Killer Snow

So over the Christmas Holiday I decided to take up a project that I'd dropped long ago.  Well, at least try to get back into Game Maker, which I'd said long ago was actually to painful for me to work with.  Turns out, Brent was right.  Just using straight code rather than using drag and drop made the experience a whole lot better.  For anyone who knows me, I'm not that much of a coder.  It boggles me, and I don't feel like I can organize it properly.  I'm a very visual person, and visual designer as well.  If I can organize it by sight, I'm comfortable.  Anyhow, the project.

5 Assault Marines later.

So it's taken me a while, but I've gotten them done!  Yay!  It's taken me nearly a week to do this, but I must admit there were quite a few distractions.  All in all, I'd say this job took me 2 days of work total maybe.  It was just spread out over a week and a half's time.  Ah well!

Genestealers, and Clashing Armadas

I've had these done for a while, but I never got around to taking pictures of them.  I'll be honest, they were a bit of a rushed job.  I didn't find them all that entertaining to paint at all.  They're quite dull.  I slapped on the shades needed to get the skin done right and that's about it.  The actual carapace wasn't at all interesting, but there's where one can see clearly that I failed a bit.  You see, I totally didn't high light the edges!  Ah well.

Eldar Wraithlord, Completed

I've been holding onto this guy for a while.  Bought on November 5th, and bogged down with so many other things to do, it's taken me some time to get to this guy.  I've also finished 8 genestealers as well, but I've yet to get pictures of them to place up on this blog.  I'll do that, eventually.  Just need to bring my camera stand to work so I have a stable platform to take the shots needed.  I kind of wanted to show off the entirety of the two armies I have sitting there at my desk.

Anyhow, this one is finished.  Appologies for the crummy pictures, but the Norwegian light is all but gone these days and the clouds cover the skies often threatening to snow but never do.  When I get to Canada, I hope to have a proper light studio for this stuff!

DM-Inferno, Well On Its Way.

So here's the fourth map that I've put together that I'm getting ready to go through the final process of "Making it purdy."  It's gone through a play test, and if it survives the next play test with the flames included, then I'm going to start on the fun environmental stuff.  That means the detail meshes and proper lighting rather than the bland "I light everything" light that it has now.  So, give the video a look!

Another week, nothing to show.

I was afraid of this.  Week has passed and there's nothing to show for it.  Granted, did I post something to show last week?  I think I must have, it was the DM-Asian.  Well, here's the story behind this week.  Though I've have nothing to show for it, I've been working busily on producing the next deathmatch map in Unreal Tournament.  So it hasn't been without any effort at all.  Just keep in touch and I'll be showing some screenshots of that level at least fairly shortly.  They'll be small screenshots, as the level is rather unfinished!  But screenshots none the less.

A Temple Death Match Map

I've been busy, I'm always busy.  I seem to lose so many hours in these things that it's kind of amusing, and sad?  I in fact, get lost in the day not even realizing what time it is once I get started on these things.  I feel slightly like a evil scientist in my basement lair, beneath a viking family!  Fear me, the alchemist of strange and wondrous oddities.  So with this update to my blog, I bring... DM-Asian.

Eldar Wraithlord.

First off, I'd like to say that I fixed the issue on my blog that didn't let people post at the bottom, so, please do! =)

So, over the past two weeks actually, I've been slowly trying to piece together an Eldar Wraithlord.  As stated in a previous post, a good friend is leaving us where I work and I thought this was likely the best gift I could give =)  Anyhow, it went to Graeme!

A Busy Week.

This week has been busy in other ways, and not in the good ways.  There's been little time for me to do what it is I want to do too.  Anyhow, this weekend, artistic endeavors slowly got back on track.  Due to the work issues, I've been slightly terrified and just kicked myself in the rear to get some training in Unreal Ed.  So, with that said, some of my artistic showing off may end up in the form of levels that I design.

All About Painting Morathi

I've completed the witch, and it was quite an experience.  From it, I've learned that I'm not that much of a fan when it comes to painting black.  It's very hard to do the shadows.  I knew this from the capes on my scouts actually, but I tried it anyway.  I applied some of the same techniques too.  Anyway onto how this was put together, so my friend can do his own!  If you don't care about the process, feel free to gloss over the pictures =)  Just a note, I've used Citadel Paints for the entire model.  All color references will reference them.

Genestealers and Dark Elves

And so a new project begins. Here's what I've set aside to get done either by this weekend, or by the following weekend. I say that, because this weekend was totally beat out of whack due to social events and I had just enough time to set up the models to get ready for priming.

These will be the last of my Tyranids for a bit. After this I'll be switching back to the Marines in order to finish up some of the boxes I have left over. I'm slightly terrified a spider might have made a nest in the blackened drop pod I have laying about near the TV. That's going to be a surprise.

Tyranid Carnifex, and Ranged Warriors

Over the past... two weeks? I've gone about painting more of my new Tyranid army. I finished off the Carnifex of late, as well as 3 warriors. I've taken shots of the guys, but none of the usual stuff I do where they're racing across a rock surface or something of that sort. It's getting cold and dark in Norway, and by the time I get home these days, the light is fading away. I once use to say "I love the winter and hate the summers." Though with this new hobby of mine, I've found I miss the summer light more these days and dislike the winter nights. I've recently gotten stuck in my painting regime, as I can't get home soon enough for there to be enough light to spray paint the base coats on my models.

Either way, here they are. I did do some photo editing to bring out the colors better. I prefer what I did over what they were, though if you're a real photographer I'd love some pointers. perhaps they're a little TOOOOO colorful =)

Now, some of you have seen these guys in person, as I've brought them in to show off at the office. I can't help but show them off a bit, after all, only in painting do I feel like I actually accomplish something lately. It's a great stress reliever! Hopefully, those of you I pester and show them off to aren't annoyed. If you are, certainly tell me =) Though for those I can't personally show, let me tell you about them in a bit of detail. For those of you who want to see him, feel free to stop by my desk and visit the armada of creatures and vehicles =)

And so it begins.

I'm unsure about this! I've tried doing blogs or journals before and they tend to just fall flat on their face. It's not something I'm good at, mostly because I'm reserved. However, with art, I love to show off my creations. I hope to expand that to here, so I can show them off here and others can hopefully stumble across it and become interested in my creations. This, in turn, might drive me to do better and more stuff!

We'll see.

I've said things like this before.

I've not suceeded.

I want to keep this as an art journal of sorts though, and here is where I'll show off my work whatever it is that this work may be. Currently, my major focus is my model painting of various Warhammer figures. More specifically, Tyranids and Space Marines. I'd like to post step by step tutorials, or at least "How I do it," kinds of post and we'll see how that goes. Also though, I do dabble in the arts of traditional drawing. You'll likely see mostly animals, scenes, and fantasy art in that regard. They're my thing. I may also post pictures that I take, as I do like to try and take fanciful photo's of places I've been and seen. Lastly, and rarely, I do love to write. You may find something here and there written. Highly doubtful, but one never knows.

Anyhow! Please, if you're read anything on here and you want to say something, do. Good artist are only formed through critique and I'll not shy away from any given. If you like it, say so. If not, say so! I want to hear it all. I'm only offended by those who say nothing!