BaconMakinWeedeater Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 After weeks of anticipation, I finally painted my first plague marine. It was a bit daunting, and I thought I screwed up, but I think everything turned out alright in the end. It ended up looking almost like oxidized copper. Any comments or suggestions to point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/930/0128000148.jpg http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7775/0128000150.jpg http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/7509/0128000151.jpg I was wondering what you guys would suggest for painting Nurgley flesh, since I have only done armor. And speaking of Nurgleyness, the symbol on the shoulder pads seem a bit bland. Is there anything you would suggest to liven it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Lord Captain Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 hi there. nice job but I think its missing something. Have you applied a wash? Try adding some rust effects to the bolter and knife. It all looks a bit the same colour at the mo :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconMakinWeedeater Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 I did, the model itself is washed twice with devlan mud and once with thraka green. The knife is boltgun metal over chaos black with a mud wash as well. I dont really know how to do any rust effects, since I am a total noob. I will look around and see what i can find, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Lord Captain Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 don't get me wrong you have done a good job with him, I dunno I just feel he needs something else.. sorry i can't help further :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 You're definately on the right track. I think it'll look fantastic if you paint its eyes red (to give it some interest and contrast the green) and make the metal bits pop a little more. Perhaps you should invest in some Tin Bitz, and then highlight by mixing Boltgun Metal into it. The warm brown metalics then, I think, would then further compliment the rotten green. Plus some basing. :) Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riplikash Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Your coloring effect for your base color is very good, I like it. But it needs more contrast. Copper could be cool, with some green oxydation/patina going in in the corners. I don't know, but it is very monotone right now, which is taking away from the overall effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRCHAOS Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I would say do the boltgun red (red foundation paint + devlan mud), and for the badge you could paint it red to look like an open wound or more puss oozing out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattCrawford Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 A fun trick is to take some sand, mix it up with PVA glue and a suitable paint, and make some crusty, rusted areas. Try a dark orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrl Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I really like this colour scheme, it looks like the PM has slowly built up layers of filth etc which to me seems more realistic - I doubt marines oozing pus and in suits of essentially living armour would sit down and paint their armour after 10,000 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconMakinWeedeater Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 I really like this colour scheme, it looks like the PM has slowly built up layers of filth etc which to me seems more realistic - I doubt marines oozing pus and in suits of essentially living armour would sit down and paint their armour after 10,000 years. Thanks. I really liked the idea of keeping pre-heresy colors and just globbing washes over it as opposed to starting out with a green basecoat. I will definitely pick up some red, tin bitz, and maybe a red wash or two for the open wounds next time I am home. Unfortunately there isn't a GW or LGS anywhere near my campus. So I would paint the boltgun red, hit the exposed metal with tin bitz, maybe do a little highlighting on the CCW, and then wash it all? Oh yes and red for the eyes and sores. Paint the base, slap some pva glue on it and flock it, right? Sorry I ask so many questions, I just hate not really knowing what I am doing. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Sounds good, but I'm really not a fan of flock on bases. Especially for Nurgle stuff I think a better idea would be to cover it with sand, then paint it brown, et cetera. I don't know what colours you have to work with but Scorched Brown and Graveyard Earth are very handy for this. Later on down the line you could get some dead static grass and put some clumps of it on their if you wish. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Cambrius Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Hmm, perhaps for improvement a light drybrush of a yellowy/bleached bone colour to help show up the model to look more pustulent? A great model already though, very well done. :P Cambrius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilius Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 An Ogryn Flesh wash stippled on the metal bits can impose a subtle rust effect.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LardO'Blood Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Think something needs to be added. It might just be my lack of knowledge of plague marines but he seems like he needs something more shiny on him, everything looks the same to me...Maybe make the boltgun look less diseased and newer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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