marine77 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I recently discovered a method for painting power weapons that really works for me. I have put up a tutorial on how to do so on my blog here: Gone to Ground. I am curious as to what other methods people use. This particular method has proven to be fairly simple and yields a great tabletop result. It can even be tailored by adding more layers of color for a smoother transition should a painter want to use it for more high quality work. Has anyone tried something similar? What were your results? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233954-painting-halfway-decent-power-weapons/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrywalker Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 heres mine, http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...p;#entry2799134 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233954-painting-halfway-decent-power-weapons/#findComment-2816937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3mpl@r Crusade Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 thanks for the quick intro marine77. I did mine with about 10 colors: chaos black regal blue 50/50 regal enchanted blue enchanted blue 15/85 skull white/enchanted 30/70 skull white/enchanted 50/50 skull white/enchanted 75/25 skull white/enchanted 90/10 skull white/enchanted skull white each color was watered down significantly so I could wet blend and I would do 2 swords at a time to ensure my paint wouldnt dry out completely. turned out really nice, not the best, but it reminds me of henry walker's sharp jagged lightning post. maybe ill post a pic later similar same type of approach you used except I moved my brighter zones around to mix it up a bit. The swords remind me of the crystal swords you could get in diablo 2 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233954-painting-halfway-decent-power-weapons/#findComment-2824397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highborn Mergula Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Buy an airbrush and you can get an very nice power weapon in 5 minutes! ;) Linky: Skip 2minutes and 22 seconds of the video.There you can see a awesome power weapon in abaout 5 minutes ;D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233954-painting-halfway-decent-power-weapons/#findComment-2829779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradigm Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Wow! I need an airbrush! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233954-painting-halfway-decent-power-weapons/#findComment-2831212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highborn Mergula Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Wow! I need an airbrush! Go for it! Buy a cheap one as long as it has a gravity feed and the "Double action" And i good air compressor :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233954-painting-halfway-decent-power-weapons/#findComment-2833635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3mpl@r Crusade Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Buy an airbrush and you can get an very nice power weapon in 5 minutes! :devil:Linky: Skip 2minutes and 22 seconds of the video.There you can see a awesome power weapon in abaout 5 minutes ;D wow that looks quite amazing! I'll have to give it a shot with my airbrush. not too sure how I'll do halberds yet, but I'll have to see. I'm thinking I may do that for my terminators and purifiers and keep the other method for PA. As the nemesis weapons power can be linked to a Grey Knights psychic ability, I'm thinking a brighter style like in the video will work well for Grey Knights that have more psychic potential such as terminators and characters. Edit: My results with the air brush. Challenges I experienced on my first try. putting the paint on too thick, and then not giving ample time to dry will allow the masking tape to pull up the paint on a finished blade half. I also lack enough paint pots so after every color for each side I was changing the color, remixing, cleaning. bah. Nest to have a color pot ready for each color (3) youll need. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233954-painting-halfway-decent-power-weapons/#findComment-2836584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3mpl@r Crusade Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 bump for update ------^ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233954-painting-halfway-decent-power-weapons/#findComment-2842232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIDM Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233954-painting-halfway-decent-power-weapons/#findComment-2879777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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