Hi Folks,
today is the day :
My Signatur Paint Set is available at Monument Hobbies:
Matt Cexwish and I worked a long time on a signature paint set from the two of us... tadaaa!!
https://monumenthobbies.com/collections/signature-series-paints
We worked on special consi...
2023-08-08 17:29:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks,
Welcome to another episode of Straight from the Desk!
In this episode, we will be painting a Space Wolves Terminator.
I love the look of the new space marine terminators that were released in the new 10th edition of Warhammer 40k.
I have a deep-rooted love for Space Wolves
2023-07-31 16:18:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi Folks,
In this episode of Straight from the Desk, we will talk about a handy little tool:
The Environment Inspiration Swatch
I am pretty sure we have all been there!
You have a model that you really like, but it lacks that last bit of inspiration to really create something outstanding!
Or you have even painted a model but have no idea for a base.
Maybe you...
2023-06-30 08:43:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks,
welcome to another episode of Straight from the Desk!
The title of this episode is:
In this video, I will introduce you to a technique, that I am sure we will see being repeated a million times. We will be using so-called Puff Pens or Paint to create an incredibly detailed smoke effect, disgusting Nurgle growth, and even little zen moss patches.
2023-05-11 11:54:39 +0000 UTC
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Hey Folks,
here is the color guide for Rana, the spring goddess!
I hope you enjoy this PDF.
I hope those of you attending the games day this weekend have a fantastic time and best of luck for the golden demon!
2023-04-30 10:46:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks,
Sorry that it took so to get the second part of the spring goddess to you!
Our Pug Pelle had a knee surgery, and because of a small complication, the last 3 weeks have been almost 24/7 Pug herding. It has been quite an exhausting time tbh.
The poor little guy also got an additional wound on the same paw, but he is now back on track! Please wish us luck for a smooth recovery...
2023-04-27 08:07:25 +0000 UTC
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Hi Folks,
I am happy to share my latest box art with you:
It´s the goddess of spring from Nordlys Miniatures.
https://nordlysminiatures.com/product/spring/
She is really quite a special model, fantastically detailed, calm, beautiful, mysterious, and powerful at the same time. ...
2023-03-18 18:35:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks,
here is the PDF describing the Personal Value Catalog method from the last, and final episode of the Goblin mercenary from Lucas Pina and how to become a better painter!
Many of you expressed that they loved this series with the various methods and a bit more theory on how to become a better painter, so I am sure we will see some other methods in the future!
For now we will do something light and fun next to relax our brains
and just enjoy the pro...
2023-03-01 13:01:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks,
I hope you are doing great! It was great to meet some of you at the LVO last month. Along with some unforgettable memories I also brought home the nastiest Con-Crud ever!
3 shows 3 strikes:
So, sorry again for the long silence... but here it is:
The final episode of How to become a better painter & the mercenary goblin from Lucas Pina.
2023-02-24 11:38:10 +0000 UTC
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Hi Folks,
In this episode, we are going to paint the last missing element of our
goblin mercenary: the mace!
And the cautious observer will have noticed that we still have 3 techniques left from our 9 essential blending techniques. We still have the wash, drybrushing, and sponging left but those don't really fit the look I want to achieve on the mace.
Hey Folks,
I hope you had a fantastic holiday season, we are about to enter the new year and I am sure you already have a few projects on your to-paint list for next year!
Here is a handy pdf to load up your upcoming project with a personal story to create something truly unique.
In this guide, we will explore the "one-moment-in-time" method where we see the model through the eyes of a portrait painter. And we note down both personal and scenario factors that influence the l...
2022-12-28 12:08:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks,
I hope you all had a good December so far.
And the days leading up to the holidays have been not too stressful!
Depending on your timezone it should be too late to still do some last-minute hunt for presents. Now it´s time to calm down, enjoy some good food and drinks, spend some days with your loved ones and enjoy the festive season, whatever you celebrate!
This has been a challenging year for many of us, from small ups and downs, and big economic challenge...
2022-12-23 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Folks,
Welcome to another episode of our quest on how to become a better painter, while continuing to paint our Goblin Mercenary!
So far this series has focussed mainly on the technical aspects of painting
and we have neglected what lies beyond techniques and blendings...
2022-12-22 15:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi Folks!
I feel extremely sorry for the long silence this month! This really didnt went as expected
I caught Covid once again... this time at the wonderful Monte San Savino show.
And as this whole channel is a one-man show... if I am out of order nothing will works.
I am trying to work my way out of this pile and make up for it in the next months!
But let´s get back to our Goblin for now..
2022-11-30 11:01:45 +0000 UTC
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Hi Folks,
here is the third part of the „how to become a better painter“ series.
In this video, we will paint all the NMM parts of our goblin mercenary from Lucas Pina.
Again this episode tackles one main technique: The stippling technique
We will be using the stippling in combination with Layers and Glazes.
As we are painting an NMM ...
2022-10-24 16:32:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks
here is the second episode of our Goblin Mercenary from Spiramirabilis Miniatures.
