JacobJ Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Just started painting after a loooong break. Never was that good to begin with. Anyway, here are the beginnings of my Chaos Space Marines chapter. The idea was to use colours that cover reasonably well on a black undercoat, and are interesting enough that I can keep blending and highlighting at a minimum. The army is meant to look good on the tabletop, not enter painting contests. Please give constructive criticism. Ideas that will improve the overall look without too much work are especially welcome. Thanks! ImageShack gallery: http://yfrog.com/11marine101jx These pictures are being reduced even though they are only 800 pixels wide. Don't know why. Total size is only 1,8MB so they should be quick enougt to load. http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/552/marine101.jpg http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/592/marine102.jpg http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8871/marine201.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9871/marine202.jpg http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/6269/marine203.jpg http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/55/marine301.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/7619/marine302.jpg http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3609/marine401.jpg http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5544/marine402.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3514/marine403.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/177/marine501.jpg http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/5865/marine502.jpg http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8796/marine503.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal van Trapp Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 ok i know i should but i have to say it CSM with green arm: "HULK SMASH!" haha ok all kidding aside the models pain looks a little... well flat, you need some highlights or something to go on that purple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry_hhh Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 i like the scheme quite a lot , how bout a leviathan purple or badab black wash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I AM THE AWESOME Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Yeah, these guys really need some highlights or washes (preferably both). But it's nice and clean painting, something that I always admire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver3x Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Washes and inks are your friend in this situation :D I recommend doing a badab black wash to bring up the details, then ink purple and black over the appropriate areas. Low effort, and looks good :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Important Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 like above wash and some high lights on the power armour. Otherwise it looks really sweet. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobJ Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 As you of course can see, I highlight various parts including the mutations. Highlightning powerarmour, especially the shoulderpads I find quite difficult to do well. On these models, most of the sharp edges (which are the easiest to highlight well) on the armour are gold anyway. I'm going to try my hand at the 'new' GW washes and see how that turns out. After reading a Death Guard tutorial on Warseer, I think I could actually skip the black undercoat entirely and just base in grey of purple. Considering I can then ignore blacklining, trusting the wash to take care of that, my painting speed should increase drastically. Thanks for the comments and advice, everyone. /edit: Typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry_hhh Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 what paint are you using , cause the purple +green seems to be very matte , almost chalky .The highlights you have done on the mutations are great if you did that on the power armour you would have a great marine indeed .. the washes will make these go from good to great in a few brush strokes.. ! do you have a whole army planned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobJ Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 I'm using Reaper Paints, though I am headed for a LFGS in a few minutes to buy the Citadel Washes. The power armour is painted in Imperial Purple, Armor Grey and Dragon Gold. Bolters and weapon handles are Walnut with Dragon Gold. The green arm is black Citadel spray, then Kilt Green, Emerald and Slime. And yes, I do have an army planned. I expect to do a heavily mutated chapter with Plague Marines as some of the troop choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobJ Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 I followed some of your advice, and gave this fellow a wash of Gryphonne Sepia. I think the result looks great and I will be doing the same to the rest. http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3319/marine103.jpg http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7695/marine104.jpg http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3259/marine105.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypher 102 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 It's looking better. The model still looks kind of chalky. Do you use spray primer? Sometimes that overly chalky texture comes from that. If you do use spray primer this might be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobJ Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Yes, I use Citadel black spray primer. I guess its a matter of practice - I havent sprayprimed anything for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empchildrenbob Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 one of them are turnig into the hulk lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRCHAOS Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Much better with the wash, also try to take some pics a bit further away just not as close as these. :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobJ Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 empchildrenbob: Heh, if The Incredible Hulk isn't a chaos mutant, I don't know who is :tu: MRCHAOS: I guess it is a bit ironic to take closeups of minis painted to a tabletop standard. I expect to have nine marines ready tomorrow and will post som pics from a bit further away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobJ Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Here are the first eight marines. The ninth isn't quite finished as his sword and trophy rack needs a few more washes. I think they have turned out quite well. Some needed highlights and washes helped a lot. http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8663/marine1801.jpg http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/333/marine1802.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRCHAOS Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 They look realy cool now :D Can I sugest you get some armour over the green arm, i.e like an Ork shoulder pad or something or even shave it down a bit and put a power armour pad on. I think that would make it look even better, but still looks cool anyway without in my eyes :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobJ Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 And the ninth one, last of this batch. http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7995/marine601.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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