Stahly (Tale of Painters)

New review, sneak peek, patron "hall of fame"

Hey there, today I published my review of The Army Painter's new Metallic Colours paint set. Hope you like it. On Sunday, we'll have another tutorial, this time for the Black Templar from the Space Marine Heroes range I showed you earlier, with 46 steps in total, might be our longest tutorial ever ;)

Apart from that, I also added a permanent patron "hall of fame" to the footer area of our website, hope you like it and again, thanks for your support :)

Monthly wallpaper - December

Hey there, here is the monthly Full HD wallpaper for all Guardian Defenders tier patrons. Don't forget to download from the attachments ;) Happy new year!

Sneak Peek for January

Hope you all had some nice festive days despite the current situation. I wasn't able to paint that much, but I'm working on a couple new posts. As it is our annual tradition, Garfy and I will be taking a retrospective of our hobby year 2020 with a showcase of all the models we painted this year plus our hobby resolutions for 2021. Garfy's post will go live tomorrow morning, mine on January 1.

Apart from our resolutions, I'm writing a review for The Army Painter's new Metallic Colours pa...

This weekend on Tale of Painters

Here is a little sneak peek for the Awakened Wyldwood tutorial that is going live on Sunday. Garfy will share his advice on drilling barrels perfectly in another ToP tip this Friday. I'm also working on reviewing the new metallic colours from The Army Painter, plus some other products they sent me, but this will take a week or two until it'll be ready for the blog. Seasonal greetings and merry Christmas, hope you'll find a new model or two under the tree! 

Tutorials & Reviews for Christmas and January

So this week is a bit slow on the blog, my last week at work and it's super busy with lots of overtime to get things done -_- I'm also optimizing things on the new website along the way. Garfy posted a cool showcase post for his Necron Warriors, check it out if you haven't already: https://taleofpainters.com/2020/12/showcase-necron-warriors-and-scarabs/

BUT we've got a lot of...

New website is up!

Finally, the new website is live! There are still a couple of things that need fixing, e.g. some older posts with messy formatting and low res pictures, but the basic functions are all there. Have a look, hope you like it :) 

And stay tuned, thanks to Redgrass Games we're doing a little give away to celebrate the launch of the new website, starting in a couple of days :)

New Warcry book reviews

So, Garfy got the new Grand Alliance books for Warcry early and did a video review for each, check it out! He also reviews the Tome of Champions book 2020, have a look at it here if you haven't alreay: https://taleofpainters.blogspot.com/2020/12/review-warcry-tome-of-champions-2020.html :)

New website sneak peek

So here is a fun little teaser I made for the new website. I hope you got sharp eyes ;)

I'm aiming for December 13 to go live with the new website, so glad when it's finally online! I spent so much time working on it the last couple of months, I'm a graphic designer, but usually I just do the design and the technical implementation is done by others, for the new website I had to learn WordPress and coming up with everything from scratch. Hope you'll like the new website :)

As for ...

My Armies on Parade entry in ultra high-res

So, my Armies on Parade entry was featured on the blog today: https://taleofpainters.blogspot.com/2020/12/showcase-stahlys-necromunda-armies-on.html

I thought you guys would like to see the photo in its original 12 MP size, so you can zoom in all the details. Just download the original file from the attachments section of this post. Enjoy!

Monthly Wallpaper - November (Guardian Defenders)

Check out the monthly Full HD wallpaper, this time it's a picture of my Space Marine Heroes collection. Make sure to download the high-res image from the attachments section. And remember, Aspect Warrior tier patrons will receive this wallpaper PLUS an exclusive wallpaper in 1440p and 4K resolutions :)

What model & tutorial next?

Hey patrons, I'm making good progress on my remaining two Wyldwood trees so it's time to decide what to paint next. I've got a couple more models from the Space Marine Heroes Series 1 laying about, so I thought painting just a single model would be a nice change of pace. Now you can help me to decide which one to paint next (and write a tutorial for!) 

Also make sure to check out my ToP tip for painting white if you haven't already: 2020-11-28 13:19:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Howling Banshees review & weekend sneak peek

Hi patrons, make sure to check out my extensive Howling Banshees review, including size comparisons, and a comparison with Jes Goodwin's concept art.

For this Friday, I've written a cool ToP Tip with my favourite 3 white paints that should help you making painting white easier. On Sunday, we've got another tutorial by Garfy, he'll explain how he painted the flame effect on his Scions of the Flame. Last but not least, the new website will soon go live, I'll post a little teaser soon. Enj...

New flash!

So I invested your Patreon support in this flash (it's a cheap chinese flash, but it will do it). This will help to improve my photography for reviews and larger pieces like gaming boards and terrain. Bouncing from the white ceiling of my hobby room the flash allows more evenly lit photos. Thank you very much, you might notice the difference in my next reviews :)

Apart from that, who is excited for the Warhammer preview this afternoon? What are your guesses?

New review & sneak peek

Check out my review for the RGG360° painting handle from Redgrass Games :)

For Sunday, you can look forward to a detailed step by step painting tutorial for the Scions of the Flames warband from Warcry Catacombs, including some cool fire and flame effects that look great on all sorts of models. And for next week, I'm working on a review of Games Workshop's Howling Banshees kit that I'm currently painting.

