Bladegheist Revenants - Starlight Color Scheme - Nighthaunts - Backvlog

[@babyhuey6342]

These look really awesome! I think drybrushing the color shift paint was exactly the right move. You hit all the raised areas that catch the most light, without obscuring everything else or overdoing the effect and making them look covered in sequins. For the major characters maybe use multiple colors for the "stars"?

[@motwaaagh]

I love your painting style you approach it from a direction that not very many Warhammer painters do and it's fascinating and beautiful to see. ❤

[@melsminiloft]

Awe that's so sweet, thank you!

[@AnHourOfWolves]

Half the fun is deciding on a paint scheme and then figuring out how to paint it ❤

[@melsminiloft]

It was honestly so great playing around with ideas. It might be my favorite part!

[@ExTaiga]

WOW! these revenants look great, if you want smaller speckles for the stars you can take an old beat but brush, get some paint on it, and then use the air brush to spray air through the brush onto the models.

[@melsminiloft]

What a great idea! That would probably come out so much smoother too, I need to give that a try next unit I do.

[@roryhatfield6696]

Such a cool paint scheme! I like the way your “heart “ thinks 😊

[@melsminiloft]

Sometimes it really leads you in the right direction 💖 thank you!

[@RoyBuntyn]

I love your use of stars the use of the two-tone glaze for that effect you ended up with. They look great.

[@melsminiloft]

Thank you! It turned out way better than I was expecting initially

[@Magicwillnz]

These would be awesome minis for high-level D&D wraiths or something. As for the arms, I think you could've benefitted from doing a darker teal undercoat and then layering to lighter teal, use a darker magenta wash on the undersides of the arms as a shade color to give them some depth and it would match nicely with the color of the cloaks. But yeah, I think I know how I want to try and do my wraiths now.

[@LizardofDoom]

Great work with the colourshift over the top I really like that.

[@melsminiloft]

Thank you! It really turned out way better than i was initially thinking it would

[@SvartElric9]

I think they look wonderful, now I want to paint my nighthaunt in this scheme!

[@melsminiloft]

More space ghosts!

[@ExileDCC]

It’s great to see the payoff from the experimentation. The expansion of your airbrush confidence is great to see because it’s an excellent and versatile tool. This video really reinforces the MVP status of test minis for any project as well. The portal idea and execution was the icing on top of a galactic spooky cake. Poster putty is definitely a cheap and easy way of temp mounting your mini on a base. Another way is to put a pin in a spot by drilling a small hole with a pin vise and putting a piece of paper clip into the hole. You can then stick it into a piece of cork and airbrush away. Well done, you should be very proud of your work.

[@melsminiloft]

It's so fun experimenting with ideas, it might be my favorite part of the whole hobby! I actually have a bunch of cork board hanging around somewhere, I think that might be the way to go. Thank you :)

[@TTQWorkshop]

Great idea :) models loog gerat for TTQ :) 1 small davice: make the bases totally different colors than your minis. Complementer colors are the best. That way you separate the mini from the base. Makes more sens for the eyes. Also it is a lot better if you make some texture on the base and not just leave it flat. And please pleas pleas, paint the rims black!

[@noleti]

nighthaunt has best sigmar minis, good choice! looking forward to your take on the minis

[@melsminiloft]

The sculpts on them really are so nice, they look so unique. I cant wait to keep painting them!

[@dmeep]

Im in the process of assembling my bladegheists as i watch this video. I got them as a proxy for bloodletters as i dont care for the models one bit. Going for a purple basecoat with a red zenithal rattlecan. i should probably add more skulls to their bases to accentuate the khorne vibe

[@melsminiloft]

That sounds like its going to look so striking, that kind of paint idea where you base coat in a deeper color then add another on top is what I had been wanting to experiment with next. Good luck!

[@MouseCrouse808]

Looks amazing, I've never had success with splatter effects and am inspired to try again.

[@melsminiloft]

It was definitely a rough start and had to practice how much paint I needed on the brush to get the best effect. But it's worth it!

