Zanrian Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 This is my first Tactical Squad from 2. Company. The Chapter is homegrown, but no background written yet. http://larn.dk/images/tacsquad1.JPG-for-web-LARGE.jpg Ignore the dread in the background as it is not done yet. This is my Assault Squad from same company. http://larn.dk/images/assaultsquad1.JPG-for-web-LARGE.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
igotsmeakabob!! Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 We need higher resolution shots! More up-close pics! This we (the royal form) demand. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2404409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE GHOMA Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 They look great, now all you need to do is color them some eyes so they can purge filth with fully enhanced eye sight. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2404425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadskær Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 We need higher resolution shots! More up-close pics!This we (the royal form) demand. Yes, agreed, we need better pictures! Also, could you please explain what is painted in what colours? I think the flash makes some of the details hard to see. :-) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2405500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
servitob Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Is this done with The Army Painter? Looks good to me! I always use the 24 inch rule - if it looks decent at 24 inches then it will look decent on the gaming table. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2405505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard12 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Wow, they're way better than what I've got as my 'nilla marines. Keep going and more pics! ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2405537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpope Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Not bad, certainly better than my own first attempts at painting marines. One thing i would suggest is perhaps picking out some of the details on the Marines torso's, just to add a bit of contrast in an area thats pretty much a single solid colour. But other than that they are pretty good, i especially like the deep red you've gone with for the shoulders and legs. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2405549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanrian Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 We need higher resolution shots! More up-close pics!This we (the royal form) demand. Yes, agreed, we need better pictures! Also, could you please explain what is painted in what colours? I think the flash makes some of the details hard to see. :-) Sorry about the pics, but at the moment it's hard to find a place to shoot my mini's without my kids (4 and 2) trying to eat them. ;) Painting is done in the following steps. - Chaos Black spray undercoat (GW) - Skeleton Bone spray undercoat (AP) - Blood Red (GW) for the shoulders and lower legs - Shining Gold (GW) for the shoulder trim (since they're 2. company) - Chaos Black (GW) for weapons - Tin Bitz (GW) for weapons - Elf Flesh (GW) for honorscroll - Bleached Bone (GW) for honorscroll - Scap Red (GW) for seal Finally I just dip the mini into Quick Shade/Strong (AP) and shake. Done. They're are not Golden Demon standard, but they're also "only" rank&file troops. Because I'm colorblind, I try to stick to the most uncomplicated paint scheme I can. The biggest problem I have, is to find a name for the Chapter. Their homeworld is a desert world, and I want something that is in tone with that. But what to call them? Desert Dragons? Sand Warriors? Lords of time? (is that promethium, I smell?) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2405551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verythrax Draconis Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Like your scheme a lot, and the red is very nice! But it's a sin to leave the eyes and respirators unpainted ;) Fix that and you have a really awesome army to field! I'm really a fan of the "Tabletop++" look: nice and simple since it just need to look good at the table, but the main details taken care well enough to survive an "eye-on" inspection :D That's what I aim myself for now while I'm lightyears away of becoming Golden Daemon material :down: PS: Need a name for them? http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/liber/C...terCreator.html Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2405553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanrian Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 Like your scheme a lot, and the red is very nice! But it's a sin to leave the eyes and respirators unpainted :D Fix that and you have a really awesome army to field! I'm really a fan of the "Tabletop++" look: nice and simple since it just need to look good at the table, but the main details taken care well enough to survive an "eye-on" inspection :down: That's what I aim myself for now while I'm lightyears away of becoming Golden Daemon material B) PS: Need a name for them? http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/liber/C...terCreator.html I'm just not quite sure in which color I should use for the eyes and respirators. Any suggestions? P.S. Name generator is NOT my friend. First reasult? Silver Hippos. Second reasult? Blue Hippos. I'm begining to sense a pattern here. ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2405561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verythrax Draconis Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Like your scheme a lot, and the red is very nice! But it's a sin to leave the eyes and respirators unpainted :down: Fix that and you have a really awesome army to field! I'm really a fan of the "Tabletop++" look: nice and simple since it just need to look good at the table, but the main details taken care well enough to survive an "eye-on" inspection B) That's what I aim myself for now while I'm lightyears away of becoming Golden Daemon material :) PS: Need a name for them? http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/liber/C...terCreator.html I'm just not quite sure in which color I should use for the eyes and respirators. Any suggestions? P.S. Name generator is NOT my friend. First reasult? Silver Hippos. Second reasult? Blue Hippos. I'm begining to sense a pattern here. :D Maybe a light green or the same red you used for the eyes, IMO. For the respirator grids, maybe a chaos black drybrush, or apply more of the quickshade (maybe mixed with a tiny bit of black) directly there with a detail brush? You can do the same thing on the backpack vents too. I just don't understand who thought that would be cool to have a chapter name with "bees" or "hippos" on them, to have those in the generator ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2405568 