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CryoCheese
@cryocheese.bsky.social
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Graphic Designer | BA Integrated Design

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Resist bigotry & fascism.
AI can not make art.
Don't gatekeep hobbies.
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CryoCheese @cryocheese.bsky.social · Jul 5
Here's an updated group shot of my Custodes after just 4 years of building and painting them! 😇
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I went back over Aethon Shaans head!

Primarily to refine the light hitting the face, which was inconsistent before and while doing that, it also improved the expression, I believe.

#spacemarinepainting #warhammer40k #miniature #minipainting #aethonshaan #ravenguard
Image shows a comparison of two "before" images of the painted miniature head of the character model of "Aethon Shaan", from Games Workshop, on the left and two "after" images of it, showing the changes I painted yesterday. On the black background is a painted sketch-style space marine armor with jump-pack, feathers and torso, all in the style of the Raven Guard legion. There's also a CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner. Image shows a collage of four different angles of the painted miniature head of the character model of "Aethon Shaan", from Games Workshop. On the black background is a painted sketch-style space marine armor with jump-pack, feathers and torso, all in the style of the Raven Guard legion. There's also a CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner. Image shows two images from different angles of the painted miniature head of the character model of "Aethon Shaan", from Games Workshop and the full view of the backdrop-plinth it's mounted on. On the black background is a painted sketch-style space marine armor with jump-pack, feathers and torso, all in the style of the Raven Guard legion. There's also a CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner.
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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🔴 Live now!

Refining the head & more Raven Guard stuffs!

www.twitch.tv/cryocheese
Image shows a painted miniature head of the character model of "Aethon Shaan", from Games Workshop mounted on a black backdrop with foot. There's also a CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner.
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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First step of actually painting the dread!
This was also the first step of black nmm.

In essence I used the white to indicate just the placement of the light scenario.

I'll glaze it down and add color to it later.
First I just make sure the placement is consistent!'

#nmm #minipainting #telemon
WIP photograph of a telemon dreadnought from GW primed in black with painted white highlights across most of its body standing on a base with painted rock slabs, branches and a blue/green/yellow rune almost at its center. Grey background and very low opacity CryoCheese icon in the bottom left. WIP photograph of a telemon dreadnought from GW primed in black with painted white highlights across most of its body standing on a base with painted rock slabs, branches and a blue/green/yellow rune almost at its center. Grey background and very low opacity CryoCheese icon in the bottom left. WIP photograph of a telemon dreadnought from GW primed in black with painted white highlights across most of its body standing on a base with painted rock slabs, branches and a blue/green/yellow rune almost at its center. Grey background and very low opacity CryoCheese icon in the bottom left.
November 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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🔴 7h Saturday Stream is LIVE!

Today is the day we get started on the big Telemon dread! ❤️

After a few yaps and show-offs as well as after finishing the base.

www.twitch.tv/cryocheese
A black telemon dreadnought from GW on an almost finished base with rocks, branches and a blue/green/yellow rune.
November 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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deminded.bsky.social
I rarely felt so in over my head with a miniature than the Harbinger. It is such a phenomenal sculpt but my layering and colour choices are severely lacking... With a productive evening's effort I think the base colours are locked in. Fingers crossed that I can still do Nurgle proud :x
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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I painted one of Aethon Shaans alternate helmets this week.

This'll be my entry in the GitGud monthly challenge, which is "Space Marine Head" this November.

I tried to rly push myself with the face, and gave it a fun little backdrop as well. Just for flavor tho.

#minipainting #warhammer40k
Image shows a painted miniature head of the character model of "Aethon Shaan", from Games Workshop. It's about 6 or 7mm in height, so quite tiny. Surrounding it is a painted sketch-style space marine armor with jump-pack, feathers and torso, all in the style of the Raven Guard legion. This backdrop painting is barely visible, since it was painted with different black acrylic paints onto a black primed surface. That was intentional to keep the focus on the scultped head. There's also a CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner. This vertically split image shows both side profiles of a painted miniature head of the character model of "Aethon Shaan", from Games Workshop mounted on a thin backdrop with plinth foot. There's also a CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner. This vertically split image shows two angled views of a painted miniature head of the character model of "Aethon Shaan", from Games Workshop mounted on a thin backdrop with plinth foot. Surrounding the head is a painted sketch-style space marine armor with jump-pack, feathers and torso, all in the style of the Raven Guard legion. This backdrop painting is barely visible, since it was painted with different black acrylic paints onto a black primed surface. That was intentional to keep the focus on the scultped head. There's also a CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner.
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
cryocheese.bsky.social
🔴Stream's live!

