The Lead Painters League Season 8 - General Discussion

[Thargor]

Real life has got the better of me this week and so I'll be using my "reserve" entry.  It was painted right at the beginning of the competition because I needed the figures for a game. Just got to get some photo's of them tomorrow after work while there's still some light.  Hopefully I'll have time next week to get some painting done.

[mikedemana]

I just finished the fourth of five shields on my Hoplites for round 5. I have never spent more time on shields, ever... we'll see how well they turn out.

Well, considering how your shields have been an inspiration to me, then I can't wait to see them. Yesterday, I added Neldoreth-style highlighting to the shields of my Round 5 entry. Of course, it is a pale shadow of yours. Ha, ha! My luck, we'll be matched up against each other...! 

Mike Demana

[GemGames]

The real problem is that my kids like playing with the figures before they are painted, and they managed to lose one of the figures for round 9.  So I'm checking under couches, in kids beds, inside toy boxes, and wherever else I can think of hoping to find it.  So far I've been looking for a week and I'm out of places to look...

I feel your pain, man. My six year old likes to play with the figures. And even worse, likes to paint the figures. 

[syrinx0]

I feel your pain, man. My six year old likes to play with the figures. And even worse, likes to paint the figures. 

Ouch.  I gave my little kids their own set of plastic one piece Skaven to paint.  Pink, light blue Skaven are pretty distinctive. 
Sadly, I couldn't keep them painting as they grew up. Dang playstation.

[Elk101]

Round 5 is done but no idea for displaying it. Still painting a few others. Not started 10 as I can't find the figures I know I have somewhere!

[Neldoreth]

Yesterday, I added Neldoreth-style highlighting to the shields of my Round 5 entry.

That is awesome, I totally can't wait to see them!

May the gods be kind and never have us matched on the field of battle!

n

[Hammers]

The real problem is that my kids like playing with the figures before they are painted, and they managed to lose one of the figures for round 9.  So I'm checking under couches, in kids beds, inside toy boxes, and wherever else I can think of hoping to find it.  So far I've been looking for a week and I'm out of places to look...

Bless their little white cotton socks, it was I who bribed them to do that. I shun no mean to bring confusion to my enemies.

[Mason]

Bless their little white cotton socks, it was I who bribed them to do that. I shun no mean to bring confusion to my enemies.

 

[mikedemana]

I shun no mean to bring confusion to my enemies.

Ha, ha...like YOU need that, Hammers! The only confusion we have is how you are able to do what you do with brush and creative mind...!

Mike Demana

[Bobbo]

My kids are a little small to start painting, unfortunately.  I've never tried to fingerpaint a mini before, so maybe we should give that a shot.  I kind of like the idea of the pink and light blue skaven though. 

Bless their little white cotton socks, it was I who bribed them to do that. I shun no mean to bring confusion to my enemies.

Son of Hammers may be receiving an anonymous tip soon mentioning that daddy likes to hide all the candy in the house by painting over it, so just to be safe he should chew on all the painted miniatures he can find. 

Actually, the missing figure has been found.  He was... behind my painting desk.  Where I apparently knocked him.     Looks like I owe my kids an apology...

[mikedemana]

Round 5 Ancients theme finished today, and submitted. Uh-oh, it is awful early in the league to not be completing my entry until the last day! 

From the sounds of it, though, I'm not the only one...

Mike Demana

[Dr Mathias]

Round 5 Ancients theme finished today, and submitted. Uh-oh, it is awful early in the league to not be completing my entry until the last day! 

From the sounds of it, though, I'm not the only one...

Mike Demana

Still need to base figures, paint an animal and paint a prop. For some reason I'm being very leisurely about this 

Next week is going to SUCK. This is easter weekend so I lose two days and Thursday is the day my school hosts a high school art show- with a few hundred kids and artworks. Plus the collegiate student show. It's easily the busiest week of the year for me. I think it will need to be 15mm's 

[mikedemana]

my school hosts a high school art show- with a few hundred kids and artworks. Plus the collegiate student show. It's easily the busiest week of the year for me. I think it will need to be 15mm's

Do I hear 6mm? 

What do you teach?

Mike Demana

[Dr Mathias]

Do I hear 6mm? 

Heh heh if I had some 6mm I'd be on it

What do you teach?

Drawing, design, art history, graphics, etc. at a community college.

[Dr Mathias]

That's got to be my closest to deadline entry to date. Other than priming and and a basecoat on one figure, as well as a start on the scenery, I did everything today. That's not going to work for upcoming rounds