Stahly (Tale of Painters)

Ultimate Paint Ranges Guide (Part 1) - V2.0

Here comes the completely revised version 2.0 of the first part of my ultimate miniature paint guide.

In this ten-page document you will find the quintessence of over 1000 miniature paints that I have tested and tried out so far. You will find the pros & cons of the most popular brands like Citadel Colour, Two Thin Coats, Vallejo Game Color (old & new range), Vallejo Model Color, and The Army Painter Warpaints, as well as my favourite colours from each, and which better to avoid...

This week on Tale of Painters

This week we'll go with the flow. Garfy has a lot of painted models from Imperium to share, as well as something we can't yet talk about, so stay tuned for that. I'll do a short review for the Citadel Sub-Assembly Holder I picked up, and photograph my Silver Skulls Impulsor so I can share it next week. Happy hobbying!

New gear

So I finally took the plunge and invested in a new camera, thanks to your support here on Patreon! 

I found this used Canon M50 in great condition on ebay. I'm upgrading from a 14 MP DSLR to this 24 MP mirrorless model. The jump in mega pixels will enhance the picture quality of my tutorials, allowing me to zoom in more so you will be able to better see what I'm doing. It also has much better video capabilities than my old camera. In 2022, I want to make more video content for YouT...

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Today I share my Necron Warriors Fire Team on the blog, which I posted a while ago on Patreon, I finished these before my vacation. Garfy is busy working through all the terrain from Warcry: Red Harvest, so he can start doing tutorials for the warbands next week.

For the weekend, I try to prepare a follow-up to my Warpaints Air review (https://taleofpainters.com/2021/10/re...

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I'm back from vacation (you probably didn't even notice I was away as I prepared quite a few posts), and we start the week with a showcase post of my Suffocating Gravetide Endless Spell. On Thursday, Garfy will share his Primaris Captain from Warhammer 40.000: Imperium, painted as a Blood Angel, and for the weekend, we've planned a special treat :)

Have a nice week!

Monthly Wallpaper - October 2021

Here comes the wallpaper for October 2021, one of my Necron Warriors glazing eerily across the battlefield. Make sure to download the 4K high-res version from the attachments.

This week on Tale of Painters

Lots of 40k on the blog this week! Today we have a quick and easy tutorial for painting glow effects (an excerpt of the Aspect Warrior tier exclusive Necron Warrior tutorial). Later this week, I‘ll explain how I kept my Impulsor and Gladiator modular without magnetizing, and Garfy will share his Black Templar Assault Intercessors.

Also make sure to enter our anniversary giveaway if you haven‘t already: http...

Bastian Cathalos

We made a change to the post schedule as Garfy got one of the new Bastian Cathalos models early and the embargo was lifted today. Check out Garfy‘s stunning cinematic shots, plus a lot of size comparisons in the post above. The Necron Gauss glow tutorial will be postponed to next week. Thanks!

Vote for my next tutorial

It's finally time again to vote for my next tutorial! Choose one of the options below, and check the attachments for reference pictures.

This week on Tale of Painters

I‘m still on vacation, yet we have loads of content lined up for this week. Today we have my in-depth Warpaints Air review, which are out next week. Garfy will post his finished Black Knights, and for the weekend, I have a tutorial for painting the glow effect on my Necrons super easily with Nihilakh Oxide (Aspect Warrior tier patrons already have access to the complete Necron Warrior tutorial).

And on Sunday, our epic 10 years anniversary giveaway will start on Instagram! Stay tunedâ...

My first filming session

So, my first video was a cinematic showcase video, but I also want to make video tutorials. Thanks to your Patreon support, I was able to invest in the necessary camera accessoires and lights, so here you can see a snapshot of my first tutorial filming session. It‘ll be about enamel washes made easy, and hopefully be completed in a couple of weeks 😊

Necron Warriors Kill Team

I'm on vacation at the moment, so I haven't been able to paint for the last couple of days. To make sure you don't get bored here on Patreon, I've created a cool scenic shot for my Necron Warrior Fire Team I painted for the new edition of Kill Team, which included the three Easy to Build Necron Warriors from issue 2 of Imperium. Hope you like them, and if so, check out my Patreon exclusive Necron Warrior tutorial :)

5% discount on TABLEHAMMER

I'm pleased to say that we've partnered with 3D printed bitz shop https://www.tablehammer.com/. 

I reviewed their muzzle flashes a while ago and was impressed with the high-quality prints and crisp sculpts: https://taleofpainters.com/2021/03/review-bolter-muzzle-flashes-by-tablehammer/

Use...

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This week I'm leaving for a much-needed vacation, but don't worry, I've got plenty of content lined up for Tale of Painters, Patreon, and Instagram, so you definitely won't get bored ;)

Today we have a showcase post for the Kill Team gauges I painted, rescheduled from a few weeks ago. On Thursday, I'll unveil my first video to the public, have an exclusive early look here if you haven't already: https://youtu.be/MgX2pdRl2p...

Early preview: My first ever video!

I teased this one a couple of times, but here it is. My first ever YouTube video, in time for our ten year anniversary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgX2pdRl2pY

It's a cinematic showcase video inspired by Games Workshop's new releases trailers, and it was a fun project to learn video editing and animation. 

I'll definitely want to make more video content, and also video tutorials and review...

Tale of Painters anniversary month

This is it: Tale of Painters turns 10 this month. 10 years of nonstop hobby blogging, it wouldn't have been possible without you and our loyal followers. So this month we celebrate with a lot of special content and surprises.

Today we have a retrospective of the last ten years, from the humble beginnings as Stahly's Paint Station to today, definitely a must read. 