Let's hang out while I paint this Aethon Shaan head as best as I possibly can.

(also got some other Raven Guard goodies 👀 )

www.twitch.tv/cryocheese
Image shows a tiny space marine head from the Aethon Shaan character model kit, half painted, in a bit of blutack on a handle. All from top down view and in front pf black, dotted, background.
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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wrentemple.bsky.social
Frydaal done!
So where those new marauders at 👀

#WarhammerCommunity #OldWorld #TheOldWorld #TOW #PaintingWarhammer #WarriorsOfChaos
Frydaal the Chainmaker by Gamesworkshop. Black armour, red bodice, large fur shawl. She stands on grey rock with spines of chaos corruptions, skulls snow and splatters of blood. Frydaal the Chainmaker by Gamesworkshop. Black armour, red bodice, large fur shawl. She stands on grey rock with spines of chaos corruptions, skulls snow and splatters of blood. Frydaal the Chainmaker by Gamesworkshop. Black armour, red bodice, large fur shawl. She stands on grey rock with spines of chaos corruptions, skulls snow and splatters of blood. Frydaal the Chainmaker by Gamesworkshop. Black armour, red bodice, large fur shawl. She stands on grey rock with spines of chaos corruptions, skulls snow and splatters of blood.
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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🔴am live

no idea what to do today.
maybe we can figure that out lol

www.twitch.tv/cryocheese
picture of my current desktop. on a black, dotted, cutting mat are a bunch of different miniature objects/projects, like a primed telemon dreadnought, a plasticard with tiny sculpted raven skulls, the telemons base I've been working on, a few plastic bags, a coffee mug, a wet palette with different paints and some water pots in the background
November 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Pushing myself to get better at base-painting, especially rock surfaces.

I think it's going quite well. :)

#miniaturepainting #minipainting #miniatures #basepainting #osl
Top down "before & after" comparison of the 100mm round base with lots of decorative rock slabs, branches and tufts I'm painting for a Custodes Telemon Dreadnought. It's painted with differently colored greys to resemble irl rock as much as possible, just like the gnarled branches and grass tufts. There's also a large circular rune painted with a color blend from blue to green into yellow, which is emitting subtle osl on surrounding objects. It's photographed in front of neutral grey fabric background and I put a tiny, low opacity version of my icon in the bottom left corner. A collage of hree close-ups of the 100mm round base with lots of decorative rock slabs, branches and tufts I'm painting for a Custodes Telemon Dreadnought. It's painted with differently colored greys to resemble irl rock as much as possible, just like the gnarled branches and grass tufts. There's also a large circular rune painted with a color blend from blue to green into yellow, which is emitting subtle osl on surrounding objects. It's photographed in front of neutral grey fabric background and I put a tiny, low opacity version of my icon in the bottom left corner. A collage of hree close-ups of the 100mm round base with lots of decorative rock slabs, branches and tufts I'm painting for a Custodes Telemon Dreadnought. It's painted with differently colored greys to resemble irl rock as much as possible, just like the gnarled branches and grass tufts. There's also a large circular rune painted with a color blend from blue to green into yellow, which is emitting subtle osl on surrounding objects. It's photographed in front of neutral grey fabric background and I put a tiny, low opacity version of my icon in the bottom left corner.
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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🔴Going live!

I'm continuing the Telemon base today, I want this better than any I've done before and that needs some tryharding.

www.twitch.tv/cryocheese
a 100mm round resin base with lots of decorative rock slabs, branches and tufts. It's painted with differently colored greys to resemble irl rock as much as possible. There's also a large circular rune painted with a color blend from blue to green into yellow. It's photographed in front of neutral grey fabric background and I put a tiny, low opacity version of my icon in the bottom left corner.
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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deminded.bsky.social
The Arachnae was surprisingly very enjoyable to build and paint, and also a good portion bigger than expected! Big enough to make it difficult to take photos with my little box! 🤭

Weathering is always a good time while the paint scheme is a bit on the simpler side.

#WarhammerCommunity #horusheresy
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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deminded.bsky.social
Malitrax the Unmaker, Saturnine Dreadnought of the IV Legion standing on top of a ruined knight chassis.

