shan vener Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 hey guys over the past few days i've had time to sit and paint so i finally finished my knight of flame. please be honest in your thoughts, and yes i know the white is bland. so i present knight of flame Garrus Vakarian (i like to name squad leaders and if i cant think of a cool name i use ones from games) EDIT: sorry about the pictures being dark. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233980-my-first-painted-grey-knight/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordrak Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hey man nice attempt it's difficult to get white right...just keep persevering and you will get there...if you ever need any tips check out the Grey Knights of Titan Blog we've got a few tutorials and more in the pipeline should you ever want to get some ideas... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233980-my-first-painted-grey-knight/#findComment-2816885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebG Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 This is pretty good for your first Knight. The colours are solid and tidy and, though its hard to see with those pictures, paint doesn't look too thick. Tip wise I'd suggest either a wash on the armour (black or blue thinly brushed into the crevices) or highlighting it's edges with chainmail or mirthril silver (assuming you've used boltgun metal). Also look at a few of the bigger details - quickly painting in the flixible back of the knee section in, say, black would break up the solid silver of his legs. Keep up the tidy work dude, be good to see more. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233980-my-first-painted-grey-knight/#findComment-2816886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan vener Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 thanks for the advice. can't beleive i missed the knees :wacko: although for the armor i used army painter's silver primer, it's actually BRIGHTER than mithral silver but it still looks metallic and not so pearly. but i will definitely do the wash thing. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233980-my-first-painted-grey-knight/#findComment-2816892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric the Silvercoat Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 In my opinion (which isn't alway right) I would maybe dry brush the helmet with gold or bronze (just alittle so its still white looking) so it isn't so much of a different from the rest of the model and like the others said with the wash I would pick black but the blue would be a nice one to try aswell. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233980-my-first-painted-grey-knight/#findComment-2816919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3mpl@r Crusade Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 thanks for the advice. can't beleive i missed the knees :D although for the armor i used army painter's silver primer, it's actually BRIGHTER than mithral silver but it still looks metallic and not so pearly. but i will definitely do the wash thing. whoa I had no idea it was brighter, I was all for it until you said that, can't have em to shiney. Like RebG mentioned, a wash will do wonders. Azurman blue works surprisingly well on the gold etchings, so you can save yourself some time that way if you wash golds with one of the brown shades. For the white helmet try starting with codex grey or astropath grey (i think thats what its called, the foundation grey, brighter one) and then paint the white over it leaving the grey in the deeper corners. It'll look awesome and if you did your helmets in multiple thin layers of white, it wont cause you any extra work since you can pretty much count the grey as one of the starting layers. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233980-my-first-painted-grey-knight/#findComment-2816941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan vener Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 well its as bright but the color is better. it actually looks pretty good in person. brighter pictures are below. PAINT RECIPE armor: army painter silver primer gold: shining gold with devlan mud scrolls: dheneb stone seals and robes: mechrite red helmet: army painter white primer eyes: ultramarine (*shudder*) blue gun metal: boltgun metal Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233980-my-first-painted-grey-knight/#findComment-2817040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebG Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I too am surprised how bright that spray came out. The colour has covered well (Army Painter is easy to get on too thick). I'd think a Badab Black wash would bring it down to around the colour of the Boltgun Metal. Just don't pour the stuff on or you'll get tide marks where it dries. Look especially for the dents and grooves that'd be easy to shade - slots in the pack, dents on the ammo magazine etc. You made a good job of the Devlan Mud over the gold so do similar in those spots and it should give you some depth pretty quickly. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233980-my-first-painted-grey-knight/#findComment-2817298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
number6 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I would say that your paint is nice and very clean. But it is flat because there is no shading or highlighting. The use of a wash applied to the recesses is an easy and quick way to get a little more pop to the model. Highlighting can be done in a couple of different ways. The easiest is to lightly drybrush. The 2nd easiest is to edge highlight with a detail brush. None of this is particularly difficult, but especially when you're starting out can be a little time-consuming. I think about 1/2 to 2/3 of my time painting any model I own isn't with basecoating, it's with the highlighting and shading. But I think the extra effort is worth it. Your basecoat is so clean and even that I think you'll appreciate what the extra steps will do to it. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233980-my-first-painted-grey-knight/#findComment-2817500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thade Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 The use of a wash applied to the recesses is an easy and quick way to get a little more pop to the model. ...more brilliant stuff right here... Take number6's advice to heart, especially the wash in the recesses. Grab a pot of badab black and hit those crevices and cracks; it's super easy. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233980-my-first-painted-grey-knight/#findComment-2817503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan vener Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 The use of a wash applied to the recesses is an easy and quick way to get a little more pop to the model. ...more brilliant stuff right here... Take number6's advice to heart, especially the wash in the recesses. Grab a pot of badab black and hit those crevices and cracks; it's super easy. ;) actually i just hit the crevices with asurman blue. you can see a bit in the pictures, i've gone back over them since. although i'm currently debating about whether or not to wash the armor. but once again due to the color of the primer i cant really highlight that well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233980-my-first-painted-grey-knight/#findComment-2817653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasterfree Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 In my opinion (which isn't alway right) I would maybe dry brush the helmet with gold or bronze (just alittle so its still white looking) so it isn't so much of a different from the rest of the model and like the others said with the wash I would pick black but the blue would be a nice one to try aswell. i wouldnt do this at all helmet: army painter white primer here is how you paint white. you start with a grey (a very light one) and paint that one (you can also use deneb stone but it doesnt look right) and then you coat on THINLY the white. when i say thinly you are going to want to thin it out on your pallet so that it coats, but does not go on thick. http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr225/toasterfree/IMG_0150.jpg this is an example of what I am talking about. as for a wash use this. it will give you the details of getting in the crevases but not having a drastic change of the color on the model, and if you do get a drastic change then you can touch it up a lot easier much like on this purifier below http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr225/toasterfree/IMG_0156.jpg for your gold, i say the GW gold sucks. this stuff is epic for golds. no need to mix it with anything, no browns. and its smooth and very bright even after a wash. no complaints. even though this isnt a GK model this is a look of it after a wash coat (the one linked above) http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr225/toasterfree/DPC/IMG_0137.jpg just some pointers. other wise looks ok. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/233980-my-first-painted-grey-knight/#findComment-2818243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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