Frostgrave/Confrontation Skeletons (Thug and Infantrymen)

    I´m still alive, i swear. Mostly. For now. But this year is not a total waste in the painted miniatures section, there you can see two little fellas that were in my Ever Growing Pile of Miniatures (TM) since forever. Now, they are a proud Thug and a proud Infantrymen for Frostgrave. Hope you like them!

No moridos: Setekh y perro no muerto

                   Don´t believe for a second that I don´t paint anymore: It´s just that i´m usually busy with other stuff so i don´t upload pictures. Proof? here there are, two minis on the same entry!:


                   Setekh: Blood Bowl Star Player

                   This one was a gift for my friend Von_Drake. I modelled him a mask because... well, the original face was hideous. And after a probably-too-long waiting (for my friend), here it was the result!

2014 Showdown Aftermath: Finished Combi Morat and Review

               Well, i was expecting to show you this mini before New Year´s Eve and do a proper review about my Showdown with Mr. Von Drake but holidays are holidays so... here it is, all in one! :P

                First, Green Lanter Corps Combi Morat

2014 Showdown: Combi Morat (WIP I)

                  Year is coming to an end! And with it, the showdowns too are also reaching their climax(es?), so it´s time to show you a little more of what i have been painting recently. Now, a Morat in the colors of the Green Lantern Corps:

                    Because i can :P

First, black

That booty

2014 Showdown: Finished Charontid

                     Well, as i promised here it is the finished Charontid from Infinity the Game, my second miniature on my showdown with Mr. Doyle and the first one in the Von Drake´s one. You didn´t believe i will have it finished that soon uh? XD.
                       
                        Ok, let´s go to the main interest, the pictures!!: 

With an also scary name!!

2014 Showdown: Sneak Peek (II)

             This one is taking me forever. But at least is going well!

               Next update (i hope) it will be finished! :D

2014 Showdown: Sneak Peek

             I had another post ready, but last minute i decided that you would enjoy more this update of the 2014 Showdown. Here it is the WIP of an Infinity miniature (first one i´m expecting to finish, since, well, ever XD), a Combined Army´s Charontid. Pictures coming!

  

LED´s Pants!

 

                  The "pants", except for little retouching here and there are done, in a few weeks i hope to be able to show you the finished miniature (and see if it looks like a  menacing creature or a 70´s techno ball). Oh, i nearly forgot, it´s painted in the Red Lanters colour scheme, which comprises, surprisingly, a lot of red.
 
                   Hope you like it, see you soon!

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                   Entrada sencilla: trabajo en proceso (o WIP, a decir verdad la mayoría ya hablamos así...) de mi pequeña banda de felices alienígenas genocidas: la IE de Infinity. Los pantacas están prácticamente hechos salvo detalles nimios, espero en breve tenerlo acabado. Pintado en el esquema de los Red Lanters porque, siendo sinceros, tranquilo y relajado no tiene pinta de serlo un animalico que va por el mundo adelante con un fusil de plasma XD.


                   Espero que os guste, nos vemos!!!
 

2014 Showdown: Spike & Blood Bowl Trophies

             Third week with an update, must be a record or something :P. And again, with a finished miniature (Double record!) also valid for my 2014 Duel with Killian_Doyle (Triple hit combo!). This make my first one versus the... well, didn´t see anyone of Mr. Doyle finished minis (i mean, with the base and all :P) so i´m gonna guess... zero XD.

                 Fine, fine, he probably has painted 5 or 10 by now, but without photos... ok, i will ask him or something.

               Anyway, here it is the little one, the Spike Trophy that GW used to sell in is web back before when things like "Specialist Games" were important to them.

 

Space Hulk Librarian: Finished

                Ok, i had to say sorry again (huh, lot of posts starts with a "sorry" here....) for delaying this one that much. The thing is that i finished it last year, but was unable to upload pictures first because of... well, other things. And stuff. Also, because of photoshop.

                   Yea, photoshop. Making a composition good enough to show here is ..., well, let´s say it takes a lot of time, and somethimes i feel that it´s a semi-wasted time. Because the miniature doesn´t "bling" as much as in a simple photo, or so it looks sometimes. Anyways, this is probably the last photoshopped picture in a while, stay tuned on uncoming images for more news about this. 

                    Yes, yes, back on topic. Here it is the finished Ultramarine Librarian:

              

                   Hope you like it, any comment will be wellcomed!

                   See you soon!

                   PS: After posting it i realized the new sistem of blogger to show pictures make them to look really small. So i´m putting this "true size" to give you a better look. Other, "normal" pictures will be easy to "see", i hope. Well, only time will tell.

