Painting a Magical Weapon

Anotoher video from the recent series with Tabletop Minions Thanks to Uncle Atom and the whole crew hehe, click the link and watch the video to understand the joke ;) 

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A Little Bit O The Scuplting

The 21st video in the painting with the pro series and this time, it's sculpting! A big thanks to the indomitable Uncle Atom, the man does good work!

Sepulchural Guard Step One!

I'm back on the Youtubes! This time around we recorded a small series on the Sepulchural guard. Part one being all about the base. Link

Enjoy!

Adepticon 2017

Another Adepticon in the books and it just keeps getting better every year. The Crystal Brush was top notch as well, so much inspiring work and it was clear to see the entirety of the entrants have been progressing at their craft. I was happy to be able to place among so many quality entries. Archaon brought me a sliver in the Large Monster/Vehicle category but he was a commission I picked up to fill the category. My real pride and joy was the unit of Orcs "The Jungle Boyz" which was painted as a personal project. I feel like I hit a personal best with them. After seeing the amazing work on display though, I have to do better than personal best and keep pushing myself.

I went into a bit of a hobby frenzy after returning from the con but I'll post more on that later, feeling very inspired.

My usual post Adepticon blog involves about 30 pictures of tables but having done that in the past I'm a little tired of it. I did manage to preserve just a few fuzzy memories.

My first time hanging in the painters lounge where I got to meet new people and contine  my bromance with Matt Dipietro.

Or the happy go lucky folks from Wreck age..Yet another bromance with another dude named Matt.

Adam, Atom, the cranium, sometimes when you're dumb, it's good to know smart people. This guy has been such a big help to me.

The saga hall! Had some buddies in there, these are their drinking weapons.

Slayer sword winner Jeff Bowden absolutely nailing victim of changes on Karaoke!

The dedicated work of Brendan at GMM studios. The second thing he said to me when I went for a hello was "I'm a hermit" ha, those results don't lie, the guy is dedicated to his craft.

There are a lot more moments I didn't capture but will always remember. This the around I wanted to take less pictures and be face to face with it all. I'm going to get to work now but I'll leave with a preview of a little fun project I made yesterday. My goal is to add more atmosphere and heavy metal attitude to my work. So here is the beginning of a piece I'm calling Deathcrush, fans of Mayhem will get the reference. It won't be a master piece but the goal is to have fun.

Samson Goes to the Movies, Part 8!

It's been a while since Adam and I have had time to make another tutorial, but now that the dust is clearing, we're back! This time providing some insight into OSL. Check it out real official like at the Tabletop Minions YouTube. Enjoy!

Samson Goes to the Movies, Part 9!

This time around Adam and I took a look at some quick and effective scenery painting. Enjoy and as always, check out the Tabletop Minions page, which has broken the 2500 followers mark! Congratulations to Adam, he's certainly put his time in.

Samson Goes to the Movies, Part 7!

Woooo the sequels just keep coming! Many thanks to the master of ceremonies, the Jango to my Boba,  The Cranium, Atom Smashing. This time around we do a little jazz magic on a lavaland base. Archaon make an appearance too!

Samson goes to the Movies, Part 6

This time around Adam and I are taking a look at texture, mainly cracked leather but I feel the technique can be applied in many other ways. Thanks a ton to Adam and everyone over at Tabletop Minions. Enjoy!

Thanks to everyone for checking these videos out, it's an evolving process. All the positive feedback is much appreciated, and has been constructive. Haters will always hate what they cannot accomplish.

Samson Goes to the Movies Part 4

For the latest video with Tabletop Minions, I started work on Lathiem Oakleaf from the Enigma miniatures range. Since we want to keep these video decently short the decision was to break the paint job down. It's not my usual approach to isolate areas and paint them one by one but it serves it purpose for tutorials sake.

First up, the fur! Enjoy!