eyescrossed Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I am in the process of stripping the paint off of my army to do a crimson fist army so this tutorial is great for me! I even tried a test model this weekend and I am very happy with the results. However, I do have a question on the method you use to apply the wash? Do you use specific strokes or just do your best to spread the wash around as much as possible? Thanks in advance! I'll try to help you here - you don't need specific strokes, you just slosh it on, in layers, but they have to be as even as possible, or you'll get patches of lighter and darker colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalsox Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Thanks metcalfedan! Because of your Hall of Honor post I'm back in the hobby and working on a Sallys army in this style! I was wondering if you or anyone had tried sealing minis painted this way with any sort of varnish? Will it ruin the look? What isf anything has anyone tried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalfedan Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Thanks metcalfedan! Because of your Hall of Honor post I'm back in the hobby and working on a Sallys army in this style! I was wondering if you or anyone had tried sealing minis painted this way with any sort of varnish? Will it ruin the look? What isf anything has anyone tried? Â I'd love to help but I haven't tried this yet, maybe in a while once I've made some progress on my guard and I'm back to my Fists I'll do a tester for ya :) Â QUOTE (Brother Drakist @ Mar 16 2009, 11:06 PM) I am in the process of stripping the paint off of my army to do a crimson fist army so this tutorial is great for me! I even tried a test model this weekend and I am very happy with the results. However, I do have a question on the method you use to apply the wash? Do you use specific strokes or just do your best to spread the wash around as much as possible? Thanks in advance! Â I'll try to help you here - you don't need specific strokes, you just slosh it on, in layers, but they have to be as even as possible, or you'll get patches of lighter and darker colours. Â Thanks eyes, I didn't quite know how to describe painting with washes and you just summed it up perfectly for me :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyescrossed Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 QUOTE (Brother Drakist @ Mar 16 2009, 11:06 PM) I am in the process of stripping the paint off of my army to do a crimson fist army so this tutorial is great for me! I even tried a test model this weekend and I am very happy with the results. However, I do have a question on the method you use to apply the wash? Do you use specific strokes or just do your best to spread the wash around as much as possible? Thanks in advance! Â I'll try to help you here - you don't need specific strokes, you just slosh it on, in layers, but they have to be as even as possible, or you'll get patches of lighter and darker colours. Â Thanks eyes, I didn't quite know how to describe painting with washes and you just summed it up perfectly for me :) :) I did? Oh, I mean, of course I did B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havokas Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 ok i got a question, dose this look good on other armies apart from marines? and has anyone tried it on other models? im starting up an eldar army to compliment my blood angels force, was going for blue with these guys and though a metalic falcon or fire prysm or even dire avengers would look good. but before i go painting will it work? Â opinions or examples would be nice. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalfedan Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 It should be fine - afterall I really want to paint a farseer or autarch in metallics as a one-off. Give it a try and you'll find out ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyescrossed Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I've done a completely metallic Dire Avenger - blue armour, purple gun and tabard and "gold" (Gryphonne Sepia washes) helmet crest thing and face. Believe me, they look awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havokas Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 anyone have any pics of metalic models that arent Space Marines?, or necrons.... Â itd be a big help i know its evil to even speak of posting pictues of non marine armies on B&C but itd really help me, plan to fight these eldar with my own blood angels one day. probly have sombody else play the angels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyescrossed Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 anyone have any pics of metalic models that arent Space Marines?, or necrons.... itd be a big help i know its evil to even speak of posting pictues of non marine armies on B&C but itd really help me, plan to fight these eldar with my own blood angels one day. probly have sombody else play the angels I'll send you a picture via PM tomorrow, okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bk1ng Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 OK, erm... I think I may have found a way to save some paint AND get a similar effect. 