Finished: Nurgle Chaos Lord

Painted this model for a friends Warriors of Chaos force. I tried a some new techniques on this one, namely glazes. The skin was painted with a mix of Dheneb Stone, Bleached Bone, Cayman Green, and black. The skin was then glazed over with a light olive green tone, followed by blotches of purple glaze to make the skin look bruised and corrupted.
The boils/poxes were disgusting fun to paint: they were base in Vallejo Game Color Desert Yellow, highlight with 1/2-1/2 Desert Yellow and Bleached bone, hit with a wash of Baal Red, and given a final highlight of Bleached Bone.

Enjoy!

Backdrops for you miniature photographs

Just thought I would share these excellent cloudy backdrops from Corvus' Miniatures, one of my favorite hobby blogs out there! I plan on using these when I get around to taking photographs of the Lore of Fire Battle Wizard when he is finished (hopefully this weekend). I'm also working on a beautiful old Rackham Kelt druid, so I should have another excuse to break out the backgrounds.






Cheers!

~Euen

Monthly Special for July! Now with the Revised Dust Pricing List

I'm now offering 20% off all Dust Tactics/Warfare commissions placed this July!

Effectively, this means that an Axis Ludwig walker, painted like the one below, will run you $20.



A unit of infantry, no matter the armor rating, will cost you $15. Each model in the unit will be painted up to the quality of the Allied BBQ Boy below.


And here is a shot of a unit of Axis Zombies, just to give you an idea of what a unit of Infantry paint by me would look like!



If you are interested in taking advantage of this discount, send an email to heroscaper12@yahoo.com, and I will see what I can do for you!

Thanks,

Euen @ BlackDog Painting Studio

P.S. After talking with other fans of Dust Tactics/Warfare, I have revised my Dust price list.
~New List~
Single heroes are now $5 each
Armor 2 Infantry units are now $20 each
Armor 3 Infantry units are now $20 each
Light Walkers are now $20 each
Medium Walkers are now $25 each
Heavy Walkers are now $35 each

On the Table for July

Here is a quick rundown of what is currently on my painting table.

Warhammer Fantasy Battle Wizard- Lore of Fire. He's still work in progress (WiP): the skin, the eyes, the metallic bits+the flame on the staff, and the little details on the corner of the cloak all need finished.
Skaven Warlord: I bought this model ages ago, and I am just now starting it. I'm pretty happy with it so far, and the checkered back-banner seems to be working out.

Savage orcs: I have about 20 of these guys lurking in my army box. They are all nearly completed, I just need to get the courage up to finish them off. I plan on getting 15 more to round off a planned unit of 35, which I will run as Big 'uns. They will make a wicked unit: 3 attacks at str. 4, ws. 4 each=killy.
Here's a shot of one of them!
And here are 5 Boyz from my unit of 40 I typically run. I have about 20 of them fully painted, and the rest have been primed.
And here are some shots of a Malifaux Showgirls crew commission I'm working on. I have to say, this commission has been quite the learning experience. The models are all so petite that they are real challenge to paint tidily.

In addition to all of the pictures on here, I also have a bunch of other things I am trying to finish before the month is out, including some Trollbloods for Hordes, and a lot of Dust Warfare models.

However, these are all my own projects, so I still have a big 'ole slot open for any commissions you would care to throw at me! If you do, send me an email to heroscaper12@yahoo.com and I will see what I can do for you.

Thanks for looking!

Completed: Khornate Chaos Space Marine

Ok, I did finish this model quite a while ago, so the post title is a bit of a lie.

I'm pretty happy with this model. I was going to go with an urban rubble themed base. However, it looked too drab and didn't contrast with the red of the Marine's armor, so I slapped some Battlefield Scenics snow effects on the base, and voila! much better.


I'm a little unhappy with the metal on the chestplate- the highlights turned out a little too chunky and the skull lacks depth.

In other news, I ordered 2 Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable brushes off of the excellent art supply website Dick Blick. I have heard amazing things abut the W&N brushes, so I decided to invest the money in a size 0 and a size 1 brush. Normally these brushes go for $35+ dollars each, but Dick Blick has them for only $10 and up. Since they are so expensive, I went ahead and got a bar of all-natural brush soap, just to increase their longevity. Not like they need it: I have heard of people who have been using the same W&N brush for over 4 years without them losing their point.


Comments welcome!

Completed: Dreadfleet

I recently completed a Dreadfleet commission for BoardGameGeek user Haggis. I didn't get pictures of all of the models taken, due to the fact that I needed to get the models shipped out one hour from when they were finished. However, here are the pictures I did get!

The Heldenhammer - This was one of my favorite models in the set. I just loved the Elizabethan era Spanish Galleon feel, and the golden figurehead on the front really adds a lot of character to the model.


The Swordfish
The Flaming Scimitar: due to the intricate designs, the sails were very tricky to paint, but I am very happy with the final result.
The Seadrake
The Bloody Reaver: Not only is this the most improbable ship of the bunch, but it was also the most difficult to paint. It is definitely one of the most cluttered models I have painted.
The Skabrus: I had a fun time experimenting with the rotten flesh tones on this model.

The Shadewraith
The Curse of Zandri:
Castle Island: I based the rest of the islands after this one.

Feel free to leave your opinions!