted April 15, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Aww, thanks @Caedrus! That's very kind of you to say. Anyway, here's a progress update on the Crawlers; I worked out the scheme for them months ago, when I painted the Morphling (ie. basically both Crawler types squished together). So far they're looking pretty swish for a 4 scrip trash squad. I especially love some of the faces. Like this one - Grumpy Cat's distant ancestor; 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Caedrus Posted April 17, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 Caedrus, reporting in! I have some early completions, and I'm pleased to say that my (mostly eBay rescued) Tormented keyword is complete! First, the Drowned I find myself wondering if I should do more colour on these guys, rather than going for a 'submerged' look. But, I do like the way they look (as always, water effects look garbage in photographs). Next, the Hanged! A bit uninteresting, these guys have a halo of colour on their base, which is Caedrus-speak for Incorporeal. Next, the Dead Outlaws! A bit more interesting a sculpt. It was a bit challenging to get the Tormented-thematic-colour-I-chose (pale, saturated blue) into the scheme, but it's close. These guys, however, were a lot of fun to paint. I had some airbrush fun, and some finer NMM on the picks. Quite pleased with these Hollow guys. For the Highlander Challenge, I painted Jaakuna Ubume with my trusty Rosemary and Co, Series 33, Size #1. Here she is: Once again, water effects look terrible, but I can definitely say that I was pleased with the end miniature. I do love this sculpt. It tells a great story. Finally, a long term goal was completed, my Avatar of Entropy, which is now an Outcasts alternate Emissary: The details are a little chunky, but I enjoyed the mini. For those wanting a completed Keyword shot, here it is: ...and, finally, I managed some slightly better shots of last month's Miss Deed. Still not great, but better than it was... Whew! That's a lot of painting! I hope everyone is having a fantastic April, and I'll be back for more updates soon! Caedrus. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lusciousmccabe Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 @Caedrus Liking the underwater colour palette also. Photos are super clear as well, water effect not withstanding. I saw a pretty goodtutorial on painting water theme stuff you might be interested in. He basically uses masking and the airbrush to paint ripples onto the back of the model. It's meant to be reflected light, but could easily be the light passing through the water. It's here because embedding it makes it huge for some reason. Underwater is a really cool theme but super hard to sell well. Think you're doing a really good job of it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caedrus Posted April 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 @lusciousmccabe: Thanks so much! I thought about how to do that lighting - I should have thought about the airbrush! I'll try that - thanks for the resource and link! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddick Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 welcome @LightningJuice very nice job on the hinamatsu, and killer bases for the titania crew, super them aproppiate 👏 @Caedrus i really love those drowned@Brushgit as caedrus already pointed out, those belnds in papa loco are INSANE 🎩 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Viruk Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 22, 2021 Alright, April pledge complete. Don't think I will paint any more Faux this month. Effigy + Emissary + Pandora for a total of: 29 soulstones In the end I did paint the Effigy using more than 1 brush - needed to drybrush cobblestones on the base 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maogrim Posted April 22, 2021 Report Share Posted April 22, 2021 Guys, I don't know, I might just tap out on the Monthly Painting Challenge. The rest of my supposed play group just doesn't give a s***. We all bought out boxes last Summer, and so far I am the only one who has painted models. Half of them haven't even assembled their Core boxes, let alone showed any more interest apart from the initial interest that must have been big enough to spend a few bucks for said core boxes. This just really kills my motivation to paint Malifaux models, and it certainly doesn't help that I started getting into another miniatures game which I will not mention... So yeah. Looks bleak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lusciousmccabe Posted April 22, 2021 Report Share Posted April 22, 2021 5 hours ago, Viruk said: Whoah, oldschool! Also much better than I knew that model could look. Great job. @Maogrim No! Wait, we can change!! Seriously though, that's a shame about your gaming group. I've always enjoyed the models you put up here so if you find yourself painting them for painting's sake it'd be great to see them. 1 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maogrim Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 @lusciousmccabe Thank you so much for your kind words! I noticed that Youko got revamped, which renewed my interest in her and Malifaux. So I will try to get her painted up next week, which should carry me safely into May.. I imagine her in pristine white, as an hommage to Lucy Liu's O-Ren Ishii.. 😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlekin Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 Shame, @Maogrim. I always enjoyed your shared pics a lot. Anything we can do to keep your motivation going? I have to confess that I didn't finished any model either so far. But I will try my best to at least fullfil my pledge for March. Wanna join, @Maogrim? Would be a pleasure and an honor.* * consider it a polite kick in your butt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maogrim Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 @Harlekin As mentioned above I've decided to try painting Youko next week, provided I still have a 30mm Cobblestone base left for her. So yeah, let's get our acts together, friend. 😃 Sure you didn't hand one in for March? We're in April already... And sorry for being so fickle, dear friends. I find myself hard to bear sometimes as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlekin Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 10 hours ago, Maogrim said: Sure you didn't hand one in for March? We're in April already... I'm talking about April, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlekin Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 It's not much for a sunday, but here is my second Order Initiate for 6 Stones. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maogrim Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 So here's Youko. Terrible picture, but I still think I overdid it with shading and highlights and did a terrible job with the face. Hair looks decent, though. @Caedrus 15 subpar Stones done. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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