In 11 Days, We Ambush

I wanted to start this project to try and kickstart my motivation after a big old bout of depression related hobby stagnation. Using a new painting style and a self-inflicted deadline to push me. It has done that and managed to be fun at the same time.  I can’t say I love the look of Contrast as much as I do my normal way of painting but as a way of getting a relatively satisfying job done in quick time, they are a valuable tool.

Has it revitalised my painting? I don’t know but I think maybe it has. It felt really good to get an army on the table quickly without it feeling like much of a chore to do. Painting sessions were little bubbles of good feels because a whole regiment could be done in a couple of hours. Every session felt like a little win which, certainly for me, is one of the key ways to work through my depression. “Fixing” my hobby wasn’t going to be what “fixed” me but by able to claw the joy back, even a little, hobby can go back to being part of how I cope.

Who knew Contrast paints could do so much?!?!

This is an army I’ll be adding to in the future – I already own several units and have plans for a couple more. After the spectres/doppelgangers revelation and being pummelled by Crushing Strength, there’s certainly some thinking to be done. Knowing that it will be easy to plough out the rest of the units I have and anything else I add in makes expansion and or list changing a lot less intimidating a prospect.

For now though, I’m calling this project complete. I think all future army updates might just go into my other KOW project and leave this one as a reminder to myself that I can finish things even when they are “just” done and not perfect.