[@CassyCat4]

I so nearly commented about colour shift paint then you showed it! ITs my go to for magic or ethereal stuff.

[@melsminiloft]

It worked so well I was shocked. It really completed the look!

[@varryn]

They look really cool! I love the colours :) Can't wait to see more of them, great work!

[@melsminiloft]

Glad you like them!

[@calolson9572]

I think they look amazing!! Total Space Ghost vibes!!!

[@melsminiloft]

Yay! Thank you!

[@urzmontst.george6314]

Never seen these models before, but this is really cool.

[@erikbraun473]

I built and base coated my nighthaunt in 2 months and then put them on the shelf for 2 years. Super interested to see how this goes!

[@melsminiloft]

Sometimes thats just the way it is haha I have plenty of stuff like that too. Thanks!

[@erikbraun473]

@@melsminiloft they came out amazing! Definitely inspired me to dust mine off!

[@LizardofDoom]

You had me at ghosts in space 😂

[@melsminiloft]

😂😂

[@popcorngenerator1925]

That is really cool!

[@slow_runner]

I think one might get something really awesome using that style on something like Harlequins or C'Tans.

[@melsminiloft]

Ooh what a great idea. That idea would look so good on them!

[@brianv769]

These look really cool! Thanks for the video.

[@melsminiloft]

I'm glad you like them!

[@philipperkins5325]

It is always a pleasure to watch your creativity! Your enjoyment and enthusiasm are contagious. Because of your channel I have begun painting again after a three break I am working on Necron’s and Dark Angel’s Space Marines thank you for the great video’s and please keep making them ❤️

[@melsminiloft]

That's so great to hear, I love the Necrons and the Dark Angels are what I plan to make my space marines! Good luck in your road back to painting!

[@marklindsey4112]

Really love the effect you got from drybrushing with those colour shifting paints. I'm currently packed up for moving, but as soon as I can get my paints out again I'm definitely gonna be giving that a go. Nice work.

[@melsminiloft]

It really works so nicely for a slight shimmer effect, you gotta give it a try!

[@RvnKnight]

You are doing a really great job and have come a long way since you started. Keep on creating!

[@melsminiloft]

Thank you so much!

[@Oluabayo]

Very brave! Nice work.

[@melsminiloft]

Thank you!

[@madismagicmarketing]

SPAAAAAACE GHOSTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

[@melsminiloft]

GHOSTSSSSS IN SPAAAAAAACE

[@Nick-tk7vg]

These are dope. I think the effect is great! You should definitely add a Brakk and Zorak in there somewhere

[@melsminiloft]

So tempting haha thank you!

[@willmendoza8498]

These are so freakin' cool

[@melsminiloft]

Thank you! 😊

[@patrickdickson4671]

superb

[@melsminiloft]

Thanks 🤗

[@anothernate3302]

Those dudes are practically moaning eerily for unadorned clear acrylic bases.

[@melsminiloft]

ahaha that would have been smarter!

[@RoyBuntyn]

Mel any new projects? I thought I may have missed something, is everything okay?

[@melsminiloft]

I do actually! I'm working on something special for Christmas that's coming out next week. The holiday season is really hurting my time to be able to paint and edit but I'm really excited to show you all what I've been working on. Thank you for asking! I should probably do an update or something regularly, still figuring out this whole youtube thing lol

[@eathian]

Come back!

[@melsminiloft]

Ahh I will! Next Friday I have one set to come out that's a special Christmas video. Soon I promise! The holidays have been hell on my painting and filming schedule 😅

[@photonfartsqueeze6694]

The putty to hold down minis you’re referring to is simply poster tack.

[@melsminiloft]

Oh! Well that makes it much easier to get into trying out :)

[@photonfartsqueeze6694]

@@melsminiloft I use it all the time. It never really goes bad even if you get paint on it. I’ve had the same tack for over a decade. Another option is throwing a magnet on the bottom of your base then take old spray can lids and rivet or tape a piece of sheet metal on them and you have a magnetic holder. Cool video. I enjoyed watching you figure out your scheme till you got it just right. I’ve been doing that myself with some models recently!