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I got inspired over the weekend to start some projects that were for the Golden Demon. I am working on two projects: one was an inquisitor scale miniature of a priest and the other is a unit of eldar with a farseer and warlocks.

The priest was given to me by a friend so I thought I would paint it as a display piece. However I was sick of taking forever to paint a miniature so thought I would try something different and use a restricted palette and time frame. I used more natural colours and went for a dirty look. This is really different for me and marked contrast from what I normally do. It came together really quickly and it only took two nights to paint, in total only 12 hours. I am happy with the way it looks and I am not really concerned about the flaws in the painting (I know there quite a few). Now I just have to build a base and paint it to finish off the project.
The main colours on the robes include: VMC Black brown, German Cam Beige, some middlestone and silvergrey. Darkened areas included washes of Liche purple and Catachan Green.
The metallics were really basic painted with chainmail and shinning gold washed with black brown and tiny amounts of hawk turquoise. I gave them a couple of coats to dull down the metallics.

The second project that I am currently on is a squad for my Eldar Army I plan on using at next years Tassie State Titles. I hope to have this unit done a bit over a week and have gone for a Biel-Tan paint scheme to fit in with the rest of my army. I am fairly happy with progress so far but I might need to get some more scorpion green for the lighter highlights.
The green is achieved by using: Dark Angels green, snot green and I should use scorpion green and skull white. For more depth in the folds of the cloth I do use tiny washes of liche purple, this also helps with the blending of the highlights. I will post more pictures as the projects progress.

Hey mate, Love the priest actually, ist a completely different style to what we are used to sseeing from you, I really like how you have placed the shadows too, makes the whole model look quite moody...

Yep, priest is top.

Its interesting you say you are fed up taking so long over minis, me too I intend to do exactly the same, speed things up and get some stuff FINISHED!

Yep, I am working on army stuff ATM too, bit of a change in pace after GD stuff! (and all painting helps, no matter the standard, to improve)

Currently working on another small squad of grey hunters, hope to have them done in a month or so...

Inquisitor models = win. The priest is coming along really nicely, especially those metallics, I still suck at them
Just one main criticism, I think the face needs to be brought up a bit closer to white, as in some finer highlights. That's about it.

The Eldar are looking pretty cool too, I can already see the zenithal style really giving them a certain realism.

I am liking the way the eldar are coming along.
I agree with enterfaith, maybe bring the face up a bit more in the highlights. I love the metallics, great work.
Keep it up!

Thanks for the tips. I have to agree the face needs to be highlighted up to white, I will have to fix that. The metalics are embrassing, while they look quite effective they only took about half an hour to do.

The priest looks great! Maybe a little bit lighter on the top of his boot as well as the face.

Well, having had a look on a decent monitor, the metallics on the priest look great, not sure if the highlights on his copius gut and the front of his collar could do with being a touch lighter, but overall the highlighting and shading look really good.

I was wondering if you could shadow the join between his gauntlet and the sleve though, as that doesn't really look right at the moment, though I appreciate the model doesn't make that easy.

Also I think his right forearm could do with a little more work, some extra tones, or possibly even some hair or something, it just seems to look a little plain/flat at the moment.

Good luck with it
Looking forward to seeing it on a base

@ PrawnPower

Must fix up that selve and probably make the chest a bit lighter. I have already lighten the face and that forearm. Thanks for the advice.

Latest Update: Still working on the Warlocks and the farseer, might have to slow down a bit at the moment as other projects have just come to hand. I have to build a side boundary fence starting this weekend. This might slow my painting down a bit.

Latest update. I think I have a colour scheme for the eldar I am happy with. I have lightened the arms and face on the priest. I also painted the Ogre Tyrant on the weekend for a mate to use in his army. It only took about 8 hours to paint. Not overly impressive I know but ok for table top.

Not overly impressive?!?!?!

8 Hours and you have completed the equivealent of my best effort for GD!

He has mood and style.

Don't you hate it when awesome paintjobs are put down Nah I'm trying to say I think you did a great job, nice work Arithon

Jamies getting darker awesome work mate.
the Ogre, I think is one of the coolest models you have done and not an ounce of solid purple or blue haha! maybe that speed painting comp we held at this years demon worked out for you.

8 hours? sob

Its really good the tyrant...