Muller Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 So... I know this is out of the ordinary but since I'm going to take part in a duals tournament with my pal Dennis over at: minisofdeath.blogspot.com very soon at GW Stockholm and my wolves aren't anywhere even remotely close to done (as you all can attest to :D) I will be playing with my tabletop standard Ultramarine army (I painted this army about 10 years back, and I started with Ultras back in the 2nd edition when I was just a juve so don't go bashing on me for having kept with my chapter all this time ;P). I needed a Chapter Master armed with nothing but a normal CC weapon and a bolt pistol, which none of my HQ's had (I'm not used to playing only 750p games ;)) I went out and bought Sicarus, because he screams Ultramarines. My original plan was to make him tabletop standard, but I failed quite large when I realised I spent quite some time on the head alone, so not the entire model had to be painted to a good standard, but I figured that since GW Stockholm are holding a painting comp. real soon I might as well paint him nice and add him to my line-up of competing models :drool: This was my first go at NMM (Having not read any guides on it either), he will have golden NMM shoulder pads, a crimson red/decorated tan cape and white ropes when done on top of what's painted now. Might also add some freehand on the cape. Since this is my first NMM model ever, comments and critisism are greatly appreciated on this one. Thanks for looking, comment/subscribe/follow if you enjoy my stuff. PS. I love doing tutorials, so if you have any questions on how I do stuff, please, ask :jaw: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/SWE_BadAss/Ultramarine%20Chapter%20Master%20WIP/UltramarineChapterMasterWIP1001.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/SWE_BadAss/Ultramarine%20Chapter%20Master%20WIP/UltramarineChapterMasterWIP1002.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/SWE_BadAss/Ultramarine%20Chapter%20Master%20WIP/UltramarineChapterMasterWIP1003.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/SWE_BadAss/Ultramarine%20Chapter%20Master%20WIP/UltramarineChapterMasterWIP1004.jpg Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cusulop Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I like the effects! Were you going to dark him up a little, it may just be the light but it seems like a very light blue. I especially like the glow effect around his eyes! The NMN looks good too :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LardO'Blood Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Very nice, what paint did you use? (GW?) Also what does NMM mean? Off the top of my head I guessed its something along the lines of the model not being fully assembled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephrael Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Very nice, what paint did you use? (GW?)Also what does NMM mean? Off the top of my head I guessed its something along the lines of the model not being fully assembled? NMM means, "Non Metallic Metals." It is a method of painting areas on a miniature that are supposed to be metal without using metallic paints. This is a very good start at that method, especially the helmet. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 What mikail said, and yes, only GW paints for me :P (except for when I do gory blood, then I use a mix of GW and Taimiya colors) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLD Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Looks good - I would say that to really make the NMM pop, it needs to be slightly darker in the recesses and a bit brighter on the extreme... Have a look at this by Brokenblade on CMoN Marneus Calgar I believe that is Joe Tomaszewski (sp) of 'Eavy Metal fame... Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 Well, the NMM gold wasn't done in that pic, now it is however and I've added 4 layers of highlights to the extremes. Darker dark makes it look "over the top", to me models painted like the one you linked to is done with amazing skill, but it looks too muck like an inked cartoon character rather than a fighting warrior in the 41st century :) When I've done more work on him I'll get more WIP shots up ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fearlessgod Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Great work so far Müller. I can't wait to see more. ~fearlessgod~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 Did my final work on the NMM; http://i45.tinypic.com/10zb81t.jpg And I did work on the cape as well (the blodgyness have been taken care of, some was actually miscast "bubbles" which I had to scrape off and repaint) I've also added a red wash to bind the colors together better after the pic was taken; http://i45.tinypic.com/33tkw1u.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 awesome cape, I tried and failed to get my sicarius this good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjaco Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Very nice effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white radish Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Nicely done. The cape feels heavy & rich, gives the model a sense of gravitas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Angry Marine Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Holy SOAB, that's a beatiful paintjob there Müller. Great work on the NMM and the cape. Turned out very good. Please, post more A.S.A.P. -Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Lysander Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I really like your take on Sicarius. The helmet and sheathed powersword are my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Alrighty, I got a bit off track for a while with school, and some new PC games hitting the market, etc. but now I've managed to finish my Ultramarine chapter master (the night before the tourney starts.... :( ). here he is (and now I can go back to my wolves :D) http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/SWE_BadAss/Ultramarine%20Chapter%20Master%20WIP/UltramarineChapterMasterFinished001.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/SWE_BadAss/Ultramarine%20Chapter%20Master%20WIP/UltramarineChapterMasterFinished002.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/SWE_BadAss/Ultramarine%20Chapter%20Master%20WIP/UltramarineChapterMasterFinished003.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/SWE_BadAss/Ultramarine%20Chapter%20Master%20WIP/UltramarineChapterMasterFinished004.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Famous The Punch Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Looks amazing! Are you using a final wash over the NMM? I found that a bit of black ink watered down helps to make it "pop" a bit more. And After all is done a purple wash (of cool purple) over the gold really completes the effect. Give it a try. But yours is still pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Actually I tried NMM to see how well I could do without washes on metal items :D Will try it on another NMM piece though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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