With busy times at work and both the kids sick once again I didn't do much painting the last couple of days. But last week I finished the Undead Pirate by Black Scorpion Miniatures, so this is a great timing to show it to all of you.

Except for the sword the painting isn't all that smooth, but in a way I like the crude build up of contrast on the jacket, especially on the back. But I still suck at painting bone...

This mini was painted for a competition on YouTube. One of the requirements was to mount the figure on a plain black base.

At the time of writing the results were still unknown.

First of all a reminder if you live in or near Belgium: don't forget it's Painting Crusade this weekend. Two days filled with some of the best miniature painting art, a painting competition, second hand market, painting demos by Jullien Casses and Raffa Picca, ... what more do you want? Place to be is Le centre Armillaire de Jette in Brussels. If you plan to go drop me a line so we can meet up! If you can't make it be sure to stay tuned for an extensive report of the event. Check the site for more info: http://paintingcrusade.be/WP/

Although I had very little time to paint last week, I made good progress on the Zombie Pirate. Here's a quick WIP shot from my desk, it isn't the best picture (flash went off) but I think it shows the NMM on the sword which I'm quite pleased with.

Started working on this one last week, for a contest on YouTube.