winterdyne Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I might add more text to explain what's going on later, though I think it's pretty obvious. Steps 1-5 were done with an airbrush, but the citadel spray gun will do the job just as well: Step 1: Zenital highlight of Mordian Blue over black undercoat - this stage from all directions, including underneath. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines/sternguard/sternguard1.jpg Step 2: ...and again, this time spraying down from 45 degrees above, rotating the miniature under the spray. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines/sternguard/sternguard2.jpg Step 3: Now 1:1 Ultramarines Blue and Mordian Blue again from above. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines/sternguard/sternguard3.jpg Step 4: Now pure Ultramarines Blue from above. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines/sternguard/sternguard4.jpg Step 5: And finally 2:1 Ultramarines Blue and Space Wolf Grey, from above. A very light coat this time. That finishes the airbrushing. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines/sternguard/sternguard5.jpg Step 6: Base colours - the helmet is blocked in Shadow Grey, Gold and leather areas in um, brown. Let's call it Graveyard Earth. Silver/gun metal areas in black. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines/sternguard/sternguard6.jpg Step 7: More base colours - Mechrite Red for reds, Grips in Codex Grey, Boltgun Metal on silver / gunmetal areas, Shining Gold on gold. DA Green on the laurels. Eyes painted (including dwarf flesh caustic and white spot) and tidied at this stage. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines/sternguard/sternguard7.jpg Step 8: Major highlights - Red goes through blood red, case edges with a dash of fiery orange, white blended through Space Wolf Grey to Skull White. Badab black wash on the gun metal. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines/sternguard/sternguard8.jpg Step 9: Minor highlights - Touch of silver on the gun metal, silver / shining gold on the gold. Kommando Khaki to Bleached Bone on the parchments. Devlan mud wash on the gun strap, touch of Asurmen Blue in some of the armour recess (the vent things on the legs). Snot Green and Goblin Green on the laurels. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines/sternguard/sternguard9.jpg Step 10: Finishing details - Ultramarines Blue on the knee checks, shaded with a little Mordian Blue, thinned black for lettering, Skull white for the insignia. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines/sternguard/sternguard10.jpg Multi-angle picture: http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines/sternguard/sternguard11.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I like that :P I can see you put a lot of effort in there!! I especially like the white helmet! However, i'm sorry but I feel, though you put a lot of stages into the blue, it (looks) a lot less solid than the rest of the model, especially on the legs. I think i might perhaps FF the armour stage 2 steps, and carry on 2 steps further. Anyway, great job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 I don't understand what you mean by less solid? And I don't know what FF means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bloodhowl Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 We mean there is not any detail in those steps, whereas with the blue armour you went through every layer and every paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acolite Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 That looks amazing. I should try layering like that on some of my models, might turn out more smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 Oh right - you mean description wise, I see. The multiple passes with the spray are needed to get a smooth graduation of colour - the result is that from above the model looks light, but if you look from a low angle it's almost black. IMO, using any fewer stages on the blue would result in it being a little too speckly. I should also point out that there is no edge highlighting (in fact almost no brush work at all) on the blue - could do with a few spot washes (black behind the left knee for example) but it's pretty much done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bloodhowl Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Oh right - you mean description wise, I see. Yes and no. The blue has enough detail but you don't say what colours are used for the white, red, metal etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordbrother Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 How long did it take to airbrush the armor? I reckon its very fast if you do it batches. The end result is great on the armor. Man I really need to get an airbrush, it seems like so much fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bloodhowl Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 WARNING :( I personally prefer to do it the old fashioned way with a brush, the only spray i use is the undercoat. Using an airbrush to do it doesn't require much skill and so you dont really have an army you painted, as the airbrush did most of the skill (but i'll admit it is useful for horde armies) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 WARNING :D I personally prefer to do it the old fashioned way with a brush, the only spray i use is the undercoat. Using an airbrush to do it doesn't require much skill and so you dont really have an army you painted, as the airbrush did most of the skill (but i'll admit it is useful for horde armies) I disagree with skill and airbrush use. It's taken me a good while to learn a lot of these techniques, and to apply them well (without getting paint