I could've painted an army, but I chose Golden Demon instead... 

Were so excited about the Paint sets, wet palette and airbrush release🥳🥳 Here's the wait list: harderairbrush.com/pages/squidmar-pre-launch

Step 1: sculpt the mini Step 2: prime the mini Step 3: paint mini to golden demon standards. Lucas is awesome. He needs more cookies.

"The mini is almost as old as i am." hurt me far more than it should xD

I am worried that there isnt enough contrast between the metallics and the skin. Obviously it looks amazing, but the judges might ding you for that

Absolutely superior paint job Lucas! You got my vote for the win! 👌

Bro I’ve been benching these dudes content for the last few days😂 top notch

Looks badass!! Only constructive feedback is the lighting feels too bright - like he is standing under artificial light not in a hazy battlefield. I would add more contrast and more yellow tones. The sculpting is crazy good.

nmm is one of the hardest things ive learned with minipainting im still not very good at it but the first time i painted a sword that look like it actually had a shine to it i felt like i could Hear the World of Warcraft level up sound

The right side of the skin that's hit by the blue light looks like metal. It has the same blueish hue as the NMM and the almost-white highlights on the skin make it look very reflective, like metal.

have you asked for some feedback by some of your friends who already won Golden Demons? would be cool to make a video about the polishing steps and last adjustments if needed. Maybe Andy would be down for it 😃

Great to see an update on the golden demon project. Looks fu**ing great man.

Damn I LOVE you guys. Hands down 1 of my favorite channels to watch dealing with the hobby. I have no idea how you guys are able to greatly inspire me to paint, as well as making me feel like i should NEVER pick up a brush ever again. Lol Keep up the amazing work. I'm currently recovering from a stroke which has greatly affected my left side pretty badly. And my ability to paint or do much hobbing. I'm steadily getting back more mobility but still have a ways to go. While in the hospital for a month I kept my spirits up by watching many videos from you guys that I had missed due to a massive low while dealing with major depression. Then the stroke happened, which didn't help with the depression. You guys are so amazing. You all do so much for the community and you alls such positive outlook, content and banter is so very therapeutic and invigorating. I know I personally wouldn't be where I am mentally without you both and your team. Please know that while it may sound cheesy, your content and motivation have greatly helped me, as well as others. More so than you will EVER know. Keep up the amazing work, and as always thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you do for the hobby and community. Much love from across the pond Brothers. I hope you guys get to see this post.

Super impressive piece of art

Looks amazing! The one thing I feel like would bring the mini all together would be a backdrop similar to illustration it was inspired by. Without that background, it doesn’t (for me personally) give it the same feeling.

Nurgle Is pleased

I am extremely appreciate that u guys are aware that ur own promos is "sponsored content"/ad, too. It is refreshing to hear from creators.

Seeing Lucas’ painting skills evolve so rapidly and amazingly over the years is truly inspiring

Wooooooooooooow that looks so nice. I love the pose, the crafted bits you made with the epoxy clay look great. I love the texture you added to it. The colour scheme is great. I can't wait to see how this turns out. I hope you get a GD or at least a pin for it.

Congratulations on the excellent result Lucas! Loved this solo video from you, looking forward to more in the future

Amazing peace of art ! Amazing miniature ! E-M-I--L !! Lucas has earned a box of cookies for this one :)

if you do nurgle often, and you got too much poxy, put a ball on a stick, and press it into an armour damage hole, or on some postules, if its dry, you got a stamp for more postules or damage holes for armour for the next kitbash ;)

it deserves bronze AT LEAST really nice sulpting, transfer between OSL is just sooo good like… what the hell, amazing!!!

That's beautiful, thank you for showing us your process, it looks excellent!

Beautiful piece!! Can't wait to see the100% 🔥🔥

Dude that looks so good. You need the arrows in his shoulder!!!

so much hard work over the years, you definitely deserve a golden boi on your trophy shelf sir

Looks awesome. Maybe it’s because you mentioned it, but my eyes are drawn to the feet and how they interface with the terrain. Really well painted but they look stark next to each other and it doesn’t read like he’s part of the environment. Maybe he needs to cast more of a shadow on the environment. Other options could be to add some subtle drops of dark liquid coming out from the foot armour plates and dripping into the terrain. Like his festering presence is leaving a mark on the once pristine environment.

I’m really rooting for you Lukas! It’s a lovely looking mini. My only criticism is that there’s too much light. Perhaps add more shadows? All the best 🤘

Great job. I especially like the reflected light on the underside of the stones, it’s a compelling illusion of the effect of light

That plinth tip was worth watching the video alone.

This looks amazing man, really awesome work! I love it when you guys just paint models like this and not crazy stuff like the ork army (or stupid temu videos).

Has Lukas ever sculpted and painted his own fishing lures? Looks like his fishing hobby and painting minis would mix pretty well.

Great work Lukas!! Looks crazy good😍 Looking forward to Spiel! Gonna be so much fun💥🥨🍻💥

Yo, this is sick. Good luck on the comp!

The mini is looking really amazing Lukas!! I am painting a mini for the same Golden Demon contest atm. This video gave me even more inspiration to keep painting my dankhold troggoth. Maybe i will see you guys there😁 good luck in the competition!

That is beautifully done

The base is my favourite part - looks absolutely sick. I would watch an entire video on just doing the base - did I already miss that one?

Amazing paint job Lukas !

Amazing work as always, Pure joy to watch

This mini is stunning, great work dude!