In this episode, we will not only talk about layers and glazes while we paint the scarf-like fabric that is wrapped around the neck of our Goblin
but we will also talk a little more about the topic of Judging miniatures.
I am sure that if you ...
2022-10-13 09:51:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks,
I hope this little guide helps to structure, or subdivide the 1-6 level scale was introduced in guide 1.0.
I am sure if you have tried to categorize yourself, you might have noticed that it´s easy to find a personal definition for both extremes, level 1 and level 6. But the finer lines between the different categories can be hard to define.
I thought a while...
2022-10-04 11:45:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Folks,
here is quite a different PDF guide than usual! We will not focus on a model and explore the techniques and colors used.
This time the pdf is a handy collection of sheets to track your personal painters development.
Hope you find them useful!
There will also be a classic color guide on the goblin.
Thanks for your amazing feedback on the last video, I am happy you liked it!
Thanks for the support!
Hi Folks!
For most of us, miniature painting is a hobby, a leisure/ free-time activity.
Yet it is not only normal but very common, that we fell also pressure.
And we can feel a little overwhelmed or have the feeling we are stuck on a plateau in striving to become a better painter.
As a painter or an artist you want to be able to tell the stories that are in your hea...
2022-09-21 07:02:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Folks,
tadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! here it is the last video of how to paint Saguinius! The last video of the saga of Sanguinius vs Ka´Bandha!
In this post, you will not only find the video on how to paint the face of our wonderful Sanguinius model but also the Color Guide PDF showing all the different materials and topics.
To be honest I am happy to have the project from the desk and...
2022-08-30 13:07:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks,
another rather short chapter! Another little sparkly NMM Video.
This time we will explore the spear of Telesto!
I have decided to go with the spear because it really helps to underline the charging down motion of Saguinius.
By intorducing a bit of the saturated temple guard blue for the tip of the spear we can manage to create a little cold eyecatcher in the center of attention.
Alright, with out further do, enjoy the video!<...
2022-08-28 22:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks,
today we will discover how to paint the angel-like wings of Sanguinius.
As you all know when you paint a complex model like this one here in such a short amount of time, you have to save some time somewhere.
We are using a combination of airbrush, drybrushing, and manua...
2022-08-25 15:44:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folk,
here we are with another puzzle piece of our Sanguinius project: the Leopard Pelt.
Sanguinus is often depicted in his gold armor wrapped with the fur of a white snow leopard around his shoulders.
We are going for the same look, but we are staying a bit darker so it separates nicely from the warm white feathers of the wings.
We are using the warm yellowish medium flesh...
2022-08-23 08:57:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks,
August is here and it´s going to be completely dedicated to Sanguinius.
We will start with his shiny NMM armor and the red gemstones that are sprinkled all over.
Together we will discover the snow leopard pelt, the wings, the spear, and the face of Sanguinus in separate video chapters later this month.
As I only had 6 days in total to paint Sanguinius we had t...
2022-08-12 09:12:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Folks,
this is the last puzzle piece that is still missing to call our demon Ka´Bandha done! Today we are painting the wings!
The last video of this month deals with how to paint the giant membrane wings of the demon Ka´Bandha.
As you all know I had to paint this project under quite some time pressure! And if you follow my work for a while, you might know I have a love-hate re...
2022-07-29 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks,
before the release of the final chapter of the painting journey of the mighty demon Ka´Bandha where we paint his wings together next Friday, it´s time to enjoy the complete color guide on the demon himself. Next month is fully devoted to our golden boy Sanguinius.
Can't wait to have a new project to show you!
As always thanks for your support and I hope you will enjoy the color guide!
2022-07-27 17:38:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Folks,
here is the second NMM video this month!... the journey continues!
This time we will be focussing on the majestic chaos collar armor.
e want to create a black-bronze 2-tonal armor like he is described in the lore and the various illustrations.
For our NMM we are using a warmer base tone than the one that we used for the NMM elements on the base, this helps to pull a...
2022-07-22 06:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks,
I hope you are all enjoying the summer and are cooling down from WME.
We have a month packed with Ka´Bandha videos!
Today we are starting with the Axe of Ka´Bandha
This is one of many videos on NMM,
and ... as you will see in this video... it´s mostly abo...
2022-07-08 09:23:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Folks,
here is the color guide on how to paint the mighty daemon Ka´bandha!
I hope you enjoy reading it on the road to the WME 2022(or where ever you are). The closer the world expo gets, the more I am saddened that I am not going!
I am sure those of you who go there will have a hell of a miniature nerd party! Drink a few beers extra for me! Enjoy the figures and the good talks.
We will see each other either in Monte San Savino or at the Mi...
2022-06-30 14:39:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Folks,
here is the how I have painted the head of the beast!
As you can imagine the face of the demon Ka´Bandha is one of the big and most important focal points within our composition.
We are really trying to paint it as crisp as possible, there is no way that the viewer will not check out the head in detail.2022-06-21 07:43:35 +0000 UTC
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