1) Basecoat model black 2) Coat marine in Boltgun Metal 3) Add one layer of Asurmen Blue 4) Add another layer of Asurmen Blue 5) do the small details and the bolter however you please  I was actually trying this out on one of my slightly older Iron SKulls(which I'm repainting into Crimson Fists) Hope I've been helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalfedan Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 OK, erm... I think I may have found a way to save some paint AND get a similar effect.1) Basecoat model black 2) Coat marine in Boltgun Metal 3) Add one layer of Asurmen Blue 4) Add another layer of Asurmen Blue 5) do the small details and the bolter however you please  I was actually trying this out on one of my slightly older Iron SKulls(which I'm repainting into Crimson Fists) Hope I've been helpful  Can't remember if it was in this topic or the main viva thread but, I already said that the layer of badab black has a purpose - TONAL SHADING. But, of course your free to paint them as you like. :jaw:  BTW, updated the main thread guys. Take a look and please comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternguard sergeant McColl Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Great thread, I knew that I had to do something with the sternguard squad that I had avoided painting and this was it, they look wonderful. I'll try to get pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivellos Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Has anyone tryed doing this on a Tank? I attempted it last night but it was... a huge failure. Â I would like to paint my Dark Angels in this style I think the Marines will look awesome but I think the tanks and dreadnaughts will be a pain to deal with. Also Does anyone think that doing Raven wing with this style could work? Maybe Boltgun Metal with some black and then a few black washes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom O'Bedlam Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I think i'm going to try this with boltgun as the base and then use devlan mud as my wash. this ought to turn out quite nicely right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalfedan Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 Great thread, I knew that I had to do something with the sternguard squad that I had avoided painting and this was it, they look wonderful. I'll try to get pictures. Glad to have helped, feel free to post those pictures in the main thread in the HOH. :) Â Has anyone tryed doing this on a Tank? I attempted it last night but it was... a huge failure. See my Predator I'm doing in the main thread :lol: Â Also Does anyone think that doing Raven wing with this style could work? Maybe Boltgun Metal with some black and then a few black washes? See my Chaplain Cassius in the main thread :lol: Â I think i'm going to try this with boltgun as the base and then use devlan mud as my wash. this ought to turn out quite nicely right? Yeah that could look nice, I haven't tried with Delvan Mud so it'd be good to see the results :D Â Thanks guys :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal van Trapp Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 do you think this would work with black? i kinda want a shiny black, and perhaps white to try out on my templars, might be a brand new metallic templar army... if i could get it to work, either way i'll have some shiny metallic templar squads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalfedan Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 do you think this would work with black? i kinda want a shiny black, and perhaps white to try out on my templars, might be a brand new metallic templar army... if i could get it to work, either way i'll have some shiny metallic templar squads Can't you read? See my previous post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal van Trapp Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 wow *smacks head* i didn't notice that post  EDIT: on further investigation i couldn't find it, what page is it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryJohnny Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Alrighty. Here's some test AoBR marines.Again, I wasn't aiming for a pure metallic green, but rather metallic olive green. After a lot of experimentation, the color above was produced by mixing dark green ink into brazen brass paint. Â That looks awesome! You should do a whole army that way. Can you still buy dark green ink from GW? I have some yellow ink, I wonder if you could make a metallic yellow this way, mixing the yellow ink with say a brass or bronze ink.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalfedan Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 They don't sell the inks anymore :( Vallejo anyone?  As for the yellow, I'm not sure - I tried with some watered down yellow paint and at ended up with a slight green tinge, that might have been the pigment though. I also have absolutely NO experience with inks - I don't even own any.  As for the black Marshal van Trapp I'll just repost a pic of cassius here with what I think was the "recipe" might be a bit off as I can't remember off the top of my head :)  http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f139/metcalfedan/IMG_0684.jpg  1. Mithril Silver 2. Badab Black 3. Badab Black 3./4. Can't remember if it was 3 or 4 layers of Badab Black, If it looks too light after 3 layers, then add another. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Captain Sam Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I really enjoy the look of the finished models! Â I am thinking about doing a space wolves army, and I was wondering if anyone had done anything like that. So far I've used two test minis, one who had the intial coat of badab and then the blue added after a few coats, and one that had the blue as the initial coat. Â The latter isn't complete yet, but the first one looks pretty good (no pics available atm). Â If anyone else has considered this, let me know :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malegaunt Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Any thoughts on a bright copper Viva Metallica look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalfedan Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 Any thoughts on a bright copper Viva Metallica look? I think you could... but using Ogryn Flesh instead for a coppery look ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onipunk Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Wow, thanks a lot for this tutorial. I was searching for a good paint scheme for my Imperial Paladins, so I'm using this (up to stage 3 with gold trim). I'm relatively new to the game, and it was the first time I'd used a wash, but it was easy, and again, thanks a lot for the tut :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Admiral Thrawn Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 How would you suggest to do orange? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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