Got a very nice bonus at work today, and can expect a raise starting next week. Fuckin' awesome start to the day.

Pretty excited for the new Rift in DbD, so we're gonna be streaming that over at: www.twitch.tv/blaven2

Trying to find a good leather pauldron on Etsy for the next Renn Faire I go to, and god damn. The AI shit is so bad there. I figure it'd be easily to just take up leatherworking and make my own at this point.

Tried contrast paints for the first time. Not super happy with how the air elemental looks after the white highlights, and I'm glad I bought a test model, so I didn't mess with any models that I want to display.

Tomodachi Life sure is a game.

Alright. The Darkest Dungeon collab has totally got me. Those are easily the best skins for Nurse, David, and Zarina, and I thought Castlevania Death wouldn't be topped.

Now I need just need a name for the mech...

Started and finished up two Cataphracts for Lancer TTRPG. Was a lot tougher to paint than the Operators were, but I think these came out really well. #Lancer #TTRPG #Miniature

The best part about that gaming grid that's been going around lately is seeing all the games consider "criminally overlooked". Learning about these hidden gems has been a bit of treat, even if I don't think I'd play most of them.

One last set of photos for the Impalers Apothecary as part of the @the_apothecarion charity drive. Not sure these are much better than previous but I'll go with it. May be time to upgrade the old Pixel 5. #paintingwarhammer40k #sharethehobbylove #bloodangels #bolterandchainsword

After last nights painting stream, which was surprisingly productive on my part, we have set up the center of the flame wall, which is the center and source of all the warm OSL on this piece. I'm starting to actually feel good about this :) #abaddonthedespoiler #warhammerart #minipainting #wh40k

Got the teleporting variant of the Operator all painted and redid the highlights on the regular Operator. Pretty happy with how these came out, and looking forward to my next NPC model: The Cataphract. #Lancer #TTRPG #Miniature

So i kitbashed a bunch of #heavygear parts to make a mini for the Val-Com Remnants squad (name of my corporate force) for #flamesoforion #miniatures #painting #mecha #mechs

Been debating on what colour scheme to give my Lancer NPCs, and I think I've settled on dark green and red. First model I've gotten done is the Operator. Got a second model that is mid-teleport that I'm looking forward to painting the effect on it. #Lancer #TTRPG #Miniature

More lords of ancient undead arise from their slumber... Finished up more of my #Necron Models. Had a blast painting this weekend! #Warhammer40k #Miniaturepainting

Gonna surprise a buddy of mine with a new unit for his Salamanders army later tonight. #Warhammer40k #WH40K #Astartes #SpaceMarine #Salamanders #Necron

Strung Along #original

Took a crack at trying oxidized bronze with a Marut model. I think it looks *okay*, definitely needed a brighter teal as it darkened quite a bit against the black primer. But I'm happy with the end result. #nerdlings #D&D #Marut #Miniature

Still in a concepting phase. But I wanted to add a defeated Astartes to the base of my Wraiths. What do you all think? Gonna add more to the rubble if I go with this plan. #warhammer40k #necrons #astartes

Here are Dave and David's full unedited comments for those interested:

finally u can beat the shit out of ur classmates in indie brawler Class Zero Seven!

Sounds like a friend group of mine is looking to get into a D&D campaign. Which means I'll be able to finally play a character that's lived in my head rent free for a year. Mini by Dragon Trapper's Lodge.

Been practising painting Synthwave for this month's #miniofthemonth using this 3D print I've had sitting around fo ages. I think I'm getting the hang of it. [Champion of the Chair by mattpantser on Cults3D] #Nerdlings #miniaturepainting

Painted a Sea Lion mini today to get back into the groive of things. I feel like I used the wrong colour for the highlight, but it does pop a lot more.

Hell Knight is in 🙂 #trenchcrusade #miniatures #miniaturepainting

Put together two proxy decks today for MtG. "Fuck your permanents" and "We have Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at home."

I've just had the *worst* idea for a fangame of Pokemon using Warhammer 40k units. The player is a Necron working for Trazyn the Infinite to build their collection. You go around a Tomb World region collecting other faction units as your 'mons and train/battle/evolve them. #pokemon #warhammer40k

Co-op Slay the Spire 2 is really damned fun. Had a couple of runs with a buddy, and we had a Necrobinder/Silent team that just kept Dooming and Shiving everything we came across. It got really goofy at the end. Boss had 1.2k health, and we shredded it down before it could really attack.

Had a handful of minis for Lancer printed out at a local 3D shop. Unfortunately one of the Zheng's legs broke off and refuses to reglue back together. But looking forward to painting all these NPCs for a hopeful future campaign. Alt text for details.

hey look a fun history lesson!

Checking out the Early Access version of Slay the Spire 2 over at: www.twitch.tv/blaven2! Not much into card games, but StS1 won me over a while back. Let's see if the sequel can pull it off as well!

Maybe it's because I've become a Nintendo hater over the years, but I'd rather play fanmade games instead of the new Pokemon games that got announced.

First round of Nemesis. I rolled poorly and summoned an adult alien. I used my Scout card to escape the room and fled elsewhere. Accidentally walked into the room with the Alien Queen.

After spending the entirety of the day tearing my hair out over getting one last escape on RPD, I finally managed to pull it off and 100% Dead by Daylight.

My first Warframe art that I finished!!! I sooo happy!!! #warframe #warframefanart

Got a ton more bits and bobs for basing the rest of my Necrons. I used the Necrotekh Seeklings/Harvesters in my previous bases, so I know these are good quality. Looking forward to putting some stuff together for my Immortals and unbased Warriors when I have the energy to spare.

Still only in the first few hours of Nioh 3, but I'm really enjoying it so far. It's more of the same from what I enjoyed in Nioh 2, but the open world adds a bit more exploration and there's a few more tricks that add verticality to the movement and combat.

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anyway i made a patched version of 2xko that doesn't require vanguard for archival reasons, can't connect to servers (obviously) but it also allows modding so there's the potential to reimplement online for when the game inevitably sunsets

So goddamn close: #dbd #deadbydaylight #achievementhunting

I feel like now is a good time to update my pinned comment with newer stuff I've worked on. Heyo, I'm Blaven. I'm a bit sporadic with what I work on, but I do pixel art, miniature painting, and stream video games on Twitch!

I just suddenly remembered how years ago rumours were swirling around that the Venom movie was going to be a horror movie, and I'm thinking about how much better that would have been for his image. Every depiction of Venom nowadays is so playful and goofy, and hate how it gets the character wrong.

Been trying out 2XKO here and there. So far Warwick and Vi has been my favourites to play. Sort of figuring out some combos between the two, but this has to be my best one so far: #2XKO #Warwick #Vi #FGC

While we're at it, let's add a Necron Overlord to the mix.

Based my Necron Immortals today. Used a small decorative piece from some terrain I had 3d printed for one model to establish dominance. And gonna experiment with crackle paint for the one on the far right's lower side. #necron #warhammer40k

Streaming the new Stranger Things chapter for Dead by Daylight over at www.twitch.tv/blaven2. Finally, the Stevegull meme can die.

Y'know, seeing that BHVR changed the Evil Incarnate achievement to be a new piss-easy one *right after* I worked so hard to get it while keeping the RPD achievement as-is with the gutted map offerings really hurts my soul.

Running a quick stream over at www.twitch.tv/blaven2. Just attempting to get more progress towards the achievements I'm missing in DbD.