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im painting up some chaos terminators as word bearers. i got one of them what i thought was complete, until i noticed the unpainted power fist lmao, gently caress. also used too much agrax earthshade on him accidentally(im still learning). also how do you guys paint your spess marine eyes? i tried white but it doesn't look great.   and this is a dark prophet i finished the other day that im just super proud of. i would like if someone could link me a good video on highlighting skin, i can't seem to find anything decent on miniatures but i also dont really know what to look for. i hosed up on the cultist on the left's robe by putting way too wet of paint on and tried slopping it off and didn't wait long enough before trying to slop gold onto the pendant and chain and brown onto the pendant rope.    
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GreenBuckanneer posted:It's WIP Wednesday! I'm giving a lot of thought as to what model I want to build and paint next in between games of Elden Ring. It's currently between a Deathwatch Hellblaster from the Mentor Legion and a Deatwatch Redemptor Dreadnought from the Space Wolves (Grimblood Great Company).
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May 18, 2022 17:50
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Working up my own version of Armor Through the Ages:   The resin Mk II and III sculpts kinda suck to work with.
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May 18, 2022 18:23
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Drybrushing with a warm off-white colour definitely helps with contrast paints, but if you want to take it a step further you can also take a dark wash and wash the entire model as well (and then drybrush again if you want, or just do it all afterwards). That'll really accentuate the shadows and give you, well, more contrast as the end result.
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May 18, 2022 18:30
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Loden Taylor posted:Working up my own version of Armor Through the Ages: My favorite chapter, my favorite color. That looks great! What's your method for that yellow, especially on the last one if they're different.
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May 18, 2022 18:41
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GreenBuckanneer posted:It's WIP Wednesday! Testing different methods of attaching clump foliage to WS trees. Sadly CA-by-hand is roundly beating out Hobb-e-Tac, hot glue, or 3M spray adhesive. Trees are a pain in the rear end. But I feel like I'm at the point where my tables are letting down my minis, so time to grind for skill.
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May 18, 2022 18:41
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I'm working on trees too! But I need a riverbed for it first, don't want it to get thirsty Basing is so relaxing, really puts me in a Bob Ross state of mind 
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May 18, 2022 18:51
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No pictures, but my WIP is a Delaque gang I zenithaled and am trying Speedpaints with. Having never used Contrast / Speed paiints before, it is very scary and different. But not bad!
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May 18, 2022 19:06
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My Spirit Otter posted:im painting up some chaos terminators as word bearers. i got one of them what i thought was complete, until i noticed the unpainted power fist lmao, gently caress. also used too much agrax earthshade on him accidentally(im still learning). also how do you guys paint your spess marine eyes? i tried white but it doesn't look great. Yeah, white gets a bit lost for the eyes there, and because of that it also then doesn’t look purposeful so much as unpainted. You can always try eyes that contrast with your primary color. In your case, that would be a green (probably mid to light green).
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May 18, 2022 22:17
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Chill la Chill posted:I am looking for a paint mixer/agitator machine. What are the recommended ones? Mostly use Vallejo/reaper, sometimes GW, if bottle shape matters. Make sure you grab something to put in the pots to help agitate the pigment. The machines on their own were nowhere near as effective without something in the pot. A few companies sell little stainless steel balls to drop in. I was thinking about trying to do a metallic zenithal because I'm painting Necrons. I'm using Vallejo Metals. I was thinking Gunmetal grey or steel as my "black" duraluminum as my "grey" and white aluminium as my "white". Just wondering if anyone has done something similar and how you liked the look. Otherwise I'm just going to under paint them like normal. Zenithal highlighting is a great way to practise using my airbrush. Hoboskins fucked around with this message at 22:24 on May 18, 2022 |
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May 18, 2022 22:18
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TotalHell posted:Yeah, white gets a bit lost for the eyes there, and because of that it also then doesn’t look purposeful so much as unpainted. 
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May 18, 2022 22:22
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Hoboskins posted:I was thinking about trying to do a metallic zenithal because I'm painting Necrons. I'm using Vallejo Metals. I was thinking Gunmetal grey or steel as my "black" duraluminum as my "grey" and white aluminium as my "white". Just wondering if anyone has done something similar and how you liked the look. Yep, Vince has you covered https://youtu.be/ByX2jIEmXJM
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May 18, 2022 22:38
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Jack B Nimble posted:My favorite chapter, my favorite color. That looks great! Desert Tan Vallejo primer with an Averland Sunset base. Then recess shade with Agrax Earthshade, midtone layer 50/50 Averland Sunset/Yriel Yellow, and highlight Yriel Yellow with a second pass of Flash Gitz on the sharp edges. I ended up doing a second recess shade in spots with Nuln Oil - for the next one I might try a mix of Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade to get a deeper brown shade without going full black. Could probably also push the contrast further with the yellow by doing a straight Yriel Yellow mid and an even brighter highlight.
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May 19, 2022 01:07
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Had the urge to paint for the first time in a few months so I went through my pile of shame and found something to work on. Here's a WIP on a necron model: Following Richard Gray's tips on painting metal. I like how battered it looks, but I'm not quite happy with the green orbs. Not sure what to do with them, what do you think?
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May 19, 2022 02:10
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I think it'd be better if it wasn't solid green. Maybe a blend into a paler green or yellow would work.
