Brothers beyond the Veil; Biel Tan Wraithlords

These Wraithlords are a part of a Biel Tan commission, and I like to think that in life they were brothers. Perhaps these guys are the Phil and Grant Mitchell of the afterlife?

I added a few freehand designs to break up the large flat surfaces of the miniatures. 

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A swarm of Scorpions; apocalypse formation

A selection of scorpions and scouts from the apocalypse formation painted for a commission. 

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Commission: Ogre Butcher.

Ogre butcher commission. Client want me to fill in the gut and bulk the model out a bit. I didn't want to compromise the muscular brute vibe the Ogre range has, so I made sure that he retained the look of a powerful monster. I sculpted this using a mixture of green stuff and pro create (my first time using this; loved it). The model was then given a wash of Vallejo plastic putty to smooth over any gaps (that's why he looks like he's covered in toothpaste).

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Shadow Spectres

What fantastic miniatures these are! I tried to paint these as if they are constructed of light, using purple, green and blue washes to build up, what I think it, an interesting white armour. 

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Andrealphuas Librarian Terminator

Andrealphuas, translated from its Calabanite origins, means 'Transformation to the Crow'. This unusual name was awarded to the Librarian upon his ascension into the Deathwing in recognition of his unusual talent of transforming his enemy psyker's into bitter, black crows.  


Andrealphuas earned his place amongst the first company during Abbaddons 13th Black Crusade on the lost world of Greygorn. The banner the Librarian wields is a remnant of the felled Titan Bastos.


So much work, so much effort; very rewarding outcome. I may have burnt the banner a little too much but it fits the theme.

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Eldrad Ulthran Farseer Ulthwe

This is a birthday present for a friend. I used a tight palette of Eldrich colours, concentrating on developing the mood of the piece. I really loved painting this miniature; so much so I want to paint an Eldar army based solely on the interpretation of light (using only Jes Godwin + Forgeworld models).

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Belial Grandmaster of the Deathwing

I went to the extra effort of sculpting a broken blade on Belial's Stormbolter.

Belial, the incumbent Grand Master of the Deathwing order. This model acts as the jewel in the crown of my Deathwing force and is atypical of the design principles I have used throughout the project. 

Belial has been inspired by the classic artwork of Gabriel, the former grand master of the Deathwing Order (printed in the Angels of Darkness Codex). Whereas the Ultramarines have classic Roman and Greek influences, and The Blood Angels are paragons of Renaissance ideals, the Dark Angels have always had a Gothic sensibility to their aspect, inspired by medieval Europe. 

In the creation of Belial, I knew I wanted very ornate armour styled like a Gothic Cathedral. This allowed me to indulge in researching some beautiful works of architecture and learn a few of the defining principles of the movement. I learned that height, vertical emphasis, light and majesty were of paramount importance to the creation of a Gothic Cathedral. I absolutely fell in love with the Milan Cathedral in Italy and the Cologne Cathedral in Germany, and decided to introduce the towering naves to the armour.

I wanted lots of candles on the miniature to introduce the aspect of light to the miniature.

Abbadon proved to be an excellent base to this Belial conversion. With minimal sculpting, I could have the scowling daemon heads and iconography already present on the armour function in the same way Cathedral ornamentation communicates religious allegory. 

And here's something new to me; a video. The contrast is awful, there is no music and he's spinning a little quickly, but I'm encouraged as to what this could mean in documenting my work in the future. 

And of course, he gets his own Iphone contact page: 

"In a profound sense every man has two halves to his being; he is not one person so much as two persons trying to act in unison. I believe that in the heart of each human being there is something which I can only describe as a "child of darkness" who is equal and complementary to the more obvious "child of light."

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