Stahly
Stahly lives in Craftworld Hamburg, located in the north of Germany. He has been involved with Warhammer since childhood and has painted several armies and countless warbands and kill teams over the decades. When he's not painting miniatures incredibly slowly, he's writing tutorials and testing the latest miniature paints, hobby tools and kits. He founded Tale of Painters to pass on his knowledge and bring inspiration to your hobby.
Showcase: Eldar Fire Dragons of Saim-Hann
Finally proper group shots of my recently finished Fire Dragons squad! I really like them, with their limited palette they integrate nicely in my Saim-Hann Eldar army. The dark reddish brown armour turned out just how I wanted. Another shot after the jump. And these...
Tales from the Network #14
Time for another Tales from the Network, the semi-regular feature on Tale of Painters. This is the place where we will present you the best posts from our friends and fellow bloggers from the ever-growing Tale of Painters Blog Network. We had some great additions...
Rumours: More Pictures from the new Citadel Paint Range and How to Paint book
Here are the first pictures of the new paint range by Games Workshops. Judging from the paint pots above, the picture from the ebay auction was legit after all. Accompanying the range will be new paint sets and a new “How to paint Citadel Miniatures”...
WIP: Eldar Prince Yriel #1
Hi there, I started painting Prince Yriel. As you might guess I’m going to paint him in Saim-Hann colours. I primed him with Army Painter Pure Red spray, did the base and started painting the coat. For the Tyranid limb he is standing on I...
Rumours: New Citadel Paint Range Colour Chart
And here it is, the new Citadel Paint Range in all its glory. None of the old names, no Foundation, no Washes, but Bases, Layers, Shades, Drys, Glazes, Textures and Technicals. Bases are going to be the new Foundation paints, Layers are like the old...
Eldar Fire Dragons finished!
Hey guys, I’ve just put the finishing touches to the second and final batch of Fire Dragons! So what’s next apart from varnishing and group pictures? Another Eldar model coming along, I’m going to paint Prince Yriel in Saim-Hann colours. How do you like them?...
Tutorial: How to paint Eldar of Saim-Hann
Hey guys, lately a lot of people asked me how I paint my Eldar models. This is why I dug out this old tutorial which covers almost all techniques and paints I use for my Saim-Hann warhost. Enjoy! 1. Prime with Army Painter Pure Red....
Fire Dragons 2nd batch WIP #2
Back at painting Fire Dragons. I finished the reds and the wraithbone and did most of the gems. What do you think? I hope to finish them this weekend.
Rumours: More details about the new Citadel paint range
We had the supposed list of new paints some days ago, now there are more details emerging about the design of the new Citadel paint range. Click “More after the jump” to find out more! I got this info passed onto me about the new...
Rumours: New Citadel paint range, list of colours
We’ve discussed the matter before here – Citadel will completely revamp their paint range in April/May. Now we’ve got our hand on a supposed list of colours. An surprise – the range won’t be getting smaller but bigger. In fact, it will be huge! The...