My photography setup

For those interested in my photography setup, here it is. It's just a shelf in my bookshelf, with one of my cardboard gaming boards, a printed background, some models and scenery, a 10 Euro RGB strip attached to the ceiling of the shelf, two cheap dimmable LED photo lights (about 40 Euro each on Amazon) attached to clamps so I can place them where needed, plus an old Nikon D5200 on a cheap tripod. Very basic, but you can actually do quite a lot with it :) And when I want to take pictures on a...

Playing around with my new LED strip

Hey there, I just bought an app controlled RGB LED strip from my first Patreon payment, thank you very much guys :) Here is the first test shot, it works like a charm. Pretty cool to add some light effects to my photography setup to bring YOU and the readers of our blog even cooler pictures :) Hope you enjoy.

Next Patreon purchase will be a dedicated flash for my DSLR, this should allow me to improve my review photography and help with taking pictures of larger pieces. 

New tutorial up!

Welcome to all new patrons, thank you very much for your support! Today I posted a new tutorial for painting jade green ruins to match the Warcry gaming board, enjoy! For more Warcry painting goodness stay tuned, I heard that Garfy is working on a complete step by step for painting his Scions of the Flame, should be ready next weekend. I'm also preparing a review for Redgrass Games miniatures holder, and after that I take a look at some new products by The Army Painter :)

Timeworn Ruins & sneak peek

Welcome to all new patrons :) Check out my post for the Timeworn Ruins I painted recently, I designed the paint scheme to be as close as possible to the pale green tiles on the grey Warcry board. Paint recipes are included, on Sunday there'll also be a complete step by step tutorial that is suitable for all kinds of Age of Sigmar terrain. On Friday, we'll also have a new ToP Tip by Garfy, hope you enjoy :)

Azyrite Ruins & sneak peek for this weekend

Check out my new post, I took some proper pictures of the Azyrite Ruins from Warcry I painted so far, just in time for Warhammer Catacombs! Up and coming for the blog this weekend we have a review for Redgrass Games Everlasting Wet Palette, Garfy is working on a tutorial for painting the Warcry Catacombs terrain pieces (he got a copy early and wrote a fantastic review, check it out if you haven't already: 2020-10-27 11:40:53 +0000 UTC View Post

New tutorial + sneak peek

Check out my tutorial for painting scratched armour if you haven't already. And for for the sneak peek of the week: this Friday we've planned a review of the Battlezone Manufactorum Vertigus set, I take a look at all the new Manufactorum terrain for Warhammer 40k. And on Saturday we'll have a super secret review for you that we can't just spoil yet ;)

Void Dragon review

Garfy got a Void Dragon early, check out his review on the blog and his stunning paint job and photography. This is a must see! For Monday, you can look forward to another tutorial, this time I share my technique for painting the scratched armour of my Spiteclaw's Swarm Skaven. Enjoy!

This weekend on Tale of Painters

Today I'll review Redgrass Games' brush range, check it out. Yesterday we had some nifty alternate uses for brush protector tubes by Garfy, and on Sunday I'll post a tutorial for a really effective way to paint Skaven skin with Contrast paints :)

New ToP tip and tutorial for the weekend

Hey patrons, check out my new ToP tip, this time I talk about removing mould lines (we all love it, don't we). On Sunday we'll have another of our "famous" step-by-step tutorials, Garfy is painting a Daemonette of Slaanesh. The weekend thereafter we'll have another tutorial for painting Skaven skin with a mixed approach of Contrast paints and some classic highlights. Stay tuned :)

New monthly freebie - desktop wallpapers!

I thought about an additional freebie for all our fantastic patrons, and here it is. From now on, you will receive an exclusive desktop wallpaper with Garfy's stunning photography every month. All our Guardian supporter tier patrons will receive a Full HD version in 1080p, while Aspect Warrior tier patrons will additionally get the same wallpaper in 1440p and 4K resolution. See the attachments of this post to download your version. Hope you enjoy!

Sneak Peek

So this weekend will be heavy on articles. On Friday we'll have another ToP Tip, 3 ideas to save your paint recipes, on Saturday I review Redgrass Games' Precision Nippers, I'll check out if they are worth their premium 30 Euro price tag, and on Sunday, Garfy will take a look at Mortal Realms issues 27 to 30. Enjoy :)

New post, superglue better!

Another ToP Tip, this is meant to become a regular series with a new post every Friday. Any ideas or suggestions for future tips, put it in the comments section below. This is also the first post I photographed with my new "cement wall" background, think it looks pretty fancy! Next post will arrive on Sunday, a review of the new limited Sergeant "Ripper" store exclusive model, stay tuned!

Sneak Peeks and photography update

Here is what is going on behind the scenes at the moment. I bought a new conrete style photo background to take cooler pictures for upcoming reviews and ToP tips. On Friday I'll post a new tip regarding superglue, stay tuned. Redgrass Games (known for their Everlasting Wet Palette and 360 miniature holder) sent me their whole product range to review, so this will show up on the blog in the next couple of weeks and months. Last but not least, I'm gonna do a quick tutorial or two for painting m...

New post up!

Crypt Hunters review is up!

Crypt Hunters

Painting on the Skaven is going a bit slow, I'm terribly busy. But my copy of Crypt Hunters arrived, really love those self-contained board games. Review will hopefully be ready this weekend on the blog.