Cutter Complete!

So after about 10 hours of work, Panoceania's scariest TAG is finished.

I used a couple of unfamilar techniques in this that will carry onto the rest of my infinity stuff. Non metallic metal of two varieties was a really interesting and enlightening technique for me as I've never used it or considered using it before. I suppose my technique and formula will improve as time goes on. But for a first attempt - I'm happy.

Object source lighting is something I've always loved. I didnt really have the opportunity to use it to its full potential on the cutter, but I think that where I used it, it really had quite an effect. I like a green glow on the red background for its contrast value - the effect is striking.

The base is made with balsa wood and plaster for smoothing. I think that has a really good value for concrete. The rough stuff is just textured brown paint with a couple of washes (nuln oil and secret weapon stone wash). The base fits the theme for my terrain project (the kickstarter one).

Here is the kickstarter link

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/584807271/28mm-city-terrain-tutorials-infinity-40k

Next in line is sculpting cloaks for the dark eldar and moving on with some more infinity stuff - ORC trooper with multi rifle, nisses and hexas with sniper rifle and spitfire respectively.

I hope you all enjoyed this - don't hesitate to ask any questions about it!

Kickstarter link!

Well, my kickstarter project was approved! Here is the link for anyone interested - 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/584807271/28mm-city-terrain-tutorials-infinity-40k

Also worth mentioning - after nearly 10 hours of work, the Panoceania Cutter is almost complete. A few details on the legs plus some work on the base and that beautiful model will be finished. Pictures to come later this afternoon.

Later this week, I'll showcase my Dark Eldar Trueborns. I'm in the process of sculpting cloaks onto them along with my own conversion work of Duke Sliscus with a flayed skin cloak of his own.

Update

Progress has been fairly slow this week due to work, but progress has been made.

On the Cutter, I've been finishing off piece by piece, so some parts are nearly completed while others are still only in the beginning stages.

One of my main aims with my infinity miniatures has been to avoid using metallic paints altogether, so I've tried my hand at non-metallic metal for the first time ever as you can see on the Cutter's gun. I like it for a first attempt, but it definitely needs some development.

You can also see some lighting effects on the gauntlet and visor. They arent finished and they need to be taken brighter in my opinion.

Before I go to work today, I'm planning to prime at least half of the bare metal in the first picture.

Infinity progress update

Slow progress on the cutter - about 5 hours work so far and I reckon it's maybe 30-40% finished.

I'm really liking the colour scheme I've chosen and I think I'll definitely stay with it for painting the rest of my Panoceania force.

Red can be a real pain to highlight, so I opted to wash the red really dark and then highlight starting with an equal parts mix of mephiston red and fiery orange, progressively mixing in yriel yellow on the more extreme edge. It seemed to work on the right arm, so I'll keep it up with the rest.

The grey parts are russ grey, with highlights of russ grey/ ceramite white mixes - obviously with more white being added for the higher edges.

I'm really enjoying painting the cutter. It is quite unlike any model I've ever painted before and I think in that regard, it's testing my skills nicely.

More progress pics coming soon.

Well what do we have here?

Well. My first infinity model arrived in the mail today - the Panoceania Cutter TAG. I've had a brief look inside, and I can say that I have some cleanup work ahead of me this evening.

Wish me luck :)

Edit : Later on, the PanO starter pack arrived.