Free Hand Theory (Part 2) - "Mind Eye" the Imaginary Eye Image

There are many different techniques used on painting free hand without using pencil sketch on miniatures' surface. I'm not sure how other painters have done it. 

To continue from my previous post 'Identifying Types of freehand' theory, here I will explain about my "Mind Eye" technique.   

Free-hand Tutorial: Space Marine Salamanders Chapter Icon

Now here I came up with a step-by-step of painting Salamanders Chapter Icon.  The easiest way to skip this whole hustle is by just go for decals.

If you are truly up for this challenge of painting it yourself, pick up your brush and let's do it!!



Note:
Each icon shown on previous White Dwarf or even codexes are different. Some maybe slimming, longer, sharper, wider, or larger.

Free-hand Tutorial: Space Marine Salamanders Banner (Advance)

Hi everyone... after the completed Space Marine Honour Guard project, here's my step-by-step tutorial on how I've painted this banner.

Now let's pick up your fine brush and begin!!!

Fire Born (Part 1): Space Marine Salamanders Honour Guards

I always like to create something new/different, something that nobody has done before such as my Thousand Sons Sorcerer Dreadnought and Thousand Sons Obliterator. And I sell it to make some extra income for my family.

As always I searched through my own black library(collections of white dwarf mags and codexes).... This time I bumped into the Salamanders chapters and I found the Honour Guards very interesting. As at to date, I still can't find a decent converted Honour Guards with Salamanders theme. I've searched through the net and found nothing comes near it. Correct me if I'm wrong.

So I decided to do it. It took me awhile to collect enough infos and also parts for it. With my own pre-mold reptile skin, I've completed this:

Free-hand Tutorial: High Elves Banner

As promised that I will post more tutorial. To match the High Elves Saphery region theme (as followed the shield), I went for moon crest. And to make it very simple, I just painted 2 runes. Picture below shown the finished banner. It seems hard for you at first look. Here I will guide you through with my step-by-step instructions.

Let's begin now.....