C.D. Gallant King's Blog, page 6

H is for 'eavy Metal (kinda)

Source: Games Workshop ‘eavy Metal is the name of Games Workshop’s in-house painting team. Whenever you see Warhammer models used in promotional materials, on the GW website, box art or in official magazines, they were painted by the ‘eavy Metal team.These guys are good. Really good. Games Workshop wouldn’t employ them unless they made their models look absolutely fabulous. Over the years, the

G is for Games Workshop

Games Workshop is the behemoth of the war gaming and miniature painting industry. Based out of Nottingham, England, it’s best known for Warhammer and all of its spin-offs. Starting out as a company that made boards for actual board games, Games Workshop became the UK importer for Dungeons & Dragons when it first appeared in the mid-seventies, and quickly started manufacturing their own

F is for Feathering

For the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge this month, I'm going to be tackling topics relating to the wild world of miniature painting - by that I mean tiny models used in board games, tabletop roleplaying games and wargames. Stop by every day to learn a little about my newest hobby and obsession!***Feathering is a brush stroke where pigment is drawn out in a controlled zig-zag manner. It’s used to

E is for Edge Highlighting

For the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge this month, I'm going to be tackling topics relating to the wild world of miniature painting - by that I mean tiny models used in board games, tabletop roleplaying games and wargames. Stop by every day to learn a little about my newest hobby and obsession!***Edge highlighting is a technique that is used to achieve an effect sometimes similar to dry brushing (see

D is for Dry Brushing

For the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge this month, I'm going to be tackling topics relating to the wild world of miniature painting - by that I mean tiny models used in board games, tabletop roleplaying games and wargames. Stop by every day to learn a little about my newest hobby and obsession!***Dry brushing is a painting technique which uses a dry brush (duh) with barely a hint of paint on it. To do

I don't have time for writing, I'm writing (#IWSG April 2023)

I'm doing the A-to-Z Blog Challenge this month (what the frak is wrong with me???) so I don't have much time to write for IWSG. Which is actually too bad, because I like the question this month. Let me just say I haven't been doing much writing (towards any of my books) because all my writing as been going toward blog posts!That said, if anyone is interested in the wild and wooly world of gaming

C is for Contrast

For the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge this month, I'm going to be tackling topics relating to the wild world of miniature painting - by that I mean tiny models used in board games, tabletop roleplaying games and wargames. Stop by every day to learn a little about my newest hobby and obsession!***Contrast refers to the difference between light and dark; in a painted model, this specifically relates to

B is for Basecoat

For the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge this month, I'm going to be tackling topics relating to the wild world of miniature painting - by that I mean tiny models used in board games, tabletop roleplaying games and wargames. Stop by every day to learn a little about my newest hobby and obsession!***A base coat of paint is the first coat of paint you put on a miniature after priming.* The base cost will

A is for The Army Painter

For the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge this month, I'm going to be tackling topics relating to the wild world of miniature painting - by that I mean tiny models used in board games, tabletop roleplaying games and wargames. Stop by every day to learn a little about my newest hobby and obsession!***The Army Painter is a manufacturer of wargaming/modeling supplies and paint based out of Denmark. It’s a

A-to-Z Blog Challenge 2023 Theme Reveal

I'm probably going to regret this, but I'm throwing my hat in the ring for the 2023 A-to-Z Blog challenge.I haven't done the A-to-Z since 2017. I stopped doing it because April is a very hectic time for me at work, so it never made sense to try and write and visit so many blogs during my busiest time of year. So why am I doing it this year? I don't have a friggin' clue. Maybe because I have