S. Bloodhowl Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hello, After many years of neglect I have finally dug out my Dark Angles army again and intend to strip it down and repaint it. I already have a good idea of how to do the green and other colours but am struggling on how to paint my robes (and Deathwing). So I was wondering if people would be willing to post up their recipes for robes/bone and maybe some pictures showing how it looks. I would be very grateful if you did. Yours thankfully, Fowlie PS I dont mind if you use GW paints or Vallejo paints or any other kind. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
virusoverload Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 My robes are painted by priming white then a coat of bleached bone (i use vallejos version) and then a fairly heavy wash of devlan mud and then lighten it with a drybrush/heavy drybrush of bleached bone (thinned a little so you dont get a definate line) and my deathwing are painting very similar. primed white, a thin even wash of gryphonne sepia (so there arent any pools of the wash just enough to dye the white) and then highlight the edges with bleached bone and a final highlight of 1:2 bleached bone/white mix. hope this helps. I will post pics when/if I find them Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2646895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringer of Redemption Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 It probably doesn't look quite as good as some of the other methods, but I've found that bleached bone with kommando khaki (or a 50/50 bleached bone/graveyard earth mix) in the deeper parts of the folds, with just a bit of skull white on the edges of the folds works well, and it's simpler and faster than some of the other methods. It's not the greatest picture, but it ends up looking something like this: The red and green at the edge are there to make his tabard pop out a little more against the armor, so they aren't necessary. --BoR Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2646920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bloodhowl Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Thanks guys. I've also been searching arround for some other stuff and came across 'Awesomepaintjobs.com'. The way he does it is bleached bone; then wash brown; then add in skull white bleached bone and bestial brown accordingly. This has given me an idea I would like to share. How does this recipe sound: 1-Basecoat Khemri Brown (practically the same as Bestial) 2Wash Devlan Mud 3-Reapply Khemri Brown 4-Work Up to Bleached Bone (Highlights) 5-Work up to Skull White (Edge Highlight) Thoughts? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2646935 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 A good method, regarding the colours youre using, is as follows: Basecoat brown. Lighten up the brown base with Kahki, bone or something like that. Wash of the base colour. Layer paint with the Kahki-bone thing. That would be all at its minimum expression, you can repeat those steps all the times you want, making the transitions more subtle with each new layer, or you can use an even lighter colour to do some lighting. Heres the last robe I painted, its not Unforgiven coloured, but serves as a fine example. http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5818/clawsb.th.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2646990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bloodhowl Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Thanks for the advice. I might try your technique but with deeper shadows; I like contrast. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2647094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Thanks for the advice. I might try your technique but with deeper shadows; I like contrast. Youre welcome! The pic is kind of burnt out, the shades look deeper to the eye. But go ahead and experiment, its the way of pulling new tricks out Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2647101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Neo Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Thanks guys. I've also been searching arround for some other stuff and came across 'Awesomepaintjobs.com'. The way he does it is bleached bone; then wash brown; then add in skull white bleached bone and bestial brown accordingly. This has given me an idea I would like to share. How does this recipe sound: 1-Basecoat Khemri Brown (practically the same as Bestial) 2Wash Devlan Mud 3-Reapply Khemri Brown 4-Work Up to Bleached Bone (Highlights) 5-Work up to Skull White (Edge Highlight) Thoughts? this is how i do my DW and robes but with bubonic brown instead of khemri brown and flesh wash instead of devlan mud Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2647218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 My robes go something like this: Basecoat Dheneb stone A couple of coats of Graveyard Earth (just because it has crappy coverage) Kommando Khaki, leaving the deeper recesses G. Earth Fine, sparse highlights of Bleached Bone The Khaki and Bone have to be fairly watered down to achieve a sloppy sort of blending. If the colors don't blend well I generally do a mild wash of Graveyard Earth and that normally smooths things out. The biggest problem is that G. Earth and Khaki have really lousy coverage, so even though it's a limited palette in can take some time due to multiple coats. http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz201/Wills40k/Black%20Templars/IMG_2710.jpg http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz201/Wills40k/Black%20Templars/IMG_2720.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2647238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Avoghai Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I start with a Bestial brown layer. This one is not supposed to be seen but as Firepower said, the covering ability of the graveyard is low so you must have a lighter color first when you work on black-primed models. Then I use Graveyard Earth Then I use a 50-50 Mix of Graveyard/bleached bone, leaving the deepest part of the robe in Graveyard. Then Bleached bone on every relief Then a 50-50 mixed of Skull white/bleached bone on the edge of the robe. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/Masteravoghai/Dark%20angels/IMGP2127.jpg I have to paint about 10 vets for GD so I may post a step by step picture if you're interested in Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2647575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bloodhowl Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Graveyard Earth seems popular. Might add that into my experimental recipe... