dongabhana Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 http://s605.photobucket.com/albums/tt140/d...bhana/?newest=1 please comment - Don G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Chaplain Astador Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 From what I can see your off to a good start, but I can't really say more without larger pictures. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Hi there, same here really, could you get a better photo perhaps? It looks interesting... http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt140/dongabhana/space%20marines/icd4.jpg edit: um... is the leg armour upsidedown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongabhana Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 "edit: um... is the leg armour upsidedown? " indeed they are. Im what you would call a "newbie" in warhammer 40k/Ultramarines so I didnt really know before one of my friends told me! ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongabhana Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 http://s605.photobucket.com/albums/tt140/d...0in%20progress/ ---> close up pictures! hope this helps! ^_^ - Don G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt140/dongabhana/sp%20works%20in%20progress/Cu4.jpg Ahhh thats much better! Lovely neat painting :) I don't know if you've had chance to try any washes, but, these would make your already great neat model, look totally detailed. A baal red ink over the red would make it 'pop' out and add a shade/highlight effect. I would recommend (if you have the time) popping into your local GW and ask for a demonstration of the washes :down:_ Great job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongabhana Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 I wash all of my marines with asurmen blue and my vehicles with devlan mud before painting, some times after also. But I'll ask in my store for a "baal red ink". Because all of my skulls, marks etc are red so it would be cool to make them look more detailed! thanks for the advice! - Don G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathar the great Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 You use washes BEFORE painting? It's actually supposed to be the other way around. 1. Undercoat (Black/White) 2. Main Color 3. Wash to add shadow 4. Main Color mixed with lighter color for highlights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Blank Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 From what I can see in the pictures, I think the gray for the body of the dread looks really nice, and agree that making the symbol on the sarcophagus stand out will help. I'd put the wash of red into the recessed parts of the symbol then add a highlight to the raised bits like you did on the main armor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongabhana Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 1) spray mini with navy blue 2) wash asurmen blue 3) drybrush paint with space wolf grey 4) high light with a white 5) wash with asurmen blue/ devlan mud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alienerd Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Is that navy blu just a normal spray or does it say its a dedicated undercoat? I'd persanlly save th washes until the end, so just get rid of the first wash stage, as it probebly isn't doing anything. Don't worry about the leg amour, it looks quite cool like that, and could be a tme you could carry on with the other dreads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Chaplain Astador Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I'm sure he uses the first wash as a preshade. Many professional painters do that as well. The dreadnought looks good, especially for a beginner, much better than many of my early attempts to paint and build. As say it could use another wash, I suggest Devlan mud or black for the metallics on the sarcophagus and the skull/red details. Baal red in my experience isn't the best at shading red paint. Ogryn Flesh would even work for shading the red. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathar the great Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I'm sure he uses the first wash as a preshade. Many professional painters do that as well. Really? What's the purpose of that? (I'm always eager to learn new things) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I sometimes preshade, and did it a lot when I first started painting. Basecoat, first highlight, preshade, second higlight, third highlight, glaze to bring together. Its a simple method that can work quite well. Nowadays, trends have moved forward from this, and layering has come back into fasion, along with a blending wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtakuGundam Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 one of the "hands" needs to be red. it looks good otherwise. i mean they are crimson fists right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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