Been Painting

I have recently finished a few models for my Cryx army. Thought it was time to finish up the Leviathan, and got drawn into painting the Necrosurgeon and Stitch Thralls. I had picked them up a little while ago and figures since the models were so small I would just bang them off. It took longer than I thought it would, and the little stitch thralls were a real pain in the ass to paint. But they are done so I figured I would add some photos to the completed cryx tag.

Leviathan: 

Necrosurgeon and Stitch Thralls:

There isn't too much to talk about in terms of the models themselves. I used a different color scheme on the leather dress of the Necrosurgeon. I painted the whole thing with Rhinox Hide (Scorched brown) and then did a dry brush over the whole area with Snakebite Leather. Once it was dry I covered the area with Devland Mud wash and then dry brushed Graveyard Earth over the areas that would be highlighted. I then used Khemri Khaki to extreme highlight. For the sacks on the thralls I used Rhinox Hide, Bestial Brown followed by a brown wash, Graveyard Earth dry brush, Khaki Highlight and Menoth White (P3) for the stitches and treads.

I'm currently working on a project with a friend and that will be cutting into my modeling and painting time but I will be posting regularly about that project because it is useful for table top terrain building. I am also getting tired of the terrain features I currently have for my table and will be working on a few terrain pieces in the downtime from the big project, so the next few posts will likely be terrain focused. Happy boxing!

More Cryx

Over the weekend I managed to finish up some more Cryx models. Only a few more to go till all the stuff I bought is fully painted. I decided a little while ago I would hold off buying anymore till the rest of it is finished being painted. That doesn't look like it is going to be the case for the other armies I have, but is definitely true for Cryx (But colossal's will be released soon so we'll see!)

pAsphixious:

 

  

Bane Knights:

 

Pistol Wraith:

For the pistol Wraith, I tried to make it look like it was coming out of incorporeal. It turned out a lot softer than the pictures show, and I am pretty happy with it. It doesn't show up in the pic but the greenish blue is glossy and the front half is matte, which gives it a cool dynamic.

The one year mark of the blog is coming up in a few days and to celebrate I will be doing a tutorial (which I haven't done in awhile) on how to paint ghostly/incorporeal models/units. Until then, happy gaming!

Cryx update

Got some more models completed  so I figured I would add some pics. Only a few mini's from the original un-boxing left to paint. Then I can move onto my Pirate Queen build!

Mechanithralls: Really happy with these. I already had a picture up, but it was poor quality I might take the other one down now. (Front row/Back row)

Necrotech & Scrap Thrall: Pretty happy with these. I painted the big fist red because I play against Khador a lot. once I get the blister pack I am going to paint each fist to represent each faction.

Warwitch Siren: Not too happy with this model at all. I had a really hard time painting her. Her details are exceptionally small, and I ran out of small tipped brushes half way through painting her, and since I was on a little bit of a deadline, I decided to finish her with a few sizes bigger brush. It turned out to be a mess and she is too bright compared to the rest of the army. But whatever, she's done, and when I get the rest of my army finished I'm gonna strip the paint off and give it a go again. She is by far the most difficult model I have ever painted. I do like the way the skirt came out though.

Bile Thralls: Already pictures posted earlier of closeups but here is the full squad in better lighting.

I'll be away for a bit while I paint the Leviathan and Reaper HellJacks. I'll post pictures when they are finished, and talk a little bit about my first 35pt list. Happy Slaying!

Cryx Slayer

Done, and done! Not really sure where to go from here. The Slayer completes the Cryx battlegroup, and I am happy with the paint scheme. However, I am more into the painting aspect of the hobby and am still undecided on whether or not I want to change the paint scheme up, and just leave the battle group as is for battlebox games. I feel I will get bored and unmotivated to paint them all the same colors over and over. Plus I don't see myself using the Slayer and bonejacks that come in the battle box seeing how the Night Wretch, Rip Jaw, and Reaper are much better options for the point values. We'll see.

Slayer:

Battle Group:

Next up: Assembling Leviathan (Metal)

Update

I have been absent for awhile because I hurt my back and have been unable to do much in terms of modeling. But I did manage to get some stuff painted before that happened though so I will just be posting some update photos of my Cryx army. No blood effects tutorial though unfortunately, that will be up after Christmas sometime. I have lots to discuss in the new year and will try to be more adamant about posting once the holidays slow down. Have a happy and safe whatever you celebrate!

All the minis shown are done being painted, but have not had the finishing touches added yet like battle damage, blood effects, barrel holes or scenic bases. All colors used are GW paints. I am more worried about getting everything painted first and then go back in to all the minis at one time and finish them off. This is how I go about preventing painters burn out. I like to have a few different projects on the go, so if I don't feel like doing a particular thing, I can just do something else that is still productive.

Bone Jacks:

I decided awhile ago I was going to go with a blue black scheme for Deneghra's battlegroup. I discovered really early on it is extremely difficult to wet blend black with any color. I tried a few different things before I found this combo. I tried layering the paint first and found it looked too blockey, you could see a clear separation between  the colors, so I tried just straight blending it. It looked too soft for my tastes so I started over and used a combination of techniques. I wet blended the bottom areas with black and blue a quarter of the way up, then let it dry. I then layered  regal blue, starting just above the line of transition, and once it was dry I applied blue wash to the whole area. This brought the blue down to a more even tone with the black, I then drybrushed the top or the armor plating with enchanted blue, and letting it softly tranition into the darker blue. I then applied another layer of blue wash to the top half, making sure only to cover the areas that are enchanted blue. I then did a small bit of straight blending at the very top where light would glint the sharpest.

This paint scheme ended up being more of a challenge than I thought it would be. But it was nice to fumble my way through, and figure it out (Even if it was frustrating). I am attempting something a little simpler for the Slayer Hell Jack. So far I have painted it with a base of blue and applied two layers of black wash to bring it down almost to a black, I might end up just doing the 6 step process I just described though, we'll see.

Skarlock Thrall:

 I had a hard time getting the pure white spectre flesh to look right. I painted the body three different times over before I got it to the point where I was.... we'll say pleased. Not entirely happy of rearing to show it off, just content and ready to move on. The green "ectoplasm" I tried to go for a "Slimer" from "Ghostbusters" feel. In person it looks a little more yellow green than in the pictures. I Started with a base of snot green and gave it a coat of green wash. I then layered and highlighted up the green spectrum until I reached scorpion green. For the final highlight I mixed 1:1:2 ratio of scorpion green, sunburst yellow, water and just applied it to the edges. I wish I had "Nec. Green" from Privateer press at the time but I did not. The Slayer has it on the vents and it really makes the green vents glow.

Pistol Wraith (Alt):

Pretty straight forward, Liked the way it turned out. It was a bit of a bitch painting it though because every time my finger touched the back plumes or the robes the paint would come off and I would have to re touch it, and re-touch it. So I suggest gut leaving the back plumes till the very end, just paint the top and sides of the robes.

Bile Thralls:

I had just used one mini for the tutorial and cut the pictures after the flesh was done. I only had 8 but have since gotten the other two for a full squad. I haven't completed them yet but here is the squad of 8.

Really happy with the way they turned out, they should look crazy with some blood effects.
So that's all I have finished painting for my army thus far. I am about half done the slayer, and the other two bile thralls so hopefully I can get started on the other unit and two solo's!