CosmicCreations Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Good afternoon people, I recently had a go at a new painting recipe put forward by....gah I cannot for the life of me think who now, but it involved drybrushing an undercoated a mini with a few shades of silver then applying layers of ink. Well I gave it a go but ended up just playing about really and ended up with this Ultramarine colourscheme which I personally rather like... http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Ultramarines/Photo1159.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Ultramarines/Photo1164.jpg (He's only a test model so the arrow for example on his knee isn't completed) This led me to pop out and buy an Assault Marine kit and I have just finished putting these together... http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Ultramarines/Photo1166.jpg I like the running legs and wanted to create a squad that looked like it was advancing in to the fight, something Space Marines are of course good at B) Anyway I was just looking for some feedback, on both the test scheme and the new additions :) Cheers, Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexington Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Wow, what a nice idea, and fantastic execution! Good job. Oh, and by the by, how did you do the bullet holes and other work on that Ultramarine? They're subtle but give a really effective weathered effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatcrusade08 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Wow looking great, nice weathering too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 Wow, what a nice idea, and fantastic execution! Good job. Oh, and by the by, how did you do the bullet holes and other work on that Ultramarine? They're subtle but give a really effective weathered effect. thanks lexington, the battle damage is just the simple technique, basically a much darker shade of the armour is painted on, so in this case I jusrt mixed the Enchanted blue with chaos black, added it in spots over the armour, then you just highlight the lower edge with the highlight colour -_- Wow looking great, nice weathering too Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replica Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 gooooood lord that is sweet, love it! if i had the time id love an army of these guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogan Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I think I'll have to try your recipe. Would you like to share it with us, or even better, do a step-by-step? Really cool, battle brother! And my girl just told me that your Ultras looked better than mine. Thus I hate you ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Maniac Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 This Ultramarines are beatiful. How did you do this nice blue? Sorry for my bad English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexington Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Ah, clever! So I assume you put a basecoat on before inking, then do the silver, and finally wash it with inks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 Ooo possitive reviews :D thank you everyone.. Now the recipe for the blue.... 1) Basecoat the mini with Chaos Black- using the spray can is better 2) Drybrush the whole mini with Chainmail- this is a fairly liberal drybrush concentrating on the armour 3) Add 2 washes of Asurmen Blue- let the first dry before doing the second 4) Layer on slightly watered down Enchanted Blue- being careful to leave the gaps the darker shade of the ink layer 5) Highlight with pure Space Wolves Grey on the upper edges 6) Final wash with Asurmen Blue and there you have it :) Thats for the blue armour of course, if people wish to know the entire process then I can alway do a full tutorial :) Thanks everyone Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 Double post but hey ho, I have a nice morning update for you. I've been working on the sergeant and he is almost complete... http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Ultramarines/Photo1183.jpg http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Ultramarines/Photo1185-1-1.jpg His armour and most of the detail is done, but as you can see I truly fail at power swords effects :D , Glowing eyes and lenses I can do, power swords on the other hand....no and here's the second marine to be painted... http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Ultramarines/Photo1186-1.jpg Again feedback is appreciated, thanks Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYR GKIKAS Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Awesome job as always.That is a nice blue.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 Awesome job as always.That is a nice blue.! cheers ;), I've been looking back at some of my old Ultramarines and I have to say that I'm ashamed of how I used to paint them haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatcrusade08 Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 power sword look great, no fail at all IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Great looking Ultras. Very gritty. What exactly is gained by the boltgun drybrush underneath the colors? Seems like the blue covers that up anyways, so what additional effect do you get that you wouldn't if you did not do the metallic drybrush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 power sword look great, no fail at all IMO well thank you very much :jaw: What exactly is gained by the boltgun drybrush underneath the colors? Seems like the blue covers that up anyways, so what additional effect do you get that you wouldn't if you did not do the metallic drybrush? good question and I'm glad someone asked it...basically.....I have no idea! Its just the how the technique started really, but I personally find that the top blue layer adheres to the mini better, I'm not sure why though, but to me somehow I can paint better like this haha, and I have no idea why :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgtony Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Hey, would a variation for either Blood Angels or Salamanders work with the same principal? Dry brush chain mail, go over in either baal red or thraka green, then either layer on blood red or a green variant?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 wow that gives a nice finish! I should see if it it works for red too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razmus Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Great looking mini! One quick question though. How much coverage do you give the drybrush of chainmail? Lightly, leaving the recesses black or heavy, covering the whole mini in a metalic look? I ask b/c I think this is what gives that blue that "pops". Thanks, Razmus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Twisted Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Washing color over silver sounds like the Viva Metallica technique. Can't for the life of me remember the link to the artist's site though. I think I'll give this a shot with my own models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgtony Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Doing a red test mini as a stand in for blood angels tonigght, might post pics tmrr if it tuns out well. :< Maybe I just fail, but I dont see the application of a dry brush before layering on paint, UNLESS you have water'd the paint down considerably and apply many thin layers. I need a indepth analysis lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tottertates Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I love the color effects.... is this the link you guys were talking about? http://burnedbrush.blogspot.com/2010/07/pa...ce-marines.html Doing a red test mini as a stand in for blood angels tonigght, might post pics tmrr if it tuns out well please do!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgtony Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I love the color effects.... is this the link you guys were talking about? http://burnedbrush.blogspot.com/2010/07/pa...ce-marines.html Doing a red test mini as a stand in for blood angels tonigght, might post pics tmrr if it tuns out well please do!!! I have failed you. I dont think I did enough of a chain mail dry brush, or that I shouldve layerd a considerable amount more. GAH EDITS GALORE! http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...howtopic=155396 this is the post OP is refering to I believe. If so, I think the right course of action would be to paint the ENTIRE model in chainmail, proceed with numerous washes THEN layer on paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 wow too many replies! but good though ;) right to many of your questions here's my answer... I have actually done a Red marine already using the same technique, and it works out exactly the same... http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Ultramarines/STP66191.jpg He was only a very rough test mini however Great looking mini! One quick question though. How much coverage do you give the drybrush of chainmail? Lightly, leaving the recesses black or heavy, covering the whole mini in a metalic look? Thanks Razmus, the drybrush is quite a liberal layer, the mini looks almost entirely silver with some black patches in the recesses. If people wish to see the whole process then I'll be more than happy to do a tutorial, only if people want me too though ;) Thanks everyone Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tottertates Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 If people wish to see the whole process then I'll be more than happy to do a tutorial, only if people want me too though :) Thanks everyone Daniel yes please ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjelnir Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Please do A space wolf would be nice ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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