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Erynis- chapter 3- painting the rough leather cape
Hi Folks,here is the next video of Erynis from Inu Kingdoms.It´s a rather short but very informative video of how to tackle the rough leather cape.We want to create a look as if the leather would consist of two layers, the harder, darker, and more glossy top surface the Papilarry layer, and the lighter, softer appearing the underlying Reticular layer.If you paint material like worn leather there are many different approaches, one of the main differences is the initial decision if you want to start light or dark.or the leather cape, I have deci...
Erynis- chapter 2- painting the nmm armor
Hi Folks,here is the second chapter of Erynis- the grief bearer from Inu Kingdoms.We will be painting the beautiful NMM armor.We will be mainly using contrast paint to create our nmm, but we are not using it just as a wash , which we apply generously , we are treating it as regular paint.We are using it for layering, glazing, wet-inwet, and also the loaded brush.I hope you enjoy this video!Thanks for your support
Color Guide - Erynis - Part 1
Hey Folks,Here is the first chapter of the Color Guide for Erynis from Inu Kindom.This chapter focuses on the face, including the undead skin, the ghostley glowing eyes and the small collar.I hope you like it.
Erynis- chapter 1- painting the head
Hi Folks,I am very excited to share with you today the very first video episode of the in-depth tutorial series dedicated to Erynis.Erynis is a stretch goal bust for a Kickstarter campaign that is currently running, and I had the honor to paint her as a boxart.My friend Matt Cexwish was responsible for creating the background world and the character stories.Check out the campaign here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inukingdoms/inu-kingdoms-legacy-of-inuThe campaign offers a complex world filled with unique characters with a dense backgrou...
Erynis - Boxart
Hey Folks,here is the final version of Erynis from Inu Kindoms.I got really obsessed with this bust and really wanted to create something stunning that is dark, yet glowing and full of color and texture.The whole process took longer than I thought, so sorry for the silence inbetween.I am working on the videos and you should be having the first episode in the next days.In the meantime I hope you enjoy the photos of Erynis and take this as an outlook on what will follow in the next couple of days.. undead skin, nmm, osl, textured leather and much...
What´s next - Erynis, the Grief Bearer
Hey Folks,here is a little top-secret work in progress for our next project.She is part of the upcoming Inu Kingdom Kickstarter, she is one of the stretch goals and has not been revealed so far! Please make sure to not share the info on here outside of Patreon.Her name is 'Erynis, the Grief Bearer'- each of the characters in the campaign has a fantastic dense background story...But we will explore her´s a little later.The video series will cover many many topics, from return-of-the-grave-haunted skin, over glowing eyes, old leather, to...
Lauka Vai - Part 6- Painting the sword
Hey Folks,time to paint the last little element on the body of Lauka Vai, today we will paint the nmm sword together.For me the detail of that little pointy sword is especially impressive, it really shows the development of plastic injection mold fantasy models over the past couple of years.Remember how swords on your Warhammer model could be so thick that you had to shade the additional surface as if it would be a part of the blade or sand it down, you would have done anything for an elegant sword like this.. any sacrifice to the dark god that...
Lauka Vai - Part 5- Painting Purple Armor
Hey Folks,in today's episode, we will paint the body of Lauka Vai together. The body features a lot of different materials, we are starting with the purple armor,working our way up to the gold filigree, we are detailing out the plate mail-like diamond-shaped silver nmm elements, as one of the last things on the body we are painting the little sparkly detail of the translucent veil, filled with blood that is dangling around her waist.Hope you like this video, that´s for being around!
Part 2 Color Guide Lauka Vai
Hey Folks,sorry for being so quiet, last month has been crazy with organizational and bureaucratic stuff. We also got our second covid shot, so I should be able to start real-life coachings and workshops soon, and hopefully meet you guys again on a show - once they are happening again. I have to say I miss sharing miniature passion with friends in real life.So with a little delay... here is the in-depth color guide for the detailing process of the wings and the face. I hope you enjoy it!
