Ben Komets

Ben Komets Signatur Paint Set by Monument Hobbies

Hi Folks,

today is the day :

My Signatur Paint Set is available at Monument Hobbies:

Matt Cexwish and I worked a long time on a signature paint set from the two of us... tadaaa!!

2023-08-08 17:29:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Space Wolves Terminator- Part 1

Hi Folks,

Welcome to another episode of Straight from the Desk!

In this episode, we will be painting a Space Wolves Terminator.

I love the look of the new space marine terminators that were released in th...

Environment Inspiration Swatch - or how to find the perfect base for any model

Hi Folks,

In this episode of Straight from the Desk, we will talk about a handy little tool:

The Environment Inspiration Swatch

I am pretty sure we have all been there!

You have a model that you really like, b...

Stay Puffy!!

Hi Folks, 

welcome to another episode of Straight from the Desk! 

The title of this episode is:

In this video, I will introduce you to a technique, that I am sure we will see being repeated a million t...

Rana - the spring goddess- Color Guide

Hey Folks,

here is the color guide for Rana, the spring goddess!

I hope you enjoy this PDF.

I hope those of you attending the games day this weekend have a fantastic time and best of luck for the golden demon!

The Goddess of Spring - Chapter 2

Hi Folks,

Sorry that it took so to get the second part of the spring goddess to you!

Our Pug Pelle had a knee surgery, and because of a small complication, the last 3 weeks have been almost 24/7 Pug herding. It has been quite an exhausting time tbh.

The poor little guy also got an additional wound on the sam...

The Goddess of Spring - Chapter 1

Hi Folks,

I am happy to share my latest box art with you:

It´s the goddess of spring from Nordlys Miniatures.

https://nordlysminiatures.com/product/spring/

2023-03-18 18:35:32 +0000 UTC View Post

Personal Value Catalog Method (PDF)

Hi Folks, 

here is the PDF describing the Personal Value Catalog method from the last, and final episode of the Goblin mercenary from Lucas Pina and how to become a better painter!

Many of you expressed that they loved this series with the various methods and a bit more theory on how to become a better painte...

The power of the neglected painting techniques

Hi Folks,

I hope you are doing great! It was great to meet some of you at the LVO last month. Along with some unforgettable memories I also brought home the nastiest Con-Crud ever! 

3 shows 3 strikes:

So, sorry...

The power of an organic painting flow- painting the mace

Hi Folks,

In this episode, we are going to paint the last missing element of our

goblin mercenary: the mace!

And the cautious observer will have noticed that we still have 3 techniques left fro...

Create something unique - How to become a better painter 1.2

Hey Folks,

I hope you had a fantastic holiday season, we are about to enter the new year and I am sure you already have a few projects on your to-paint list for next year!

Here is a handy pdf to load up your upcoming project with a personal story to create something truly unique.

In this guide, we will explo...

Merry Xmas!

Hi Folks,

I hope you all had a good December so far.

And the days leading up to the holidays have been not too stressful!

Depending on your timezone it should be too late to still do some last-minute hunt for presents. Now it´s time to calm down, enjoy some good food and drinks, spend some days with your lo...

The power of the loaded brush

Hey Folks,

Welcome to another episode of our quest on how to become a better painter, while continuing to paint our Goblin Mercenary!

So far this series has focussed mainly on the technical aspects of painting<...

the power of feathering!

Hi Folks! 

I feel extremely sorry for the long silence this month! This really didnt went as expected

I caught Covid once again... this time at the wonderful Monte San Savino show.

And as this whole channel is a one-man show... if I am out of order nothing will works.

I am trying to work my way ou...

the power of stippling!

Hi Folks,

here is the third part of the „how to become a better painter“ series.

In this video, we will paint all the NMM parts of our goblin mercenary from Lucas Pina.

Again this episode t...

the power of layers and glazes!

Hi Folks

here is the second episode of our Goblin Mercenary from Spiramirabilis Miniatures.

