mattyboync Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 So I just ordered assault on black reach and the paint kit that gives an extra 5 marines ... just finished painting my first marine and wanted to post to get some feedback/advice on painting the next ones http://www.martin-consulting.com/images/spacemarines/p1040167.jpg http://www.martin-consulting.com/images/spacemarines/p1040168.jpg http://www.martin-consulting.com/images/spacemarines/p1040169.jpg http://www.martin-consulting.com/images/spacemarines/p1040170.jpg http://www.martin-consulting.com/images/spacemarines/p1040171.jpg thanks! matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry_hhh Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 looks great for your first time , cant see much in your photos however . make sure you water down your paint a bit , the white looks a but think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny sam Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 an ultramarines highlight would make it looks ace I would do the bolter black like in the codex, it easily add nice details on the gun! By the way your first mini is way better than my first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyboync Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 what's the technique for watering it down? ... does that just make the paint look like it lays easier on the plastic? .. you're right the white looks quite thick on there and as far as highlights ... how do i do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyboync Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 heres some new pics ... added the black on the bolter and tried to do some highlighting ... held the mini up into a lamp i have to try to get more lighting so you can see more detail http://www.martin-consulting.com/images/spacemarines/p1040174.jpg http://www.martin-consulting.com/images/spacemarines/p1040175.jpg http://www.martin-consulting.com/images/spacemarines/p1040176.jpg http://www.martin-consulting.com/images/spacemarines/p1040177.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyboync Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 also ... how do i get my pics to come out like some of these i see posted (really bright and bring out all the detail) ... i've noticed all the backdrops are white ... any tips on how to build something to take better pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavaman Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Nice effort m8, room for improvement, that will come with time ;) what i'd suggest is a good light and area to paint, this is my set up at my computer http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8649/s7304571.jpg , i have a better set up in my room but i'm liking to paint here right now. the lamp has a daylight bulb fitted which is ideal for miniature painting. Photographing your mini using a sheet of A3 paper as a backdrop & under a strong light will get you the results you're after, don't use the flash on your camera. hope to see more of your models, Lavaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyboync Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 It took me awhile to get some more marines painted (decided to paint my blood bowl team first) so here are some pics of the new ones ... i can def tell i'm getting better at this ... sorry the pics are such bad quality ... im going to use a good camera tomorrow to snap some pics and that should help http://bloodbowl.martin-consulting.com/img/marines/1.jpg http://bloodbowl.martin-consulting.com/img/marines/2.jpg http://bloodbowl.martin-consulting.com/img/marines/3.jpg http://bloodbowl.martin-consulting.com/img/marines/4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybrus Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Looking much better. I didn't see anyone answer some of your questions from the strat so I will dry to. 1) Watering down your paint: Take your brush and in a small plastic cup add some paint from your paint pot. Kind of like a scoop in cooking if you will. Add 3 or 4 of these to the cup. Then dip you brush into your clean water. Don't shake off the water just move the brush from the water to the mixing cup with the paint. Mix the water into the paint. Do this a number of times in a rate to the n umber of scoops of paint. I use 3 paint / 2 water for mine. Find what works for you, but a rule of thumb is the brighter the color the thinner you want each coat (Within reason you don't want to be putting on colored water). 2) Getting a better picture. You hit the main key get a nice clean back ground. I used 2 white pieces of pastic card for mine. THen the 2ed key is lighting. Place a bright light off to the side (A flex neck desk lamp works great. Place it to be shinging as if from the front 2 o"clock postion. Then take some photos. Make changes to lighting as need and keep going. All done... 3) Highlighting: Simple answer add a mix color to the base color you are painting. So for your dark blue if you wanted to highlight brightly add some white kind of med highlight add some grey and if dark add black. Then add to the either edges if highlighting brightly, or recess's if you want to go dark. This is the most over simplafacation but it will give you and idea to start with. GW's web site also has alot of painting tips and tricks check them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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