This model helped me overcome my art block and I'm really happy to share it with you! I fell in love with the inversion beamers and the pose! Hope you like him!

#WarhammerCommunity #horusheresy
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Here's this years set of wooden animals I've painted over the last two weeks.

They'll be a christmas present for my mom (3rd or 4th year in a row, I do this for her now) and go into her very lare and very unconventional nativity scene.

#figurepainting #woodfigures #miniaturepainting #miniatures
Pictured are a pair of goats, big and small, as well as a big pig and three piglets, two meercats and a duck on black fabric background and with a tiny cryocheese icon in the bottom left corner.
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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iraganaart.bsky.social
posting some more old commissions i had fun drawing, heres some very fancy schmancy space marine helmets in different styles✨ #warhammer #warhammer40k
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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🔴Live now!

Let's finish the wood aminals!

www.twitch.tv/cryocheese
Image of a number of wood-carved animals. Front to back: two meercats, three baby pigs, one duck, one adult pig and one baby and one adult goat. In the background is a black, dotted, cutting mat and a section of my white wet palette, ready to be used pictured are a pair of goats, big and small, as well as a big pig and three piglets, two meercats and a duck. they are more or less painted and the background is a wet palette and a black cutting mat with white dots
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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deminded.bsky.social
Some WIPs from yesterday's stream - the Arachnae is taking shape, plus a base for the Saturnine dread!

#WIP #WarhammerCommunity
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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🔴Henlo am live👋

I'm gonna try to finish these animals, if not today, I hope at least on wednesday.

www.twitch.tv/cryocheese
pictured are a pair of goats, big and small, as well as a big pig and three piglets, two meercats and a duck. they are more or less painted and the background is a wet palette and a black cutting mat with white dots
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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cryocheese.bsky.social
After 5 years of waiting for the right moment (painting ability) to paint this massive resin chunk of a dreadnought, I finally decided it's time!

With 32 magnets in arms, weapons, head and rocket-battery it's basically an action figure as well.

#minipainting #custodes #telemon #dreadnought #base
First WIP of the painting process of this Custodes Telemon Heavy Dreadnought from Forgeworld (now Games Workshop). It's primed black, has one cannon arm and one powerfist in this picture as well as a custom base with different decorative elements, like branches, rocks, tufts, but also a large rune, which is the only detail painted in color, which is a blend from yellow to green and into blue, which will emit an osl onto surrounding shapes. It's photographed in front of neutral grey background and features a small sized low opacity version of the CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner. First WIP of the painting process of this Custodes Telemon Heavy Dreadnought from Forgeworld (now Games Workshop). It's primed black, has one cannon arm and one powerfist in this picture as well as a custom base with different decorative elements, like branches, rocks, tufts, but also a large rune, which is the only detail painted in color, which is a blend from yellow to green and into blue, which will emit an osl onto surrounding shapes. It's photographed in front of neutral grey background and features a small sized low opacity version of the CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner. First WIP of the painting process of this base for the Custodes Telemon Heavy Dreadnought from Forgeworld (now Games Workshop). It's primed black, and has different decorative elements, like branches, rocks, tufts, but also a large rune, which is the only detail painted in color, which is a blend from yellow to green and into blue, which will emit an osl onto surrounding shapes. It's photographed in front of neutral grey background and features a small sized low opacity version of the CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner.
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
cryocheese.bsky.social
Pushing myself to do better with bases, starting with painting rocks.

I'm struggling more with this than you might think. Ideally it'd look proper realistic, but for now I'm content with this result 😄

#basing #basepainting #resinbase #minipainting #miniaturepainting
Top down view of a 100mm round resin base with lots of decorative rock slabs, branches and tufts. It's painted with differently colored greys to resemble irl rock as much as possible. There's also a large circular rune painted with a color blend from blue to green into yellow. It's photographed in front of neutral grey fabric background and I put a tiny, low opacity version of my icon in the bottom left corner. Two low side angle images - split in the middle horizontally - of a 100mm round resin base with lots of decorative rock slabs, branches and tufts. It's painted with differently colored greys to resemble irl rock as much as possible. There's also a large circular rune painted with a color blend from blue to green into yellow. It's photographed in front of neutral grey fabric background and I put a tiny, low opacity version of my icon in the bottom left corner. Two low side angle images - split in the middle horizontally - of a 100mm round resin base with lots of decorative rock slabs, branches and tufts. It's painted with differently colored greys to resemble irl rock as much as possible. There's also a large circular rune painted with a color blend from blue to green into yellow. It's photographed in front of neutral grey fabric background and I put a tiny, low opacity version of my icon in the bottom left corner.
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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susannashore.bsky.social
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
A post on Mastodon by small cypress (@small_cypress@indieweb.social): As an art teacher I was worried AI would come up as an issue of "why should I learn how to draw when I can use AI instead." But the real issue is that my middle schoolers CONSTANTLY believe all art I show them is AI. Digital art. Photography. Oil paintings from the Western canon. "A human couldn't do that" Being convinced that humans can't make great art is kind of terrifying
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
cryocheese.bsky.social
🔴 Live now!

