What have you've been up to hobby-wise? I'm still working on the Kratos, but I'm saving it for the Warhammer Paintathon on the 17th. In the meantime, I painted this Traitor Guardsman to experiment with the new Contrast and Shade paints. I've photographed each step, so I guess there'll be a tutori...
2022-07-11 21:42:41 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm pleased to say that we have a new partnership with Chronicle Cards, who produce an assortment of RPG goods and a very interesting set of acrylic paints and brushes made from responsibly sourced wolf (!) fibre. A review of these brushes will follow soon.
All patrons will receive 20% off ...
2022-07-08 09:03:49 +0000 UTC View Post
This week I need to recover from the barrage of Citadel Shade and Contrast content I created, three videos in just a week was brutal ;)
So today we have a fantastic making-of and showcase of Garfy's Ridgehauler diorama he created for Warhammer Community. It's a must-see, so go check i...
2022-07-05 20:08:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Here comes June's Aspect Warrior freebie, my ultimate guide to spray primers & paints. This PDF covers all "hobby store" brands from Games Workshop to Colour Forge and helps you find the best primer for your budget :)
More hobby guides are available when you click the "hobby g...
2022-07-03 14:30:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, little sneak peek for my Contrast review that'll be out on Saturday. Here is a comparison sheet of all 61 old and new Citadel Contrast paints, hand-painted over White Scar primed plasticard and photographed under a daylight lamp :)
As a little Patreon exclusive, you'll be able to...
2022-06-29 11:55:49 +0000 UTC View Post
This week is super packed with amazing content: Garfy shared his Masters of the Universe box set yesterday, something different for a change, and on Wednesday, I'll share my initial impressions of the new White Scar primer.
Later this week I'll post an Imperial Fist MkVI Marine with the rec...
2022-06-28 23:08:45 +0000 UTC View Post
What have you've been up to last week? I'm still working on the Kratos. Sponson guns and turret is done (except for the main gun), now I'm working on the hull before I proceed with the tracks and smaller bits. And there'll be weathering! Loads of weathering by my standards. Fingers crossed I won'...
2022-06-27 11:22:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, I got the new Shade & Contrast paints early and my review for the new Shade paints is up:
https://taleofpainters.com/2022/06/revie...
2022-06-25 12:44:30 +0000 UTC View Post
This week is jam-packed with content! Garfy shared his Orlock quads yesterday, he did a whole diorama shot of the Ash Wastes release over Warhammer Community, make sure to check it out if you haven't already: 2022-06-22 07:59:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow, what a beast. I'm working on the Kratos Heavy Assault Tank next, and I'm gonna paint him as Sons of Horus, since I'm quite fond of the paint scheme I came up with for the tutorial (check it out if you haven't already). This weekend I'll be working on all the airbrushing, I'm gonna take photo...
2022-06-17 12:55:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday, Garfy posted a showcase post of his Spoilpox Scrivener, including a cool visual painting guide. We always strife to improve our content, and decided to introduce a new category on Tale of Painters, which you can access in the menu under Tutorials -> Painting guides. This will be exp...
2022-06-15 09:21:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Quick phone snapshot of my Ulthwé Autarch, just need to work a little bit more on the freehands / transfers and finish the base, but for now, I'm quite happy with the result. Hope you like him!
2022-06-10 17:29:26 +0000 UTC View Post
This week is all about Horus Heresy, celebrating the biggest launch of the year. Saturday we had the review for the Age of Darkness set, Sunday the review for the special & heavy weapons set, and today comes the third (and probably final) review: The Kratos Heavy Assault Tank. Hope you enjoy ...
2022-06-08 22:48:49 +0000 UTC View Post
So, what have I've been working on the last couple of days? I decided to take a short break from Horus Heresy and paint an Autarch for my small but growing Ulthwé collection. The body is pretty much done, next are the head and banner :)
2022-06-02 22:44:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday we had a cool showcase post of Bastian Carthalos by Tom, a new guest poster and fantastic photographer. Give him a warm welcome and leave a kind reaction or comment.
This Saturday we kick off our Horus Heresy coverage, with an in-depth review of the Age of Darkness box and models,...
2022-06-01 08:10:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys, here's a little update so you know where your Patreon payments are going... ;)
While filming footage for my last videos I noticed that my previous camera mount and lights setup was somehow always in the way and made painting very uncomfortable. As you can see my painting space is l...
