This week I assembled a couple of models for my next Kill Team, which will be a Tyranids compendium team. The new Tyranids models were just too tempting, so there'll be a fire team of Hormagaunts and Termagants, plus a team of Tyranid Warriors. I primed and zenithal basecoated the models, I'll paint them according to my Kraken tutorial, but I will change the flesh slightly, I want to have it a bit brighter. Stay tuned :)
2023-10-22 22:06:59 +0000 UTC
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2023-10-22 17:50:51 +0000 UTC
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Hey there, just wanted to let you know that I made minor corrections on my Sons of Horus and Nighthaunt tutorial, so go download the updated versions. Let me know whenever you find a mistake or unclear section in my tutorials so I can fix them!
Nighthaunt: https://www.patreon.com/posts/88794420
Sons of Horus https://www.patreon.c...
2023-10-13 09:10:43 +0000 UTC
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Apologies for the late update, but this week is going a bit slow. This is the first week after my vacation and I still need to catch up. Plus Garfy is super busy with real life stuff as well. Anyways, today there is a tutorial for painting the OSL light effect on my Nighthaunt Bearer of the Block (you can download the complete tutorial on Aspect Warrior tier). For the weekend, I planned a review of the new Horus Heresy battleforce.
A lot of people asked my about a review of wave 2 of Va...
2023-10-12 18:11:46 +0000 UTC
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I'm back from my vacation and that means I can start painting again. I'm still working on the terrain from Crypt of Blood, and made some good progress on the two remaining pieces this weekend. Hope to finish them over the next days.
Thinking what I want to paint next, I'm quite eager to paint some of the new Tyranids models for a Kill Team... or maybe something Heresy with the new box set coming up? Choices...
2023-10-09 09:32:05 +0000 UTC
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I'm still on holiday, so I can't manage my monthly YouTube rhythm right now. However, I started preparing my next video, and I hope it will make the hobby a little easier for many of you. I got all the medium yellows from all manufacturers I could find (already got over 15 paints!), and in an epic battle I'm going to find out which yellow covers and applies the best.
It will probably take until the end of October before the video is ready, but I wanted to give you a little glimpse of th...
2023-10-01 10:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Yesterday I shared my paint recipes for the Genestealer I painted for my Pro Acryl review, and Garfy prepared a post for Thursday. Then, on Saturday, we‘ll start on the first round of reviews of the new Space Marine kits, so stay tuned for that.
Hope you‘re all good, I‘m still on vacation, unfortunately, I got sick as I ate something bad, but I‘m about to recover, so hopefully, tomorrow I‘ll be a bit better. Have a nice week!
2023-09-27 12:33:57 +0000 UTC
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A lot of people were asking for it, and I'm happy to say it's coming!
I'm starting a new series of hand-painted reference charts, and the first one will be covering the (current) Citadel Colour range. As it's one of the biggest paint ranges out there, it's quite the endeavour!
As you can see in the picture above, I'm about half-way through it. I'm pleased to announce the completed chart will be next month's Patreon freebie, so stay tuned.
And let me know in the comments whi...
2023-09-24 10:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Week 1 of my vacation, and lots of stuff going on! Yesterday I shared my Headman‘s Curse, such a blast painting these. For Thursday, Garfy is working on a post about the Ironjawz characters he painted, and he mumbled something about using his own foot as the foot of Gork for the photography 🙈
For the weekend, I‘m going to review a new series of drybrushes (seems to be popular atm).
I‘ve also started working on next month‘s Patreon freebie, and it‘s something a lot of ...
2023-09-20 03:44:44 +0000 UTC
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So I wanted to finish the Crypt of Blood terrain before I leave but wasn‘t able to, the Pro Acryl video took too much time :( At least I manages to complete the walls and fences.
No more painting for a while now, but don‘t worry, I prepared a lot of content, both for Tale of Painters and here, you won‘t even notice I‘m away 😊
Have a nice week!
2023-09-18 11:45:34 +0000 UTC
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Garfy posted his completed Crypt of Blood set yesterday, while I'm still painting the Crypt of Blood terrain and its taking me far too long! Well, for the weekend, I hope to have a review of some of the new Ironjawz kit, if the products arrive in time.
I'm on vacation in the next couple of weeks, so I'm quite busy preparing a lot of content in the background to cover the next weeks (you won't even know I'm away!). I've got reviews, tutorials, and a couple of showcase post. I've also wor...
