Back to the swamp things! I'm determined to finish the Hordes Blindwater Congregation army I started. I should have some pics more pics up shortly.

In the meantime, anyone out there have any thoughts on whether I should turn my attention to my old Confrontation collection (Ophidians, Dirz, and Mid Nor) or the new Grey Knight plastics?
The paradox of choice...

"Bring out the Gimp..."

Okay, well, not exactly a revelation, but I'm really working on improving the quality of the pictures I'm taking of my models. And, I'll admit I'm not the most savvy with with anything to do with photography, let alone an editing program. Still, I think I'm figuring out how to use the Gimp, freeware which had overwhelmed me the first time I tried to give it a go.

Having said that, I'm hoping these are slightly better pictures. Hopefully, I'll get some pictures up of the latest gator - the bullsnapper.

It's only been a year...

So, it's been a long time, but I've returned to painting. It's helped that to meet with Matt, the studio painter from Privateer Press, and a bunch other other guys to paint on more or less a weekly basis. Again, a big thanks to Matt for patiently answering questions and all the feedback.

Anyway, the I'm working on a Blindwater list of 35 points. Bloodly Barnabas is still a work in progress, as, if nothing else, his base is yet to be swamped. These gators have been big fun to paint. Got a couple of other projects in mind: Dark Eldar, Skaven, and Mantic Undead. Anyone out there have a preference?

I'll be updating much sooner than 1 year from now. It helps to have improved my picture taking some, even if only modestly.

4 months later?

So it's been a while since I last updated this blog. I've been thinking long and hard about giving up on painting larger projects, armies and the like, to just focus my attention on painting single models. It'll also clear out my closet and free up some time and money for other pursuits.

In any event, I've had the good fortune of meeting Matt De Pietro, the studio painter for Privateer Press. He's answered a ton of my questions and offered a good deal of feedback. Maybe even more importantly, looking at his models in person has really inspired me to try harder to improve my painting. I hope it can be seen in my most recent model, Thor Steinhammer. The other pictures are of stuff done a while ago. The Cygnar 'jacks are going up on Ebay, along with some of the other stuff. Till next time...

A new camera, part two

As promised here are the Cygnar and Skorne pictures, along with Helbrecht, who is going on Ebay today. Any interest in the Cygnar? I've been debating selling them, so if there is any real interest out there, please send me a note (by the way, it looks like I happened to take pictures of a light jack without highlighting... that will need to be fixed). I could be easily convinced to sell, especially with all the other stuff that needs to get painted. One note on the camera: I need to learn how to use it. I've been having a hard time taking pictures of red. The highlights almost don't show at all. The pictures of the skorne are a good example. These look great in person; these pictures, not so much. If you spot some obvious picture-taking error, please let me know. I could use the advise. Thanks, all.

Oh, one last inquiry: red or black for the cloak on Morghoul? I can't decide.

At last, a new camera...

Apparently cameras that aren't five years old take better pictures... Who knew? I should have some pictures up of the skorne I'm working on and a Cygnar army that might be heading towards Ebay in the not to distant future. The Black Orcs will be Ebayed soon, probably with the Grimgore you can see below. I really enjoyed painting the Aberration Prime, so much so a box or two of the Confrontation stuff I have may just rival the skorne for my paint brush's attention.

I've been painting lots (mostly Warmahordes), and I'll hopefully be able to take some pictures during this long, upcoming weekend. Just a quick post now though to let you know I have some painted (and lots of unpainted) stuff up for auction. You can check it out here:

http://shop.ebay.com/a_faustian_deal/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

Thanks for the kind comments, all. It's a nice little kick in the pants to keep painting.