2022-05-29 13:21:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Here comes this month's Aspect Warrior tier freebie: a 14 pages PDF guide for painting Magnus the Red, the model I painted for the Horus Heresy Open Day.
This PDF explains all the recipes and techniques I used, and together with the video ( 2022-05-26 14:22:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys, here is an exclusive preview of my video documentary of painting Magnus the Red for the Horus Heresy Open Day, including lots of footage from the event. Enjoy! Video will go live tomorrow evening for all.
This month's Aspect Warrior freebie will be a PDF painting guide for Magnus, ...
2022-05-25 08:29:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys, I've just finished painting these two MkVI Marines as Sons of Horus and Imperial Fists. I tried a more realistic and weathered style for the first time, which was a lot of fun, and it's also super fast, under an hour per model!
Tutorials for these two will be available for Aspect ...
2022-05-24 15:51:12 +0000 UTC View Post
What have you've been up to this week? I painted so much lately that I needed a little break, so I decided to build a few models for my next projects. I did five more Chaos Marines for my Alpha Legion Kill Team, they're mainly based on the Easy to Build Chaos Marines I got from the first premium ...
2022-05-22 13:39:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, I was allowed to post my Age of Darkness unboxing early, so check it out! I've prepare a lot of Horus Heresy content for the next couple of weeks, there'll be a showcase for Magnus, which I painted for the Horus Heresy Open Day, as well as video of the painting process and the event, more re...
2022-05-21 11:25:50 +0000 UTC View Post
We finally, FINALLY got the showcase post for Garfy's Sepulchral Guard up... took a while, but here it is.
Apart from that, this week will be a bit quieter, but on Saturday there will be a secret unboxing and then we'll start next week with lots of Horus Heresy conten; tutorials, revi...
2022-05-18 10:03:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, working on the tutorials for the Heresy starter set paint schemes: Sons of Horus & Imperial Fists. Trying a more weathered style, with no edge highlights, takes under an hour to finish a Marine! Definitely wanna do more Sons of Horus now...
2022-05-17 09:32:09 +0000 UTC View Post
How are you? I'm back from the UK and I'm feeling a bit sick, hopefully it's not the big C... anyways, my next project is a set of ruins from the 40k starter set, matched to paint my existing terrain collection, but I'm also introducing grey details and floors that match the debris on the starter...
2022-05-13 19:26:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday we had a scale comparison of one of the new MkVI Space Marines from the Horus Heresy launch set, I was able to nick one of these from the Horus Heresy Open Day ;) On Thursday we'll finally have Garfy's Sepulchral Guard (these have been rescheduled a couple of times), and for the weekend...
2022-05-10 22:04:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys, you've probably already heard that I, as well as some other fantastic content creators and competitive painters, have been invited to the Horus Heresy Open Day on Saturday. The event was fantastic, and to see my Magnus displayed in a cabinet with legends like Daemonrich and Angel Girald...
2022-05-09 15:09:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Learn how to paint a Skitari Vanguard from start to finish, which demonstrates all the techniques you need to paint all sorts of Forge World Metalica models. There is also an appendix with bonus tutorials for plasma weapons and power swords, as well as guides on how I painted my ...
2022-05-05 09:33:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This week will be a bit more quiet than usual, as I fly over to the UK, visiting the Horus Heresy Open Day. I hope to meet some of you guys, watch out for my pink Stahly t-shirt and say hello. Yesterday we had a showcase post for my Silver Skulls Gladiator Valiant which I just finished this weeke...
2022-05-04 08:09:54 +0000 UTC View Post
I almost finished work on the Gladiator upgrade parts from my Silver Skulls Impulsor. All that's left is to paint the melta side sponsons, I'll record all steps and a tutorial will hopefully be available for Aspect Warrior tier patrons in a week or two :)
2022-04-29 09:33:17 +0000 UTC View Post
It's all about Warhammer Underworlds this week. Yesterday we had a review of The Exiled Dead, on Thursday Garfy will share his Sepulchral Guard (originally planned for last week but we had to postpone). For the weekend, I'll have a collection of tutorial for the warbands included in the Nethermaz...
2022-04-27 09:22:15 +0000 UTC View Post