Wispy Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I've been looking for an online space to use as a project log for a while, and rather fiddle with a blog no one will visit I figured here was as a good as place as any. My desire to paint is fueled entirely by my own ego, so if I can even get a little feedback its good to keep me going I've been working on the army on and off for the last three years and taught myself to paint pretty well that time span. The first years models have since been trashed, but everything there after has started to look pretty good. The bulk of my army: My Grey Hunters (led by Rune Priest) http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2330.jpg Current work in progress... http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2336.jpg Every Company needs its Wolf Lord. My vehicle pool is stuck at work and serving as desk ornaments. I'm going to see about getting them home so I can do some photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkVen Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Wow. For what I see there is high painting skill you have. I'd like to see those Grey Hunters closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhodry Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 any chance of a tut for the grey as it looks like the shade iam aiming for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 any chance of a tut for the grey as it looks like the shade iam aiming for It's literally just codex gray over black primer. Badab black for shading and fortress gray for highlights. I add a bit of 1:1 white:fortress highlight on extreme edges for a little extra pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Very nice Space Wolves there. Those banners are just awesome. The OSL is a nice touch as well. Looking forward to the Wolf Lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassill Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 They look awesome brother! ;) Any chance on a quick tutorial on the glowing effects? Plasma and Runic Power? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coryphaus 101 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Very nice looking army. I can't wait to see your Wolf Lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Small update. Got all the gold, red and grey stubbed in and ready for highlights. Plus, figured out the cloak. I wanted to paint it red originally, but the super-nerd in me couldn't accept something that's supposed to be an "ice troll" could be red. I certainly didn't want to go with the godawful teal GW used, so I settled on a cold white. http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2346.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Very cool. Loving the axe and the cloak. Hope there are some more close ups in the works :cuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 They look awesome brother! ;) Any chance on a quick tutorial on the glowing effects? Plasma and Runic Power? Thanks! I don't really have a step by step process for it, I just fiddle with it when I get it looks good enough. The key to doing that is to realize that the light goes into what are normally shadowed areas. To that end, I use lots of blue and white paints watered down and often mixed together (the three colours i use are regal blue, ice blue, and white). Because it's watered down, it goes into the recesses and looks like light is shining on it. For a plasma gun, you can get some pretty neat effects just by painting it blue and washing it with some really, really watery space wolves grey. For illuminated areas, I paint something as if its un-illiuminated and then wash it with a very watered down blue paint (like, 80% water). I'll do this a few times until it looks the way I want and then I will hit it with blue highlights. The brightness of the blue depends on the closeness to the lightsource - it gets whiter the closer it is. I realize this is kind of scary to do - as it means painting something completely and then potentially destroying it. If you have an old model you don't care for anymore, you can experiment with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ragnarok Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 They look fantastic Wispy! Love the banners and the power weapon guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 He has a face! Armor highlights next. After that I'll paint the base and I'll be done. http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2349.jpg Chose to go with white hair and painted it the same way I did the cape. Helped a lot in tying it the model. I've never had so much trouble painting eyes. The menacing glare wasn't what I was going for but it works. also I have never had so much trouble getting a weapon to stay straight. <_< I over-bent it tonight, in hopes it would settle straight in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 This took me longer then I liked to get back to this (on account of having my job unexpectedly downsized ;)), but the Wolf Lord is done! Plus some Fenrisian Wolf Buddies! Yeah, finished my Wolf Lord (and loveable Wolf Buddies!) http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2362.jpg http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2354.jpg http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2355.jpg The second dog isn't shading well. Will probably go and touch him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Finished some scouts. I was shooting for Space Wolves A-Team. http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2368.jpg Gingers get the best guns in my army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassill Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Some truly great painting here my friend! I love that Wolf Lord! And those scouts are fantastic, especially the one toting the axe! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy-xc Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Wow, amazing glow on the grey hunter with the power sword. Truly awesome painting skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Popped out another Thunderwolf. http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2374.jpg http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2376.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdall Skullcrusher Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Everything looks amazing. Any chance of some close-ups of that Rune Priest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Wow...now...about those Grey Hunter and Rune Priest close ups people have been asking for. You know you want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ragnarok Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 That's it. I'm getting off my butt and painting tonight. Thanks for the inspiration Wispy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 That's it. I'm getting off my butt and painting tonight. Thanks for the inspiration Wispy! Haha. That's tickled me. Should get some done myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 That's it. I'm getting off my butt and painting tonight. Thanks for the inspiration Wispy! Hahah! No problem! I need to get back to it soon myself. I want to finish my thunderwolf pack. After that, all that's left for my army is a Thunderpriest Pack and some Long Fangs (I've never actually run them...). I finally got to run my fully painted army in a 1500 point game today. First time I've ever been able to drop a 1500 point army on the table and was really satisfying. I was playing my buddy's Imperial Guard army in a dawn of war deployment, fighting for killpoints. He also a great painter and just finished painting his force, and it was really cool to watch to well painted armies clash like that. Left half my army in reserve while the rest of it positioned itself behind cover. My Wolf Scouts ruled the day, arriving turn 2 and blowing up two Leman Russes with a round of fire and a multi-assault. I had a pair of land speeders too, and they both survived the deep strike and blew up some chimeras with their melta guns! That never happens! The Thunder Lord + Cavalry saw some action against a squad of ogryns. It was his last gambit, and what a terrifying one! I thought I was the Lord was done for when he charged, but the thunder lord inflicted 5(!!!) wounds before they could even start swinging, killing two of them. With less attacks, I narrowly survived their punching, allowing my Thundercav with the S10 hammer to mop up the rest. I ended up tabling him, for the first time ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 I went back took some photos of some older models. The Rune Priest close-up someone requested. His name is Crowbone. http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2389.jpg Some Dreadnoughts! http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2380.jpg http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2382.jpg http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2383.jpg http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Matrias/IMG_2384.jpg Also: No I didn't go and buy three dreadnoughts from Forge World to do a conversion. I did buy the two, one to stay the same and one for conversion into a Bjorn. But one was damaged, so FW replaced it free of charge. I got to keep the pieces of the busted one and used them for conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 Man, I see so many things I don't like on these dreadnoughts anymore. Now I'm going to go touch them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulkan He'Dan Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I'm not usually a fan of the ol' space vikings but these are fuggin sweet; especially Crowbone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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