The Art of Tim

So I set a goal for myself for April to paint four models. One Warcaster and three solos. I finished, just. I did get a bit of work in on my wracks though. I really need to get/build a photo light tent so I can take better pictures. More pictures after the break.

As of today I’m on vacation. I’ve been working like crazy for more than a week to get ahead on comic strips. Last weekend I penciled all of the comics between April 21 and May 11, then spent the week coloring and assembling them. And now I’m on vacation for two weeks, just as planned.

GTA4 arrives this afternoon, and for the next week I have no other obligations than to wreak havoc in Liberty City, save for a trip to see Iron Man this weekend. And probably some miniature painting when I need a break from gaming.

Then Britanny was able to get some time off, so we’re going to fly down to Orlando for a few days and relax, hit some theme parks and get some sun.

After my vacation it will be about time to pick a new project to work on. It might be Volume Four, but I may also put that off until later this year. Can’t push it too far though, or it runs right into when we start planning Digital Overload 2009, and Winter-een-mas 2009.

I’m also thinking of throwing together a quick video-capture PC to capture footage of games I’m playing. Especially with GTA4 (since it lacks a replay system a la Halo 3) so much shit happens when you’re playing that you wish you could save it and show your friends.

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I haven’t been doing a lot of sketching recently (the last 6 months). Most of my free art time is being invested in getting my Warmachine army painted up. I’ve still got to build or purchase a light tent so I can take some decent photographs, but here’s a quick shot of one of my Warjacks and my first unit, my choir, which I finished yesterday. I painted some other models in the more traditional Menoth scheme, but these are the start of the army in my own personal color scheme.

I’m getting a little better and faster with each mini I paint, but the shading/highlighting is still pretty time consuming. I might be able to have a fully painted army by the end of the year.

Then I can start on my Trollbloods. Doh.