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Hi guys! This time I present you an oop ogre team painted at middle game level! Painted in two days, it was a real pleasure, the quality of the old minis is far better than some of the new ones! Look at the faces! They are awesome! As always, comments and critics are welcome, I accept commissions. Cheers!

Why do I even click on these threads any more? I know that trying to reconcile axia's description with the actual standard of miniature on show is going to be terrible for my self esteem, so why do I put myself through it?

Axia, your "medium level" is better than anything I could hope to achieve. Exceptional work. I suspect if I ever see a team that you consider worthy of "high level" I'm going to melt, screaming, like one of those nazis at the end of raiders of the lost ark.

Oh no snotling repetition!

Anyone in on the plan to abduct Axia, stick him in a cellar and have him paint our teams for the next years ...(well in his case couple of weeks)?

Superb work !

Aino- William

Aino wrote: Anyone in on the plan to abduct Axia, stick him in a cellar and have him paint our teams for the next years ...(well in his case couple of weeks)?

I know a ninja if you have the basement.

*insert default axia-painting-response here*

Come and take me! Auauauauau!

Another great team, no doubt, but I've got to say when I read something like "medium level 2 day job" now I roll my eyes a bit. Lots of people myself absolutely included cannot paint to this standard, yes we get that your skills cup runneth over and your teams are consistently magnificent, but we don't really need to read that you smashed out a quick golden deamon winner in 30 seconds while you did a back flip and completed a rubix cube.

I have to stay completely and utterly focused for several weeks to reach anything resembling this standard. Please keep posting your quality teams but please also remember people may be looking for inspiration and it doesn't necessarily help to know something that takes weeks of dedication to them turns out like something you disinterestedly slapped together while game of thrones was on.

Personally I love it. I don't think Axia is rubbing our nose in it. Is just very skilled and works to a commercial timetable. I just smile every time I read the timing alongside the quality as frankly I can never match either! And the time and money is interesting - I do wonder why the total price for the tem isn't put up as well as standard, so if I can't paint that well at least I can try and save up!

Darkson wrote:

Aino wrote: Anyone in on the plan to abduct Axia, stick him in a cellar and have him paint our teams for the next years ...(well in his case couple of weeks)?

I know a ninja if you have the basement.

I have a basement .... mmm ... interesting !

Axia, Could we get some idea of the prices as Chris suggested? I don't need total disclorsure of your agreements with your customers, but a rough estimate per figure or so?

W

We are around 10 euros per infantryman.. about my statement about level and time is just for show how I work, believe me, I don't want to offend none. And I can say, that I have the same feelings when I meet other italian pro painters like Mirko Cavalloni, that won silver at the Golden Demon with a mini painted at 5 am of the same day because he can't sleep, while my week of work mini took bronze.. just stay focused and let's go!

i've been painting gaming miniatures scinse 1977. i started with 25mm lead D&D figures from ral partha and grenadier, using oil based testors model paint, terpintine and cheep paintbrushes i got from god knows where.
i joke that i hav'nt improved much scinse then, tho i love painting figures. now, i know my work is solid, if unremarkable. i try to improve as much as i can, and i do ask quite often how a certain thing was painted, what washes were used, etc.
it offends me not one bit to find the better painters "bragging" that work like this is easy as pie to them. in fact, it amazes me. and heck, why not brag? mean to say, its just painting miniatures we're talking about here. as long as it does'nt devolve into something like, "MY work makes YOUR work look like a pile of crap", who does it bother?
YMMV.

axia wrote:We are

Aha! The secret, uncovered. How many slaves?

I too find it amazing that axia can paint at such a high level in a short amount of time. It doesn't offend me though. I'm just in awe at the speed he can paint great miniatures. And I love seeing the pictures, so keep it up!

axia, how did you paint the beard stubble on the ogres faces?

Yeah, I am going to have to support Axia on this one, he does a great job and why shouldn't he show pictures? Especially in a subforum about miniatures?

Besides, looking at well painted models makes me want to improve my own technique. As long as I think my stuff is "good enough", why bother? It's good and healthy to see that there is so much room for improvement.