A quick Dust Tactics wip.

To anyone who follows this blog, I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. I haven't felt much like painting in the past while. Luckily today I felt like painting. I started a walker from Dust Tactics for the German faction. I used an airbrush to highlight the grey and now I'm going over with washes and pigments to get a weathered look. So here is my current progress.

 

I plan on adding On Source Lighting to the parts that warrant it after I'm done with the weathering. Also a thank you to my friend Matthew for giving me this model.

A circus experience on apocalyptic proportions!

So, this weekend my friends Soda City Cirque (https://www.facebook.com/sodacitycirque) from Columbia, South Carolina put on a post apocalyptic circus production called The Last Machine. It was, to say the least, amazing. The music was as eclectic as the acts. The music ranged from throbbing, beat filled, dubstep to songs of tear jerking beauty. The acts created ranges of emotion every bit as broad as the music. From beautiful scenes of breathtaking acrobatics to intense battles on silks floating high above the ground. I'll be posting photos and perhaps a few videos, maybe, of the show. So, without further ado:

FIRE!...pictures.

Sooo. I did some fire spinning at the local First Friday here in Augusta. Our faithful friend and photographer shot some incredible photos of us. Not much to say that the photos don't, so here are a few thousand words.
Me:

My brother:

Amanda:

Jason:

Alexandra:

 

Pandora's Display Box Part 2

As promised, more pictures of progress on the display box for Pandora's crew. I've finished cutting out the circles for their bases. It was a pain to do it by hand, but I'm trying to get over my toxic perfectionism and this was an exercise in that. The circle in the back left came out terrible, but I should be able to cover that up with basing materials. Other than that it is turning out well. I'll try to do some basing on the plasticard tomorrow, as well as apply a black basecoat.

Pandora's Display Box Part 1

Sorry I haven't posted in so long, I've had a few things to deal with, in my head. Now I'm getting back on track. I'm making a display box for my Pandora crew for Malifaux. I went to Hobby Lobby and bought a box that I thought looked appropriate for Pandora and some Styrofoam. I've cut the block of Styrofoam down to fit in the box and I will then be covering it with a plasticard sheet that I will texture to make it look like the bases for the crew. I'm cutting out the circles to fit the bases of the models in. It is a bit difficult since I don't have a compass to cut out the circles, but its still coming along ok. I have a couple of pictures right now, but I should have more today or tomorrow. Here is what I have for now.

Featured Artist #2 The Joey Berry

Time again to introduce you to an important influence in my blogging life, such as it is. Without her this blog would not exist. Joey Berry is a wonderful vloger from Plymouth, Kent um...England. She's moves around a bit. She is one of the funniest people on the internet. I don't even remember how I stumbled onto her YouTube channel. (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJoeyberry) I think it was just a random "Warhammer" search on YouTube. If you are just starting out with Warhammer Fantasy Battle then there is no one better to learn with. Her series on the Lores of Magic is hilarious. She is constantly upbeat, despite choosing Wood Elves as her first army. Not only does she talk about Warhammer she also talks about Malifaux, no 2nd edition yet, as well as some Adepticon coverage. She also covers a little Warhammer 40K. She is more geared towards beginners, but the themes for her armies are fun for seasoned gamers as well. She is very accessible when it comes to questions and comments and takes suggestions from her viewers on what topics people want to see. She is currently working on a "how do you choose the army you want to play?" series for Warhammer Fantasy. With this description you may be asking "why would you bill her as an 'artist'?" Well, when one uses a medium as beautifully as she does to express herself "artist" is a perfect description for what she is. She is an inspiration for anyone who wants to start a blog/vlog based on what brings them joy. So, go and enjoy her videos, like her Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/TheJoeyberry) and follow her on twitter (https://twitter.com/JoeyBerry89)

Army of the Faith

Since I have a new camera I figured I'd take a few pictures of some models I painted last year. So here are a few from my Warmachine army. I have a several different armies for Warmachine, mainly Cryx, but I can never maintain just one army in any game so I've branched out into Protectorate of Menoth. I have other units in the works, such as a unit of Exemplar Vengers and another unit of Cinerators, both of which will be full units. For now this is all I have painted. The Fire of Salvation isn't quite complete. I still have to finish his hanging clothe and two of the Cinerators need their bases finished, but its good enough for now. I hope you enjoy.