In this episode, we will not only talk about layers and glazes while we paint the scarf-like fabric that is wrapped around the neck of our Goblin

2022-10-13 09:51:39 +0000 UTC View Post

how to become a better painter- Defining the skill level scale

Hi Folks,
I hope this little guide helps to structure, or subdivide the 1-6 level scale was introduced in guide 1.0.

I am sure if you have tried to categorize yourself, you might have noticed that it´s easy to find a personal definition for both extremes, level 1 and level 6.  But the finer lines between the di...

how to become a better painter- painters development sheets

Hey Folks,

here is quite a different PDF guide than usual! We will not focus on a model and explore the techniques and colors used.

This time the pdf is a handy collection of sheets to track your personal painters development.

Hope you find them useful!

There will also be a classic color guide on the ...

How to become a better painter!

Hi Folks!

For most of us, miniature painting is a hobby, a leisure/ free-time activity.

Yet it is not only normal but very common, that we fell also pressure.

And we can feel a little overwhelmed or have ...

Sanguinius vs Ka´Bandha - Sanguinius- The Head

Hey Folks,

tadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! here it is the last video of how to paint Saguinius! The last video of the saga of Sanguinius vs Ka´Bandha!

In this post, you will not only find the video on how to paint the face of our w...

Sanguinius vs Ka´Bandha - Sanguinius- The Spear of Telesto

Hi Folks,

another rather short chapter! Another little sparkly NMM Video.

This time we will explore the spear of Telesto!

I have decided to go with the spear because it really helps to underline the charging down motion of Saguinius. 

By intorducing a bit of the saturated temple guard b...

Sanguinius vs Ka´Bandha - Sanguinius - the Wings

Hi Folks,

today we will discover how to paint the angel-like wings of Sanguinius.

As you all know when you paint a c...

Sanguinius vs Ka´Bandha - Sanguinius- The Leopard Pelt

Hi Folk,

here we are with another puzzle piece of our Sanguinius project: the Leopard Pelt.

Sanguinus is often depicted in his gold armor wrapped with the fur of a white snow leopard around his shoulders.

We are goi...

Sanguinius vs Ka´Bandha - Sanguinius- NMM gold armor and red gem stones

Hi Folks,

August is here and it´s going to be completely dedicated to Sanguinius.

We will start with his shiny NMM armor and the red gemstones that are sprinkled all over. 

Together we will discover the snow l...

Sanguinius vs Ka´Bandha - Painting Ka´Bandha´s wings

Hey Folks,

this is the last puzzle piece that is still missing to call our demon Ka´Bandha done! Today we are painting the wings!

The last video of this month deals with how to paint the giant membrane wings of the demon Ka´Bandha.

2022-07-29 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Complete Color Guide Demon Ka´Bandha

Hi Folks, 

before the release of the final chapter of the painting journey of the mighty demon Ka´Bandha where we paint his wings together next Friday, it´s time to enjoy the complete color guide on the demon himself. Next month is fully devoted to our golden boy Sanguinius.

Can't wait to have a ...

Sanguinius vs Ka´Bandha - Painting Ka´Bandha´s collar

Hey Folks,

here is the second NMM video this month!... the journey continues!

This time we will be focussing on the majestic chaos collar armor.

e want to create a black-bronze 2-tonal armor like he is described in ...

Sanguinius vs Ka´Bandha - Painting Ka`Bandhas Axe

Hi Folks,

I hope you are all enjoying the summer and are cooling down from WME.

We have a month packed with Ka´Bandha videos!

Today we are starting with the Axe of Ka´Bandha

2022-07-08 09:23:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Painting the demon Ka´Bandha - PDF Color Guide

Hey Folks, 

here is the color guide on how to paint the mighty daemon Ka´bandha! 

I hope you enjoy reading it on the road to the WME 2022(or where ever you are). The closer the world expo gets, the more I am saddened that I am not going! 

I am sure those of you who go there will have a hell o...

Sanguinius vs Ka Bandha - The head of the beast

Hi Folks,

here is the how I have painted the head of the beast!
As you can imagine the face of the demon Ka´Bandha is one of the big and most important focal points within our composition.

We are really trying to pain...