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.....

Pre-Mold Reptile Skin

Here's the first goodies for year 2015. After a lot work and testing, I've made my own pre-molded reptile skin. For those who are interested to get a hand on it, you may contact me. I will also make available on Ebay which it will comes in a set.

 2nd batch molded for testing

(Sneak Peak) New Year Project

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015!!!

A whole new year and a whole new resolution. As I will be more focus on this blog, I will come up with more articles on freehand and produce my own unique stuff for sell. This will help many painters and hobbyist improve. Anyway, I'm taking my time doing planning on all my projects.

For now, here's the sneak peak.

Free-hand Theory (Part 1): Identifying Types of Freehand

Identifying the type of free-hand painting that suit you is important for your future development. Through out my passed experience, a Golden Demon winner painter once told me these:

 "Be the type of painter you are, don't be like me. Take my work as references, paint and improve in your own styles."

So from here onwards, I've compiled few tips and named the types. 

(Tips) Fine art and Chinese Calligraphy is an added advantage. You can find video in YouTube for extra info. Here I found one for you. 

After you watch it, you will have ideas on painting free-hand any 40K/WHF icons/runes.