Pig Of Sparta Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Thought I'd share another WIP with everyone in the hopes of getting some feedback on it as this is the first time I've painted a quartered colour scheme: http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/Mordaci%20Blaylock/MordaciBlaylock1.jpghttp://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/Mordaci%20Blaylock/MordaciBlaylock2.jpg He's still fairly early on in the painting process I'm afraid although I'm now starting to pick out details like the purity seals and stuff. cheers James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushrong Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 He looks great! Really like the colors you achieved for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GooseDaMoose Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 He definitely looks very good. Impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMan Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I think the helmet could use some work, but the rest is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Thanks for the comments everyone, I think the helmet could use some work, but the rest is fantastic. Ha Ha, thanks MagicMan :D. I'm not 100% decided on a head for him yet as the fluff for the Novamarines in IA10 says that one of the things they retain from the culture of their recruiting planet is the practice of tattooing their life stories onto their bodies. As his head will be the only part that's visible and Blaylock is a 400 year veteran of the Chapter I want to try to show the tattooing on his head. I was also thinking about adding some 'squiggly lines' to his armour in a few places as well, since his armour is an extension of this body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhornateKiller Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Hey James, He looks fantastic mate :D Colours really clear and crisp great job mate ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Eight Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Holy crap best Nova marine ive seen in a while great use of the space hulk terminator sweet pose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Huh...yeah, no comment on how to improve. It's not often I find myself saying that. :D Great job, and I look forward to seeing it completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCC Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I'm a sucker for a split scheme and this one is coming along very nicely, I'll be watching this eagerly :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXIDE Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 He,s looking real good ,nice and clean.Are you doing a whole army or just him.cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Thanks guys :lol: @ KhornateKiller: I've decided to try and paint more neatly than I have done in the past. It takes longer but ultimately makes detailing easier I think, so I'm glad everything looks nice, crisp and clean.... means it's working :devil:. @ Crazy Eight: Cheers, Mordaci's fluff says that he cares not for the trappings of glory, this seemed to be a nice trade off between him being unornamented and wearing the 'badges' of his rank as 1st Co. Captain. I've butchered two SH termies now, but not before sourcing and buying replacements for them :), one day I'll get the set painted up.... @ Firepower: thanks mate. I'm sure there's room for improvement in there though :). @ SCC: I really like split schemes too, although the only one I've painted before is for the Eagle Warriors. The quartering was a bit daunting to start with although the robe on this mini helps out slightly so I just figured if I kept it nice and neat and layered the paint up carefully it be ok and thankfully it has been. @ OXIDE: Thanks Brother, I'm afraid this is a standalone conversion. It all started because I really liked the Mordaci's fluff in IA10 but I knew it was unlikely there would ever be a model made. It became a sort of personal challenge I guess, to convert a mini worthy of his fluff and character an then paint it up. cheers James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco151 Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Novamarines (hell, any quartered colour scheme, howling griffons, whatever), HAVE to be done with crisp colour and very neat and clear definition between the different colours. That is honestly the best definition of how it should be done I've seen mate, very well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxyogi Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Nice work James....very nice!! ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Great stuff PoS :lol: Looking forward to more! Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizzap88 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 count me in as subscribed...looking forward to seeing more ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortsonfire79 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Epic my man. Quite epic. The solid colors are excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Thankyou for all the comments guys, feedback is one of the things that helps me drive projects like this. Small update this evening, the cream areas are all highlighted up and I've done a bit more layering on the robe. I've also made a start on some of the silver details and finished up the stormbolter's casing. Next up is figuring out the mixes for highlighting the blue :) http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/Mordaci%20Blaylock/MordaciBlaylock4.jpghttp://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/Mordaci%20Blaylock/MordaciBlaylock3.jpg cheers James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Rik Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 That looks really cool. The white/bone is really nice, but imo the blue looks a little flat. Perhaps a touch more shading/highlighting? Unless it's just that the pictures don't show it up. I was thinking of Novamarines as a possible next chapter, after my Exorcists project, as the colours aren't like either of my other two chapters, and the scheme is a bit more interesting. My question to you is where did you get the shoulder pad with the Novamarines icon from? Is it homemade moulded, or a part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legio Draconis Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Looks good brother James, will keep an eye on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallvictory Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Sooooooo smooth. The cream looks great, it's the kind of color I struggle with as it's easy to over shade. I really respect the restraint. Real curious how you handle the blue; soft and smooth or crisp and dramatic. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Fire Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 As someone who is thinking of using a quartered scheme for my new CSM, could you offer up any tips on how to get the clean and crisp separation? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Ciaphas Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Hail frater! This looks great! I am more and more loving the entire Badab War conflict, and the colours of the Astartes involved in it. Your Novamarine Astartes is certainly looking the part! Kudos. Regards, Master Ciaphas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Thankyou for all your comments @ Iron Father Rik: Thanks, although the blue's a bit flat as I've not started highlighting it up yet :ermm:. The Novamarines symbol was made from a couple of pieces of FW brass etch, left over from a previous project. It was a bit of a pain in the backside to make and fix in place. For all that this one looks ok, I'd highly recomment downloading some Novamarine decals, or I think a few FW resin shoulder pads might be adaptable if you're happy sculpting. If you'd like more info on this one though, let me know an I'll tell you how I went about it :) @ Legio Draconis: thanks Brother :), I'll try and keep the updates coming steadily. @ small victory: If you're finding cream a pain (and it is a pain), have you tried involving Dheneb Stone? It needs thinning to get it to go on smooth, but as a Foundation it can take quite a bit of diluting and cover darker colours pretty well too. The cream on Mordaci was layered up as follows: >Hycote Grey Primer >Badab Black Wash >Codex Grey >Dheneb Stone >Dheneb Stone/Skull White (50/50)* >Pure Skull White* *these two layers were applied more as edge highlights. As for the blue areas, I haven't 100% settled on how I'm gonna do that yet, so I think I'll work up some of the details and see what happens :) @ Cold Fire: ummm, steady hands? No actually, although they do help (mine can be kinda unsteady at times) I'd recommend working out where your split's gonna be then when you're painting on the first colour, overlap the split point slightly. Then when you put on the second colour paint to where the split actually is, (I hope this makes sense, I can try an work something up in paint to illustrate it if you like) keep it nice and steady and you should end up with a crisp colour divide :) @ Master Ciaphas: The Badab War, now it's been fleshed out is fantastic. Quite possibly one of the most preventable, tragic, dirty, unfair and pointlessly draining conflicts that the Imperium has fought against itself. That's the point obviously, but it is quite enlightening to see how the Imperium is so close to falling due to it's own pettyness and inflexibility. Not only that but it was an Astartes war so there is so much to explore for us power armour fans :). I'm only dipping into a few areas of it just now, but like the Horus Heresy thousands of years before it, it's fast becoming one of my favourite 'stories' from the 40k universe. Oh and thanks for the compliments on Blaylock!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Quick photo update: http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/Mordaci%20Blaylock/MordaciBlaylock5.jpghttp://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/Mordaci%20Blaylock/MordaciBlaylock6.jpghttp://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p456/pigofsparta/Mordaci%20Blaylock/MordaciBlaylock7.jpg (please note, this isn't Mordacai's actual head, just one I had lying around that I though I'd add to give a more accurate impression of how he might look when he's finished) I'm thinking that the blue might need one more layer of highlighting on the upper edges as it's a bit muted just now... cheers James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhornateKiller Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 looking good James, I like it :) I actually like that head looks good :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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