Redhat88 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Hey guys, I've just finished up my Black Templars Marshal (armed with a storm shield and lightning claw) and I'd like some feed back on him. Please let me know what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Seriously like this model, you haven't used to many colours which is good but the colours you have chosen stand out nicely. I really like the bronze/gold colour you have used, the shield is nicely quatered and the pose is pretty dynamic, great job all round! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurne Shadehunter Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 The only way that katar could have been better (and fit LC counts as) is if it had more of a "sword breaker" blade. Even without it's gorgeous, unique and well executed. Good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidKits Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 i look at this model and think its very beautiful. the colors work well the OSL is a nice fit on it and the shield looks great i enjoy it all. then as i look at that blade from the powerfist it made me have to rip out my death watch rpg book... because he reminds me of one of the suits of armour that is a 'relic' the black templar character can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannicide Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 ... I must know how you achieved that gold. It's rather stunning, man. Seriously well done. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhat88 Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 Thanks for the complements everyone. If anyone has any constructive criticism I'd love to hear it as I'm definitely trying to improve my painting game still. Darth Potato: As for how I painted the gold it's rather easy. I used a paint called Iridescent Bronze (Fine) which is made by a company called Golden Fluid Acrylics, I purchased mine at the local Blick Art Store (I'm sure other art stores would have it as well). First I base coat in chaos black then I put on a single layer of the Iridescent Bronze. After that dries I apply a heavy Badab Black wash which I try to push into the crevices as much as possible. Once that dries I do a fine highlight around the edges with the Iridescent Bronze... annnnd that's pretty much it. I've included a link to a place that you can buy the Iridescent Bronze from below: http://www.utrechtart.com/dsp_view_product.cfm?item=68755 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speshtard Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 The gold is awesome. Great work. The eyes too. We must have a tutorial for those eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannicide Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Thanks for the complements everyone. If anyone has any constructive criticism I'd love to hear it as I'm definitely trying to improve my painting game still. Darth Potato: As for how I painted the gold it's rather easy. I used a paint called Iridescent Bronze (Fine) which is made by a company called Golden Fluid Acrylics, I purchased mine at the local Blick Art Store (I'm sure other art stores would have it as well). First I base coat in chaos black then I put on a single layer of the Iridescent Bronze. After that dries I apply a heavy Badab Black wash which I try to push into the crevices as much as possible. Once that dries I do a fine highlight around the edges with the Iridescent Bronze... annnnd that's pretty much it. I've included a link to a place that you can buy the Iridescent Bronze from below: http://www.utrechtart.com/dsp_view_product.cfm?item=68755 Thanks a bunch, extremely helpful. I'll be looking into this soon. :) Now let's see more of your Templars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhat88 Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Not a problem Darth Potato. I'll be posting images of my Terminators once I've finished them up. Other images of my work can be found in my gallery. Speshtard: The eyes were painted the following way: For the actual eye lens: 1.) Paint the entire inner eye codex grey (this is because I don't like the way the red looks if you put it on a chaos black foundation... it's too dark) 2.) Cover the entire codex grey area with a very deep dark red (I used Mechrite Red) 3.) Take Skull White and cover about 75% of the Mechrite Red area. In my case I made sure to only cover the center part of the eye thereby leaving the edges Mechrite Red 4.) Using a watered down coat of Red Gore cover the entire area you painted Skull White. This coat is watered down to ensure that some of the luminosity of the Skull White still shows through. 5.) Wash the entire eye with Leviathan Purple and let dry 6.) Select the area of the eye that you want to be the bright spot (in my case I went with about 50% of the area that I originally painted Skull White) and paint it Skull White again 7.) Paint over the Skull White with a watered down Blood Red (or whatever your brightest red is) For the glow around the eye: 1.) Take a deep red (I used Red Gore) and really water it down (it should be to the consistency of a wash). Paint the area above and below the eye on your marines helmet. The first pass should cover the largest amount of area and should be barely noticeable. Let dry. 2.) Using the same watered down paint, do progressively closer passes towards the eye (think of this part as a circle getting smaller and smaller). Let each one dry before doing the next. This will essentially cause the 'glow' effect to be more intense the closer to the eye lens it gets. 3.) Take Skull White and do a very thin hightlight around the raised top and bottom edges of the helm where it meets the eye. 4.) Take your brightest red (I used Blood Red) water it down, and paint over the white hightlight with it. Annnnd that's pretty much it. Let me know if any of that is confusing. I'd also be interested in hearing if anyone has any suggestions for improving my painting. Let me know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKobra Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Thats awesome man! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYR GKIKAS Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Excellent painting and conversion work.I really love the shield and sword and glows and everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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