2023-09-14 07:45:40 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to all new patrons, thank you so much for your support! I was super busy with finishing my Pro Acryl video, so not a lot of painting. I made a little bit of progress on the walls and fences from the Crypt of Blood terrain though. Hope to finish them this week!
2023-09-11 22:39:32 +0000 UTC
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In this 23-page masterclass PDF tutorial, you will learn how to paint my purple Nighthaunt scheme, demonstrated on The Headman's Curse warband from Warhammer Underworlds. There are also additional techniques like weathered copper and steel, turquoise hexfire with a simple OSL effect, and more.
Hope you like it, and if you find any mistakes or ambiguities, feel free to leave a comment!
This tutorial and all of my digital downloads from the shop are available for all Aspect Warr...
2023-09-07 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, this week we've got a lot of cool stuff planned! Garfy just shared a painting guide for his Grymwatch, and on Thursday, there'll be part two of my Tyranids model review, featuring the Lictor, Neurolictor, and Deathleaper. For Saturday, you can look forward of another in-depth video paint review, this time covering my thoughts of the ProAcryl range and their new Signature Series.
Later this week, I'll also post this month's Aspect Warrior tier freebie here on Patreon, which wil...
2023-09-05 17:48:52 +0000 UTC
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Last week I was making some progress on filling in all the details on the Crypt of Blood graveyard terrain. These pieces have lots of details, skulls, and textures, so will keep my occupied for a bit longer. I was also distracted by working on a new Genestealer, which will be a demo piece for my upcoming Pro Acryl video review. The Termagant you can see on the right was the test piece for the Genestealer.
I hope you have a productive hobby week!
2023-09-04 12:37:08 +0000 UTC
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Garfy is still busy with parenting, so I'm covering this week with the first model from my Headman's Curse warband. A masterclass tutorial for the Headman's Curse will also be September's Aspect Warrior Patreon freebie :)
For the weekend, I've planned a big two-part review of the new Tyranids models (spoiler: the Norn Emissary might not be as colossal as the marketing might want us believe), and I also started filming my review of ProAcryl's new Signature Series, which will hopefully be...
2023-08-31 08:48:06 +0000 UTC
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Since I completed work on my Headman's Curse warband, I thought it would be nice to follow up with some Death themed terrain. The Warcry: Crypt of Blood terrain is the perfect backdrop for my Nighthaunt and Soulblight collections. I started with all the drybrushing, and yes, the walls will be weathered jade green!
I also prepared another Termagant, which will be a demo model for my upcoming ProAcryl video :)
Hope you're projects are coming along nicely as well :)
2023-08-27 23:25:43 +0000 UTC
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A warm welcome to all new patrons! Today I got an exclusive first look at Chronicle Card's new Kickstarter. They got a really nice set of synthetic drybrushes in all shapes and sizes you could possibly want, and that for a really affordable price like their other brush sets.
Garfy is busy this week, but I'm holding down the fort. On Saturday there will be a review of the new Cities of Sigmar army box, including a size comparison of the new Steelhelms. Look forward to it!
I'm also ...
2023-08-23 19:59:39 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to all new patrons! Thanks for your support :)
Now, here comes a long overdue update on my Headman's Curse warband. As you can see, they're pretty much done except for the base trims and a final check up. Happy to say that these will be the subject of next month's Patreon exclusive tutorial!
Next up is probably the graveyard terrain from the Warcry: Crypt of Blood set, a perfect backdrop for my Nighthaunt / Soulblight collection! Have a nice week :)
2023-08-21 07:24:37 +0000 UTC
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Garfy just shared his Burning Chariot, and will post another showcase on Thursday. I'll be preparing a list of my favourite paints and paint ranges based on type, updated with all the ranges I reviewed recently. This will hopefully be a valuable resource especially for beginners or people who would like to branch out from Citadel & The Army Painter.
Later this week I'll also post the updated version of my ultimate washes paint swatch here on Patreon, so stay tuned!
I've also s...
2023-08-15 16:33:57 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, and welcome all new patrons! This week I published my Hive Fleet Lotan tutorial, painted with TTCombat paints but easy to follow with Citadel paints as well. For the weekend, I planned an in-depth video review of wave 2 of Duncan Rhode's Two Thin Coats paint range, inc. a look at the new Glaze paints, which are very close matches to Citadel's OOP Glazes.
