WIP Slaaneshi Termies + Tutorial

[nirvasch]

Since I started painting this newest commission piece - I'll be showing them a lot - I decided to prepare a complete tutorial on how I paint my slaaneshi minis. Many people asked me about my purple - so now you can do it by yourself following this tut ;)

 

Ok

 

Day 1

 

1. Assembly, moldlines cleaning , gluing torsos and priming

 

Ok as said - got rid of mold lines ( i must say that GW is getting better and better with their plastic kits - almost none moldlines were visible on these models) , primed with black , and then vertically primed with white - pics don't show it good - i spray some white paint from above - so that the shadowy areas are darker and the areas most exposed to light are brighter. Also glued some plastic to termies' legs - so that I won't touch the mini itself with my fingers while painting (this prevents the sweat from my fingers to get onto the mini )

 

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/1.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/2.jpg

 

OK

2. Paints and palette.

For the armour I will be using:

 

Violet (I use generic artist's paints - you can take liche purple)

Warlock Purple

Sunburst Yellow

Smoke Ink

White

Enchanted Blue

Hawk Turqoise

Glaze Medium

 

I also use a wet palette - this allows me to lower the usage of paints keeping them moist all the time I paint.

For such a palette I use a piece of sponge - natural one is best - and some baking paper.

The paper doesn't absorb water so it's ideal for keeping the paints 'fresh'

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/3.jpg

 

3. Base colour

 

I believe that this is the most important part when it comes to painting miniatures - a solid basecoat gives you a good start to painting. I apply 1 thick layer of paint , and then a few layers of glazes with the same colour , untill I'm sure that the colour is exactly as I wish it to be , and the black/white base cannot be seen underneath. Also the layers should be as smooth as possible.

 

Here I applied Violet to the whole armour. (missed some spots , but painted them later on :P )

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/4.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/5.jpg

 

4. Shading

 

Since the armour of my slaaneshi termies will be in bright, warm colours I decided to shade it with cold blues.

First I applied watered down Enchanted Blue to the recesses and the parts of the armour that will be darker, then added another wash of Hawk Turqoise.

Enchanted Blue is darker than Hawk Turqoise so if it comes to shading - you always apply darker colour first (if you want to get a similar effect ;) )

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/6.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/7.jpg

 

5. Highlight I

 

Ok now I applied the base colour mixed with glaze medium to remove those annoying blue stains.

Then started slowly highlighting in about 5 layers mixing gradually Violet with Warlock Purple and diluting the mix with water and glaze medium.

Remember to remove the excessive amount of paint from your brush with a paper towel - I was rather glazing to achieve a smooth blend here than painting with wet paint. Applied many thin layers of almost transparent paint.

Start with 1/4 Warlock Purple to 3/4 Violet and add some water + glaze medium.

Highlight up to pure Warlock purple. (I highlight everything 'going' to the edges of the mini)

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/8.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/9.jpg

 

6. Highlight II

 

When finished with Warlock Purple similarily as before I started adding Sunburst Yellow to purple - also with water and glaze medium.

I know this is kinda strange - first you will get a strange 'dirty' orange - don't worry - apply it just to the edges , after a few layers , when you come closer to a pure yellow it will look better :)

I used pure yellow just for fine highlights on the edges.

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/10.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/11.jpg

 

6. Destroy what you have done so far! (just joking :P ) Shading II

 

Ok now it's the funniest thing - Wash or rather glaze all the armour pieces with Smoke Ink - remember it must be semi-transparent - so dilute it heavily with water and remove the excessive amount on a paper towel!!!

Apply untill it looks good :) - I was happy with this:

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/12.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/13.jpg

 

At the end apply small white dots to the tips/edges of armour.

 

E VOILA!

 

Going to make myself dinner (hmm maybe spaghetti) and will start doing golden NMM

 

Any comments ?? ^_^

Requests??

[Midas]

Just to say cool effect very pearlescent.

[Terminatorinhell]

Hypothetically, can this be done with reds?

[nirvasch]

hipotheticaly yes - but you would have to highlight them with greens ^_^ - untill somebody won't commission a world eater or khornate mini from me I won't know :)

Joking - will try it next week - got some chaos marines, maybe I'll Khorne them

[Liath]

Really cool pearlescent effect !

As Terminatorinhell, I will love to see it with red ;)

 

Nice color, and nice tut.

[nirvasch]

Ok Gold NMM

 

For golden nmm I use:

 

Snakebite Leather

Black

White

 

1. Base colour

 

Mix some Snakebite with Black - you should get a dark green colour. Apply this colour to the areas that will be gold.

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/nmm/1.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/nmm/2.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/nmm/3.jpg

 

2. Highlight I

 

Start highlighting the colour you have applied up to pure Snakebite leather - the best way is to set 1 point where the lights reflect, and highlight to that point - I chose the front left side of the model.

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/nmm/4.jpg

 

3. Highlight II

 

When you reach pure Snakebite , start adding white paint

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/nmm/5.jpg

 

Up to pure white on the edges

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/nmm/6.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/nmm/7.jpg

 

4. Shading

 

Glaze everything with heavily diluted snakebite leather - this will give a crispy, warm look to the nmm - don't worry that it will turn the white highlights to yellow - it should be this way.

 

Then highlight again with pure white. ( the edges)

You can repeat this step as long as you like - the more glazes and highlights - the better the nmm looks.

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/nmm/9.jpg

 

5. Paint up the rest of nmm pieces :tu:

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/nmm/10.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/nmm/11.jpg

 

6. Fine details

 

I painted the sash and cord on his right foot using

 

Hawk Turqoise

Vallejo Model Colour Deck Tan

White

 

Base colour - Turqoise + Deck Tan , highlights with Deck Tan , and later white :)

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/nmm/12.jpg

 

Ok - it's for now.

 

I'm preparing the base and finishing arms at the moment, will try to update later today.

[nirvasch]

OK - tomorrow will write everything - for now wip pics - need to glue the helmet - am too tired today.

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/x.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/xi.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/xii.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/xiii.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/xiv.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/xv.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/termies/xvi.jpg

 

What do you guys think ??

[W.A.Rorie]

Nice Tutuorial very nice look forward to seeing more

[nirvasch]

As soon as I wake up tomorrow - got pictures for power weapons and step-by-step desert base :D

[Brother Nihm]

I am still in love with your purple hues but I do feel that the NMM Gold could do with more work, it may be the pictures but they look a bit too bright and 'yellow' to fully pass off as gold.

 

Nevertheless, well done and thank you for sharing your method of painting. :)

[Brother Ash]

:jaw:

 

I love it! That purple is amazing! Its inspiring me to start a Soul Drinkers army. I personally like the NMM and after your tutorial I would like to give it a try :tu: . One question, how did you do the actual metal areas like the gun muzzle and the chains and such?

[Lord_Azoth]

really beautiful colours and nice tutorial..thanks

[Iacton Qruze]

I've gotta echo Brother Nihm both on how cool the purple looks, but also that the nmm could use more work.

 

I love that base, also. ;)

[nirvasch]

Done

 

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/final/IMGP6116.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/final/IMGP6113.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/final/IMGP6102.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/final/IMGP6107.jpg

http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz273/nirvasch/final/IMGP6110.jpg

 

 

4 more on the workstation - starting to paint a Juggernaut no to get tired with those ;)

Will upload all the tuts tomorrow

[Tarvitz976]

that looks really good, i'm doing a hawk lord army and thhat prple looks great