All quiet on the painting front.

With October almost over I find that the urge to paint again has returned. With any luck with less then three months to Cancon my new additions will be ready to to roll and I will get a 20 on the painting score.

Time to lay down the Guantlet: Cancon Grudge match

Ferastella lady of the Ashenhalls  sat in contemplation of the weave , it was constantly in flux with the visions and patterns changing at a rapid pace, the only discernible image that she could identify was the death of a Treeman ally at the hands of a Bretonnian Lord with a glowing sword, this must be avenged she thought.

She summoned her herald and bade him to summon her glade guard, the Bretons would feel her wraith at a tiny hamlet that her people once called  Can'ber-ra.

Hi All ,

This is basically the fluff for a grudge match challenge against Josh Crouch my oponnent in Game four of Axemaster, which i hope will agree to a rematch at Cancon game 1.

I expect that he will accept the challenge as he is a top bloke, and i can think of no better way to start an event then with a sure fire fun game.

Cheers
Lupus

Wood Elves : Colors of the Forest Spirits

Hi all,

I just thought I would record the colors that were used for my wood elves, so that if anyone was interested they could try them, but mainly so they are where I will be able to find them.

I may even add pictures, once i get the quality issue solved.

Dryads
Dryad Flesh
Base coat Iyanden Darksun 
Drybrush of Bleached Bone 
Wash of Devlan Mud 

Bark
Base coat Calthan Brown
Drybrush of Bleached Bone 
Wash of Devlan Mud 

Autumn Leaves
Base coat Mechrite Red
Highlight 1 of Fire Dragon Crimson
Highlight 2 of Macharuis Solar Orange

Treekin
Bark
Base coat Calthan Brown
Wash of Devlan Mud
Drybrush Snakebite leather

Autumn Leaves
Base coat Mechrite Red
Highlight 1 of Fire Dragon Crimson or Blood red
Highlight 2 of Macharuis Solar Orange

Fungus
Base coat Kamando Khaki
Wash of Devlan Mud 
Highlight of Kamando Khaki

Vines
Basecoat of Dheneb Stone

Spites
Base coat Hormagaunt Purple 
Wash of Leviathan Purple
Highlight of Hormagaunt Purple 

Drycha
Bark
Base coat Calthan Brown
Wash of Devlan Mud
Drybrush Snakebite leather

Flesh
Base coat Iyanden Darksun 
Highlight 1 of  50% Iyanden Darksun and 50% Bleached Bone 
Highlight 2 of  50% Highlight 1 and 50% Bleached Bone
Wash of Devlan Mud 
Highlight 3 of 50% Highlight 1 and 50% Bleached Bone

Autumn Leaves and Hair
Base coat Mechrite Red
Highlight 1 of Fire Dragon Crimson
Highlight 2 of  50% Mechrite Red and 50% Macharuis Solar Orange
Highlight 3 of Macharuis Solar Orange

Spites

Base coat Hormagaunt Purple 

Wash of Leviathan Purple

Highlight of Hormagaunt Purple

Dryad Filler
Stone
Base Coat - Charadon Granite
Highlight 1 of 1/3 charadon granite and 2/3 Astronomican Grey
Highlight 2 of Astronomican Grey
Wash of Devlan Mud

Dwarf Flesh
Base Coat - Tallarn Flesh
Highlight 1 of 1/2 Tallarn Flesh and 1/2 Elf Flesh
Highlight 2 of Elf Flesh
Wash of Devlan Mud

Treelimbs
Base coat Calthan Brown
Wash of Devlan Mud
Highlight 1 of 1/2 Calthan Brown and 1/2 Snakebite leather
Highlight 2 of Snakebite leather

Spites

Base coat Hormagaunt Purple 
Wash of Leviathan Purple
Highlight of Hormagaunt Purple

Ropes

Base coat Kamando Khaki
Wash of Devlan Mud 
Highlight of Kamando Khaki

Dwarf hair

Base coat Mechrite Red
Highlight 1 of Fire Dragon Crimson
Highlight 2 of  50% Mechrite Red and 50% Macharuis Solar Orange
Highlight 3 of Macharuis Solar Orange

Treeman
Bark
Base coat Calthan Brown
Wash of Devlan Mud
Drybrush Snakebite leather

Fungus
Base coat Kamando Khaki
Wash of Devlan Mud 
Highlight of Kamando Khaki

Skulls
Base coat Kamando Khaki
Wash of Devlan Mud 
Highlight 1 of Bleached bone
Highlight 2 of skull white

Spites and Tongue

Base coat Hormagaunt Purple 
Wash of Leviathan Purple
Highlight of Hormagaunt Purple

Horns

Basecoat of Bestial brown

Highlight 1- 50% Bestial Brown , 50% Bleached Bone

Highlight 2- 50% HL 1 , 50% Bleached Bone

Highlight 3- 50% HL 2 , 50% Bleached Bone

Highlight 4- 100% Bleached Bone

Highlight 5- 100% Skull White

Autumn Leaves
Base coat Mechrite Red
Highlight 1 of Fire Dragon Crimson
Highlight 2 of  50% Mechrite Red and 50% Macharuis Solar Orange
Highlight 3 of Macharuis Solar Orange


Cheers Lupus

Wood Elves: Colors of the Asrai's feather friends.