Lauka Vai - Part 4- Painting a female head
When we have a look at the sculpt of lauka vai, we can really see what plastic models of today are capable of, it´s crazy to see the amount and the fineness of the details.A female face in miniatures is for the most part finer proportioned, with fewer deeper wrinkles than male faces.To achieve the same level of contrast, we have to focus more on the highlights and keep the darkest shadows very short and only softened out minimally.We ad the deepest shadow only under the nose and in between the lips.. And we use only a little bit of mid shadows...
Lauka Vai - Part 3- Painting the wings
The wings are one of the parts, that have benefitted from the pre-shading technique. We have a great placement of the highlight color and still see the base color shining through in just the right amount, but we want to tie things together a bit more.We will be using glazes of translucent paint to reestablish the color transitions. We are using a combination of wet-blending and washing the surface with the glaze.Here the word "glaze" just describes a color that is thinned down to a level where it gets translucent and you can see the pai...
Part 1 Color Guide Laka Vai
Hey Folks,here is the first part of the Color guide for Lauka Vai, Mother of nightmares.It covers the Pre-Shading and also the detailing step of the mosters skin!Something to read at the pool ;)I hope you enjoy it!
Lauka Vai - part 2- painting moster vampire skin
Hey Folks,This is the second part of Lauka Vai, Mother of Nightmares. In this Episode we will see how fast we can achieve a stunning result for the monsters skin on our pre-shaded base.You can learn a lot about glazing and feathering if you look closely, paint consistence in conjunction with the direction of the brush movement creates the magic.The progress on her slowed down a bit because the weather here does not really allow to get much painting done, its been around 96 Fahrenheit (36°) and the paint is drying on the brush! And sitting here...
Lauka Vai - Part 1- The Preshading Technique
Hi Folks,here is the first chapter of Lauka Vai - Mother of Nightmares, one of the most stunning releases of the new Vampire line from Games Workshop.We will be using a technique that I haven't been showing before, we will be using the so called pre-shading technique to introduce the initial light situation to a complex figure/monster.For this Technique we will be first introducing the various base tones to our model, and then continue with a light glaze dusted over the whole model with the airbrush!This is a fantastic way to be able to hig...
Waiting For Snow White- Complete WIP Guide
Hey Folks,here is the complete Color/WIP Guide for "Waiting for Snow White", it includes both parts, and covers everything from the preparation of the reference pictures, over the grisaille underpainting, to the use of the colors to create a complex light situation with two light sources.I hope you enjoy this guide and the video series, If any of you followed the guide to create a project with directional light, I would be happy if you share it with us! thanks for your support!
be a better painter
Hey Folks,currently there are 2 seats available for the virtual coaching tiers, one in the 50$ virtual coaching tier and one in the 100$ Master supporter tier.Although there is always a bit of fluctuation, the 50$ tiers almost never open up..So if you want to get some detailed feedback on your models or ask all the questions you ever wanted to... now it´s a good time to join !I thought I post it in here before announcing it somewhere outside of patreonPS: The 50$ Slot is already gone!!PPS: Thanks so much folks... All slots filled up already!
Adding the second lightsource - Waiting for Snow White- Part 4
Hi Folks,This is the last episode of "Waiting for Snow White", in the episode we will be adding the second ambient room light to our scene.The second light source will help to make the dwarfs in the shadow more visible.We will be also painting all the little fantastic creatures that peak out here and there. As a last part we will be painting the missing NMM parts.I hope you enjoy this video and as always Thanks for your support
WIP guide Waiting For Snow White - Part 1
Hi Folks,here is the first part of the WIP Guide for "Waiting for Snow White"in which we will discover what it takes to prepare good reference pictures, with one or multiple light sources and we will establish a grisaille underpainting to out bust to indicate the two different light sources with the focus on a strong directional light that is falling on our dwarfs while they are waiting at home.Hope you like it & thanks for your support!
Adding color to the core - Waiting for Snow White- Part 3
In the next chapter we will be exploring the dark side of the dwarfs, we will paint in the second light source and take care of the dwarfs standing in the shadow.This chapter cover everything that is hit by the direct window light.In the next chapter we will be exploring the dark side of the dwarfs, we will paint in the second light source and take care of the dwarfs standing in the shadow.I hope you will enjoy this video!.... and as always: thanks for the support!!
