A little bit here, a little bit there, some up there

So

Last time I mentioned this crazy basecoat method I got from a tutorial video. Essentially you basecoat black then once dry hit it with a grey at an angle (25 degrees of so) lightly and then a pure white coat straight down from above. The gradient effect gives it highlights and you can use washes and inks to cover most of the miniature.

Here's my first two attempts, with teething issues on my first two infinity minis:

From the PanOceania box set:

I should note that this picture was taken on my iphone with a zoom function. It has a nice water pastel feel to it doesn't it? Odd though.

And here we have a Yu Jing Crane Rank Agent minus pony tail thing. This one didn't go to plan so much on the armour so I just went along with it.

Definitely a learning curve on this one. I'll update as I go along as per usual, but I think once I master it it will be a great technique.

Another quick note on Kickstarter. Mantic have just finished off their Kings of War kickstarter and I managed to get in a pledge after the end of it. Mantic have had the problem of always seeming to be the budget GW, especially considering a lot of their models are interchangable and are often used to pad out GW armies for a fraction of the price. From what I understand however there is a lot about Kings of War that makes it in some ways more fluid and flexible than Warhammer Fantasy Battle. Anywho here's the list of what I got for my $125 pledge:

Kings of War Hardback Rulebook + Mini-rulebook + 10 Dice ($50 RRP)
- Orc Starter Army (10 Gore Riders, 20 Orc Ax Warriors, Orcling Bases)
- Undead Starter Army (20 Skeletons, 20 Zombies and 10 Ghouls)
- Undead Vampiress Miniature
- Orc Wizard Miniature
- Kickstarter Bonus: Your name printed in the KoW rulebook.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Any rulebooks in your order get signed by both Alessio and Ronnie.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Electronic copy of the Kings of War hardback rulebook.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Electronic copy of the Kings and Legends supplement and The Bloodstone Of Cerillion novel.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Litho print of the map of Mantica, signed by Ronnie.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Any dice in your order get upgraded to limited edition "mantic splat" dice.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Any wound counters in your order get upgraded to kickstarter-exclusive blue acrylic.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Free Orc Chariot/ Fight Wagon model.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Free Troll Miniature.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Free Mummy Miniature.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Free Gargoyle Miniature.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Free Dwarf Berserker Cavalry Miniature.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Free Elven Palace Guard Miniature.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Free Celestian Paladin Angel Miniature.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Free Celestian Sister Miniature.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Free Celestian Man-at-Arms Miniature.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Free Celestian Paladin Miniature.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Free Ogre Hero Miniature.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Free Kickstarter-exclusive Undead Skeleton with dog Miniature.
- Kickstarter Bonus: Free ticket to the Mantic Party in Nottingham this September, or Entry to participation game with Ronnie at either Gencon or Adepticon in the US.

Alas no awesome Werewolves