Hey guys I've been a longtime fan of warhammer but only recently started it. My first exposure was in a game store seeing a box of Saurus knights when I was about 10 probably looking for Pokémon cards. I thought they were some of the most badass things I ever saw. A few years later a good friend of mine showed a Lizardmen codex he had and I saw those knights and knew this was my army. Life happened and I drifted away before I could actually start. I finally started February of this year. Anywho this a painting blog you probably don't want to read my ramblings. So withou further ado here is U'nami my bastiladon. He's not assembled totally correct because I got him off eBay but the price I couldn't argue with (13$ Shipping included) sadly my camera isn't good enough to pick it up but I painted the gem with some glow in the dark acrylics and it looks awesome.
I'm not super satisfied with this guy but this is my converted skink starpriest Loqatec . Any tips are welcome! Unfortunately halfway through I dropped my brush and it fell in a crack in the floor boards so I'm in the market for a new detail brush I have a little lore for my army is this an okay place to post it?
I like the vibrant colours. What paints are you using? I would definitely look into making yourself a wet pallette and using that if you are not already, paint looks a little thick in places. You can post your lore here, or if it's more story-form you could always post it up in the fluff and stories forum
I'm I'm using some acrylic paints I forget the brand but it's not GW or Valjello. I'm using a plastic pallet what's a wet pallette?
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I've tried them, I prefer a traditional ceramic palate. and just make small batches of my mixed color.
It's not just about paint longevity, I find it really helps getting a good consistency to the paint. Each to their own!
True, thinning and mixing paint is important, I have used a lot of palates over the years, paper plates, wet palates, AoL CD's, paint lids, plastic palates, and ceramic palates. The problem I was having with the wet palates is that the colors tended to fade and bleed into the parchment seconds after I placed the color, then again I wasn't using GW's super thick paints, so that may have been the issue.
I like the wet palette, but the downside is that over time it gets moldy. I don't feel like building a wet palette each and every time I paint. Sometimes I use a wet palette and other times not.
Moldy?! How long do you not paint for? I use a plastic container with an air tight lid on it, every now and then when it's time for a new bit of parchment I chuck it all and replace it.
Looks awesome! I like the colours, and using the trog spit to represent a spell is amazing! Needs a wash and some highlights, but looks fantastic.
So I did a lot of painting this weekend. Without any further adieu here is my Carnosaur Soqolo, my Cold Ones which haven't been based yet, and two chameleon skinks. I want to get or make some plants to spruce up the carnosaur base but that will probably be later.
So I swear I painted this summer I got 10 or so saurus in varying stages of completion and 2 done and based. I'm keeping the Saurus warriors simple and quick. I also finished my Troglodon Sisutl except the collar which I forgot to prime the first time around. I'm still debating if I want to put the riders on the Troglodon and Carnosaur because I really like how they look on their own maybe I'll just put them on their respective bases like partners or something.
Looks like a good start! There's some primer peaking through in places though and a wash would definitely help define those colours.