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanrian Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 Like your scheme a lot, and the red is very nice! But it's a sin to leave the eyes and respirators unpainted :) Fix that and you have a really awesome army to field! I'm really a fan of the "Tabletop++" look: nice and simple since it just need to look good at the table, but the main details taken care well enough to survive an "eye-on" inspection ;) That's what I aim myself for now while I'm lightyears away of becoming Golden Daemon material ;) PS: Need a name for them? http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/liber/C...terCreator.html I'm just not quite sure in which color I should use for the eyes and respirators. Any suggestions? P.S. Name generator is NOT my friend. First reasult? Silver Hippos. Second reasult? Blue Hippos. I'm begining to sense a pattern here. :P Maybe a light green or the same red you used for the eyes, IMO. For the respirator grids, maybe a chaos black drybrush, or apply more of the quickshade (maybe mixed with a tiny bit of black) directly there with a detail brush? You can do the same thing on the backpack vents too. I just don't understand who thought that would be cool to have a chapter name with "bees" or "hippos" on them, to have those in the generator :P I added some Blood Red to the Assault Veteran's eyes and put some Gryphonne Serpia (wash) to the respirator. What do you think? http://larn.dk/images/ass2.JPG-for-web-LARGE.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2405666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verythrax Draconis Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Way to go! :P PS: dunno if it's the camera's flash, but if the eyes look too dull to you, try applying some thin wash on it, just to regain the sepia tones over the eye cavity and to give some deepness to the lenses. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2405687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadskær Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Like your scheme a lot, and the red is very nice! But it's a sin to leave the eyes and respirators unpainted :wub: Fix that and you have a really awesome army to field! I'm really a fan of the "Tabletop++" look: nice and simple since it just need to look good at the table, but the main details taken care well enough to survive an "eye-on" inspection ;) That's what I aim myself for now while I'm lightyears away of becoming Golden Daemon material ;) PS: Need a name for them? http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/liber/C...terCreator.html I'm just not quite sure in which color I should use for the eyes and respirators. Any suggestions? P.S. Name generator is NOT my friend. First reasult? Silver Hippos. Second reasult? Blue Hippos. I'm begining to sense a pattern here. :P Maybe a light green or the same red you used for the eyes, IMO. For the respirator grids, maybe a chaos black drybrush, or apply more of the quickshade (maybe mixed with a tiny bit of black) directly there with a detail brush? You can do the same thing on the backpack vents too. I just don't understand who thought that would be cool to have a chapter name with "bees" or "hippos" on them, to have those in the generator ;) I added some Blood Red to the Assault Veteran's eyes and put some Gryphonne Serpia (wash) to the respirator. What do you think? http://larn.dk/images/ass2.JPG-for-web-LARGE.jpg If you want to go through the trouble, then paint the harness for the jumppack boltgun metal and the chest eagle in shining gold. Few details, but it makes your mini pop! /vadskær Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2406469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
igotsmeakabob!! Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 vadskær has it. Those details make your model all the prettier to look at. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2406533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanrian Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 I've just uploaded pics of the new paint with the advice from Vadskær. Better? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2406758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpope Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 I've just uploaded pics of the new paint with the advice from Vadskær. Better? Much. Makes the whole thing come together a lot better. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2406784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanrian Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 So here is the rest of the Assault Squad, 2nd Company Thank you all for the help so far. I'm really beginning to enjoy my marines. Though I still don't have any name for the Chapter. (See siggy for Chapter Name Creator's suggestions) Any ideas? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2406833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogre44 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Try to be a little more careful when applying your basing material as you got some on a few of your marine's feet. Neat and tidy wins the day :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2406849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanrian Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Try to be a little more careful when applying your basing material as you got some on a few of your marine's feet.Neat and tidy wins the day :) At first I have the same feeling, but the more I look at them, the more I feel that it gives the notion of motion through desert sand. But that could just be me being lazy and tired. ^_^ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2406857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadskær Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 I've just uploaded pics of the new paint with the advice from Vadskær. Better? Hell yeah! It looks much better! :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2407238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verythrax Draconis Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Nice, I didn't see the updates - the site didn't displayed the red square announcing it, dunno why... I would just add a badab black wash in the recesses the harness and wings. For the name, how about Sand Worms? (dunno if it sounds silly in english, but I'm a sucker for Dune references). Your Sand Warriors idea sounds nice to me, at least. And a question: Zanrian, since you told us you're color blind, excuse me in advance if my question sounds silly: I'm considering doing a bleach bone look in my army - something similar to yours, but lighter (Angels of Absolution), with less contrast, so: - how this skeleton white you mentioned compare GW bleached bone? (darker, lighter, brownish) - How Quickshade compares to Griphonne Sepia? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/201818-first-time-painting-marines-with-pics/#findComment-2413735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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