@ellieiactaest.bsky.socialThese Hobgrots were the worst of the bunch. Bad priming, a weak base coat, and a too-heavy drybrush had reduced them to a monotone khaki, and that was before years of #Orktober handling!
I can tell I've improved since I first painted these, and am confident that this is The Year!
@ellieiactaest.bsky.socialThe problem with only working on an army in #Orktober for years is finding all the details I missed or got wrong last time. Slow going.
But progress is being made. I'm not a good highlight painter, but even a quick and dirty one on these shields seriously improved them. Really fun.
@ellieiactaest.bsky.socialYou can tell I really enjoy my hobbies because I'm working 12 hours today and I'm still using some of my precious free time to re-establish the color on some hobgrot breechcloths.
@ellieiactaest.bsky.socialBut it's also #FinishShitFall, so here we go.
My scheme for these guys was super flat, low-saturation, almost more of a scale model take. And while part of that worked, with these grubby black and grey rags and aged pale swamp wood, once it came around to basing it was all too much.
@ellieiactaest.bsky.socialAnd what of #finishshitfall you ask?
After a good morning for Dullkote and hunting through supplies trying to find tufts for basing, I've finished some Hellblasters and my Chaplain for my 40k Blood Angels! It took me so long to get around to these that I forgot my own basing paint recipe!
@ellieiactaest.bsky.socialThis is exactly the energy I'm trying to banish for #FinishShitFall.
@ellieiactaest.bsky.socialIn the spirit of #FinishShitFall (it's a hashtag now. Deal with it) here's some shit I'm finishing.
The chaplain for my Blood Angels (can you have too many chaplains for Blood Angels?) is ready for matte clear and tufts. The captain was put together from sub assemblies...from last year.