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                  Vale, me he dado cuenta de que empiezo muchos posts disculpándome de lo que tardo en actualizar... algo tengo que cambiar :P. Sea como sea esta vez añado que no todo ha sido culpa mía, o más bien que es por algo que creo que voy a cambiar: el photoshop. Veréis, un buen fondo y una buena foto mejora una figura, y siempre he potochopeado mis minis para darles algo de.... llamémosle uniformidad. El problema es que lleva un huevo. Mucho. Y en no pocas ocasiones, tengo la sensación de que la mini que aparece en la imágen final no es muy similar a la que tengo pintada, que esa es otra.... Así pues, esta será la última figura en una temporada que lleve trucos artificiosos, ¡¡viva la naturalidad!!. Permanezcan conectados para novedades sobre este tema.

                    Pero volviendo a la figura.... Bibliotecario del Space Hulk (segunda mini que pinto del juego, otra cosa a cambiar...) que acabé el año pasado pero que sólo ahora llega a vuestras pantallas... vais a tener que (sí, exacto) disculparme. Sea como sea, espero que os guste.

                      Nos vemos!

                       PD: Me he dado cuenta de que el sistema "nuevo" de blogger pa las fotos las abre demasiado pequeñitas, sin posibilidad de ampliar (que yo sepa). Y como en esta ocasión lo importante es que destaque, he dejado la imágen en tamaño "natural". Pa futuras fotos terminadas veré qué hago, en principio no creo que vaya a tener problemas, pero ya veremos :P

Una pregunta para mis queridos fans (o algo XD)

         Bien, queridos coleguitrones, recientemente (véase, hoy mimmo XD) he adquirido un equipo de robots del juego Dreadball (Los Chromium Chargers, estos), y mientras me dispongo a pintarlos me llega la duda... ¿qué esquema uso? Trato de practicar con estos pequeñuelos, así que busco colores que no sean de los más habituales en mi (salvo el dorado, de este no me canso XD) por lo que rojos y azules en principio descartados ... He pensado en verdes-jade y dorados, probablemente influenciado porque me estoy leyendo el codex lagartijos, así que tras hacer un mock-up cutrón (no voy a esforzarme en esta tontá :P) he hecho este dibujo. Tened en cuenta que es sólo una idea, y que a veces la miniatura se diferencia del diseño con lo que puede variar, pero para haceros una idea. ¿Qué os parece? Alteraríais algún orden, propondríais otros colores? Dadme ideas y, si no es muy complicado, hago otros bocetos y voy actualizando esta entrada con vuestras opiniones ;)

Option 1:

 

 Option 2

 

  Option 3

 

             Pensad que el verde tirará más a Jade (oscuro, quizás practique vetas) y que el amarillo será dorado (amos, que el tque brasileño no tan exagerado XD). En fin tíos, que vosotros diréis. Gracias por las sugerencias! :D

Space Hulk Librarian: Painting (V)

                  Ok, this is almost done, the next update will be the finished mini (probably you´ll see it first on Bandua´s blog but whatever XD). Now the "infestation marks" are done, and the mutagenic lime on the back of the base is all but finished, only lacks the axe and some minor details, hope you like it as much as I.

The alien stuff breaking the floor

Keep your turtles away from the slime

Yeah, the skulls also need work.

                   Anyways, tell me your opinions, in a few days you´ll see the finished mini. Up to that moment, i´ll keep myself busy with certain "green" mini lying around... News soon!


                      See you soon!

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              Bueno, el termi casi acabado, a falta tan sólo de detallitos como las siempre presentes calaveras y el hacha.  Espero que os guste, para cualquier comentario o duda, aquí me tienen ;)

                  Nos vemos!

Space Hulk Librarian: Painting (IV)

        Finally. Sorry for taking too much time for updating, but i promise you i have been busy doing stuff. Really. Anyways, two more updates after this one and this fellah will be finished, hope you like the work so far:

Only needs Book, Axe and Base

Still blurry *shrugs*

This is... the same as always XD

Ok maybe i should not include these ones

Finished Bolter. With the meaning of everything included

Close up.

              Ok, as i told you, only two more updates and done. I´m going holidays this July, but hope in August you´ll see several new things. Aaaaaand that´s all folks!

               See you soon!

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                Bueno, estas fotos son ya de hace tiempo pero entre una cosa y otra aún no las había subido al blog. Sólo faltan dos actualizaciones más, y el pequeñuelo este estará finalizado, espero que os guste el resultado que voy teniendo :). En Julio me voy de vacatas, pero Menoth mediante en Agosto estará acabado este chavalote (otra cosa es cuando subiré las fotos del "producto final". Eso ya... XDDD)

                 Bueno, espero que os guste, nos vemos!

