CuteCommander - Ewan
@cutecommander
39 y/o pansexual he/they/it nerd, trying to find the creative outlet that will stave off the darkness for another day and perhaps be the leap home. Professional writer, photographer, forager, model maker and painter, gamer, LARPer, costumer, unpaid carer
Finally calling this Stormcast Eternal model done! Decided to do thinned down metallics on the metal details to make up for my amateur attempt at NMMs. Considering I went in trying to emphasise difference between light and shadow areas, very happy with how this came out! #warhammercommunity #aos
#WIPwednesday and I'm still on this Stormcast Eternal on griffin thingy. Started with the flames on the weapon to use as a source for OSL and began my first attempt at non-metallic metals. I'm not happy with them so I'm going to use traditional metallic paints over these. #warhammercommunity #aos
#WIPwednesday and I actually have something to show! Still so humid here so couldn't do much today before I started melting. What's everyone got on their painting desks? #warhammer #warhammercommunity #aos
Started yesterday, finished this morning. A paladin type fellow from @weprintminiatures.com along with their judgemental capybara buddy from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social . Brighter tones used with some dry brushing to bring it all together.
Went to a tulip field today and my wife took some nice photos of me while we were there, including this one!
If you see this, drop a hero with a sword. (At least he tries to be heroic)
Hopefully I'll be able to grab some time with this knight and their capybara buddy
Another mini I picked up from @weprintminiatures.com done! A different kind of goblin, this one some sort of gangster. I can't remember which company did the brick wall stuff, I've had it for years. Toadstools from an Oldhammer starter set. Such tiny detail on this lil guy!
Been painting up some 3d printed minis. Haven't got photos of today's work but I did this chest mimic earlier in the week
Mini I painted couple of days back and is now matt varnished. From @weprintminiatures.com , designed by RNL Estudio, this mimic chest didn't take me long but I enjoyed trying out newly learnt techniques on it. And I think it looks adorable! Flagstone base sculpted with milliput.
Model that I just painted the other day. GW Night Goblin Shaman, I think the stand clip said 93? It was hard to read. Originally went for darker tones but when glazing colours it came out brighter, and I like how it finally came out. Base was moulded green stuff and a lil toadstool I put together.
Hair was slightly thinning or starting to regrow in a patch - either way I didn't like the look so the mohawk is gone and back to an all over shave. Plus it was always a hassle getting someone else to shave the sides to keep the 'hawk
Feel very lucky that we're close enough to the North-east coast that we can get there in about an hour and get to see Grey seals most of the year. Had a lovely time watching them from St Mary's lighthouse.
This model is one I found from @weprintminiatures.com that I thought "that looks pretty close to my LARP character" so after a bit of customisation and paint, I'm fairly happy that it looks as close to what Doln looks like in my head. All paints used from @thearmypainter.bsky.social
Wife wanted to get a photo of the little fur baby (wearing a cute little jumper because she had to have a lion cut and she's all chilly without her floof) and she told me to smile - here's the result
I emerged from the funk enough to edit some recent(ish) photos. This one is from when we went on a boat to the Farne Islands and I managed to get this beautiful pose snapped of this Grey Seal. This was in April, so not when they're in vast numbers, but they still have a good few there.
Tattoo I got yesterday, a memorial piece for my mother Deanne. On my left hand I've got little gravestones above each knuckle of passed relatives, but I wanted something special for my mum, and also I couldn't do this myself. Really happy with it, and it means a lot to me
Finally finished my Typhus model. Took a lot longer than expected - life, changing my mind with design, not having painted for ages. But I'm pleased with it.
I don't know what I drew on my niece's tablet. This is a nightmarish face that is now boring its way into my mind
I had originally been planning to be far further ahead with this model challenge at this point in the month, possibly even finished. But it has been, not to put a fine point on it, a fucker of a February. But it's built and on a suitable base, just need that to dry. Then the main fun begins
I'm taking part in Travelling Man's Paintbowl challenge over February - given a Bloodbowl model, a basing material, and 4 random paints. The model can be kit-bashed a bit but focus remains on the model, I can use other basing material but I MUST use this one in the final product. 1/
I let my hair go over the holiday period so was nice to have a fresh shave today and tidy up the beard
The best gift I received was this blanket my wife crocheted for me. She only started crocheting a couple of months ago and did this in secret. It's so soft and I always want blankets on me when I'm sat or lying down. I love it and I'm so appreciative of it, of her hard work. I love her so much
This furry lil beast only wants two things in Winter - meals promptly served, and laps to lie on
My progress on my Typhus. Pleased. Yeah, its coming along. Cloud and flies still need doing
It's bloody cold here at our altitude, so I'm going to avoid going outside as much as possible (though might pop outside to puff on my pipe) and cook up a meat chilli and veggie chilli, shave my hair down again, and stay cosy. Have an autumnal stump