Hi all, 
Just a quick post to detail how I paint my Owls and Great Eagles.

Currently i have not included any pictures but that will change in time.

Owls
Face
Base coat Dheneb Stone
Wash of Nuln oil
Highlight of Dheneb Stone

Body
Basecoat of Charadon Granite
Wash- Nuln oil
Highlight of Charadon Granite

Wings
Basecoat of Astronomican Grey
Wash- Nuln oil
Highlight of Astronomican Grey

Eyes
Base coat- Hormagaunt Purple 

Feet
Basecoat of Zandri Dust
Wash- Nuln oil
Highlight of Zandri Dust

Great Eagle

Body and Wing
Base coat- Zandri Dust
Wash 1- Baal Red
Wash 2 - Devlan Mud
Drybrush 1-Calthan Brown
Drybrush 2- Zandri Dust

Second feather row
Base coat- Tau Sept  Ohcre
Wash 1 - Devlan Mud
Drybrush 1-Tau Sept  Ohcre
Drybrush 2-Iyanden Darksun

Final feather row
Base coat- Rakarth Flesh
Wash 1 - Nuln Oil
Drybrush 1-Rakarth Flesh
Drybrush 2-Dheneb Stone

Beak
Base coat- Zandri Dust
Wash 1 - Nuln Oil
Wash 2 - Devlan Mud
Highlight 1-Zandri Dust
Highlight 2-Rakarth Flesh
Highlight 3-Dheneb Stone

Tongue
Base coat Hormagaunt Purple 
Wash of Leviathan Purple
Highlight of Hormagaunt Purple

legs and Claws
Base coat- Zandri Dust
Wash 1 - Nuln Oil
Wash 2 - Devlan Mud
Drybrush 1-Zandri Dust
Drybrush 2-Rakarth Flesh


Cheers Lupus

Wood Elves: Colors of the Glade riders and Glade Guard.

Hi all, 
Just a quick post to detail how I paint my Glade riders and Glade Guard.

Currently i have not included any pictures but that will change in time.

Elves

Standard bearers and Musicians special bits

Standard Shaft
Base coat Tau Sept  Ohcre
Wash of Devlan Mud
Highlight Tau Sept  Ohcre

Pennants Main
 Tamiya dull red spray
Layer- Scab Red
Wash- Devlan Mud
Highlight-  Scab Red

Pennants Lesser
Base coat Dheneb Stone
Wash of Devlan Mud
Highlight of Dheneb Stone

Horns for Muscians

Basecoat of Bestial brown

Highlight 1- 50% Bestial Brown , 50% Bleached Bone

Highlight 2- 50% HL 1 , 50% Bleached Bone

Highlight 3- 50% HL 2 , 50% Bleached Bone

Highlight 4- 100% Bleached Bone

Highlight 5- 100% Skull White

Normal elves

Bow / quiver
Base coat Calthan Brown
Wash of Devlan Mud
Highlight Calthan Brown

Spear Wood area's
Base coat Tau Sept  Ohcre
Wash of Devlan Mud
Highlight Tau Sept  Ohcre

Metal
Base coat Mithril Silver
Wash of Devlan Mud or Nuln oil
Highlight Mithril Silver

Weapon Runes
Base coat Mechrite Red
Highlight of Macharuis Solar Orange

Gems
Base coat Hormagaunt Purple 
Wash of Leviathan Purple
Highlight of Hormagaunt Purple

Bow recessed
Base coat Deneb Stone
Wash of Devlan Mud
Highlight Deneb Stone

Elf Flesh
Base Coat - Tallarn Flesh
Wash of Devlan Mud
Highlight 1 of 1/2 Tallarn Flesh 

Elf hair

Base coat Dheneb Stone
Wash of Nuln oil
Highlight of Dheneb Stone

Leather Main
Base coat Iyanden Darksun 
Wash of Devlan Mud 
Highlight of Iyanden Darksun

Leather Minor
Base coat Komando khaki /Rakarth Flesh
Wash of Devlan Mud 
Highlight of Komando khaki / Rakarth Flesh

Cloth/ Hood/ Cloak
Base coat- Tamiya dull red spray
Layer- Scab Red
Wash- Devlan Mud
Highlight-  Scab Red

Arrows
Base coat- Calthan Brown
Wash- Devlan Mud
Highlight-Calthan Brown

Fletching 
Base coat- Tamiya dull red spray
Wash -devlan mud
Highlight1- Mechrite red
Highlight 2- Blood red

Vines and Leaves for characters
Base coat- Tamiya dull red spray
Wash- Devlan Mud
Highlight 1-  Mechrite red
Highlight 2-  Blood red
Highlight 3 leaves only-  Macharuis Solar Orange

Wood Elves: Elven steed colors

Hi all, 
Just a quick post to detail how I paint my Elven steeds for use with Glade riders and Wild riders.

