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Blog Fitzloq's Painting Log - New Year, New Army 2022

Discussion in 'Personal Paint Logs' started by Fitzloq, Jan 11, 2022.

  1. Fitzloq
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    Hi folks!

    With the start of a new year, a few friends and I are starting a new fantasy army for the Warhammer Armies Project ruleset. I am of course doing Lizardmen and I am up against Dwarfs, Dark Elves, Warriors of Chaos, Orcs & Goblins, Skaven and Bretonnia. Our first goal is 500pts by the end of February, after that we'll grow by 250pts each month to finish the year at a chunky 3000pts! Until we reach 1000pts, we'll be using the Border Patrol rules which restrict you to heroes only, max 125pts on a single model and only one rare or special choice, not both.

    My initial 500pt list is as follows:

    ++ Standard (Lizardmen) [500pts] ++

    + Heroes +

    Skink Chief [46pts]: General, Hand Weapon, Javelins (Poisoned Attacks), Shield
    . Blessed Spawning: Blessed Spawning of Quetzl

    Skink Priest [70pts]
    . Magic Items: Spell Familiar
    . Wizard Level 1
    . . Lore of Light 1: 2. The Speed of Light

    + Core +

    Skink Cohort [224pts]: Musician, Standard Bearer
    . 2x Kroxigor: 2x Great Weapon
    . . 2x Blessed Spawning: 2x Blessed Spawning of Quetzl
    . 16x Skink: 16x Hand Weapon & Shield & Javelins (Poisoned Attacks)
    . . 16x Blessed Spawning: 16x Blessed Spawning of Quetzl

    Skink Skirmishers [80pts]
    . 10x Skink Skirmisher: 10x Hand Weapon, Javelins (Poisoned Attacks) & Shields

    + Rare +

    Salamander Hunting Pack [80pts]: Salamander
    . 3x Skink Handler: 3x Hand Weapon

    ++ Total: [500pts] ++

    I've kicked things off with a Skink Chief and he's been a real blast to paint so far. I'm just waiting on a pot of Canoptek Alloy to arrive in the post to paint the gold and finish him off.

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  2. Imrahil
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    Imrahil Thirtheenth Spawning

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    Nice to see someone starting a Lizardmen Warhammer army (most Warhammer players have an army already, from earlier times ;) )

    Great start with the Skink chief. I like the bright colors and the amount of depth that you have created:artist::artist:

    Keep up the great work

    Grrr, Imrahil
     
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  3. Lizards of Renown
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    Great work on the Skink Chief! Looks great!

    I'm also a big fan of the paint job on your thumbnail... ;)

    Keep us posted on your progress!
     
  4. Fitzloq
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    Thanks! I actually came back to Fantasy during lockdown and painted a large High Elf army through most of 2020 and 2021. I've got a few bits left to finish there but wanted to start a new project with friends. Have always loved Lizardmen, especially the Skink models!

    Thank you! I find the thumbnail is perfectly located to use as a mini palette to check paint consistency, it's always covered in paint haha.

    I will be sure to keep this updated as I work through the army!
     
  5. Fitzloq
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    Progress has been made! I'll do all the basing together but I've finished the Skink Chief and also cranked our the unit champion as well. Now to do the rest of them! I'm delighted with how quick they are to paint compared to my High Elves and Sisters of Battle.

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  6. Imrahil
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    Imrahil Thirtheenth Spawning

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    Wow! such a clean paintjob:artist::artist::artist:
    I love the colors. And your highlighting is extremely good.

    Grrr, Imrahil
     
  7. Just A Skink
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    Lovely on both models! I agree that the colors are nice and bright and it's a clean paint job. It looks like Contrast paint? Did you use Juan Hidalgo's painting techniques?
     
  8. Fitzloq
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    Thank you! Hopefully I can get the rest done in short order as well. Excited about the project moving forward.

    Thank you very much and yes, you caught me! I love the Eavy Metal style of painting and Juan Hidalgo's techniques suit me very well. He's a very kind and generous teacher to anyone on his Discord.
     
  9. Warden
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    Really nice work on those skinks, they turned out great!
     
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  10. Just A Skink
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    Ha ha. I don't think of it as "catching you". I just REALLY like his Youtube channel and he had a good tutorial painting a skink. In fact, if you check posts in the painting tutorials on this site by @Itepixcauh, you'll probably see something familiar.
     
  11. Fitzloq
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    I was only joking! I love his channel too, he's really helped me grow as a painter. I've had his blog on Lustria bookmarked for ages don't worry. :D
     
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    Cool! Actually, it's great to see it repeated in such a nice way. It helps confirm the process and makes me hope that even a painting noob like me might turn out a decent looking model. Of course, you have also executed your paint job with your own skill. I can't wait to see more of the units.
     
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  13. Fitzloq
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    Work in progress on some more of the Cohort as well as a Skink Priest! Once again using another of the Underworlds warband models as they're stunning.

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    Having a blast with these so far, they take no time at all compared to my other projects. Skinks have always been some of my favourite models. Looking forward to tackling the bases once I have my initial force painted, the plan is to use some water effects for a swampy jungle look. Never done anything like that before!
     
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    Bit of an update, slow progress for the last week or so. A few days of poor mental health so couldn't face painting and opted for the easy serotonin fix of Stardew Valley for a bit. Feeling better now though so time to kick things up a notch!

    The first batch of Skinks are done aside from shields. The Priest needs feathers and gemstones doing and I need to highlight the mosaic on his collar. Next up I'll assemble some more Skinks (including some Skirmishers) and do the Salamander weapon team at the same time, then finish with the Kroxigor before the end of February (I hope!). Basing can wait if necessary but I hope to fit that in before the end of Feb as well.

    These have been a lot of fun to paint. Skinks are the best.

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  15. Lizards of Renown
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    Great job!
     
  16. Fitzloq
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    Skink Priest finished! Such an awesome model, I'm especially pleased with the feathers, they add so much vibrancy and contrast against the blue skin.

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  17. Just A Skink
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    Love it! I agree that it is a great model and you've done such a nice paint job. I like the dark blue/black crystal in the staff. It's a small detail, but a nice color balance to the dark staff.
     
  18. Imrahil
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    WOW you've done the model very much justice!
    I love, love the transition from orange to green on the feathers :artist::artist:

    Grrr, Imrahil
     
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    You've done justice to the model. Nice one.
     
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    Superbly painted unit! :artist:
     
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