Space Hulk Librarian: Painting (III)

           Well, next update of the Terminator step by step series (Actually, if you want to know anything about the making/painting of this fellah you only have to ask, i don´t bite. Usually. :P). The grasp of the power axe is done, and the light coming from it, the freehands, the tunic... i´m painting this one quite fast, i didn´t finish it yet because i only paint on Saturday´s afternoons (and not all of them) so...
            But i´m happy with it. Really happy. Here it is:

Front view

Side. Specially proud of the leg with the holy paper :P

Side view (actually not a really interesting view XD)

Close up of the finished freehand. And the light effect.

             Hope you like it. This photos are a few weeks old, so i hope the next post will come in short... unless I wait until I have something big to show (no pun intended). You know, nearly all the "big" stuff (except the base) is done so...

               Anyways, waiting your comments, see you soon!

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              Bueno, tercer post de este proyecto terminatoril, ahora con gran parte terminada. A decir verdad, realmente poco le falta salvo los cables del hacha y "perfeccionar" más el efecto de luz direccional en algunas partes, pero aun así me llevará su tiempo. Eso y la base, que aún no tengo muy claro cómo hacerla X_D. Sea como sea, espero que os guste! :D

             Nos vemos!

Space Hulk Librarian: Painting (II)

               New update my friends, here is the Terminator with a few more layers of paint. Now the blue starts to look like there is a directional light, but until i paint the rest of the elements (specially his chest) i fear that the effect will not be clear enought. Anyways, tell me your opinions! :D

Front, blue almost done.

          
              You can see that the left leg (in the picture) its brighter on the upside, i´m planning on leaving everything far enought from the axe in a semi-dark color. Maybe the right shoulder should be darker but... ah, it ended so nice...

Side view.

             Here, look at the arm that holds the axe. You could think that, being that close to the light it should be completely blue uh? Well, a big no. The bottom of the arm will never be reached by the illumination, so... well, you know, "the brightest light cast the darkest shadow"...

Back. Not convinced about the... ass-plate XD

The start of a freehand on the shoulder pad

        

            I really like how this is turning out, specially the blue. Hell, i think i have found my new blue for the Ultramarines... again...*sigh*. I also decided to do a freehand on the armour because i´m probably masochist, but hey, it was a really big flat surface, so it just... had to be done... I´m afraid that until i finish the base it will not look completely ok, but future will tell.

               Anyways, stay tuned for more updates! See you soon!

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             Bueno, nueva actualización del termi. Empieza a tomar forma el efecto de luz direccional, y la armadura está casi terminada, pero me parece que hasta que esté acabada la base o, al menos, los detalles diversos (especialmente la cara) no se podrá apreciar en todo su esplendor si ha salido bien el asunto o no XD. El azul me ha gustado, y la técnica creo que se convertirá en mi nueva ""fórmula"" pa pintar Ultras... la tercera o cuarta, asi a ojo (nunca tendré un ejército uniforme, está claro X_D). De todas maneras espero que os vaya gustando, dejad vuestros comentarios y sugerencias! :D

               Nos vemos! (que también tengo un par de sorpresillas para meter en medio de este pintado ;)

Space Hulk Librarian: Painting (I)

          Well, here we are at last on the painting stage... but beware, because this will not be a typical miniature!. When Mr. Killian Doyle selected this mini for me to paint, it did it with evilness on his hearth, because he wanted me to do a light source effect. I. The one who painted an Stegadon Pink, and still keeps her that way. That´s the kind of friends i have.

         Still, it was what he selected, and it was an interesting challenge, so ... let´s go! First, documentantion (eh, don´t look at me that way, i alwa-sometimes look for examples and tutorials): i had seen a lot of Source Light effects on minis around the internet, so i thought it will be easy to find one that could help me, maybe even the same mini...

              Wrong.

          After spending a lot of time (well... half an hour... or something...) I didn´t find anything usefull, so i went for my own selection of pictures on my computer. This is what i found: 

One of the best that i have

Fire effect on the wings

Green light effect

      
             
                 And the most useful for what i wanted:

"The night is dark..."

             Still, i had one problem. I really like the mini of the terminator, so going for a "complete black and only a little light" seemed like wasting a really good mini. The other option, painting the mini with dark colors and go brighter the closer to the source light was way more complicated and i wasn´t sure of how to do it.

                 Obviously, that was the option i choose.

              I had other worries, like the fact that, being a Librarian mainly blue, a white light source could end poorly (not like the first picture above, where the "yellow" light source it´s great compared to the grey of the mini who's being fried. A blue light on a blue armour...). Anyway, i will worry about that when i´m there. That´s how i am :P.

                  Then, looking at the mini trying to figure out how the ligth source should look like, i decided to try a really simple but useful idea that i have seen somewhere on the internet. I picked the mini and, with only a slight push, primed them from the direction where the light should come from (the axe). It´s not at all perfect, because light doesn´t work like a spray (the intensity and other stuff) but to give you an idea its fine. Then, took some pictures to have for reference. Here they are:

Light should be better here

But not here