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.

Fantasy - The Old World, Tutorials

Tutorial: How to paint High Elf Seaguard from “Island of Blood”

After my Skaven tutorial last week, this time I give myself over to the other half of the “Island of Blood” box. Contrary to the other tutorial, my High Elf colour scheme focuses less on speed but more on clean layering and an unique palette....

Fantasy - The Old World

Incoming: Island of Bloooood!!! (finally)

I finally got my Island of Blood models. There are 80 clanrats, 4 weapon teams, 2 rat ogres, 2 handlers, the Engineer and the Warlord. I also have the “Read me first” booklet which is really bad. There is hardly any content apart from a...

40k, Showcase

Saim-Hann army shot

I borrowed a SLR from a friend as I had to take some pictures for a real life project. While I had the setup, I took some better full army shots of my Eldar and Ultramarines. There are some nasty shadows and I am by...

Fantasy - The Old World

High Elves Seaguard WIP

I’m painting this Lothern Seaguard champion for a tutorial that will be out early next week. I think it’s a quite unique colour scheme for High Elves and I like it really much. Almost every colour used has at least a hint of yellow in...

Fantasy - The Old World, Tutorials

Tutorial: How to paint Skaven Clanrats from Island of Blood

This is a tutorial in which I’m going to explain how I will paint my Skaven army. Of course it is a great starting point for all of you who picked up “Island of Blood” in order to start a new Skaven army! In my...

Editorial

Probably the best Island of Blood review on the Internet

In case you haven’t done so, definately check out the Island of Blood review on Brückenkopf! It’s written in German, but it is the most comprehensive review so far with over 100 high quality pictures. It’s everything there – sprue close ups, pictures of single...