My small Genestealer Cult

[Davor]

Been away for far too long. I kept quitting because of depression and if that didn't get me, I quit because I didn't like what I painted. Time to stop making excuses and get something done. Finally got one mini done. Took me about 3 days. Doesn't look that bad when I see it, but taking a pic really brings out the flaws. Oh well, I am going to use what someone once told me. The three foot challenge. That is, if I take the mini and put it at arms length and looks, good, it's good enough.

I have been thinning my paints and putting on multiple coats but didn't really work out in the pic. That is ok, no more excuses and hopefully I keep getting better on the next ones. I tried going for a Boba Fett look, grey clothes, green armour with red outlines, but just didn't work out for me. Since the grey clothes didn't work, I added some blue to it. At least I like it a bit better.



Now I need better light when I paint. Just like when you meet that beautiful girl in the bar, when the lights go on, you really see how she really looks lol. Also I need new glasses, so I guess not having perfect vision helps as well for close up painting. Finally going to take my own advice that I never done. Keep painting otherwise I will never get better.

[hivefleetkerrigan]

Looks good! For me, it's hard to compare my minis to all the amazing minis on the internet/within my friend group. I just have to remember that it's an individual hobby so I need to just compare against myself. I need to post what I've done at some point too. Keep up the good work like.

[Davor]

Jan 13, 2019 19:37:01 GMT hivefleetkerrigan said:

Looks good! For me, it's hard to compare my minis to all the amazing minis on the internet/within my friend group. I just have to remember that it's an individual hobby so I need to just compare against myself. I need to post what I've done at some point too. Keep up the good work like.

That is so true. I have beating myself for over 20 years and really got nothing accomplished much. I need to stop comparing myself to others and as you said compare against myself. After all, for 20 years I had no fun. The last 3 days was the most fun I had in ages painting that mini. I forgot what the hobby was and lost my way. At least better late than never right?

[Davor]

Another pic now that I found my other stealers I made from last year or two.



*edit*


Now it seems I need to relearn how to take pics. Pics seem grainy and I am using a camera (no cell) on a camera stand. So much to relearn.

[naviedzony]

Looks cool, I hope it will some day be a true uprising to accompany your swarm.

[Jbizzy]

Hey, good start to those cultists! Yellow is a tricky colour to work with as an accent. I would cheat and put a base coat of Zandri dust and then build up some more yellow highlights from there.

I know how you feel about so much time being obsessed with Warhammer and not having much to show for it, I am 23 years in, (12 with Tyranids) and still don't have a full blown army painted. I started with Tyranids to make a cool looking army of aliens with a custom colour scheme, except I am indecisive and every time I see someone else's fleet I question my own scheme and paint some gaunts a different way. I just finished 3 hormies and 3 genestealers in my interpretation of hive fleet Ourorobos to the best of my skill (I'll post pics eventually) and I am super happy with how they look!

You are right to only focus on your work and challenge yourself to do better, I look forward to seeing some more pictures of your guys!

[Zod42]

Jan 13, 2019 22:51:14 GMT Davor said:

Another pic now that I found my other stealers I made from last year or two.



*edit*


Now it seems I need to relearn how to take pics. Pics seem grainy and I am using a camera (no cell) on a camera stand. So much to relearn.

I've found that taking pics is a good way to see what I might have missed (things I intended to do just kinda jump out), but I agree with the 3' rule. I'm not trying to impress anyone. If it looks OK at a distance to me, it is pretty good.

When I see the amazing work of some of the other hobbyists around, I just admire the work. It inspires me to keep going as long as I don't actually compare to what I am doing directly. If I see something that looks cool, I may incorporate bits of it in related or unrelated projects. I just try to make it look somewhat how it looks in my mind. As long as the army is somewhat uniform, it tends to be greater than the sum of it's parts.

It's like what was already said about it being an individual hobby. Do it how you like it.

[Inquisitor Stingray]

Looking good, Davor! Have yet to paint any of my cultists yet, but I hope I can do okay. Hoping to see more from you.

[FTGT-BeeCee]

Davor, these look solid. keep them coming! the more you paint the better you get at it, I love to look/cringe at the models I painted years back to see how far I've come.