JetfireUK Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Hi All, I've decided to give the non metallic metal style a whirl as a break from painting my recent Terminators. I really liked how the GW washes dull the shine of metallic paint but thought that NMM would be a good experiment on blending and washes. I've taken a few shots of Abaddon so far and would like some criticism on how it looks. If I'm barking up the wrong tree entirely I'll go back to using the GW metallics and washes - but I'd like your comments to see if getting somewhere with this (photos are at the end of the thread). I'm using a limited palette - Chaos Black, Snakebite Leather and Skull White to produce the effect and the light source would be directly over Abaddon's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luther - the fallen Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 wow.. I love it.. keep up the good work.. Luther.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Looking sweet so far matey, first time you have done this you say? Doesn't look like it. :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momento Mori Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Wow! thats a great job for your first time! NMM seems like a totally daunting task, hence my never bothering! ;) yours look ace though, now get to it and finish him! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 Thanks for the kind comments so far. I've got a little bit more done today on Abaddon - I re-did parts of the shoulder trim as it didn't look quite right and I've started work on the lower legs. I've also tried a steel effect on part of the chest wires too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder_god Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Everytime I try this, it looks like muck. For a first attempt, I applaud you. This is excellent. I can only imagine how your technique will look after a few more goes at! Keep up the fine work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrigan Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Very good! I won't even try this :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons of Horus Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 looks like your experiment payed off :P great results ;) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted November 4, 2008 Author Share Posted November 4, 2008 Here's a slight update on the NMM (apologies for the blurry pictures). I've added Abaddon's head, painted most of the skulls on the armour and have started to work down the legs with the NMM. What do you think so far? http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL270638.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL270639.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha PTP Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Those last two are very blurry pictures, and the rest of the photos are missing. I love the purple and the gold. It looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 wow, that abbadon looks amazing! can we get a recipe for that lovely purple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starks333 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 the problem with the nmm is you've essentially edge highlight a dark yellow with a brighter yellow metallics have reflection points, and so you need to create levels of highlights/shadow, to show the varying levels of reflection brightest go next to darkest, this high contrast helps create the idea of reflection also just because its an edge doesnt mean its brighter, if its not receiving the light directly, it will not be as bright try to avoid simply edge highlights as it will not appear to be NMM ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 Starks; thanks very much for the advice - that's just what I was looking for. It's tricky trying to follow a NMM tutorial when it's based on a different figure. I can see your point on the edge highlighting and I'll take a look at the figure again to see whether parts should be highlighted or not. The Chaplain; the purple is very simple - I used Homagaunt Purple as a base, then Liche Purple, shade with Leviathan Purple wash and then highlight with a mix of Liche and Warlock Purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 Hi All, Here's an update on Abaddon. I've pretty much finished the gold detail on the body, sword and arm and I'm attempting the steel effect on the twin bolter using black and white. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL270641.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL270643.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JetfireUK/SL270642.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiplash Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 the silvers need a bit of work but i dont use nmm so i cant really tell you how :/ other than that it looks ausome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 Thanks for the kind works Wiplash. I agree that the steel/silver needs work - I think that it's a case of getting the contrast right. I'll see what I can come up with :D) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Don't take my word for it, but others I've seen said they incorporated blue hues into their silver/steel NMM, maybe give that a go? Otherwise it still looks good, maybe a little more drastic on the highlights for the silver but I'm still a novice on that myself. The gold looks killer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tiger Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 if I said my thoughts on NMM I'd probably get banned for the most swear words in a post EVER. dunno whether its just me, but that Abby's NMM looks more like Bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 King Tiger, thanks for your comments. It's interesting that the paintwork appears more like bone. I know that some people use Snakebite Leather in their blends for skulls which might be why the armour trim appears that way. Do you have any suggestions to make the armour look better? I'm not sure if I'd use NMM for large areas and this figure was mostly for an experiment but the technique in my opinion would look great for certain power weapons, but each to his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 I've finally finished off this mini and it can now be seen in the Hall of Honour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tiger Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Do you have any suggestions to make the armour look better?. personally no, it looks great how it is, like dirty yellowed bone, I'd keep it like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I allways get jealous when i see that great NMM paintings. Good job already :D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetfireUK Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 Thanks for your comments King Tiger and Captain Mick. I've read a few comments from people on different forums who like the look albeit it isn't a good representation of NMM gold - but I think I'll stick to the yellowed bone description as it fits nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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