Today a weary messenger approached the glooming pillar of cyclopean dread where the Lead Widow makes her lair. Steadfast ‘neath her withersome gaze, this stalwart hero in red caparison rendered unto the scribe a package wrapped in gleaming oilskin. Scuttling back to his hidden safehold deep in the guts of the mountain, our intrepid scribbler rent the parcel asunder to uncover the bright glowy goodness of…A LIGHTBOX.

Subsequently, very little of a constructive nature has occurred, as the ink-spreader has been much concerned with practicing taking images to best effect.

Lest ye be inundated solely with a multitude of repeated images, ad infinitum, here are a few practice shots of as yet unseen works in progress:




Clearly there is still work to be done capturing images of grimdark paintjobs,but the clarity on the unpainted sigmarines (Stormcast Sequitors) suggests that quality is nevertheless improving. Really makes those mouldlines pop too. To the file!
Note ye well dear reader how the Chaosite Sigmarette (we have a winner) and her Darkoath sister and her Bigjob mates all ride old-fashioned square bases, despite being a brand new AoS miniature. Guess where her Round ended up?

Tips and advice on the best way to capture Grimdark on film are welcome. Different backdrops maybe? More skulls? Even more non-standard bases? Maybe hexes, or just flat blobs, or lurid green cardboard squares…
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