Monday, August 27, 2018

WIP The Lord of Malice

It's been a while since I've done a work in progress log. Most of my internet posting is done on Facebook and Instagram recently, but I'll never abandon the 'ol ship (blog). This was a recent commission and super fun, which I say about every project but I mean it more this time, I swear. I should get better at describing things. Anyway, here's the rundown. 

The figure is from creature caster and was such a joy to work on. The cleanliness of the cast was the best I've seen in a long time. Very miniscule mold lines and the sockets fit perfectly, absolutely zero warping. Here we see our Lord after some quick wetblending. I wanted to make the bone look strong, pretty much the appearance of stoney growths over marrow.  


The color scheme was red white and blue, with a tilt of course but that's the scheme at it's core, a simple complimentary trifecta.


Next I had to add some glowing effects. I wanted the model to say, demon, of course he's s demon but I want a DEMON. So macical properties it is! How fun.


Then it was time to comb over the details and lock in the flavor. Here he is 99% done, final photos coming soon :)


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Monday, August 13, 2018

All Hail the Doomcast!

Here's my spin on the Stormcast from Shadespire. I call them the Doomcast Immortals, on this I was going for a badguy look but not necessarily Chaos, Undivided at best. Mainly I used spare Dark Eldar bits and drew inspiration from Celtic designs. I'll be rolling out shots of the individual models as the week goes on. Enjoy!


I'd also like to remind people that I've started streaming on Twitch. Check out my page at Twitch.tv/samsonarts 

Monday, July 23, 2018

Finished! Kingdom Death Dung Beetle Knight

I was convinced not to paint the ball like a steaming sh*t by my client. I can say I'm happy with the result but will always wonder what could have been. So until I cross paths with a dung ball again we will have this garden rock to appreciate. Also some sweet beetle shell tones.









Thursday, July 12, 2018

Finished! The Toecutter

Painted during a one on one teaching session with my buddy Newton Potter aka the Painting Noob. After discussing his goals and chosen theme we decided on post-apocalyptic. Naturally we chose a model in football armor, with some slight modifications. It was a chance to paint up a model that I consider an instant classic. Savvy nerds will notice his namesake is shared with the villain from the first Mad Max movie.






What have I been listening to? Supremative!

Finished! Fulgrim, Primarch of the Emperor's Children

This is my second time painting this model, it was a fun challenge to not look back at the previous version and try to beat the CMON score..Still haven't checked that but here he is, 2018 version.







Wednesday, July 11, 2018

California Ram Jam!

I'm very happy to announce I'll be teaching a class in combination with CK studios this September. Onwards and upwards we go! Get your ticket while they last :)


Monday, July 9, 2018

Finished! Robute Guilliman

The reawaked mad dad himself, the man with about a hundred nicknames, Robute Guilliman! I've always enjoyed the Ultramarines color scheme, add to that blazing flames and I'm happier than expected.