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A Slight Return

February 10, 2015 9:01 pm / Leave a Comment / ruined

Back to the blog. I’ve been lax on updates – partially due to the problems I had with the front page of this WordPress site. That seems to be fixed now, so let’s start slowly – slow and sure.

The desire to paint is back. It could be time of year, or it could be I’ve recovered from commission-induced burnout. I had also gotten frustrated with the progress on my airbrush setup. I decided to use a CO2 tank, like what’s used for home-brewing beer. It’s quieter than using a compressor, but it was tricky to get everything together. As of last year, I had it blowing air, but couldn’t get it to shoot water/paint (noob mistake). So it was shelved… until now!

Airbrush01

I could have started with a throwaway mini, one of the Reaper Bones that I didn’t care about. But I know me – I have to enjoy the subject matter if I’m going to try something new and risk failure. So I grabbed the Cryx Witch Coven. I was playing with a violet/black fade, matching their current paint scheme. Only one pic taken for now, but more to come.

My Kickstarter rewards for Wrath of Kings arrived. I got a large number of minis for the Nasier faction. They’re tiny, delicate in some ways, but still look to be easier than the damned Malifaux minis I tried. (Stock images below – not my painting).

Nasier

Another thing that helped was obtaining some of the Painting Pyramid videos from James Wappel. His technique is vastly different from what I’ve learned so far, but fun to try. If nothing else, learning all of these approaches should make me a stronger painter.

Finally, I caved in and ordered some of the Toughest Girls of the Galaxy from Raging Heroes. I was sad to have missed the original Kickstarter for these, but not that they’re releasing some, I can buy a few here and there without feeling guilty for the price. Now I just have to wait for them to arrive state-side.

Jailbirds

So yeah, I’m back for the moment. If I persist with these updates, I might even publicly post about them.

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