Mr. Danvers Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I thought I'd just start a discussion about how people are going to start painting their TWC models if they get them. I can't decide on a colour for the wolves themselves at the moment. I wanted them to look more uniform than being a mix of different colours, but I thought grey might look a bit too boring alongside the Adeptus Battlegrey colour my marines are. Can't say I like the idea of all black ones, but I might try a much lighter colour, like an off-white colour for them. I'm just playing around with ideas in my head at the moment. I'd just like to see if people had any particular ideas they were set on. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karack Blackstone Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Brown or the off-white might work well for you. I plan on going with a grey similar to the painting plan by 'eavy Metal in the newest WD; maybe one or two white ones in the packs. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3005444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune_Priest_Rhapsody Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I am going to base them with Adeptus Battlegrey, wash with Badab Black, dry brush on some Bleached Bone heavier on the top of the beast, wash the bottom half with a 1:1 mix of Badab Black and water, Highlight with Skull White. One in every three I am going to paint more on the white spectrum. I paint my armor a deeper blue than most, er everybody so the grey white beasts will make that pop. End of Line Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3005531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khine Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 i am probably going to add a few in this colour http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W90V87w3sr8/TM5qVVtvK6I/AAAAAAAAAGA/BUYJQ8tNIaY/s1600/red_wolf.jpg Alternatively you could go for the standard brown wolf? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3005558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacton Qruze Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Since I'll just have three for the foreseeable future, I'm doing one red wolf (like the one in the pic above) one grey wolf, and my Wolf Lord will be on a golden wolf. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3005561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfebane Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I am going to base them with Adeptus Battlegrey, wash with Badab Black, dry brush on some Bleached Bone heavier on the top of the beast, wash the bottom half with a 1:1 mix of Badab Black and water, Highlight with Skull White. One in every three I am going to paint more on the white spectrum. I paint my armor a deeper blue than most, er everybody so the grey white beasts will make that pop. End of Line I know that paint schemes are "to each his own" etc and twc are fictional beasts, so take this comment with a grain of salt, but I can't think of any wolf pattern where the belly isn't lighter in tone than the back, so your scheme may not come out looking very believable. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3005670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune_Priest_Rhapsody Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Nice!! I totally switched the scheme upside down... I meant to say the top will get the additional wash and the belly receives the additional dry brush. *facepalm* End of Line Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3005714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Dammit Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 mine are black on top to gray and down to white at the paws. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3005991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Brother 92 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I think I'm going to run them in pack groups (I'm intending on getting 6-15 so 2-5 packs) first 3 = black down to light grey and white ish paws (akin to Max_Dammit above) 2nd 3 = red/brown (like the common fox) down to a light brown at the bottom and so on/so forth. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3006155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadir Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Sadly in Polish, but paint names and techniques are easy to catch. He uses colour simmilar to bleached bone (a little lighter), and shades of brown for his TW. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3006194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Just painted mine up actually, pics can be found HERE. I decided that I wanted them all to be different, to have their own personalities, so I painted one Black/brown, one Brown/fawn, and one white. It also helps me to distinguish which one is which very easily. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3007504 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezeriel Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 My five Myticast wolves I painted two in gray and three I did in I think Tallarn Flesh on top and Astronomican Grey on the bottom. Came out better then I expected. New wolves I'm going a more individualistic look for each of them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3007532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfebane Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I posted this in another thread to respond to how someone might paint an arctic wolf, but due to this purpose of this thread, I figured I'd re-post here in case it helps some people out. , I am not sure what color primer I should use my end product idea is a artic wolf color scheme, any thoughts? Depending on what tone of grey you want, warm, neutral or cool. For a warm tone, like a cream colored arctic, I'd prime with dheneb stone, then drybrush with bleached bone/skull white mix. For neutral, I'd prime with codex or fortress grey, depending on how dark you want it. Then drybrush fortress grey/skull white mix. For cool, I'd prime with astronomicon grey. This would probably be the only one where I wouldn't dillute the skull white, but I haven't tested to know for sure. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3007638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Scourge Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 They're going to be mostly different. Wild animals shouldn't look like they're wearing uniforms in my opinion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3007646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfebane Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 They're going to be mostly different. Wild animals shouldn't look like they're wearing uniforms in my opinion. While I agree, wolves from the same pack often have close to the same markings/coloring. For anyone claiming their twc are all from the same pack, they'll probably want something more uniform. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3007654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perpetual Dawn Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Seeing that my company takes the white wolf as its emblems. Their coats will be white/bone. With black/grey and brown markings to make them unique. The wolf lord hopefully have the same markings as my wolf dog, storm. Interestingly when looking at her fur it is an off white and all the markings are of the tips of the hairs. There's a 750 point tourney at the end of the month which I thought about making my debut but I doubt I could finish a grey hunter pack and 3 twc by then. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3007706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironking Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I would go for white/grey dirty look for most of the wolves, maybe with reddish/brown dried blood painted markings for kills or ranks... http://www.freewebs.com/zahareth33/white-wolf-big.jpg http://students.ou.edu/E/Jason.M.Ewald-1/WhiteWolfHuge.jpg http://babygreywolfs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Gray-Wolf-Pictures.jpg I will probably GS one of the wolves to make his a bit bigger and rugged - and then make him a darker colour - maybe light grey / slate to show his age http://theolympiareport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/grey-wolf-04.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3007911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Danvers Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Went for my first attempt tonight. The picture isnt great, the light screws it up a bit. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/jaymz2k4/IMAG0191.jpg Dheneb Stone at the bottom, up to a Graveyard Earth layer and finally a Chardon Granite top layer. Just to see what you guys think. Based upon these images: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Y6HmbyQTiE/TZ3ZqZxrHaI/AAAAAAAACKc/MEo7bt8Gj3I/s1600/Morning_Howl%2C_Howling_Wolf.jpg http://sport-wallpaper.com/wallpaper/gray-wolf-1.jpg I wanted to go for a more natural looking style in the end; I'm quite happy with it as well. Just need to finish the marine off. When my Finecast Lord arrives and he's built, the wolf will be a pure white colour. I'm a big fan of Game of Thrones, so my TWC Lord will ride a wolf like Ghost :). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3008219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimtooth Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I am at a loss as how I am going to paint mine. I would like to keep them as artic as possible due to where they live. They are not pack animals according to their fluff, but environment would still dictate somewhat of a uniform color. More then likely the TWC will be a mix of white and greys with the TWL riding a black one with bionics and accessories to break it up. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3008251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Scourge Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 They're going to be mostly different. Wild animals shouldn't look like they're wearing uniforms in my opinion. While I agree, wolves from the same pack often have close to the same markings/coloring. For anyone claiming their twc are all from the same pack, they'll probably want something more uniform. True. I'm painting my Fenrisian Wolves as if they're all from the same packs. The Thunder wolves I imagine are more like horses. Each specially chosen in his/her own right. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3008557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfebane Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 They're going to be mostly different. Wild animals shouldn't look like they're wearing uniforms in my opinion. While I agree, wolves from the same pack often have close to the same markings/coloring. For anyone claiming their twc are all from the same pack, they'll probably want something more uniform. True. I'm painting my Fenrisian Wolves as if they're all from the same packs. The Thunder wolves I imagine are more like horses. Each specially chosen in his/her own right. Fair enough and good logic. I may have to reconsider my scheme. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3008587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolftracks8 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Go and watch the movie: THE GREY. You'll get some awesome wolf ideas. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3010259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Go and watch the movie: THE GREY. You'll get some awesome wolf ideas. Watched it last night, you hardly see the wolves, better of watching a nature documentary Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3011104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buliwyf Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 It was really fun to experiment with my Mythicast and I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out. 1. "Terracotta" on a black base turns a great dark-red hue for wolves 2. I also did one like a lot of you are saying: Black to Brown to White, but instead of brown, I actually used bleach bone for yellowish fur blending into white. I have an Australian Shepherd/Wolf mixed dog and based it loosely off of her. It turned out really well. 3. I tried mixing a metallic (silver) with a matte (codex grey). The results were unique. After a black base and a couple blends of dry brushing up to codex grey (mixing for a darker to lighter grey) and topping with the silver, I was hoping for an old, grizzled silver look in the wolf. Really, it just kind of turned him a little more shiny than usual haha. 4. I used Vermin Brown and Blazing Orange and modeled one after my other dog. There are orange/red wolves, and although I imagine they'd be rare on Fenris, I can't see why there wouldn't be a few. This one is by far my favorite so far. 5. Tried a white wolf, but made the mistake of base-coating it black and realized my mistake. How do you guys paint your white wolves? This is my least favorite so far. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3011643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfebane Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 5. Tried a white wolf, but made the mistake of base-coating it black and realized my mistake. How do you guys paint your white wolves? This is my least favorite so far. I posted this in another thread to respond to how someone might paint an arctic wolf, but due to the purpose of this thread, I figured I'd re-post here in case it helps some people out. , I am not sure what color primer I should use my end product idea is a artic wolf color scheme, any thoughts? Depending on what tone of grey you want, warm, neutral or cool. For a warm tone, like a cream colored arctic, I'd prime with dheneb stone, then drybrush with bleached bone/skull white mix. For neutral, I'd prime with codex or fortress grey, depending on how dark you want it. Then drybrush fortress grey/skull white mix. For cool, I'd prime with astronomicon grey. This would probably be the only one where I wouldn't dillute the skull white, but I haven't tested to know for sure. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/248127-thinking-about-twc-painting/#findComment-3011699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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