What else can you expect this month? 

Well, lately I've spent a lot of time learning ...

Monthly Wallpaper - September 2021

Here comes the monthly freebie, check out this glorious shot from Garfy, a group of praetors scouring the forest for signs of (undead) life. Make sure to download the 4K version from the attachments.

HUGE announcement! (This week on Tale of Painters)

Sorry not sorry for the clickbaity title, but this week I have some announcements to make: Next month we celebrate our 10 year anniversary. That's right, Tale of Painters is turning ten. Ten years of non-stop hobby blogging, we're quite chuffed at that.

We've planned a lot of cool stuff for October. There'll be a retrospective. The Army Painter will sponsor the anniversary with loads of prizes for us to give away. There'll be a little something for both Guardian Defender tier patrons an...

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Today we have my showcase for my repainted Garkorr model, and on Thursday, there'll be the final tutorial in our skin tones week, how to paint golden skin (the one that is available to Aspect Warrior tier patrons). For the weekend, we have a surprise post from Garfy, so stay tuned!

This week on Tale of Painters

This week we'll celebrate skin tones of all colours (and degrees of decay ;) with a series of tutorials, showcases, and a review. Today we have a tutorial for dark skin, and on Thursday, a tutorial for tanned skin. Both tutorials were Aspect Warrior tier exclusive tutorials until now, but don't worry, there are plenty more exclusive tutorials to come ;)

Garfy will showcase his Crypt Ghouls on Wednesday, and for the weekend, I'll have an in-depth review of The Army Painter's new Skin Ton...

This week on Tale of Painters

Today we have a cool showcase by Garfy, the Lieutenant from Indomitus and Imperium painted in a bright Blood Angels paint scheme, including the green base. Tomorrow we'll have our review of Warhammer 40.000: Imperium issues 2, 3, and 4. We'll also have another showcase by Garfy and _fizz_gig_ planned, so stay tuned!

This week on Tale of Painters

Yesterday we had a closer look on the Death Korps of Krieg trooper I painted from Kill Team: Octarius. On Thursday post we have a showcase post for Garfy's spectacular Zombie Dragon, and for the weekend I have a tutorial for painting the barricades from Kill Team: Octarius quickly and easily.

Once I've finished my coverage for Kill Team I'm free for another tutorial voting, so don't forget to come back later this week to cast your vote :)

Monthly Wallpaper - August 2021

Here is this month's free desktop wallpaper - a cinematic shot of the Death Korps trooper I painted from Kill Team: Octarius. Make sure to download the high res version from the attachments, and don't forget you can access all the other wallpapers by clicking on the "Monthly Wallpaper" tag.

Hope you like it!

Loads of Army Painter products coming up

The fantastic chaps at The Army Painter sent me a bucket load of samples of their product lineup for this year. I've got Gamemaster terrain kits, the new Skin Tones paint set, and the Warpaints Air sets. 

So far I was only able to take a closer look at the Skin Tones paint set and was very impressed with the selection and especially the opacity of the paints included, much better than GW's skin tones. I was also to test the prototypes of their Airbrush paint range, so I'm curious t...

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Yesterday I posted a review of Warhammer 40.000: Imperium issue 1, which is out in the UK today. Apart from the review, we have planned quite a few things for this week. I've got my Necron Szerekhan armour tutorial which is already available for Aspect Warrior tier patrons. Garfy is working on a tutorial for the plasticard pavement he created for his Zombie Dragon's base, and _fizz_gig_ will also chime in for another fantastic showcase post of his Age of Sigmar collection. Happy hobbying!

Foldio 360

Thanks to your support I was able to make a big upgrade to my photography setup and bought this Foldio 360 turntable to make some cool 360° spins of my models. 

You can check out the first video on my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CS4eEZ6t3kZ/

Thank you so much for your support! The next thing I'm going to save for will be a new camera. When editing my latest tutorials I noticed that wi...

This week on Tale of Painters

Yesterday we had a lengthy review of Hachette's new Imperium partwork collection, the successor to both Conquest and Mortal Realms. Find out if the collection is worth the subscription price by clicking the link above. The collection will launch on August 25th in the UK (and in early 2022 in the US, we haven't heard of other countries yet), and I'll be back with a closer look at issue 1 next week.

Aside from Imperium, Garfy has a massive showcase of his recently completed Cursed City bo...

This week on Tale of Painters

This week is all about Kill Team. Check out my unboxing post, where I share a few of my initial impressions. I think the changes to Kill Team will be polarising, while it's great that Kill Team has been redesigned from the ground up and feels more like a proper skirmish game than 40k with some extra rules, there are a few game design choices that are quite baffling. At least the models leave nothing to be desired.

On Wednesday, we'll have a tutorial for 2 quick & easy ways to paint ...

Stahly's printable photo backdrops

I thought it would be nice if I'd share the photo backdrops I use for my scenic pictures. These are meant to be printed in A3 format (your local copy shop might help), then folded at the white space, so you can slide them underneath a gaming board and mount them on a wall with some blue-tac or a strip of tape. The PDF includes 7 different backgrounds to choose from.

Would you like to learn more about the way I do my photographs?

This week on Tale of Painters

Another hobby week at Tale of Painters, we are busy to prepare the content for the UK launch of Warhammer 40.000: Imperium, the new partwork collection by Hachette, first issue is on shelf on August 25th. We'll take a closer look in about two weeks, in the meantime we are gearing up for another big Games Workshop release, I wonder that that might be? ;)

Anyways, today we have some fantastic Vargheists by Garfy, painted in the same way as his Vargskyr tutorial ( 2021-08-03 21:37:05 +0000 UTC View Post