Underpainted Bretonnians
I watched Dana Howl’s underpainting video almost 18 months ago now, and finally decided to put it into practise. I chose some plastic and one metal Bretonnian figures. The archers … Continue reading
Heresy box contents confirmed
This high resolution image of the miniatures in the forthcoming Horus Heresy starter box went up yesterday: It was confirmed by the Warhammer Community Twitter account, and it looks like … Continue reading
Midwinter Titan: everything but the head
In this video, Guy takes us through a big chunk of his Warlord Titan build – it’s getting there! The conversation is often the best part of these videos – … Continue reading
Heresy on the way
Games Workshop have given us a number of model previews recently, leading up to a mainstream release of a Horus Heresy tabletop game. The latest is this land raider tank: … Continue reading
Rust in a bottle
This video from Artis Opus looks at a product I have never heard of (and never seen in this neck of the woods) but it produces a great rust effect, … Continue reading
Arta Monday: Fratres
Today’s art comes from Igor Sid, and was illustrated for the live-action fan project Fratres.
Siocast is coming
I’ve heard a few murmurs about this new injection-moulded plastic, but a recent Goobertown Hobbies video has brought me up to speed: Basically Siocast is a new proprietary, low-cost miniatures … Continue reading
Explore fantasy art: Bayard Wu
Bayard Wu is very much an industry veteran, having worked for Blizzard, Wizards of the Coast, and other leading companies. There’s plenty to like in his art gallery, and I … Continue reading
Glorfindel
This a Lord of the Rings metal model I have had for a number of years, and like many of them, I no longer remember why I picked it up. … Continue reading
Arta Monday: Bruna, light of alabaster
Today’s illustration is from Winona Nelson and is one of the angels of Innistrad. Perhaps I should say was, since Bruna merged into a monster in one story and had … Continue reading
Test, Test, is this mic working? — candore et labore
After reading DayKay’s latest update over on “Scent of a Gamer“on his search for a possible new blog home or options for keeping WordPress without paying extortion fees, I did … Continue reading
Moria goblins
I have painted 9 Moria goblins, which are also the last nine Moria goblins I will paint! The ruined tower has put in great service over the years as a … Continue reading
Squidmar’s paint challenge winner
And the winner is… watch the video to find out! Overall it was an interesting contest and I am pleasantly surprised the reaper paints did so well. I have been … Continue reading
WordPress changes: 14 days later
At the start of this month, WordPress chose to remove most of its plans without notice, and replace all paid plans with a single plan that was more expensive than … Continue reading
Squidmar’s battle of the paints
Squidmar has decided to test out 16 different brands of miniature paints against one another. 16 is a good number of an elimination bracket, and this is the method they … Continue reading
100-day posting streak
At the start of the year I decided to see how long I could keep posting something each day, with a view to seeing if I could get to a … Continue reading
Arta Monday: Taste of Blood
This illustration comes to us from Howard Lyon, drawn for Magic: the Gathering, which manages to evoke the more sensual side of vampires which is often omitted from card games.
Moria goblin shaman
The first miniature to be painted from my last tray is this Moria goblin shaman: I think this was originally a special character, but I picked up a second copy … Continue reading
Explore fantasy art: Svetoslav Petrov
Svetoslav Petrov is a Bulgaria-based artist who illustrates in a number of styles, all of which I like. Here are five of my favourites. A goblin hunter and his happy … Continue reading
Tray 9: the final tray
Here it is, the last of my trays: This one is looking sparse compare with earlier trays, as this is all I have left to paint – well almost all. … Continue reading
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