Tonight I looked at those fantasy style
pictures taken not too long ago related to the completion of some Citadel Wood
s. I'm still working more with the "
Effects" button, this time trying out the
antique gizmo. From what I can tell so far,
WHFB loves
antique. I feel it gives them a
legendary tales from a bygone era sort of quality. Also I think it's neat that it makes my sunny, green trees appear autumnal. Interesting... very interesting.
With Dawn Patrol of the Dead I've been focused on using light to show the time of day, but with this development I am now considering the possibility of indicating the time of year in which a scene takes place. If so then I would like to do something that shows the passage of time over a much greater span, like A Year in the Life of a Bretonnian Farmer or something. You see him in one scene planting seeds and fighting goblins, next he's hiding from the Wild Hunt, then guarding his harvest from ravenous beastmen. Finally you see him trampled into the snow by a noblemen as greedy henchmen carry off everything and set fire to his house. Lol, now that would be fun. :)
That last one might do a passable job as being shown in moonlight as I am getting a definite nighttime vibe from it. Looking again at the rest of these I really do believe that the antiqued photos have that
"Time of Legends" feel to them and that it works well in a
WHFB setting. Science fiction most certainly has its legends too so I think this will have use with
40k as well considering the depth and richness of that game's history. I also see potential for using something like this for memory or flashback sequences
which would be neat. I don't know, maybe that's getting too deep into it at this point considering I've only been at this for a little more than a day. I do tend to get ahead of myself, don't I?
I had a lot of fun painting this Bretonnian knight and am thinking about getting another to paint and use for photography. It might look better too with an attempt at real heraldry rather than the joke heraldry I used on this guy. Then again there's so much else that I want to do I should probably focus my painting time on other things and just keep this in mind for a future project. There's certainly never a shortage of distractions to keep me busy.
I can't find any of my painted minis for Battlefleet Gothic so this unpainted ship was pressed into early duty for these test pictures. I plan on making use of the various scales available for 40k-based games through the Specialist range and this is my first attempt at representing something that is supposed to be in space. The background seen in these photos was provided by my painting station and a plastic ball my daughter plays with so I'm confident it will look better with a proper backdrop and props.
Uh-oh, I'm running out of pictures. Hmm... what to do? Also I think I've exhausted the "Effects" button and don't know what the next step is in my learning process. I would like to setup a little scene to try taking new photos but it's so busy now with Christmas and getting ready to move to Asheville. Perhaps I should wait until after the coming weekend.
The background for Hordes (and Warmachine) lends itself very well to the type of pictorial storytelling in which I have become so fascinated. When I was introduced to the Privateer Press games I was turned off by the fact that all their casters and warlocks are named characters with rich, developed personal histories. I was so accustomed to the blank-slate nature of most HQ and Heroes units found in Games Workshop armies that I was very wary of playing a game lacking creative latitude in this regard. A couple of years ago I began to appreciate the Privateer Press approach to leader models for its own unique merits, understanding finally that in this way each game has a personalized backstory built into them. This will serve nicely I believe in providing the setup for lots of potential stories set on the continent of Immoren.
Apparently even Kaya the Wildborne can have trouble dealing with those grouchy Gorax warbeasts. They're just so quick to anger, it cannot be good for their health. It is a good thing she knows how to contain such savage outbursts. There is never a boring day in the Iron Kingdoms.
That last one might do a passable job as being shown in moonlight as I am getting a definite nighttime vibe from it. Looking again at the rest of these I really do believe that the antiqued photos have that "Time of Legends" feel to them and that it works well in a WHFB setting. Science fiction most certainly has its legends too so I think this will have use with 40k as well considering the depth and richness of that game's history. I also see potential for using something like this for memory or flashback sequences which would be neat. I don't know, maybe that's getting too deep into it at this point considering I've only been at this for a little more than a day. I do tend to get ahead of myself, don't I?