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2647604 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Wilhelm Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Link: GW on painting DA things Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2647641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bloodhowl Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Found that ealier, not much of a fan of it; not enough contrast Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2647696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Admetus Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I've been using a very simple method with a scorched brown basecoat, then khemri brown over the top, leaving scorched brown in the recesses, then washed with devlan mud. Simple and effective, works well for dark robes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2648205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korloth Darkwolf Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Standard Troops: Khemri Brown basecoat Graveyard Earth base, leaving the deepest recesses Wash Gryphonne Sepia 2:1 Graveyard earth, Bleached Bone leaving the recesses Bleached bone highlight Skull white highlight Chaplians get red: Mechrite Red Basecoat 2:1 Scab Red, Liche purple Wash puple wash (leviathan i think?) 2:1 Scab Red, Blood Red leaving the recesses 2:1 Blood Red, Fiery Orange hightlight Wash Baal Red I also did a blue and a green for other characters but haven't got the photos or the recipes (damn my aging brain!) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2648567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrist Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I want it to be a speedy process so I do as follows for robes and DW Black spray basecoat Ilyanden Dark Sun coat (nearly the same as Bubonic brown, but the coverage is many, many times greater with Darksun) Flesh Wash (I use the old wash in the soft plastic pots/bottles of which I'm still a happy owner of some quantity) Bleached bone Leaving the deep recesses Very light Dry Brush Skull White on sharper edges only End result: http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae300/LinusBilder/Nerdy%20Stuff/GC08AssTermies.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2649699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Runner Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Here's the robes technique I've been developing and pretty much perfected it in 5 stages. It's absed on teh GW masterclass for Skulltaker using the techniques for the skullso n the daemons cloak. I tried it out on 2 models, Asmodai and Cypher, the reason being that they both have very different robe styles, so I wanted to try on both versions. I forgot to take front shots of the early stages, but you get the ideas really anyway. Method (and pics) as follows: Step 1 - after a sprayed black undercoat, apply a coat of Charandon Granite over all the robes http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/As1.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/Cy1.jpg Step 2 - apply a 1:1 mix of Charandon granit and Bleached Bone (I used Vallejo Game Colour Bonewhite) over all the robes, leaving a small amount of the first layer sshowing through http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/As2.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/Cy2.jpg Step 3 - pure Bleached bone, again layered leaving some colour in the recesses http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/As3b.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/Cy3b.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/As3f.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/Cy3f.jpg Step 4 - apply a highlight mix of 1:1 Skull White and Bleached Bone, again, leaving previous layers visible http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/As4b.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/Cy4b.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/As4f.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/Cy4f.jpg Step 5 - apply a final highlight mix of 2:1 Skull white and Bleached Bone to the top areas, again layering to leave areas visible http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/As5b.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/Cy5b.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/As5f.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/CloudRunner/Great%20Crusade/Dark%20Angels/Robes/Cy5f.jpg Think I'll be using this method from now on, as it gives a darker slightly sinister feel to the miniatures and it's really quite quick and easy as well. These guys took about 2 hours tops, including setting up the painting area, finding the colours (kids are great...) and taking the photos. I've started to roll this out across the whole army and it works great on armour too. No pics I'm afraid as camera is somewhere in the house and moving makes things disappear.... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2651417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Avoghai Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Made a quick tutorial available here Hope this helps Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2660213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtriX Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Here is my try at a robe. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/blindrim/warhammer/DSCN0297.jpg It's made entirely with drybrush so Nice from far but far from nice as a friend always says. But it's a fast way of making robes that look quite good when seen on a battlefield. It's simply beastial brown with a heavy layer of bleached bone and topped with skull white for the edges. Next one will be painted using highlights to see what I can make of it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2660270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillyfish Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Here's my version, both models were painted a fair few years ago, so bear with me as i try to dredge up the method from my memory. Chaos black undercoat. 2 or more thinned layers of Graveyard earth (I might use a foundation paint like khemri brown now before painting on graveyard earth) Graveyard earth mixed with kommando khaki Pure kommando khaki Kommando khaki mixed with bleached bone Bleached bone Bleached bone mixed with skull white Skull white http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/Gillyfish2010/101_0522.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o126/Gillyfish2010/101_0521.jpg It gives a pleasing weight to the robes, which is what I was after, but it can take a while to paint! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2660671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kovash Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Wow, thanks for the tips guys. I plan on starting my deathwing soon, I'll use some of the ideas you guys gave me here. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2660989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I use a similar method for my robes to Gillyfish's, but I have a more sandy appearance: Spray Krylon black for priming/undercoat 3-5 thinned layers of Graveyard earth (I'm going to try some Khemri Brown to see if it helps any) Multiple thinned layers of Desert Yellow to build from an almost see-through glaze of sandy yellow up to pure opaque sandy yellow Pure Kommando Khaki for extreme highlights Still need to get a hold of something other than my phone's camera to get some good pictures. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/221550-robes/#findComment-2662991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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