WoeToTheWorld Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Hey everyone. I'm a long time 40k player and I've always wanted to paint my own force but I either haven't had the time or the effort, so I've usually relied on buying painted armies from friends or getting commissions. In any case I've started practicing ways to get a semi-decent table top quality army that wasn't too time consuming but still looked decent. This is what I've got so far - basically I'm wondering if these are even close to decent looking are still pretty crappy and what steps I can take to move them toward decent or semi-decent. I know thanks to the flash there are some spots I missed completely. http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n209/CristineRivas/Chaos1.jpghttp://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n209/CristineRivas/chaos2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esinhorn Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 These are really good for first time models,you gotta love those new washes. To spruce it up Paint all cables,grill,anything that will be metal black Take a light green paint the upper half of the eye Do skulls dhenb stone base with devlin brown not black then paint the metal(boltgun barrel,blade handle,belt buckle ring) For an easy blood splatter make a wash with blood red,dark flesh,red/brown ink and dip a toothbrush in it and flick the brush where you want splatter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoeToTheWorld Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Hey, thanks a lot for the tips. I will try them out asap. I do love those washes. They are great for the lazy painters such as myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Zaku Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Very nice...very bright, but very nice all the same. Just one thing (and don't worry, this gets a lot of new painters), you forgot to shave off the mould lines. I noticed them on the bolter of the second Marine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigger-than-Jesus Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 The armour looks really washed out, maybe a basecoat and then the wash rather than straight wash over white might be the way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Jeramakus Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 The second guy has spinach in his teeth... j/k :) A nice first time effort. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Personally I don't like it. Looks like someone painted it and dunked it in water just as it was drying ;) No offence its a decent attempt. But a basecoat of black would help alot IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigris Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I would suggest looking at the colours you use under the various parts before you use the washes so change the effect of the wash. Other than that, mould lines and drill those gun barrels! ;-) Good efforts for first minis though. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingsOfTheFalcon Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Great start, much better than my first minis! I'd recommend perhaps introducing a contrast colour to the main colour, if you picked out some of the details on the armour then they would look a lot more impressive. Personally I'm a big fan of a black undercoat but it just goes to show that you can produce some really interesting effects with white. You really need to go back and fill in the small areas where the wash has not covered. One thing I did notice is that the sword arm of the marine with helmet is glued a bit low, looks a bit like it's been dislocated! Just something to bear in mind when you're building your next batch. Good stuff though, keep at it! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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