In this blog, we are going to take another look at the art process of Privateer Press staff illustrator Andrea Uderzo and his take on the upcoming Protectorate of Menoth warcaster Thyra, Flame of Sorrow.

Last week, Seattle experienced the coldest weather it has had in 20 years. The cold was accompanied by several inches of snow and ice, which shut down most of the city. As I watched the snow fall outside my window, my painting table also experienced a rare event: I put the last touches on 100 points of models in under three weeks. I still had some basing to do, but the hard part was done. It was a great feeling.

Recently, Privateer Press instituted a new policy called First Fridays.

From the moment I glimpsed Cassius the Oathkeeper, I knew I had to build and paint an army with him as my warlock.

Only 38 points to go.

10 Invictors, 5 custom built Destors, 2 Invictor UAs, a Hydra, a Manticore. It sounds so easy.

Yet there are always obstacles. The child is teething, there are plenty of irons in the fire here at Privateer Press, and, perhaps most devastating of all, Thanksgiving is just around the corner.

The saying goes that madness is like gravity: all it needs is a little push. If that is the case, a linebacker slammed me off a cliff.

Week two has arrived, and I’m close to hitting the 50-point mark! So far, the painted force looks like this:

Week one of the Impossible Dream is underway, and I have to say it is going swimmingly! While I still don’t have everything assembled, I have an entire unit of Dawnguard Sentinels done, another awaiting finishing touches, and two Phoenixes and Discordia primed and waiting to be “blued.” Arcane Blued to be precise!

It’s finally time to put paint to pewter and get this party started. While my colleagues were still assembling models, I spent almost an entire week waiting to start painting my Cygnar.