I'll start by looking at last nights Warhammer reveals - and giving them a personal ranking! :D - before painting the Telemons base I posted about yesterday.

Should be great fun 😊

www.twitch.tv/cryocheese
WIP of the painting process of this base for the Custodes Telemon Heavy Dreadnought. It's primed black, and has different decorative elements, like branches, rocks, tufts, but also a large rune, which is the only detail painted in color, which is a blend from yellow to green and into blue, which will emit an osl onto surrounding shapes. It's photographed in front of neutral grey background and features a small sized low opacity version of the CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner.
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
cryocheese.bsky.social
After 5 years of waiting for the right moment (painting ability) to paint this massive resin chunk of a dreadnought, I finally decided it's time!

With 32 magnets in arms, weapons, head and rocket-battery it's basically an action figure as well.

#minipainting #custodes #telemon #dreadnought #base
First WIP of the painting process of this Custodes Telemon Heavy Dreadnought from Forgeworld (now Games Workshop). It's primed black, has one cannon arm and one powerfist in this picture as well as a custom base with different decorative elements, like branches, rocks, tufts, but also a large rune, which is the only detail painted in color, which is a blend from yellow to green and into blue, which will emit an osl onto surrounding shapes. It's photographed in front of neutral grey background and features a small sized low opacity version of the CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner. First WIP of the painting process of this Custodes Telemon Heavy Dreadnought from Forgeworld (now Games Workshop). It's primed black, has one cannon arm and one powerfist in this picture as well as a custom base with different decorative elements, like branches, rocks, tufts, but also a large rune, which is the only detail painted in color, which is a blend from yellow to green and into blue, which will emit an osl onto surrounding shapes. It's photographed in front of neutral grey background and features a small sized low opacity version of the CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner. First WIP of the painting process of this base for the Custodes Telemon Heavy Dreadnought from Forgeworld (now Games Workshop). It's primed black, and has different decorative elements, like branches, rocks, tufts, but also a large rune, which is the only detail painted in color, which is a blend from yellow to green and into blue, which will emit an osl onto surrounding shapes. It's photographed in front of neutral grey background and features a small sized low opacity version of the CryoCheese icon in the bottom left corner.
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
cryocheese.bsky.social
Here's a little something I speedpainted (5h) as palette cleanser.

It's a customized Flesh Golem for my Blood Bowl team - the "Necromantic Abberations".

Very fun, very spoopy, very silly.

#bloodbowl #miniatures #minipainting #spooktober
Picture of a Games Workshop Flesh Golem miniature from the Necromantic Blood Bowl team. It's a bipedal, patchwork golem with werewolf head, green foot, spider on the pauldron, exposed bit of brain with tube in it and very colorful "jersey" colors inspired by chromatic abberation images. The base is covered in green tufts with a bit of white playing field linings. The base rim, plinth and background are all black and there's a little low opacity cryocheese icon in the bottom left corner. Picture of a Games Workshop Flesh Golem miniature from the Necromantic Blood Bowl team. It's a bipedal, patchwork golem with werewolf head, green foot, spider on the pauldron, exposed bit of brain with tube in it and very colorful "jersey" colors inspired by chromatic abberation images. The base is covered in green tufts with a bit of white playing field linings. The base rim, plinth and background are all black and there's a little low opacity cryocheese icon in the bottom left corner. Picture of a Games Workshop Flesh Golem miniature from the Necromantic Blood Bowl team. It's a bipedal, patchwork golem with werewolf head, green foot, spider on the pauldron, exposed bit of brain with tube in it and very colorful "jersey" colors inspired by chromatic abberation images. The base is covered in green tufts with a bit of white playing field linings. The base rim, plinth and background are all black and there's a little low opacity cryocheese icon in the bottom left corner.
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM