Khador Grolar, Redux

Before entering this piece at Gencon this year I gave it another pass and added more detail. Mainly more time being spent on the banner. Which worked in my favor, I was happy to take the best in category prize in the Warjack/Warbeast category :) So here he is, being finished for the second time.

Years ago, I used to work at a tattoo shop, which showed me a lot about the world of art I didn't know. One of the sayings my boss instilled in me was that most works of art are never truly finished but only abandoned. This didn't apply to tattoos of course, we were talking about painting. So I picked up where I left off on this one which is something I never do. Here's a look at the before or first time finishing.

Finished! Khador Grolar

It's crunch time this month. Gencon is right around the corner and there are a few paint competitions I'd like to enter. My goal was to get this piece done by the end of June, and I did! Which was a relief as it keeps me right on schedule for the con. Enjoy!

Gallery View

I'll get back on schedule with the blog and have some WIP shots of the next entry in line next time. I just wanted to give that last post some air time as it was for a cause. At the time of writing this the piece has a few bids on it so I'll get to make a donation :)

Finished! Orruk Brute

And now, the final shot and conclusion of the Jeff Jam. That is, until I can photograph his. This was a great experiment and it felt very comfortable to be painting an Ork again. They were my main army through the duration of 40K, which ended for me with one game of 6th edition. So I'm bringing it back, this time with some alterations on the skin tone. Running an Ork list in the past meant I had painted about 150 of them green so I thought, maybe try yellow?

Additional view

Stay tuned, next time around I'll have either more trolls or something Infinity related. Both topics will be covered but in particular order.

Preparing the Banner of House Teknes

I was really excited to get to this point. Some deep down and detailed freehand. After making some practice sketches to get a general idea I set to sketching my design over the black field. I didn't care to much about being messy here, it will all be covered in the end.

Next I layed down many swampy layers of the chosen colors and was able to start carving out my intended design.

With the foundation in place it was all straight forward.

Refining and refining, It's still not complete at this point but it's clear to see and is on autopilot from here to completion :)