Next week there'll also be another Aspect Warrior tier freebie, the first big update to my washes paint swatch: 2023-08-10 08:52:03 +0000 UTC
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This week I've been working on The Headman's Curse, and made good progress on these purple spectres. I'll record all of the steps for next month's Patreon exclusive tutorial, which will be covering a lot of interesting techniques: zenithal airbrushing (plus a spray can alternative), rusty metal, old wood, teal hexfire, and much more! Fun little project, can't wait to finish them.
2023-08-06 23:16:09 +0000 UTC
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This month's Patreon exclusive masterclass PDF tutorial is a guide for painting my custom black-and-copper Necrons paint scheme. I actually uploaded this tutorial on Patreon two years ago, but I never got around to updating it to my improved "masterclass" format with added commentary and advice. Well, here it is!
I'd love to paint some more Necrons at some point, maybe the Combat Patrol for 10th Edition. This squad of Necrons was meant to be the start of a Compendium Kill Team, but sinc...
2023-08-03 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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First and foremost: welcome to all new patrons, thanks for your support! Yesterday I shared some more pictures of Captain Fabian which I painted with OOP Citadel paints only, make sure to have a look. Tomorrow, Garfy will post his painted graveyard terrain from the Warcry: Crypt of Blood starter, inc. some helpful paint recipe cards. And for the weekend, I've planned a review of a certain new Imperial Knight model.
Tomorrow I'll also post this month's Patreon freebie, which will be an u...
2023-08-02 13:27:19 +0000 UTC
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Warmly welcome to all new Patrons! Today, I'd like to tell you what I've lately been able to achieve with your support. I've saved the Patreon funds from the past few months to invest in some better gear. Up until now, I've been filming painting scenes in my videos using my iPhone (I feel embarrassed to even tell you). To get a somewhat acceptable image quality, I had to place the smartphone very close to the model, which always got in theway while painting. And I never got as close as I want...
2023-07-31 10:22:29 +0000 UTC
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Another busy week behind the scenes here on Tale of Painters, but first, a warm welcome to all new patrons, you rock! Thanks for your support.
Garfy shared a tutorial for building a custom Warcry gaming board that matches the design of the paper mat of the upcoming "Crypt of Blood" starter set, which I will review on Saturday. On Saturday, I'll also publish my new video, which will be a retro review of the 1998 - 2012 Citadel paint range inc. Foundation paints and Citadel Washes. I thin...
2023-07-27 09:20:21 +0000 UTC
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So, the Ultramarines Captain is pretty much done, just fixing mistakes, adding transfers, and finishing the base. I'll unveil the completed model next week in my retro review video of the 2000s Citadel paint range, so look forward to that!
The next project will be The Headman's Curse. Haven't painted Nighthaunt in ages, so this will be pretty fun :)
Hope you're all good!
2023-07-23 22:45:54 +0000 UTC
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Busy week ahead! Garfy shared a free 3D model yesterday, and for Thursday, I'll prepare a showcase post of the Sons of Horus Land Raider Proteus I painted recently. For the weekend, there'll be an in-depth review of TTCombat's new paint range they realised via Kickstarter.
Besides posting, I'm knee-deep into editing my next video, which will be a retro review of the 1998 to 2012 Citadel paint range, while simultaneously preparing my next two videos, which will be reviews of ProAcryl's n...
2023-07-19 12:28:20 +0000 UTC
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This week I mainly worked on the Limited Ultramarines Captain, all painted with the former Citadel paint range. Hope to finish him next week.
I also painted a Termagant (well, at least the head) in the new Hive Fleet Lotan scheme, for which I used TTCombat's new paints to get a better hang of them. Review will be up next weekend, and I also recorded all steps for a future tutorial :)
2023-07-16 22:21:03 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to all new patrons! This week we've prepared two posts: Garfy experimented with a new "versus" format, pitting his stunning retro Leviathan Terminators versus a squad of Heavy Intercessors from his Dark Angels collection. For the weekend, I'll review Green Stuff World's wet palette and see how it stacks up to other wet palettes on the market.
I'm also preparing lots of cool content for the coming weeks. Next weekend there'll be a review of TTCombat's complete new paint range, an...
2023-07-12 20:32:32 +0000 UTC
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