sobota, 30 grudnia 2023

Grimdark Witch Hunters Step-by-Step Painting Tutorial

AF here and some people on Facebook Mordheim Group asked for a Grimdark Witch Hunters painting tutorial. I had some time during the holidays, so I processed the step-by-step photos of Witch Hunter Captain I've painted recently and prepared what's below. Enjoy.

Ludzie na mordheimowej grupie na fejsie pytali o przepis na bladych witch hunterów. Korzystając z wolnego w trakcie przerwy świątecznej, opisałem zdjęcia kapitana łowców czarownic robione w trakcie jego malowania. Efekt poniżej. Jest po angielsku, żeby nie puchło od nadmiaru tekstu. Wierzę, że dacie radę :D

Mordheim Witch Hunters - Witch Hunter Captain - Galen Van Denst (front)

Mordheim Witch Hunters - Witch Hunter Captain - Galen Van Denst (back)

Underpainting

Because I'm aiming for dark and pale colors, I am starting with black-to-dark-grey zenithal:
  • I prime the mini black using Citadel Chaos Black Spray.
  • When it cures, I spray the mini with Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey from a 45-degree angle.
  • When it's dry, I drybrush the mini from up to down with Vallejo Model Color Blue Pale Grey.
  • Finally, I wash it with Two Thin Coats Oblivion Black Wash (In my opinion it's the closest to the old Citadel Nuln Oil).
Grimdark Witch Hunters Step-by-Step Painting Tutorial - Step 1: Underpainting

Paints and techniques used

Here's the list of paints I used. I put the name of the manufacturer and the line the paint comes from in brackets after the name of the paint. For layering, highlighting, edge highlighting, and stippling with scratchy lines I put the paints on a wet palette and paint with many thin coats. If a mix of paints seems too vibrant, I tone it down with Citadel Eshin Grey or Corvus Black. For stippling - the main technique I use to get fabrics and light leather texture - I use a dry palette and an old brush. When I'm using the brightest colors and it needs to be more precise, I switch to a fine brush and put the dots exactly where I want them. The dry palette comes in handy for washes and contrast paints as well.

I try to mimic the texture of materials with the way I paint them:
  • when painting leather, I stipple the elevated areas with dots or scratchy lines;
  • when painting fabrics, I stipple with dots;
  • when painting metal, I use metallic paints in places where the light would reflect off;
  • when painting wood, I build up layers of thin lines.
It helps to differentiate the surfaces even though the colors used to paint them are often similar. Additionally, before priming the mini I add some texture (using Mordant Earth and Typhus Corrosion Citadel Technical Paints) to the bottom sections of the coat.

Grimdark Witch Hunters Step-by-Step Painting Tutorial - List of paints used

Grimdark Witch Hunter Step-by-Step Painting Tutorial

Grimdark Witch Hunters Step-by-Step Painting Tutorial - Step 2
Stippling here and in the next step doesn't have to be precise.
At this stage I use an old brush with a little paint (similarly to drybrushing) for it.

Grimdark Witch Hunters Step-by-Step Painting Tutorial - Step 3

Grimdark Witch Hunters Step-by-Step Painting Tutorial - Step 4
At this stage I want my stippling dots to go where I want them,
so I switch from an old brush to a pointy one.

Grimdark Witch Hunters Step-by-Step Painting Tutorial - Step 5
Before applying the enamel wash, I wait for the acrylics to cure completely.

Grimdark Witch Hunters Step-by-Step Painting Tutorial - Step 6
I fix pigment with vodka. It doesn't change color of the pigment,
doesn't activate cured paints and let the pigment blend-in well. 

czwartek, 28 grudnia 2023

Witch Hunters - Witch Hunter Captain

I put together a third Cities of Sigmar Witch Hunter - this time with two guns - with a team captain in mind. You can swap heads (with and without a hat) and equipment (with or without a sword).  I took photos along the way, so when I process them, there will be a post with the painting steps.

Złożyłem trzeciego Cities of Sigmarowego Witch Huntera - tym razem z dwoma pistoletami - z myślą o kapitanie ekipy. Można wymieniać główki (z kapeluszem i bez) i ekwipunek (z mieczem lub bez).  Robiłem po drodze zdjęcia, więc jak je obrobię, będzie zapis kolejnych malarskich kroków.