Currently i have not included any pictures but that will change in time.

Elven Steeds
Hoofs (not worked out yet)

Hoofs for alternative A

Basecoat of Zandri Dust

Wash of Devlan Mud

Highlight 1- Zandri Dust

Coat

Basecoat of Charadon Granite
Highlight 1- Charadon Granite 50%  , Astronomican Grey 50% 

Highlight 2- Highlight 1 50% , Astronomican Grey 50% 

Highlight 3-Highlight 2 50% , Astronomican Grey 50% 

Highlight 4- Astronomican Grey 

Wash- Nuln oil

Coat alternative A

Basecoat of Calthan Brown
Highlight 1- Calthan Brown 50%  , Zandri Dust 50% 

Highlight 2- Highlight 1 50% , Zandri Dust 50% 

Highlight 3-Highlight 2 50% , Zandri Dust 50% 

Highlight 4- Zandri Dust

Wash- Devlan Mud

Saddle
Base coat- Tamiya Dull Red
Wash- Devlan Mud
Highlight-  Scab Red

Leather Main, face plate,straps.

Base coat Iyanden Darksun 
Wash of Devlan Mud 
Highlight of Iyanden Darksun

Leather Minor
Base coat Komando khaki or  Rakarth Flesh
Wash of Devlan Mud 
Highlight of Komando khaki or  Rakarth Flesh

Manes and Tale
Base coat  Dheneb Stone
Wash of  Nuln oil
Highlight of Dheneb Stone

Manes and Tale 
Base coat Khemri Brown
Wash of Devlan Mud
Highlight of Khemri Brown

Wildrider armor.
Base coat Mithril Silver
Wash of Nuln Oil
Highlight Mithril Silver

Wildrider Horns
Base coat Snakebite leather

Highlight 1- Snakebite leather 50%  , Komando khaki 50% 

Highlight 2- Highlight 1 50% ,Komando khaki 50% 

Highlight 3-Highlight 2 50% , Komando khaki 50% 

Highlight 4- Komando khaki

Cheers
Lupus.

30th September Duelling Gamers: Duel failed.

Well this is the final installment of my contribrution to Duelling Gamers, I have failed to complete my final targets for the Duel with 5 way watchers, the way stalker and basing the army left uncompleted. I will complete these in October but as far as the duel is concerned the deadline has been reached it is time to down brushes and show my final status.

Duelling Update

Still to Assembled.

NIL

Still to paint 

NIL

Painting in Progress

5 way watchers
1 way stalker

The red base coat of failure.

Another view of the way watchers.

Completed this Month

1 Spell Weaver on foot
1 giant eagle

1 kitbashed noble asb on foot
1 Kitbashed noble on elven steed.

1 Treekin base filler
3 Glade guard, all I could summon the energy to paint after Axemaster.

Front View

Left View

Rear View

Right View

Completed in past Months

Drycha

1 Spellsinger on foot

12 Dryads

Dryad unit filler

25 Glade Guard

6 Glade Riders

3 Treekin

Treeman

1 giant eagle

That is enough of what I have not completed, now for the good news I have a core heavy painted 2000 point army even without my Way watchers , and I am extremely happy with how the look of the Army is coming along. This challenge and the end results provide an excellent kicking off point for the rest of my Wood Elves that are going to follow and expand the army.

Dryads, Treeman, Glade riders and Eagle

Glade guard, Treekin, Deep wood scouts and another eagle

My Characters, two Glade captains, 1 branch wraith and 2 spellweavers

Another View of the Army on the Shelf, with an Owl looking unhappy below.

Another slightly different view.

Learning outcomes from the Duel.

• Be flexible with monthly goals and try to stay on target: This i found a hard lesson to relearn.
• Have a color scheme organised: I lost perhaps a month of painting time just trying to figure out how i wanted my elves and tree spirits to look, one dyrad I paint four times before I was happy with it.
• Chip away at it: I have learned to organize 1 hour painting sessions so that I do not get bored, as well as to take advantage of 15 minute windows when they present themselves as the 15 minute slots can add up to a couple of hours over the course of the week.
• Have something to listed too whilst painting: Midsomers murders, podcasts and music really helps, i tried to also listen to Game of thrones and Battle Star Gallactica but found i was watching them instead.

My very supportive Wife during one of my late night painting sessions.

My very unsupportive cat how loves my warm seat.

The painting station where all the Magic happens.

So i guess the question that i feel i must ask and answer is

Would you do this duel again: The Answer is a resounding Yes, The Duel has reinvigorated my hobby.

Cheers Lupus.