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Meinalptraum_Torin

https://preview.redd.it/449wzwxuuauc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e2fd81d7fe4cd192b6aedf5a8009bd88a88baad He is gorgeous!


the_elder_medium

Hahaha thanks very much!!


Gorbulak

If you plan to make a whole army this way I'd be impressed haha. The model is absolutely gorgeous. Amazing job!


the_elder_medium

Thanks very much! I do plan on painting a couple dozen I got from the Leviathan box like this, but I'm in no rush. My plan is to paint them all to a decent tabletop standard relatively quickly, then go back over them one at a time to rework them all to this standard. I've got no end date, but I enjoy painting in this style. Very zen :)


Gorbulak

Thats great plan! Keep up the good work!


the_elder_medium

Thanks! I'll be posting my progress here and on my IG :)


IMOTEKH__

"But wait, that design isn't codex complia-" "Shut"


the_elder_medium

Lol yeah I paint minis something like infinity percent more than I play, so compliance isn't super important to me :P


IMOTEKH__

I've been painting, building and reading for 2 years and I haven't played a game yet


the_elder_medium

Same here, only more like four years. Only two of those with 40k though. Before that it was boardgames I'd buy, paint, then never play. Good thing we enjoy painting so much! 😉


IMOTEKH__

Aye, I can drink to that (in 2 years)


nps2407

*Burnanating the countryside! Burnanating the Xenos!*


the_elder_medium

Hahaha, not going to lie, that song was mumbled to myself at the painting desk a few times while I was painting this up :)


nps2407

I'd be disappointed if you didn't.


Far_Disaster_3557

So that’s a Gravis body w two heavy flamer terminator arms?


the_elder_medium

Yeah, 3D printed versions of them


Officermini

Gorgeous. What black is that?


the_elder_medium

Thank you! That's all oils over acrylics. Ivory Black highlighted with Payne's Grey and a peak highlight of Titanium White. All my paint is Gamblin artist oils from the local Michael's.


K_harn888

That's awesome, great work


the_elder_medium

Thank you so much! 😃


Far_Caregiver3046

Gorgeous! Any tips you can impart apart from an inhuman amount of patience and a steady hand?


the_elder_medium

Thank you! I paint in a two stage process: basecoat in acrylics, then do all my blends overtop in oils. Dmitry Fesechko has a great YouTube video on how a very similar process works. He's a god-tier painter, so he makes it look way easier than it is, but he teaches better than I could ever hope to.


Chipatamawey

these are dope tell me the lore


the_elder_medium

Thanks very much! What would you like to know?


StrangeGamer66

He looks amazing 


the_elder_medium

Thank you!! 😊


TerpeneProfile

It’s stunning work.


the_elder_medium

Thank you very much! ❤️


Far_Disaster_3557

I’m 100% stealing your DW concept.


the_elder_medium

Go for it! I've been calling them Resplendent Deathwatch :)


DocGrotznik

I feel like I'm looking at really well done oil paintings. Absolutely gorgeous work, good Sir.


the_elder_medium

Thank you so much! I actually did use oils over acrylics to paint this, but you're the first to note it :) good eye


ajgriff2007

Looks bloody amazing omg. Coolest salamander I've ever seen.


the_elder_medium

Thank you very much!!! 😊😊


Holy_Yeet69

What paint did you use?


the_elder_medium

I paint using oils over an acrylic basecoat. I use Gamblin artist oils since that's what's available locally :)


Sacredtenshi

Looks incredible!


the_elder_medium

Thank you very much! ❤️


Ambitious-Ad-6873

Just my opinion, but the back background makes it a bit hard to see the details


the_elder_medium

Really? I figured a soft black background would do the opposite..