Maudeheim & Environs, Part II: Updated 06/30/16

The hovels are springing up like...mushrooms...

The Hood looks like a great place to adventure, especially if you don't worry too much about your character's safety. My favorite at the moment is the 'srooms in the window box.

Thanks, Jim. I took a cue from theomar & his lovely flower boxes...somehow mushrooms seemed more in tune with Goblin tastes.  

Fantastic al, love it, all those nice hovels together, great!

Thanks, Ben. The LITTLE Digs are a very nice size for knocking out some cool buildings in no time at all.  

I have to write here too that the mushrooms are in reality are so much more awesome than on the pics.

Your current progresses are also awesome and when I now see how much better the real stuff is in comparison to the pics, I really need to visit you sometimes.

You are a true artist!

HEAR!

Thanks, MoM & Ben! It's good to have a witness or two to the diabolical nature of The Camera. At any rate, I'm glad you liked the pieces & I look forward to seeing them on your gaming boards.  

AND now all we need is that last package to arrive at Ben's home.  

Amazing work. Off topic, where did you get your paint holders from?

Thanks, Jedfordski...glad you like it.  
I got the paint racks at Michael's Craft Stores. Next time I go there, I'll see if I can find out the manufacturer.

SO I finally have the Steam Punk Observatory done up in GLORIOUS black & white prime:








...with a view of the Village as it is now:


PLUS...the last of the Mega Magical Morels was looking lonely...for a Mushroom...SO I made some Fungus Friends for him to hangout with or whatever...I'd rather not know what "whatever" entails:






...there you go. There should be more soon...or not.  

The observatory is great! There is a building report?

Ahhh, am totally in awe of your fantastic creative works here, thumbs up al! This observatory is a splendid piece of work, now COLOUR!

IngoisT™ wrote:

The observatory is great! There is a building report?

Thanks, IngoisT. I should have mentioned the Observatory is by ArmorCast; it's part of their Steam Punk Range.  

floedebolle wrote:

Ahhh, am totally in awe of your fantastic creative works here, thumbs up al! This observatory is a splendid piece of work, now COLOUR!

Thanks, Ben...glad you like it. I've got a couple more buildings to add; then ON WITH THE COLOR!  

Great update! The observatory is definitely a cool addition to the neighborhood. Add the huge mushrooms springing up and OH BABY!

Now color please.

Thanks, Jim! Glad you like the stuff!  
The Mushrooms have taken over my life...this is an improvement.  

That's a wonderful little goblin town you're creating. Very nice.

I do have a question; why the double color primer? Sorry if you already answered the same question earlier. This thread is getting impressively big. It would be like searching for aneedle in a haystack. ;-)

Thanks for the kind reply, BigD! I'm glad you like it.  
As a deaf Guy, I have to ask people to repeat themselves often enough that I don't mind doing it myself. The dry brushed white over a thin black coat serves a couple of purposes: the black adds depth/darkness to the creases/undercuts while the white brightens the highlights. AND the contrasting colors makes seeing the details easier on my old eyes. I must be getting pretty good at it; re, some Folk take the prime coat as the finished product...grey scale I think is what they call monochromatic.  

Ah, the 2 primer colors make lot of sense. Never seen in other painting threads though.
Thanks.

My Buddy, floedebolle, uses a similar priming method. Browsing through the W.I.P section over on the Reaper Forum, I was surprised how many different colors Folk use for their minis...I'm always looking for new techniques.  

I normally do not prime, anything. I have been blackwashing miniatures lately though. It easier when you have bad eyes.

Oh I love the new terrain pieces.

Marvelous!

theomar pius wrote:

I normally do not prime, anything. I have been blackwashing miniatures lately though. It easier when you have bad eyes.

That's basically what I do also, but, after the wash dries, I hit it up with a white drybrush. Besides the pluses already listed, I really like the way it looks after the drybush.  

SerialMoM wrote:

Oh I love the new terrain pieces.

Marvelous!

Thanks for the reply, MoM...glad you like it. I'm rather pleased with the way it's coming along myself.
As I figure out what will come next, I'm painting up some minis & doing some fungus stuff...one thing feeds of another.  

Your work looks like it is made for some stop motion picture! Really cool looking Nala!

Thanks, Vagabond! I think all those movies & stories I loved & watched perhaps too many times have taken over, or it could just  be an OVERLY active imagination. AND, it may be getting worse; i.e., I've started to come up with stories for the minis & terrain as I paint them. Who knows where this will lead?  

You have very cool houses were built. I really like your style.