Horrors

Many people work very hard to keep a color scheme consistent across their armies in Warhammer 40k. Sometimes it can become a burden, something that makes it harder to continue as the monotony of painting the same units the same colors over and over drowns out their creativity. This was actually something I ran into as I painted my Tau, who were the first army I ever did, as well as my foray into miniature painting. As I got more and more into the world of Warhammer 40k; the gameplay, the lore, and most importantly the painting aspect, I found there were more and more things I wanted to try.

My switch to Daemons of Chaos meant many things for me painting wise. For one there was basically zero instances of armor for me to paint, especially compared to the Tau who were completely armored. Even when armor did show up with the Daemons it was extremely different from the clean cut lines of Tau battlesuits and soldier plate. The armies of Chaos are, as a whole, far more organic and more expressive in their posing. The other thing that was a huge change was that I was given almost complete freedom in terms of coloration. The Tau are an organized unit, with every member needing to be able to identify each other in the maelstrom of combat. Daemons of Chaos hail from four different gods and even within those four powers the colors don't need to be especially consistent. It was with this in mind that I set out to paint my Horrors of Tzeentch.

Tzeentch is the most charismatic and fickle of the gods of Chaos. I had this in mind when I decided to have an entire unit with each member being different colors. However I made sure that the unit could still be identified as belonging to each other. The basing is consistent across them, they are the only unit in my army with white trim on the bottoms of the bases, and the coloration follows a similar application style across all the members. Of course there is also the fact that the color schemes are all drawn from the same source material. I leave it to my readers to use the context clues of the colors, and the extra small details placed across them to discern the origin.
Thanks for reading everybody. Keep your paintbrushes clean and your imaginations open.

Beginning

I now stand on a precipice, one I did not think I would ever teeter over and fall into. I am now embarking on the journey of keeping a blog. It is something I have considered for a long time, but always found myself staying away from, avoiding the idea. But as things have turned in the fashion that they have I found myself more drawn to the idea. As I find myself drawn further and further into the world of miniature painting, hoping to maybe someday reach the glorious peak of professional painting, I find I now have the desire to share my thoughts, feelings, and ideas on the subject, as well as my work itself.

I will mainly post my own work, as well as commission status, whether they be open or closed, as well as any thoughts I may have on the different game systems I play and painting techniques. I invite any readers to join the conversation and let me know your feelings, views, and even send me some of your work. I am always looking for any advice and criticism to help me on my journey through the world of painting. I firmly believe that we can never stop learning, that others can teach us far more than we could ever teach ourselves, and if we shut out outside influence we have robbed ourselves of the ability to learn.
Thanks for reading everybody. Keep your paintbrushes clean and your imaginations open.