saadeath Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 This is my 3rd BT model iv painted, and 2nd model iv attempted to highlight. So a little about him, i found my old lysanders shield and thought it fit because BT were Imperial Fist first. The writing on the shield says "Altor" which is the name of my EC, but it is also latin for protector and advocate. If anyone has any tips on highlighting throw them out there. At first(kind of still dont) i didnt like highlighting, it looks more like a trim than a highlight, but thats probaly because of the way i do it :). Im waiting till i can fix all the little mistakes till i put him in the EC gallery, if you spot any tell me. Thx for the comments. Oh, i dont know if its very clear in these images, but i did outline the wording on the sword(rough translation)- "Dei Castigator"- The punisher "Imperator Rex"-God emperors Champion(Emperors Champion). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FateSealer Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 The white looks very clean. Do you have a BT decal to add onto the shoulderpad? Also the key to highlighting black is to use fine, neat lines in grey. Otherwise it may make the model looks even messier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Chaplain Ryld Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Nice, I love the shield. Also the key to highlighting black is to use fine, neat lines in grey. Otherwise it may make the model looks even messier. Quoted for truth. Just tidy up any with a thin line of black and it'll look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saadeath Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 No sadly i dont have any decals :*(, i was going to try and free hand it but, im not that great of a free hander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Chaplain Ryld Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Give it a go. Try putting dots where the tips of the cross should be using a fine ink pen, then just join the dots. It's how I started doing stuff like that. I'm still not that flash at it, but it looks better now than when I started. And whats the worst that can happen? You don't like it and repaint the shoulder pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braindead101 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I do all my templar crosses freehand, I actually find it less frustrating than trying to get the decals to sit flat! Why not try drawing guide lines in faint pencil on the shoulder pad first - I do that and it does help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saadeath Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 iv actualy tried just a couple crosses on paper to try and see if i can get that size, and im horrible at being symetric lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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