koran Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I wanted to have a go at non-metallic metal as my GW is having a painting competition in it and its definitely been a bit of a mixed bag. I wanted to paint something with a lot of metal and of different types and was lucky to find a grey knight on my table of unpainted rubbish that resides at my house. The "silver" on the armour is horrible... What can I say other than I appologise for subjecting you to it :D But I have learnt from it and realised a number of errors that allowed me to do better on the gold and "chrome" on the blade. Over all I am happy with what Ive learnt from the project and Im quite proud the the gold and chrome. I actually bought some more grey knights to give some more a go and try to improve. Im happy with the base and thought the spent shell casings would make a nice link between it and the grey knight. Any tips would always be appreciated from anyone that knows what they are doing with NMM and hope you enjoy him: http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/DSCF3905.jpghttp://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/DSCF3899.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/DSCF3901.jpghttp://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/DSCF3902.jpg http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/DSCF3903.jpghttp://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/NeilCollins_/DSCF3904.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faol Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I have to say your mini looks quite nice. I dont know enough about NMM to give critiques I'd give it a solid 8:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vostok3 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I love it. That halberd blade looks really slick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother_Kaelgrim Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Overall rather good. I LOVE the halberd blade. I'm still not entirely sure why people love NMM so much but I do indeed like how it worked for that halberd blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techmarine.Varrius Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Very good for your first attempt, but you should consider on where the light is coming from, and how it falls on the armour. In a few spots its a bit funny. Another thing is that the transitions between shades are a bit rough, work on blending them a bit more. The SENMM on the blade looks pretty good. Your gold could do with a few more colours in it, maybe glaze it with purples in some spots. Green also can work. Look at real world gold objects and see how the light comes off it. Overall though good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burias-Drak'shal Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Looks very good. However as previously stated in a couple of places the extreme white highlights look out of place especially in the last two photos on the leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxsterling Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Your first attempt doesn't look like a first attempt at all. You are definitely on the right track and that mini is looking sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronWinds Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 The mini... a solid 8. The halberd blade.... a solid 10. Great model, I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Corsican Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Keep practicing. It's a great starting point and like all the previous comments, the halberd looks ace. NMM is a technique you really need devote a lot of time to getting it just right. You may want to find pictures of golden objects and see all the different colors in it. Your gold looks a little too yellow. Adding a couple layers of browns, reds, and oranges at different stages can really improve the depth. There actually are quite a few tutorials on the web that would be more helpful than I can be. I would love to see what you could do with just a little more practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master SFDRF Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 now uve made me nervous... im going to do a squad of sanguine guard NMM soon as my first go. Now youve made me nervous... gah Looks reallly good. 8 for model, 10 for blade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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