Went back looking at your paints. They are not bad, but not knowing what pictures you submitted, i do think you're starting with an handicap if you dont have those good picture setup with soft lightning.

I bet the best pro painted mini would not cut it if it was a picture with a flash 😅

Maybe I should do better pictures 📸

And also, me that did some competitive sport in an artistic field; its all subjective. Always be proud of what you do and appreciate it regardless of other subjective's judging

So repairing and improving the priest done after the "varnish" destroyed all shine from the metal and made all dull And find the "pro" option at my cam

Ngl this is great

Looks amazing

Anyone else notice the priest has a growth on his thumb? Or is mine just special?

I’ve seen mold lines on many of the priests’ outstretched hand.

Yeah, it makes it look like he's got gigantism.

Yours is just special, I think he has gargantuaism

My son likes to arrange group compositions

I see no issue with this

"Dad, take this four, and make a foto" 😅

Painting minis for the first time. I guess not really mini when they're this big.

That's my progress so far. Just black spray primed and off-white drybrush to create some good shading before painting. I've actually finished the houses and 2 trees with color... so I'll post a picture later. The broodmother has taken a bit more time and figuring things out. I'm pretty happy so far. I need to give the wounds some more stuff, and plan to drybrush/fade the bone spine/tail part to more white, just wanted the base to be brown-ish

Also, phone pics in mediocre lighting aren't the best for showing things off... another thing to learn.

I am more than open to any suggestions or tips people have as I continue this journey.

PS... don't tell my employer that I'm distracted.

Looks like the Jehovah's Witness are at your door. You should see what they have to say.

I did. They have nothing to say anymore.

Don't mind the mess

Look, I won't tell your employer that you paint on the job if you don't tell mine that I paint on the job. Actually, I think my productivity has gone up since I put a paint station in my office. So much easier to pay attention to some of those meetings with the bit of distraction that painting provides.

Finally making some progress

The rendering of ur ground needs some fix but thr character and trees seems fine 🙂

looks good for first time, keep onm can i ask what colours you planing to use? from which company?

you could drybrush momy and her babies with a lighter colour (brown for example)

Are you guys using a lot of washes for your terrain or mostly starting with a dark color and dry brushing up? I tried doing the walls in a Grey seer prime then making my own washes but I couldn't get the color right. I was just being cheap and didn't want to use my GW washes. I did a second one primed in Grey seer and then a full wash with a blend of green, agrax, and drakenhof. Then I intend to dry brush a mid tone Grey then a light Grey for a highlight. Seems like a lot of work. Wondering if it's better if I just spray them all a deep Grey and then dry brush and skip washes?