Mordheim Witch Hunters - Witch Hunter Captain - Galen Van Denst

Mordheim Witch Hunters - Witch Hunter Captain - Galen Van Denst

Mordheim Witch Hunters - Witch Hunter Captain - Galen Van Denst with Cursed City Jelsen Darrock hat

Mordheim Witch Hunters - Witch Hunter Captain - Galen Van Denst - Face close-ups

Mordheim Witch Hunters - Witch Hunters & Witch Hunter Captain

czwartek, 21 grudnia 2023

Happy Holidays! A merry Squig

Happy Holidays, guys! Here's a gnarly squig conversion inspired by Grotmas Squig from this year's GW commemorative series. I sent it to the Dark Oak's Bahior as part of the Holiday Mini Exchange. Because the recipient plays a goblin pirate warband, I made the squig interchangeable magnetized headwear pieces - one for the holidays and one for his pirate life :) Have yourself a merry little squig-mas!

Wesołych Świąt, drodzy! Z okazji Świątecznej Wymiany Figurkowej skleciłem model inspirowany tegorocznym grotmas squigiem. Jako że obdarowywałem grającego załogą zielonoskórych kaprów Bahiora z bloga the Dark Oak, oprócz reniferkowych rogów ulepiłem ludkowi piracką czapę. Nakrycia głowy są magnesowane, można więc swobodnie wymieniać je w zależności od sezonu :P Bombkowych Świąt!

holiday squig with a reindeer hat

pirate squig / squig-squig / squig with a reindeer hat  (front)

pirate squig / squig-squig / squig with a reindeer hat (side)

pirate squig / squig-squig / squig with a reindeer hat  (back)

czwartek, 14 grudnia 2023

The Thricefold Discord - Vashtiss

Here's the second model from my Thricefold Discord Warhammer Underworlds warband. After Lascivyr, the Bladed Blessing I painted Vashtiss the Coiled.

Drugi po Lascivyrze model z underworldsowej ekipy The Thricefold Discord: Vashtiss the Coiled.

Warhammer Underworlds - The Thricefold Discord - Vashtiss - Demon of Slaanesh (front)

Warhammer Underworlds - The Thricefold Discord - Vashtiss - Demon of Slaanesh (front/back)

sobota, 9 grudnia 2023

Skabbik's Plaguepack

The diseased skaven of Skabbik's Plaguepack plan to usher in the birth of one of the ratmen's Great Plagues. Should this noisome flock succeed in their task, great swathes of Mortal Realms may be reduced to rancid rotting mulch. Let their enemies beware - a sickening death awaits any who stand in the path of the children of the Great Corruptor.

czwartek, 7 grudnia 2023

Skabbik's Plaguepack - Skritter

The last model from Skabbik's Plaguepack team - a small, mangy rat with a lump of wyrdstone. Inspired by the hairy skaven of the Dark Ages Workshop, I tried to add some fur to the figure and I think it turned out quite disgusting ;) Photo of the complete team to be published on Saturday! 

Ostatni model z ekipy Skabbik's Plaguepack - mały, parchaty szczurek z grudką spaczenia. Zainspirowany włochatymi skavenami Dark Ages Workshop, próbowałem dodać figurce trochę futerka i wyszło chyba całkiem obrzydliwie ;) W sobotę zdjęcie ekipy w komplecie!

Warhammer Underworlds - Skabbik's Plaguepack - Skritter - Rat - Wyrdstone (front)

Warhammer Underworlds - Skabbik's Plaguepack - Skritter - Rat - Wyrdstone (diagonal)

Warhammer Underworlds - Skabbik's Plaguepack - Skritter - Rat - Wyrdstone (sides)

piątek, 1 grudnia 2023

FKB CXI: Podsumowanie

Źródło: Wulfrik the Wanderer vs Archaon w: Wallpaper Flare

Sto jedenasta edycja Figurkowego Karnawału Blogowego przeszła do historii. Udział w niej wzięło 6 blogerów, którzy zgłosili w sumie 8 prac: 

Dragon sketch on a parchment
Elmin i jego pierwszy raz ze smokiem,

Headless ghost sketch on a parchment
początek armii Angmaru Boston Steel Works,

Dwarven Gyrocopter sketch on a parchment
Kapitan Hak i jego pierwszy żyrokopter,

Sword wielding barbarian sketch on a parchment

Dwarves sketch ona a parchment
powrót do pierwszej krasnoludzkiej bandy Bahiora i jej renowacja,

Vargskyr sketch on a parchment
a także: mój Vargskyr - jako największy model z pudełka Cursed City,

Skaven Plague monk sketch on a parchment
najprzedniejszy spośród skavenów ze Skabbik's Plaguepack

Lesser deamon of Slaanesh sketch on parchment
oraz Lascivyr, początek mojej bandy Thricefold Discord.

Wszystkim uczestnikom serdecznie dziękuję za udział w zabawie, a w imieniu gospodarza - Boston Steel Works - zapraszam do kolejnej edycji.