Highlighting Wolves

[craigory45]

ok so I was painting some "test models" today

 

so I used Fenris Grey as a Base Coat

then Shadow Grey as a second coat

then I wanted to start highlighting.

i did a mix of shadow grey and space wolves grey as my first highlight.

but I guess I don't really understand the technique because when I went to do it, it just did not look right on my models and made them look messy.

I don't know what to do. It is like I can't "apply it right" I think I have the color scheme right it is just too bright and I don't really know to apply it to my models correctly.

 

help

[Hrothgar Beastslayer]

I know how you feel, my first Tau models had the same problem and i hated the look of it, I do a heavy drybrush now and it makes it look dusty and it has its own kind of highlighting effect.

 

And just wondering, do you mean regular space wolf marines or actual fenrisian wolves, i may just be dumb.

[Wispy]

Practice, practice, practice, practice.

 

 

Your colour choice sounds a bit right... but I'm sorry to say, highlighting is the hardest thing to learn how to do it. It doesn't come easily. Forcing yourself to do it over and over is about the best thing you can do as a painter.

 

I stole a test marine from a buddy who was a great painter, and ruthlessly copied it until I good do it myself.

[CainTheHunter]

First of all, don't use Citadel drybrushes - I've had little success using them. For drybrushing I better like flat brushes of decent quality - the manufacturer is not important, any which is good for arts and painting is good for modelling. As for technique, I'd suggest You look at this video - this is first of three parts, where guy is painting WG terminator and I learned a lot of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwCfzaE-T_I...feature=channel Highlighting starts at 32:00

[nurglespuss]

Use the rounded tank brush.

 

Its amazing for drybrushing squads of marines, and gets a more regular effect too. Its what i use to paint most of mine.

[Chalx the grey]

Shadow grey is not much lighter than Fenris Grey. You are highlighting what basically is a single basecoat, that is probably what makes it look strange. The blue-grey used by GW for painting Space Wolves is NOT a color they sell, you have to mix Shadow Grey and Space Wolves Grey to make something similar.

 

Mix evenly shadow grey and space wolves grey. Use this mix (make a pot) over Fenris Grey basecoat (you might need two coats to make it look smooth) and then highlight with Space Wolves grey. You need to be careful to make light strokes when highlighting or it won't look good either.

 

Alternatively, drybrush (faster, easier, not so good looking) or change to a Codex grey scheme!