Neophyte Miniature Painting: The Gateway Has Opened...

I have recently discovered the joys and frustrations of miniature painting. Only a few short months ago I was shown by a very talented friend how to properly paint an orc. What I had proudly presented to him was merely a blob of green, and he was unable to resist the urge to laugh at my feeble attempt. He then showed me how to transform the lackluster monstrous humanoid into a truly intimidating creature through the simple yet elegant techniques of dry brushing, washing, and highlighting. The little (now several shades of) green fellow jumped off the table and proceeded to swing his battleaxe at me with reckless abandon-- well, not really, but he did look pretty darn realistic. I've been hooked on painting minis ever since. The next day I went down to my friendly --not so much, actually-- gaming supply store, and blew my whole paycheck. I've got minis, paints, washes, brushes, a hobby knife, primers, static grass, and a few other things in my ever growing tool box. Join me on my journey of painting whatever little figures I can get my grubby hands on. I plan on posting tutorials of some basic painting techniques, to show progress of my painting ability over time, and the armies that I am working on. Currently, I have somehow convinced myself to paint two armies at the same time. I'm working on a 1,500 point Ork army for Warhammer 40k, as well as an Early Imperial Roman army for De Bellis Antiquitatis (better known as DBA). I know what you're thinking: "Have you lost your mind? Are you nuts? Two armies at the same time?!" For clarification, yes, I have lost my mind. Hopefully, this blog will inspire me to get these armies on the table sooner rather than later. In the meantime, I will leave you with a few pictures of what I have finished so far, and what's on the painting table at the moment.

Coming Soon: Step by step process on how to paint a Killa Kan, or as I like to call them: "a walking rusty bucket that shoots scraps of metal at Space Marines" WAAAAGH!!!!