BlackSpike Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Hi Santa brought me a new Land Raider for my Dark Angels, and with the new FAQ, I'm wanting to paint it up ready to destroy the Emperor's Foes! I currently have a white LR, and was wanting this one to be Black, but thought a VERY dark green might suit the DA better. One idea was to spray the whole thing black, and then wash with green, and highlight in dark green. I will be painting a few panels in green, to show it's DA allegiance. I am considering matching it with my DeadWing squad, using bones as ornamentation (more than just the usual Skull motifs!) http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...&album=5059 to add the "bone white" of DA 1st Co. Does anyone have advice on how to paint it up in "Green so dark it looks black, but still looks green"? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219974-dark-angels-land-raider/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindicatus Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Lots and lots and LOTS and lots of Thraka green after laying down a black base, and a lighter green undercoat. If you're going for "i just want it to look like that" it won't take nearly as long as if you wanted it to look natural, in which you're talking a few dozen thinned coats of the wash to get the effect you want. Dark green is a tricky colour to work with (kind of like red, or yellow) in that it's always going to be dark, it's just a matter of getting the shading right. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219974-dark-angels-land-raider/#findComment-2624828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSpike Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 I'm not sure what you mean by "natural". I just felt it might be a good look, and would like to get it as nice as I can. But dozens of layers of wash?!? And some of those LR panels are quite big, I still haven't mastered washing them smoothly ... :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219974-dark-angels-land-raider/#findComment-2624997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindicatus Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 By natural, I mean with as little obvious variation of paints as possible. Think of it like a colour slider going from black to white. It goes from black, shades itself into dark gray, then gray, light gray, and finally white. With green, you obviously don't want to go from light to dark (or the other way around) in a single jump. It would look splotchy. Thin the wash a bit, and give it a go on some of them. Best way to figure out what you like is to experiment (like, on a crappy parted out rhino or something). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219974-dark-angels-land-raider/#findComment-2625174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSpike Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 I see what you mean about natural. I'd rather not have it too "stripey", or splotchy! Would highlighting the edges in dark green help? Any not-so-labour,time,and-paint-intensive methods out there? :huh: Yes, I know I want professional results, for little effort! But I can at least hope for reasonable results for reasonable effort? Dozens of washes sounds a bit much! Maybe mix a very dark green base coat to spray, and black (or darker green) wash? Its going to be a while before I build it, so plenty of time to get advice! :wacko: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219974-dark-angels-land-raider/#findComment-2626663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindicatus Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Professional results are seldom easy. However, it's fairly simple in terms of getting the results you want. Try this out : Start off with black, and as you come closer to the edges of the tank, mix in some DA green, then less black, then just pure DA green to the edge. Edges are usually lighter in colour than the rest (light likes to gleam off corners and whatnot), so get some lighter greens in there after it dries at the edge. Start broad, then narrow it down, then further, then further with the lightest colour. The more you do it, the more it'll look...Necron-y. Toss in a thin wash or three of Thraka green, and it'll help blend it all together so it seems less stripey and streaky, and dampen the highlighting on the edge. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219974-dark-angels-land-raider/#findComment-2626701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Yeah I'd agree with the above, spray it black, leave it black, then just highlight the edges in a dark green getting progressively lighter as you get nearer to the edges of the tank maybe with lighter spot highlights on the corners of the edges. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219974-dark-angels-land-raider/#findComment-2627400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSpike Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Thanks for the tips. I'll see if I can't find a test vehicle to see what I can come up with. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/219974-dark-angels-land-raider/#findComment-2628289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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