spatter, constantly having to reclean and unblock your brush etc) is certainly an aquired art. That said, you also can't achieve a lot of techniques (salt weathering, preshading) without the use of an airbrush. Handpainting also obviously has its place (you don't really want to be taking an hour masking off a helmets just to do them white when you could hand paint it in half an hour), but to assume it's inherently a more skillful thing is ignorant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drudge Dreadnought Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Well, i think it looks great. Especially the helmet. I'd love to see a detailed explanation of how you did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted November 21, 2009 Author Share Posted November 21, 2009 First post editted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoarfrost Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Love the details. Some of them are really unique. Especially the checkered kneepad, and the gear in the base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordbrother Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Great that you took the time to describe the entire process in detail. I think this is a great tutorial now and that you should post it in the appropriate section too. How long did it take to finish this great mini? It looks like a 4+ hour paint job but I have a feeling it took a lot less! Man you tempt me both to get an airbrush and to get the sternguard metal set. And to start with ultras. Damn you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Total average time (I was working on all 5 at once) around 2.5 - 3 hrs I think. Hard to say as I had to keep stopping to set up photos (and I was doing something else at the same time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Finished off the sergeant in a nice relaxed evening... http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines1/sternguard/sternguard_sgt400.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 OP: Sorry what I meant was, the armour did not look as well painted (detail wise) as the other colours on the model. Looking at your last pic of the beaky, look at the back of his feet, it looks like its just blue, sprayed over black, but not completely (like you missed it, or used spray paint as a highlight). Now i know that you used an airbrush, this kinda makes sense. By FF I mean, you could apply a later colour in your highlights stage as the base coat, and workfrom there, with a few more highlights up the range, this should negate what I see. I hope thats constructive and it helps! thanks, Nurglespuss :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Ah, yes, I see what you mean now. It's not just over black - there's actually about 5 shades of blue on there, and to the naked eye it looks pretty smooth. To do brush work highlighting kind of betrays the point of the airbrush highlighting technique I used. If I were going for GD quality results (I'm not) I'd apply some edge highlights with shadow grey to really sharpen up the edges and do some more glazing with the blue wash - but the point was to keep the average time for the mini down whilst keeping the lightsourced effect. Yeah- I could get a lighter overall tone by doing what you suggest, but that is the key - the overall tone would be lighter, and would need significant brush work with washes and glazing the centres of panels to tone it down to achieve the same overall tone as I have here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Thats fair enough :angry: I can understand the speed element! I've been experimenting to increase my oainting speed for my current project (concentrating on foundation paints/edge lights and quick washes). Just out of curiosity, have you experimented to see what the model would look like after a wash or glaze? just to blend the armour colours together? I'm espceially impressed by the white on the studed shoulder pad, i like the very mild shading on it, how was this achieved? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 It's a shadow grey base coat blended up through space wolf grey to skull white at the top (keeping in line with the zenital highlights from the spray work). Studs picked out in SW grey in the shaded area and pure white on the top. Actually that could have been easily enough done by spray, but for such a small area the blending by hand is quicker than messing around with the airbrush, masking etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Cool ;) thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 ...And the combi-melta... I've added a laurel to the helmet of the first sternguard too. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines1/Sternguard/sternguard_melta_600.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 Meet brother Icarus. http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines1/sternguard/sternguard_bolter600.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdyne Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 And Brother Lepetus finishes off the squad: http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines1/sternguard/sternguard_squad800.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Ash Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Your Ultras are looking very nice. Good job with the airbrush. So many people see it as an excuse to skip steps and make the model look amazing when you "put no effort in". I disagree, using an airbrush is not as easy and both brush and airbrush are skills utilized to make this a not so grey game (although I wish some people at my local store would just prime their damn models :evil:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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