Easiest way to paint Space Wolves?

[Fred Johnson the 3rd jr]

I had an idea today about painting Space Wolves. I am wondering how terrible you all think it is, and especially if anyone has tried it and what the results were. Spray paint them with white primer, counting as a primer (duh) and as their foundation color all in one. Then use some kind of black glaze/wash to darken the model as a whole. Not just a wash, but a glaze which will turn the white everywhere to some shade of gray (and darken the recesses even more to black).

 

And then highlight/detail as normal if desired.

 

How crazy is this? Has anyone done it?

[aggiememnon2002]

I had an idea today about painting Space Wolves. I am wondering how terrible you all think it is, and especially if anyone has tried it and what the results were. Spray paint them with white primer, counting as a primer (duh) and as their foundation color all in one. Then use some kind of black glaze/wash to darken the model as a whole. Not just a wash, but a glaze which will turn the white everywhere to some shade of gray (and darken the recesses even more to black).

 

And then highlight/detail as normal if desired.

 

How crazy is this? Has anyone done it?

 

I think someone here had said that there's a pretty nice gray shade of krylon that'll work out just fine for Space Wolves with a bit of black and blue wash.

[Frontline989]

Not sure how it would look but I'd sure like to see the results.

[Nadir]

I have already try this, and wasn't happy with result. It's better to spray the white primer, than black/blue wash, and than spray gray.

[MaveriK]

I had an idea today about painting Space Wolves. I am wondering how terrible you all think it is, and especially if anyone has tried it and what the results were. Spray paint them with white primer, counting as a primer (duh) and as their foundation color all in one. Then use some kind of black glaze/wash to darken the model as a whole. Not just a wash, but a glaze which will turn the white everywhere to some shade of gray (and darken the recesses even more to black).

 

And then highlight/detail as normal if desired.

 

How crazy is this? Has anyone done it?

 

 

no such thing as crazy brother, how bout doing a test mini to see if you'll like it.

[tahrikmili]

Black wash over white (especially spray undercoat) tends to look messy and poorly painted, I would strongly suggest against it.

[Darkseer]

You can't beat Adeptus Battle Grey for the base coat. Especially now the modern Space Wolves army is very very grey.

 

Check out my tutorial here: http://space-wolves-grey.blogspot.com/2009...ace-wolves.html

[CrazyCanuk]

 

That guy seems to have a pretty simple way of making Baby Blue wolves. Might not be what your looking for, but his technique may be worth considering.

[wulfric_1066]

I have basecoated Adeptus Battlegrey, picked up some basic areas in flesh, red, gold, and black drybrushed with boltgun, then a Devlan Mud wash; looks pretty good to me as a starting point.

[Beef]

I have basecoated Adeptus Battlegrey, picked up some basic areas in flesh, red, gold, and black drybrushed with boltgun, then a Devlan Mud wash; looks pretty good to me as a starting point.

This seems an easy and a good starting point. I usually do the longer method of layering colours on OR by doing a black basecoat then dark grey painted/or sprayed over it followed by a thin black was over it then work my way up to lighter greys.

[Fred Johnson the 3rd jr]

I have already try this, and wasn't happy with result. It's better to spray the white primer, than black/blue wash, and than spray gray.

 

I tried this with a spare Assault on Black Reach Marine, and I agree, it didn't work well at all. I could try fiddling with different glaze/wash recipes but I doubt it would ever work well enough. Although it did get me thinking of something else. The gray primers I have seen are definitely a medium gray, but if there is a light gray primer out there, a black glaze/wash might work well enough on that. Anyone know of any light gray spray primers?

[Warhead01]

I have seen this done before over grey primer. it did not go as planed. my friend decided he liked the look

What he had not realized is that the primer has a roughness to it and that absorbed the washes.. tinting the grey and looking a little messy. It would be an ok way for any gamer to quickly put an army on the table. It is not to dissimilar from my airbrushing method base coat, washes and details.. however the airbrush atomizes the paint to the model making a far smoother base coat. but the premise is basically the same.

[d@n]

i paint mine codex gray with black ink in recesses and then highlight with fotress gray.

[CainTheHunter]

I have seen this done before over grey primer. it did not go as planed. my friend decided he liked the look

What he had not realized is that the primer has a roughness to it and that absorbed the washes.. tinting the grey and looking a little messy. It would be an ok way for any gamer to quickly put an army on the table. It is not to dissimilar from my airbrushing method base coat, washes and details.. however the airbrush atomizes the paint to the model making a far smoother base coat. but the premise is basically the same.

 

If going this way, I seriously would not bother with washes and use Army Painter Quick Shade dipping. That means getting the results ~ 10 times faster than washing each model with paintbrush.

[Warhead01]

I have not used the army painter products as yet. I have heard alot of good stuff about them though.

My friend did hid washes..over primer back in 03? I cant remember.. and it was very rough. But I think that anything that gets a player to field a painted army is at the very least a good place to start.

[Evilmerlin]

If you're looking at Adeptus Battle Grey as your main colour, Flames of War has a spray colour under German Armour that is very close to Adeptus Battle Grey.