Crickey its hot!
But I managed to paint something completely different with what was left of yesterday and today. Not that I am feeling very inspired to do much more at the moment. I was sticking to my paintbrush, the seat and my worktable all at once.
And my paint kept drying up!
Still, I got this classic Kevin Adams sculpt painted though I messed up one of the feet with yellow ink when finishing the base. I really must be into the habit of doing the texturing before the paintwork.
This one was fun to paint. I kept things simple (as you should with these daemons) sticking to a simple blue base and just highlighting up with Bleached Bone and later on, Skull White. For interest, I used purple ink for the mouth and worked the tongue and eyes up to pink by adding more and more blobs of Bleached Bone.
He seems suitably chaotic.
Much like the next few weeks here in Essex. I've got an old Jes Goodwin ogre I found a while back alongside a few of these horrors. I've cleaned him up and based him. I fancy something big and brash after so many skellies so will be working on him if and when I get the time.
Stay cool out there,
Orlygg
Nice work! Back when the figs were fun.
ReplyDeleteVery correct Tim. Now I am back painting again I'm looking for fun, well designed metal figures to work on.
DeleteThat's a lovely blue effect! It's not helping us cool down, but it looks great!
ReplyDeleteGood old Electric Blue mixed with white. A classic colour. I can remember when the sweets we bought were as vibrant as this (;
DeleteFantastic work the colours are really vibrant. The jump in the quality of your painting these last few months has been great to see.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ian... I think its dropped a bit over the last month or so as I've been so inactive. I'm looking forwards to pushing myself with so more challenging figures.
DeleteLovely work, I'm envious of your painting ability.
ReplyDeleteI wish I still had my old Chaos collection, just remnants left now, but I'm really enjoying seeing these classics.
Painting ability!? I'm not sure I have one to be envious of. Dogged determination in the face of diminishing eyesight is what I'd call it! (: Thank you though. I haven't got much in the way of chaos... a few pieces really, largely thanks to the return of a few bits recently. I have a 1987 Daemonette that is going to be a must paint in the weeks to come. Look out for it.
DeleteLove this little guy — chaotic, cheerful and gloriously blue! You’ve captured the classic Kev Adams energy beautifully. The bright palette works perfectly, and the setting really makes him pop. Looking forward to seeing that ogre make an entrance too!
ReplyDeleteHe's still sitting there on the painting station at the moment. Once I've burnt through some smaller figures to get the old eye in he's next. I've got a couple more Goodwin ogres now so I'm paint up a few more in the not to distant future. Thank you for the compliments.
DeleteFull marks for getting anything done in this heat, let alone of this quality. Didn’t know that the blue horrors were Kev Adams sculpts but can 100% see it now that I know.
ReplyDeleteYes, that heat was truly awful... I'm glad its now the summer holiday so I'm stuck inside with overcast skies and rainfall (:
DeleteGreat Work! I recently discovered your blog and love it! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI new reader! That is great news... I hope you like what you have found Gimnir.
Delete