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September Update

Hey guys,

thanks for keeping up the support! A little update here on what is going to happen in September:

1) First of all there is a new 10% discount code for my stuff at Mr Lee's online store for Patrons only - the old one timed out apparently. Use Trov201...

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July Update and Post-GoldenDemon

First things first: I need to pause the patreon this month. So, again, you will not be charged this month and you don't need to delete your pledge, the patreon will be back with content in September, but my GF wants to go on holidays and you know what they say: Happy wife, happy life. I planned to e...

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Death Merchant Presale

Thanks a lot everyone for your continued support! I hope you have been enjoying the content. I have received a limited number of copies and after deducting the two copies I need for the boxart and the raw cast I keep to put up at shows I have exactly 5 copies left, that I can offer to Patrons for 30...

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Stormcast Grypcharcher Rider Part 1: SE-NMM

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koN2VDRhK38

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/280796269

Password:<...

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Stormcast Gryphcharger Rider - NMM Part 2: Gold

This is the way I painted warm gold on my Gryphcharger. To see how I did the SENMM on the plates, look at Part 1 (later today). Don't forget to change to 1080p! If you have any questions, don't hesitate. 

Youtube: 2018-07-18 07:48:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Road to Golden Demon and Painting Red, Shiney Space Armor

This video starts by documenting my projects for Warhammer Fest/Golden Demon EU in August.

The second part shows one of the pieces I probably will bring along as part of a diorama. I consider it a warm-up piece, something that tries something new, that I never did, something that gets the creativi...

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Paused!

(Back next month!)

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Pausing the Patreon until June 2nd

First let me add: This means you will not be charged for May. So you don't have to delete your pledge if you intend to stay and enjoy the content in the future :) But I will not be able to put out content this month, so I will make sure noone gets charged.

May has been busy and I will hand in my t...

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Youtube Videos Toppic Suggestions Post

So, I am close to handing in the thesis, which means I will start doing the Youtube videos again as well. As promised they will be prereleased on the Patreon and as promised you will be able to suggest and vote on the next topic of the 101 videos. We will start there, but I am open to other video su...

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Building a Barricade: Khorne Bloodreaver Showbase

Building a showbase for the Bloodreaver. Using various materials to build a small scenic base, trying to tell the story of this warrior of Khorne invading a small encampment, ready to collect blood an skulls for the bloodgod.

Next video will be about painting this base and then we move into t...

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Khorne Bloodreaver - Gold NMM

reupload:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/38361486

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Khorne Bloodreaver: Blue Steel NMM

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5LN57JZQqs

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/267046379

Password: 0oiOuHD4c

Paiting both the axe ...

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Aradia Miniatures Store Discount!

As I am editing the tutorial videos for this month, while I am also putting in the last 10 days of work to wrap up the thesis for my teaching degree, I have thought about what to do for next month. I decided to do the Dzhur Ghul the robber (shark head) by Aradia Miniatures (and if I can get copies i...

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Bonus Video March: Bloodreaver Red Armor

Tried to show the black and white underpainting/glaze technique, which turns out does not work properly with scalecolor reds. Instead it became a lesson in how to salvage a paintjob after a less than optimal start with layers and glazes to tint those layers in a hue that ties in.

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Small Update and Summary

Wow, 55 Patrons, that is the most we ever had, so a big, big THANK YOU to all new backers and to all the loyal supporters who are here (And some of you since the beginning as well) alike! 

I have finished uploading 3 more Valkyrie Videos to the Vimeo mirrors for that juicy direct download but...

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Nocturna Valkyrie Part 8: The MG-42

Painting Black and Camo on the MG of Tank Girl, greasing it up and painting war and tear and chipping with metallics.


Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w21mc41RrbY

Vimeo: 2018-03-21 17:53:45 +0000 UTC View Post

Nocturna Valkyrie Part 6: Painting the Shorts - Textile Patterns

I did upgrade to a DSLR camera, so picture should be a lot clearer and crisper now! I had to get used to the new setup, that is why at the start of the video I have some of my hair get in the way, sorry for that! But I quickly realised and made sure that did not happen for the rest of the video.

P...

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Nocturna Valkyrie Part 7: Painting the Helmet & Chipping and Wear, Used Effect on the Armor

Painting the blue helmet, basically showing how to apply smooth gradients to big (round) surfaces. Shading with glazes and then moving into another form of creating wear and tear. Last part of the video shows the same principle applied to the chestplate, that we finished smoothly in a previeous vide...

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Khorne Bloodreaver Part 1: Barbarian Skintones

Revisiting and adapting my Barbarian Skin to today's standards. Note that the Head will be a seperate Video.

This will be a series parallel to the Tank Girl!

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Nocturna Valkyrie Part 5: Camo, Chipping, Markings

Painting the Camo pattern, applying filters to it and then painting various degrees of chipping and scratching. Also painting Parkings and showing two approaches on how to apply chipping to those. As alays, if there are any questions don't hesitate to ask!


Youtube: 2018-02-27 18:01:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Nocturna Valkyre Part 4: Painting the Armor (Preparing for the Camo)

Before we can start on the Camo we need to set up the innitial light situation. Again, going for smooth transitions here with layering and glazes, before we move into laying out the camo in the next video that will be uploaded later today!


Youtube: 2018-02-27 08:36:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Nocturna Valkyrie Part 3: The Shirt (Subtle Black)

Redoing the crimson shirt into a more subtle black with blueish highlights. Don't forget to chose HDD from the Quality options, Vimeo is uploading right now and will be provided asap!

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/w...

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Q: Do you change the way you paint when doing videos?

Just a short one I found while editing. Going to upload 2 full video tutorials tomorrow and I will edit and upload a 3rd one on monday! PDF will be uploaded on Tuesday!

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Vimeo uploads

Seems like Vimeo fixed the upload problem!

I am slowly uploading all the videos that are currently on Youtube only to Vimeo as well. I have a weekly upload limit, so I am uploading 2-3 videos per week. The Valkyre Face is already finished and ready for download.

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Pink is the new Black! (Valkyrie Part 2)

Don't forget to set the settings at the cogwheel to HD quality!  


Trying a new approach for painting hair, aiming for pink died hair with dark roots. 


Youtube:  https://youtu.be/fzIgT84U7S8<...

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Video: Painting female Faces (Valkyrie Part 1)

Make sure to check HD quality at the cogwheel!

Sorry for the potato sound, as many of you that are on the discord know my Windows installation was corrupted beyond saving and needed a fresh install and I forgot to switch to my studio microphone, everything is audible, but it's a tad low.

&nb...

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Editing...

...the next two videos. Uploading the first one today, and the next one tomorrow or the day after - depending on how quick the editing goes :)

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Important January Update

Hey Guys, thanks for your continued support!

This is an important heads-up: As many of you that joined me on the Discord-server know, I am in a critical phase of the completion of my thesis, which I put of way too long. These circumstances made time a rare commodity and luxury item for me. I need ...

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Interesting Thoughts on Recipies

Video URL: https://www.facebook.com/pbs/videos/10156087110768675  

This is some interesting thoughts on recipies. Not directly miniature related, but listen to it - all makes perfect...

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Black Templar PDF

Here it is, 19 Pages of painting guide for the Black Templar. Hope you like it, let me know if you see anything that bothers you, feel free to ask questions here or on Discord!


Happy new Year!

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