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All the latest stuff I've been getting up to.
dreads
This is a black & white sketch using a photo as reference. I find that practicing with only black and white is helping me see [...Read More]
Girl with a big gun
Work-in-progress 54mm sculpt of a girl with a big gun. Mostly fimo, with a bit of greenstuff. The gun is scratchbuilt from odd bits of [...Read More]
shoulder
Another quick blockin study, using a photo reference. This one has a lot of negative space to play with, and a lot of smooth shadows [...Read More]
balcony
Another black & white blocking study from photo reference, trying to find a composition that works. Quick pencil blocking sketch, followed by blocking in Krita, [...Read More]
thought
NSFW / Mature Content
Study from photo reference Going for a more harsh blak & white style rendering, with some softened edges. [...Read More]
bedroom
NSFW / Mature Content
Female nude study, based on a photo by Serge Zhodik . The original has this great contrast between the blue bed cover and the orange [...Read More]
smoltank
Smoltank. Inspired by @thisnorthernboy and his crazy cool spaceships. I feel tanks get a lot of grief lately. But they can be so cute though, [...Read More]
Mad Max
I recently picked up Gaslands: Refuelled , and started playing some games with my kids after dinner. They absolutely love it, it is always a [...Read More]
Underwater painting
Made some progress on the diver & mermaid diorama, with some first shades and an attempt at color: I am not 100% sure about the [...Read More]
Queadluun Rau casts for sale
I've put a couple of resin casts of my Queadluun Rau model up for sale on etsy . There is a limited number of casts [...Read More]
Comments are now live
Zarjazz! Posts and projects now have a button where you can leave a comment. All comments are sent to me via email, so you don't [...Read More]
Q'Rau
The Queadluun Rau unit is complete. Here are the final shots of the model: And here is the glamor shot: I'm very happy with this [...Read More]
Diver & mermaid update
A slow-rolling update on the diver & mermaid diorama. The cat got to the mermaid, but luckily only dropped the figure off the table, so [...Read More]
Refining the Panzergirl bust
After receiving some excellent critique from CyAniDe over at CMON, I've started refining the features on the panzer girl's face, as well as smoothing some [...Read More]
Progress on the Queadluun Rau mech
A while back I started on a rough sketch of my favourite mecha of all time, the Zentraedi Queadluun Rau suit flown by the female [...Read More]
Diver and mermaid
I've been making some progress on an idea that I have had kicking around for quite a while. The idea is an underwater diorama, where [...Read More]
Combos
I'm recovering from shoulder surgery on my dominant arm right now, so not much happening on the hobby front. Still, I made some progress on [...Read More]
Augment
I'm revisiting a bust I started in July 2019. The way I ended up messing up, then retouching and finally leaving the bust never felt [...Read More]
OBEY
Wrapped up the Judge Dredd diorama. Pretty happy with how this came out, grimy yet vibrant, like the comic book. [...Read More]
Dredd - Painting
Working on all the textures: the reference image has a ton of different textures; it was fun sculpting them, and the painting is turning out [...Read More]
Dredd - Base colors & graffiti
Started laying down the base colors on the figures & the base: A spray paint can: POW the brand trusted by billions. For when you [...Read More]
Dredd - Progress
Some progress on the Dredd diorama. The sculpting is pretty much done at this stage: And so is the base. I built this from styrene [...Read More]
I am the Law
Started on a new sculpt of Mega-City One's most famous lawman. This one is based on the fabulous art of Simon Bisley for a cover [...Read More]
Looks melted
"Somebody must have bagged one of Ripley's bad guys" Finally done, and I think the colors & mood is pretty much how I pictured it. [...Read More]
Values & contrasts
Checking my usage of values and contrasts on the Aliens diorama. Right now the warm / cool mix is where I want it, since everything [...Read More]
Color tests
I've decided to spend some time to finish up the Aliens diorama. With construction done, it needs a lot of work on the paint job. [...Read More]
Dog soldier, painted
Finished this guy up, increased the glow on the plasma cannon until I'm worried I'll mess it up :) [...Read More]
Freshly baked terrain
Dog soldier on a mission, deep in the industrial jungle. Having some fun painting rusty terrain with the kids. They love the dark wash, it's [...Read More]
Scratchbuilt since '18
All my scratchbuilt 40k models, haning out. I started in 2018, and have made a Land Raider , Sabre Strike , Fire Raptor , and [...Read More]
Basecoating the dog man
Started laying down the base coats on this guy. Going for a colder blue fur and a warmer brown fur, a cooler red / blue [...Read More]
Stormblade done!
Finishing up the project, it has been a great ride! Using the airbrush, I deepened the blue on the hull, and gave it a light [...Read More]
Lenses
Some progress on the Stormblade, starting to get to the details. I love painting lenses. [...Read More]
Happy painting
All in all I'm happy with where this is going. Started adding some verdigris, some oil stains, and just general griminess. [...Read More]
Freehand
Here are some more photos, with the division number & nameplate done, and a start on some oil pinwashing to add a bit of depth [...Read More]
Weathering
I tinted the whole thing a bit darker and more neutral with a bit of Payne's gray. Spent some time on sponge and brush chipping, [...Read More]
d.i.S.i.n.t.e.g.r.a.t
Digital rework of an older pencil sketch. Tried to improve my rendering of intertwined pipes and tubes. [...Read More]
Laying on the basecoat
Started laying on some base colors. Aiming for a blue/gray gradient, which should go well with a red rust and a light brown dust mix [...Read More]
Nude studies
NSFW / Mature Content
A couple of scanned pencil + ink studies, trying out different styles, some from photo reference. [...Read More]
Stormblade, all primed up
Here is the completed primed thing. Next up, painting time… [...Read More]
Tank commander, done!
Finished up the commander, I think I will stick with him, he's grown on me: And here he is on the now-primed tank: Now the [...Read More]
Tank commander
So I've been thinking about what color scheme / army my Stormblade belongs to, and initially I thought I'd go for a DKOK unit. I [...Read More]
Computer console
In between all this, and to relieve some of that rivet-zen, I built a little computer console destination marker thingy using some of my assortment [...Read More]
Mindlessly riveting
So, after spending a countless number of evenings in a state of absolute mindlessness, placing little dot after little dot all over the tank, the [...Read More]