Fantastic! Good luck with the competition

that is amazing work =D especially the highlighting on the entrails. Looks very shiny and wet ^^d

I don't understand how you guys possibly finish all the massive projects you undertake for this channel. Between high level competition pieces, huge unique dioramas, armies that you give away, and all of the other stuff you accomplish you must never sleep. Your grindset is insane lol. Reminds me I need to paint more!

Model looks insane mate, also only just noticed your fish tattoos and didnt realise you liked fishing! Love you and emils videos and I'll maybe one day paint half as good as you both. Have some cookies 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪

give the man some cookies! this is high quality content! love it and looking forward to the next videos!

I regret I have only one like to give to this video, and you have my subscribe already. Spectacular mini, Luka, and you tell Emil you deserve not one, but TWO whole cookies!

Yo, that looks great! I wish you both well with your entries!!

man great work, best feeling to be satisfied with a mini. Wish u the best at Golden Demon.

Amazing art dude! Very very talented!!

This is gonna be amazing 🤩

for those with fewer cookies than Lukas you can use MS paint to colour match similiarly to photoshop, and make a little colour swatch.

That is incredible! You are amazing!

Amazing job! Thx for sharing. Like the vibe of your video ;) Good luck and keep going!

this is stunning

Phenomenal work Lucas! I'll be rooting for ya!

Nicely done on the paintjob! And really fun video, would love to see more videos of this style seeing the whole process

Very cool repose of one of my favorite minis! Best of luck!

Good luck, Luka. I hope you win and you get lots of cookies! I just started painting miniatures. I’m not really good (no art classes, but I watch your videos and others), but I enjoy doing them. Maybe one day I’ll get better. My goal is to be able to master the air brush (haven’t yet), because my friend has a 2 ft tall Cthulhu miniature for his Death of Cthulhu game I want to paint.

An awesome paintjob! 👏🏻

Very happy to see you made this video :)

I love this type of content of just drawing , I can learn a lot from that And get inspired. Thanks ✌🏼

It looks amazing ❤great work

Well done, it looks amazing. I hope you win! 🎉

This type of project is SO inspiring, I think we all can agree :)

Insta like, these Golden Demon project is gonna be awesome to watch!

It looks amazing can’t wait to see the finished result 10% left!!!! I hope you add some thing to the axe head …. It seems missing something, I hope you win.

thats wonderful!

Such a great job!!

I love a lot of that mini that you’ve done. Maybe it’s the camera that’s washing it out but the skin on the front of the model needs more contrast. It reads very washed out yellow green. It’s great that you put this video out so that you can get feedback from viewers to tighten it up. Love the light on the one side overall.

Awesome work !!

Stunning!

That’s is outstanding!!

Really enjoyed this kind of video. Really immersing yourself into one, super detailed, mini. Great job. Really like the outcome

I geniunely think that Lukas improved a lot during these few years, at any level and in any domain. Could someone tell me about his background ? Artschool or else, like fishing school ?

Holy shit! What a masterpiece you've made Lukas!

Amazing job!!

Nice Job Lukas!

Absolutely insanely good! IMO the organs should be.... Wetter. Dont know if thats part of the remaining 10% but it feels like they are just there, rather than spilling out of him.

Amazing mini great work :) . An idea I heard awhile ago about plinths is a good place to look is second hand stores for old wooden rolling pins, just cut them to size and boom old wooden plinth, and you should be able to get a few of them per rolling pin. Just thought I would share that incase it helps someone out there.

Very well done! Keep it up!

Looking forward to seeing you at Adepticon!

What a superb conversion and painting! 🤩

My brother was encouraging me to enter Golden Demon at Essen Spiel this year, which was flattering, but I waved it off since I'm definitely not at competition levels of painting yet. He said I shouldn't sell myself short, so I sent him this video to show him the level that's gonna show out at GD. All I got back as a response was "Ah."

Just awesome !

Give this man some cookies! Amazing effort Lukas 👌

This is absolutely insane! Masterclass! Tell your boss you deserve a raise of several chokladkakor a month.

It looks good!

Lets Go! (digging the new tattoos)

The PVC pipe is such an elegant and out-the-box idea, nice work!

So amazing man i wish i was half the painter you were!

Two Things. 1. Why doesn't any one do one of those books where they just popped and the pus is pouring out? 1. The axe. I think the golden age way too uniform. Exactly 3 holes in each group and each are almost the same size and depth. It just looks off to me. Outside of that. It's absolutely fantastic. Your ability with light and shadow in different areas on the same side of a body is sublime.

I use Apoxie Sculpt a few years back for mermaid sculpture and it is amazing stuff with a decent working time, let it sit for 2o minutes after mixing if you want a firmer feel. Trouble was at the time in the UK it was difficult to get hold of unless you wanted the tiny amounts sold on crafting sites, the larger pot sizes were available on Taxidermy sites but at the time I got mine cheaper from Norway if I remember correctly. I do have to say, these guys are not lying when they say it is good stuff, I fi Can make a shaped and textured Mermaid Tail Fin on my first attempt at sculpting (and we are talking 1/10th scale so imagine how floppy that would be with Green Stuff) anyone can use this stuff.

Keep up the great work Lucas, looks amazing, got my fingers crossed you win golden demon 😁

Nurgle just doesn't do it for me.......But this is freakin worth at least 600 packages of cookies. Lukas, you are an amazing painter. Love the contene boys. Keep it up.

Good lord. This thing is exquisite

Hell yeah dude. He looks great!

Never been convinced by NMM there are Metallic paints for Metallic bits

This made my eyes happy

Great job, Lucas, good luck. Let the golden demon fall into your hands 🤞🤞🤞✊✊✊

absolutelty amazing video