spaboy Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I'm still considering put some decals on,but I've had some problems with them... Do you think guys is hard to freehand an ultramarines logo on a shoulder pad or a tactical logo? Thanks! Viktor http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31343829&id=1189690415 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYR GKIKAS Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Well met brother Spaboy No pictures here i m afraid.other than this minor issue the tactical squad emblem is easy enough to made. :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaboy Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 Ohhh... I'm going to fix it! ^_^ Here you go! Space Marines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thraxen Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Looks good, highlights are nice, but the pads have some of that texturing you get from spray paint sometimes. Still look great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaboy Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 how can I avoid the texturing think? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Normish Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I agree. The texture is sort of grainy. Other than that, it's good for your firts two. My first Marines stunk utterly. Nice gold color, by the way, what recipe did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaboy Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 Base coat is chaos black than shining gold after that a gentle dry brush of a mix of shining gold and mithril silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Normish Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Well, as for the transfers, I recommend free-handing everything. I tried using transfers, and no matter what kind of water I used, how long the transfers stayed in, or how hard I pressed them against the surface, once they were dry, they'd fall off to the touch. So I free-hand now, and it looks better, in my opinion. As for the grainy effect, I have no idea. I think it has something to do with the ambient temperature around the spray paint or something. Your recipe for gold is quite good. Mine is darker: I use Shining Gold, then a coat of Dwarf Bronze, then a third coat of Shining Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaboy Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 oh i forgot to mention that after the first layer of shining gold I put devlan mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell93 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 a way to avoid the spray texture is to spray in warm (20 degrees c to 30 degrees c) in not too humid temperatures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotbreak Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 -Make sure to shake the canister well, like REALLY well. -Well ventilated areas. -What mitchell93 said. -Using the instructions on the canister on distance and angle makes a difference if you can believe it :P -Wash them too before starting on them so they are clean of any post production whatchamacallits. Mine looked like globs of random paint put together when I did my first model which was a CSM, and it looked like a 3 year old did it with their fingers lol. I had everything wrong from pastel paint to old ugly brushes :P (friend let me paint one of his models but I should have learned from a seasoned painter since even his models sucked) but I smartened up and read some painting articles/books and actually went and got supplies, ended up with a million times better tac squad of SM. Good job btw for your first. and free hand is better than those transfails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templarboy Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Well, as for the transfers, I recommend free-handing everything. I tried using transfers, and no matter what kind of water I used, how long the transfers stayed in, or how hard I pressed them against the surface, once they were dry, they'd fall off to the touch. So I free-hand now, and it looks better, in my opinion.As for the grainy effect, I have no idea. I think it has something to do with the ambient temperature around the spray paint or something. Your recipe for gold is quite good. Mine is darker: I use Shining Gold, then a coat of Dwarf Bronze, then a third coat of Shining Gold. Not to be obtuse but I prefer transfers. The trick is Micro Set and Micro Sol. Consistent free hand is really hard to do IMHO. Using transfers makes the "look" more consistent. Your mileage may vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razblood Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Nice marines :P. As far as decals go I have been considering making some stencils out of Green stuff that I can just place on the shoulderpads. Dunno whether it's been tried before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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