Video editing isn't easy to learn

So I've been working on video editing skills with my latest video for Anima Tactics. I've been working on it for a few weeks off and on. My biggest issues all seem to be software/budget related. Basically as an amateur I can't afford real software that will do what I want it to. So I got stuck first with a video that was way longer and larger than it should be. Then using another program I found and installed to fix it, the quality got reduced slightly and a "unregistered product" notice added to my whole video.

So I guess the moral of my story is: "We are all still learning, I'm just proving it".



The plan is to keep getting better at it from here on out.

Miniatures

Well I've finished Damien finally from my Anima: Tactics Church force. I easily think this is a new personal best for my own paint jobs.

His teammate Justina is looking to be an awesome figure as well. I'll have a picture of her when she is done.

and just to finish off this photo blog I've got a picture of the clash of the Union and Growlers diorama that we currently have on our wall.

Godzilla and painting

Who remembers the old day of "Nintendo thumb" when you had blisters on your thumbs from button mashing all night long? Now I've got "Nintendo arm" where my arms are feeling sore from so much vigorous movement on the Wii to play Godzilla Unleashed for two evenings. But unlike the old Nintendo thumb it feels like my arms are sore from growing new muscles rather than blisters. Thanks to Nintendo for changing the unhealthy way that people play video games. My kids and wife are getting more exercise thanks to the Wii Dance Dance Revolution (DDR). Even the neighbor kids have come over during the day for dance sessions already.

The game I'm really obsessing over these days however isn't electronic, it is old fashioned paint and play Miniatures game of Anima: Tactics. Both my wife and I are playing this game and I try to get the occasional game in at the Friendly Local Game store when I can escape for a while. The models are exquisitely beautiful and we are enjoying the Anima inspired setting. The rules are also very simple, yet allow a lot of great tactical variation. The organization I've chosen to play is "Church", the figures are obviously inspired but some of the beautiful medieval imagery of Catholic church. Story wise they're based off of some of the weird medieval groups like the Spanish Inquisition. Pictured you'll see a nun, an Inquisitor, and.... a girl with wings who can fly and fight.


The winged girl and the Inquisitor are my own paint job while the Nun was painted by my wife.
I choose purple and pink and dark colors for them to represent the flamboyant clothes worn by what I consider the corrupt and decadent churches of the medeival era in Europe.

Does my painting suck? got suggestions, praise or something else? Feel free to leave comments.