Grisaille Underpainting- Waiting for Snow White- Part 2
Hi Folks,in this episode we will explore the "Grisaille Underpainting".With the help of our reference photo that we have created in the last episode of straight from the desk, we are introducing two different light sources.We are using the airbrush to introduce the warm ambient light source before we are painting on the bright directional light.The different grey hues deliver a great base for the colors that follow.In the next chapter we will finally throw some more colors on the 7 dwarfs.Hope you like the video and as always thanks for...
Directional Light- Waiting for Snow White- Part 1
Hi Folk,here is the first chapter of our new project "Waiting for Snow White" - the 7 dwarfs from Lucas Pina.In this chapter we will discover how to create a detailed reference picture with a directional light shining through a window.We will also see what we can actually learn from studying the light and shadows from a reference picture analyses with a single light source, like in a typical zenithal light set-up.I have created a couple of different window silhouettes, that makes it super easy to recreates something similar at home, the...
Whats next?
Hey Folks,here is a small outlook on what we will be discovering together this month!I found a great way to create a stunning window light effect, and I cant wait to show you more.I am still working on the project, but this WIP pic gives already a good impression of the effectI hope you had a good easter weekend!
Goblin Scout Complete Color Guide
Hey Folks,here is the complete color guide for our Goblin Scout on bat.It is a combination of the first two guides plus a new section featuring the last missing element of the bat.I hope you enjoyed this detailed step by step. Thanks for you support
Finishing the bat
Hi Folks,in this chapter we are finishing the bat. We are finally painting the little back of the body of the bat and we are also incorporating a bit of bouncing green light on the mossy base to tie everything together.The back of the bat is almost not visible from the front, because the wings totally shield of the front from the back. In general it appears to be a little distached from the front, also the sculpt it look a little like a fused beast, like a manticore/chimera. It reminds a bit of the back of a big cat, like a lion or a tiger.to g...
Goblin Scout on Bat - Finished
Hey Folks,the bat is ready to leave the house!To celebrate the project I have made this little turntable video to enjoy the finished goblin scout project.I hope you all have enjoyed the in-depth journey for our monstrous bat.The last short chapter with the back of your fearsome bat will be up early next week!Thanks for your support!
Old Ivory Tusks
Hi Folks,In this chapter we will explore how to paint old weathered ivory material.For the Tusks there would have been different options on how to paint them.I just knew I did not want to go for blank bone material:I was torn between those Versions:but I decided that the aged bone material offers a great opportunity to add a new interesting surface texture detail.I wanted to go or old and aged ivory material, similar to a excavated mammoth tusk or like the bracelet below.I hope you enjoy this video, thanks for your support!
New Patreons - Old Glory
Hi Folks,Most of you are part of this campaign for years, and I am more than grateful for that..I think its impossible to describe how much your ongoing support means to me!!If you follow this campaign like a blog , you can follow, and find the content quite well, but already going back longer than 6 month to find something can be quite annoying tbh.Patreon has it pros and cons... but a big con for sure is how the content is structured.Especially when you want to look at the older videos and more so the pdfs...Maybe I can come up with something...
WINGS WINGS WINGS
Hey Folks,I am really happy to share the video of the membrane wings with you today. Membrane wings are a classic element in miniatures and fine art they are the archetype of evil, monstrous creatures, the approach from our bat can be used for anything from tyranid harpys to the latest demon prince.As I mention in the Intro, I am not the biggest fan of painting wings. It is such a repetitive object, especially with feathered wings. Every surface you imagine, you have to repeat it 3 more times.The wings of our bat offer the great opportunity to ...
Finishing the Bat´s fur
Hey Folks, here is the second chapter of the Bat´s fur. It is only a short chapter summing-up some of the essentials of fur and hairWe trying to create a dark but rich fur, we are going for a general cool ambiance with warmer brown shadows to separate the bigger volumes of the fur.Allright!! Hope you enjoy this little chapter and as always thanks for your support
2nd Color Guide - The Bat
Hey Folks,here is the second part of the color guide for our goblin scout.In this guide we will explore the different stages and steps of our monstrous bat.It feels good to see the bat being fully restored, after the unexpected pauseI hope you enjoy it! And as always thanks for your support!
