Paint to Power – The Lord of the Rings by James Griffin
September 22, 2011 – 11:04 pm | No Comment

So, it seems like a good time to take some time to do some altering to a theme close to my heart, Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’.

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Altering Commander – The Sisay Project – Full Mental Cardframe
February 25, 2011 – 1:07 am | No Comment
Altering Commander – The Sisay Project – Full Mental Cardframe

Hey,
It’s time to start innovating.  Here I present an alter which covers the text box, and has the text re-overlaid afterwards.
A more controversial one for those card art purists out there, let me know what …

Altering Commander – The Sisay Project – The Story So Far
February 25, 2011 – 12:54 am | No Comment
Altering Commander – The Sisay Project – The Story So Far

Hey all!
If you click here you will find a gallery with all my work on the Sisay project to date such as the Mox above, finished or otherwise.  Enjoy!
James

Altering Commander – The Sisay Project – Hot New Tech from Mirrodin Besieged
February 25, 2011 – 12:53 am | No Comment
Altering Commander – The Sisay Project – Hot New Tech from Mirrodin Besieged

Hey all,
Another article is up, and this time it’s slightly different.  With the release of the new set Mirrodin Besieged (woo hoo!), it’s time to take a look at the cards that make up the …

Altering Commander – The Sisay Project – Mana Vault, an Advanced Alter
February 25, 2011 – 12:44 am | No Comment
Altering Commander – The Sisay Project – Mana Vault, an Advanced Alter

Hey,
Having tackled the basics, I’ve had a go at a more complex alter.  I have a step by step tutorial here, click through and let me know what you think!
James

Altering Commander – The Sisay Project – What to do When it All Goes Wrong
February 25, 2011 – 12:24 am | No Comment
Altering Commander – The Sisay Project – What to do When it All Goes Wrong

Hey all,
My latest article for the Sisay project, an article designed to help those of us who make a bunch of mistakes, or have cards that just haven’t come out right.  It explores some of …

Altering Commander – The Sisay Project – Building a Crew for the Weatherlight
February 25, 2011 – 12:23 am | No Comment
Altering Commander – The Sisay Project – Building a Crew for the Weatherlight

Hey all,
So, if I’m to take this challenge on, then I’m going to need a deck.  Sisay is the general, and below you can see what I included, and why.  You’ll also catch another alter …

Altering Commander – The Sisay Project
February 23, 2011 – 10:42 pm | No Comment
Altering Commander – The Sisay Project

So I’ve been getting right into a whole fest of painting, in the form of altering Magic: The Gathering cards.  Yeah, that’s a magic card above.  I’m lucky enough for Manaleak.com to have picked me …

Showcase 7 – Bloodletter of Khorne
January 27, 2010 – 2:04 am | 4 Comments
Showcase 7 – Bloodletter of Khorne

Hey,
For this week’s showcase I thought I’d show off one of my favourite minis.  He’s a bloodletter of Khorne from Games Workshop.  He’s also my highest scoring CMON mini, although if I’m honest I have …

Showcase 6 – Valkia the Bloody, Consort of Khorne
January 20, 2010 – 12:54 am | 3 Comments
Showcase 6 – Valkia the Bloody, Consort of Khorne

Hey,
Valkia the bloody, consort of khorne appeared in the latest incarnation of games workshop’s Warhammer Fantasy Battle Chaos Warriors army book. I was flicking through this book around the time of its release, and I …

Showcase 5 – Tau Stealth Suits
January 13, 2010 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Showcase 5 – Tau Stealth Suits

Hey,
It was a week before GD a dew months ago, and I decided I wanted to do a 40k squad and spend some more time with my airbrush.  Thus, the Tau Stealth Suits were decided …

Showcase 4 – Pirate of Sartosa
January 6, 2010 – 12:01 am | One Comment
Showcase 4 – Pirate of Sartosa

Hey,
The first moment I saw that the guys at GWHQ had come up with a bunch of pirate sculpts for the collectors range I knew that I had to get in on the action.  I …

Showcase 3 – Tharanduil
December 30, 2009 – 12:00 am | 2 Comments
Showcase 3 – Tharanduil

Hey,
Welcome to the third installment in my ‘Showcase’ Series.  In case you missed the others, the previous two projects are shown here and here.
I began my ‘Tharanduil’ project first thing after winning a couple of …

Photoshop Tutorial on Platoon Britannica
December 28, 2009 – 3:16 pm | One Comment
Photoshop Tutorial on Platoon Britannica

Hey,
I was very pleased to see that ‘Zorg’ of Platoon Britannica has made a tutorial about how to photoshop images of miniatures, and has seen fit to use my Ninja Goblin project as an example.  …

Showcase 2 – Sentinel in for Maintenance
December 23, 2009 – 12:00 am | One Comment
Showcase 2 – Sentinel in for Maintenance

Hey,
So after the response from my previous ‘Showcase’ article, I have decided to crack on with putting up some of my favourite projects, both from me and when I’m done (well it is my blog!), …

Showcase 1 – Imperial Astropath
December 16, 2009 – 1:25 am | 8 Comments
Showcase 1 – Imperial Astropath

Hey,
So here’s my first in my Showcase series.  To begin with I’m going to showcase my own work.   This is my blog, so it only seems fair!  Once I’ve done with my stuff, I’m going to show …