Vash Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Hello. Now it has passed a few month since I started painting. I have been on and off with my painting, but now I can see the end of it all. There are just a few more models to paint, and a few swords. For now this is what I have: - Draigo - TDA inquisitor - 10 Paladins - 10 Terminators - 10 Strike knights - 20 interceptors - 2 Dreadknights - 1 inquisitor - 2 death cult assassins http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/VashDime/40k/Grey%20Knights/GreyKnightarmy1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/VashDime/40k/Grey%20Knights/Draigoandpaladinsdone.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/VashDime/40k/Grey%20Knights/Draigoandarmy.jpg DRAIGO AND PALADINS http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/VashDime/40k/Grey%20Knights/Terminators.jpg TERMINATORS AND TDA INQUISITOR http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/VashDime/40k/Grey%20Knights/strikesquad1.jpg STRIKE SQUAD http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/VashDime/40k/Grey%20Knights/interceptors1-1.jpg INTERCEPTORS1 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/VashDime/40k/Grey%20Knights/unfinishedinterceptors.jpg UNFINISHED INTERCEPTORS http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/VashDime/40k/Grey%20Knights/Dreadknights.jpg DREADKNIGHTS The unfinished interceptors still need their swords painted. Have been standing unpainted for a month now... The dreadknights are painted in different techniques. The one with the sword is drybrushed with GWs new dry brush paints, and the other one is painted with medium and skull white. What I have at home to paint is 2 techmarines, some optional miniatures for my units with optional weapon settings. And I am going to buy a 10 man unit of strike/purifiers soon, along with a home made Crowe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Nurgling Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Can't help but think you should have some kind of arch-bishop type inquisitor, with a gold and white pointy hat. :D That's a good-looking army you have there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Thanks mate! In fact I am thinking of adding this guy to the army <_< : http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1250044_99060108011_Confesskyrinovmain_873x627.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Nurgling Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 That would do it! Some very minor conversion work and he'd make a great Inquisitor. That crozius thing would make a good counts-as daemon hammer, and replace his left hand with your weapon of choice (psycannon, needler, inferno pistol, conversion beamer...) and voila! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Heretic Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Awesome looking army. I'd work a bit on the dreadknight bases though, they just look flat and boring - they just doesn't do your paint job justice :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Thanks again. Hmm very true on the bases for the dreadknights. Didnt really see it until now. Just got so tired of playing with an unpainted army so I wanted to get it done quick :D I'll look into what I can do with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Nurgling Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Also, Karamazov would look great in this force. Thematically, I don't think he fits in most cases, but I think the white armor and Karamazov would round it out perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Heretic Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Thanks again. Hmm very true on the bases for the dreadknights. Didnt really see it until now. Just got so tired of playing with an unpainted army so I wanted to get it done quick :)I'll look into what I can do with them. If you need some inspiration, take a look at my signature link - its not as great painted as yours, but my dreadknights are usually quite well received :D I'd say what you need most, is some difference in height, your smaller miniature bases has plenty of structure, but just using the same method, makes a larger base look 'flat'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Circus Nurgling, putting ideas into my head. Totally forgot about him. Had plans for an army based on him and his special rules. Oh well, I guess this army isnt close to be finished... The Holy Heretic, I'll check out your link mate. Thanks for your help. I usually spend time with my bases, but never really done large one like these. And I guess I lost track when I was so close to finishing the army ;) But its true as you say, it is really flat ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Fell Hand Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I've been trying to decide if I should attempt a white army and yours just convinced me! Your work looks great, inspiring and perfect for.the GK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeratul29 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 I really do like the white look, it definitely shows off the purity of the grey knights :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Thanks alot! More to come. Just bought 10 more PAGKs, 2 Techmarines, Coteaz, home made Crowe, and 10 henchmen (psykers made from IG command boxes. They dont look like psykers... as in my version they dont use psychic power, but a but load of different weapons). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeratul29 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Nice, i can't wait to see the crowe and the henchman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Nice, i can't wait to see the crowe and the henchman Well the problem is... there is a small tournament I'll be joining, and I need to get those henchmen painted pretty fast :) So they will be very unimpressive with colors. They will be white basically to keep it simple sadly enough. When I do have the time, I'll look into making every single model personal with his own set of colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeratul29 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Hmm, well i doubt you're going to let them look unimpressive, you're too good a painter for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Hmm, well i doubt you're going to let them look unimpressive, you're too good a painter for that HAHA! Well thanks :) That actually boosted my painting spirit a bit. Thanks. Been experimenting again with new white painting techniques. This time its diluting the seraphim sepia wash 5 to 1 (5 medium and 1 seraphim sepia). The model is primed white with two thin layers. Then I add the diluted wash to the model. It will leave bleached bone looking color on the model and in the gaps it will be more like the seraphim sepia (more shaded so to speak). Finally I take GWs new dry brushing white. This color is not as dry as paint usually becomes when making your own dry brush color, it is more "damp". So when dry brushing with it, it becomes less "dusty" than before with the old paints. Leaving a model that looks like its been painted in layers instead. Not perfectly, but its a fast way to get a white result pretty decent imo. I think I'll finish a model tomorrow evening, perhaps the whole unit if the technique is fast enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Nurgling Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 What colors are you using for your swords? Your technique seems basic/practical, and very effective (which is exactly what I'm looking for!). Are you wet-blending blue to white up the length of the sword before adding the white lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeratul29 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I would also like to know your technique on the swords as mine is subpar ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 The swords are really easy. 1. Spray white 2. painted white with a thin layer, so the sword is completely white 3. Mix Guliman blue (wash) with GWs medium, aprox two parts medium to one part guliman blue wash 4. Add mix to the sword, but only to 90% of the length, leaving the top (bottom for the mirrored side) white. Let it dry (paint other swords). 5. Paint with pure guliman blue wash to 75-80% on the previous layer (you could mix 50/50 of the GWs medium and guliman wash to get even better transition). 6. Darkenhoff nightshade wash 75% on the previous layer 7. Azurmen blue (doesnt excist anymore, so a mix with Darkenhof and uln oil (black wash basically)) on the previous layer. 8. make sure the final wash collects alot of wash at the darkest part to make it almost black in the end. 9. Paint white along the edges 10. Pain white diagonal lines to create reflections, preferably where you can see that you have changed color. This will cover up the transitions :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Nurgling Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Well... I didn't expect it to be all washes. Definitely not as basic as I thought. Somewhat unorthodox, actually. I expected wet-blending of a couple different blues and mixes between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Well that's the thing. Today the paints, washes etc are so good that we don't really need to use old and hard techniques to get great results. I have my whole painting carrier always been a speed painter. Always looking for new ways to paint fast but still with good results. There has been a lot of mistakes over the years of course. But in the end. It is much simpler than one thinks most of the times. We just overcomplicate the techniques. I will perhaps one day make a tutorial of some basic painting advice to get table top standard on miniatures in a pretty fast pase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord-christoph Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 with this paint scheme, what might be the best way to identify a purifier squad, given that with them its usually the white pauldron and helm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 with this paint scheme, what might be the best way to identify a purifier squad, given that with them its usually the white pauldron and helm? I will do the heraldry on the shoulder pads with a flame, as noted in the codex. The helmet might also become red, or rather the "face" of the helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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