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May 19, 2022 02:16
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Ok all done for the monthly painting contest. Things I learned: the fluorescent blue kinda sucks and isn't bright enough. NMM is tricky but I'm getting the hang of it on flatter surfaces. Glaze medium is really useful. edit also holy god looking at things hyper zoomed in is terrifying Spanish Manlove fucked around with this message at 02:43 on May 19, 2022 |
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May 19, 2022 02:41
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Eej posted:I think it'd be better if it wasn't solid green. Maybe a blend into a paler green or yellow would work. fluourescent yellow ink in the middle then blended down to that green
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May 19, 2022 02:47
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WIP Wednesday! I'm rehabilitating my Knights! They got dropped and hosed up in a move, but they're going to walk again soon.
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May 19, 2022 03:03
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 So im painting this guy up and im unsure how to proceed with the horns, im thinking the same iron for the inside but am unsure how to paint the outside of them and would appreciate suggestions
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May 19, 2022 04:52
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Off-white bone color then light to dark brown in the recesses is a pretty classic color scheme for horns. Could throw some spot and/or edge highlights on of your off-white bone color mixed 1:1 with pure white. Could also wash or contrast paint to hit the recesses, all just depends on what paints you have available to you.
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May 19, 2022 05:36
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Thanks, i like the bone and brown idea
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May 19, 2022 05:44
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Verisimilidude posted:
I think you need more of that green in other places. The runes on the side of the carapace for example. Maybe break up the single-tone metallic scheme some; adding some chrome to the joints and/or going gold on the tubing behind the hips would make everything stand out more.
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Multipost! the fart question fucked around with this message at 09:04 on May 19, 2022 |
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Verisimilidude posted:Had the urge to paint for the first time in a few months so I went through my pile of shame and found something to work on. Here's a WIP on a necron model: Love the simplicity and stark contrast- the green looks great imo. Y’all got a link to that article? I’m painting one of these too, and have an ok technique for making the metal look battered but I’m keen to see how others do it. I’m away from home so don’t have a pic to share
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May 19, 2022 09:03
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the fart question posted:Love the simplicity and stark contrast- the green looks great imo. I'm going for simplicity! It looks a lot more contrasted in person as well, still figuring out how to take decent photos at home. I may look up some orb painting guides and see what people recommend.
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May 19, 2022 15:09
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My Spirit Otter posted:
I’m a big fan of Rakarth flesh as a base for bone. As an aside, did you prime that? It looks a little like you may be painting on bare plastic 🤔
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May 19, 2022 16:38
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 Finally got this guy caught up with the Imperium magazine walkthrough.  Of course there's more to do later when more issues come in, but still good atm.
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 Took a better photo of my rotten boy. These have aged into a different shade from ~6 months ago. I don't know if that's the contrast paints or the heavy dry brushing or a combo of the two, but it's interesting. Theoretically if I wanted to redo them, how would I go about stripping them? I've tried Simple Green soaks before and it didn't really work well, even soaking for 4 days and scrubbing with a brush under running water.
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Mr Teatime posted:I’m a big fan of Rakarth flesh as a base for bone. As an aside, did you prime that? It looks a little like you may be painting on bare plastic 🤔 it is primed in rustoleum bbq finish, so the base coat is good up to like 600f, but the led lights im using really washes the finish out.
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May 19, 2022 20:24
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My Spirit Otter posted:the base coat is good up to like 600f
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May 19, 2022 21:32
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Marx Headroom posted:I'm working on trees too! But I need a riverbed for it first, don't want it to get thirsty You know it really was when I did it. It was fun to just be sprinkling grass and placing rocks and I can definitely understand the Bob Ross feeling. I can’t wait to do a snow one.
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May 19, 2022 21:45
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Bucnasti posted:Finished up a couple of transports for my Renegade Guard army. from the thumbnails I thought you recreated the TMNT Pizza launcher 
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EVIL Gibson posted:from the thumbnails I thought you recreated the TMNT Pizza launcher Anyone ork-ified one of these yet?
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Awesome idea. Also reminded of an old TMNT toy series that had figures wearing stomach strapped piZza ovens that would shoot zas
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That would be cool too
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Has Uncle Atom lost his mind? https://youtu.be/1QynxOQfy8c Storing an airbrush fully submerged in water? It sounds nuts to me.
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He's not the first person I've seen do that, but it does feel a little wild to me as well.
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Kinda sounds like the "wet docking" thing that people who use industrial-sized airbrushes do sometimes (leaving it submerged in cleaning solution) but it seems like you'd get pretty negligible benefits from soaking in water like that. You'd have to use distilled water to make sure you don't get any weird mineral buildup or have any impurities that could attack imperfections in the stainless steel (silicone or rubber gaskets should be fine in theory, though) and the loose paint still has to go somewhere, which might include just getting re-deposited in even more annoying spots. It would also probably strip any lubricant so you'd have to redo that every time too - seems like a lot of potential risk to save, what, a minute or two of cleaning? I really don't get why so many people act like airbrush maintenance is this huge pain in the rear end lol, it's really not that bad.
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Grizzled Patriarch posted:I really don't get why so many people act like airbrush maintenance is this huge pain in the rear end lol, it's really not that bad. The first time was really scary but yeah it's easy
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A couple of commission painters I know do the same thing. They leave their airbrush in a glass with heavily diluted airbrush cleaner overnight. They do, predictably, not have the need to do deep cleaning.
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