waargh! Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 @grotsmasha: Yeah same guy. So jealous of those War Smith kits. Yeah ditto. I saw his army and immediately went out searching for those kits only to find disappointment They look great keep up the great work. Will this be an army and if so for fun or tournament play? For fun i se no problem but in the touri seen i think people would have a problem with so much of your models not being GW. We all know the kind of players that flock to tournaments like flies on poo. So maybe something to consider. I would hate to hear you did and couldn't play because of your ingenuity in model making. I just like making models, my tournament playing days have been over since 4th ed.... we'll see what happens when 6th rolls around though :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slyen Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I actually had a similar idea... though it was going to be Exorcists with guardsmen in a Coteaz list. Still I really like what you are doing, and really like your color choices on the model currently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil eyeball Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I might like to get some of this instant mold, where does one get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironblood Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I like that color mix a lot, nice and desaturated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waargh! Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 Cheers for the kind comments guys, im glad people like the toned down colours I built a second guy to paint up to tabletop while i decide on what im gonna do for the bases, I was kinda worried this guy looked too much like a blood angel with those youthful locks so I stuck 2 imperial fist symbols on him :P http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/8ty.jpg hes doing the 'yeh i have 2 ungainly weapons but im still gona yell at yo FACE' pose http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/6i6ty.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/7e7ty.jpg I might like to get some of this instant mold, where does one get it? Most online hobby retailers stock it in their modelling supplies section. It retails for around $13 au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waargh! Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 so I was painting this guy and I started painting the plasma coil purple but then i was like ".............hmm. this is wrong." so yeah, is the purple wrong? thinking i might change to blue or green. bare in mind the photos make the models seem overall more orange than they are http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1120855.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1120868-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 They look absolutely fantastic B) I really like the muted colours you've put on your models and I personally think that the purple plasma coils look good :) I'm really looking forward to the next update! Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subtlebrush Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Purple plasma coils are fine. Have to say again, I love the scheme on them so much. The muted colors work so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MordentHex Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 The plasma coil looks fine, for me atleast its the main color of the plasmagun itself that looks out of place. For some reason it screams wrong color to me. maybe a nice rich blue or maybe even black would look better. Other than that minor criticism I think these guys look smoking hot. Edit, nvm the above, the plasmaguns color isn't muted down like the rest of the armor and weapons, thats why it strikes me as out of place. I think that should be easy enough of a fix if you wished too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waargh! Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1120885.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1120876.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subtlebrush Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Oh man! Love that hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waargh! Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 So, I thought I'd do a tutorial on how you an achieve a pretty good tabletop standard with minimal effort that uses black and white spraypaint and washes to do the highlighting work for you. Its a quick way to get stuff looking decent so you can spend the rest of the time making them boss, or drinking beer :P For the tutorial ill be painting 2 of these imperial fists up to tabletop, but ill make the language generic so it can be adapted to whatever youre painting. Preparation: To begin with youll need to break down your colours. The colours are laid down from lightest to darkest so seperate each colour into 3 parts: highlight, midtone and shade. More often than not your highlight colour will be white but sometimes bleached bone or some other equivalent off-white tint colour will work depending on what youre going for. The midtone should be whatever colour youre painting but with some of the highlight mixed in to tone down the saturation (unless youre painting metallics which are fine out of the pot). And finally the shade should be your desired colour in full saturation, straight out of the pot, but with a bit of a slightly darker, more saturated colour mixed in. For instance I'm painting yellow mans so my shade is iyanden darksun foundation yellow with a tiny bit of orange mixed in (for the extra kick). You will also need some form of black ink.. or dark ink of some variety. Im using P3 Armour Wash because its browny black. 1. Undercoat This is a pretty important stage as it establishes where all the highlights are gonna be. I use white knights for this but any flat black and white sprays will do. Airbrushing will also work if you got one First just undercoat the model black and let it dry. Then lightly and from a fair distance (around 40-50cm, it varies) carefully spray white around the model at a 45 degree sorta angle. Get an even coat so all the parts except the very deepest cracks have a greyish shade. Let this dry. Then take the white again and spray directly down on the model so the white falls on the most raised parts and creates a sense of light. It should look something like this http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1120885.jpg 2. Basecoating Pick whatever the lightest version of your colour is and mix it 50/50 with water to a wash consistency and give the desired area an even coat. The lighter areas should shine through this transparent layer, if it doesnt your mix is too thick and needs mo water http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1120889.jpg Then take your midtone colour and make a similarly transparent 50/50 mix and apply it over the general panels, leaving only the edges and most raised areas untouched. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1120904.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1120908.jpg Then in the darkest areas carefully paint in your shade colour. I dont usually make this a wash like the other layers, but it can be good if you need to make a bland section more colourful. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1120911.jpg 3. Shading Get some dark ink and mix it with a little chaos black so its a runny opaque mix. Then take your finest, tiniest brush and apply it to all the cracks and darkest parts of the model. Also, make a mix that is 50/50 water so its quite transparent and apply it to all the crap you want to look dark and dirty (metallics usually) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1120917.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1120926.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1120928.jpg 4. Cleanup Use either the shade or a mix with white added depending on what fits best to clean up all the inevitable screwups http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1100720-1.jpg (with 100% more blue plasma) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1120973.jpg And thats prettymuch it. Sorry if my tutorial sux in advance, and also for the shoddy pictures, but hopefully some people might find this approach handy Oh man!Love that hammer. yeah theyre cool hammers, it comes from maxmini and they come in bags of 10 with 3 different designs ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorns Padawan Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 waargh! I love your models mate!!! Cracking colour scheme, I really like the dull yellow effect you have with your IFs. Really striking. There are some lovely poses you have managed to get out of your guys. Great stuff dude!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subtlebrush Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing some insight into your awesome work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waargh! Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 cheers for the kind words guys! Here is knife man. Dont look him in the eye or he gona #### you up bro http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/0990.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/0992.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/0995.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Terrific :) Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waargh! Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Battle Bros, ATTACK!! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/battlebros.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzdougs Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Truly excellent! I really like the 'pastelesque' painting style you've gone for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subtlebrush Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Amazing! Your really making me want to restart my True-Scale army.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waargh! Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 true scale is fun :P http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1130050.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/P1130022.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waargh! Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 trying out the chunkier iron armour arms on this guy...and a ravenguard bolter + bald head http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/220.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/22.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiningstorm101 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 these look beautiful, well made and a very well done paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waargh! Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 cheers man! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/cloten2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/cloten34.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/clote1130100.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waargh! Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 updated battle brose squad http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/allldabrose.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/waargh/brose29.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Sellsword Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Absolutely AWEESOOME! I'd love to take on a project like this some day... maybe when I retire in 20 years... These are so cool though! Very well built and the paint scheme is brilliant. I'm intersted in hearing how they perform on the table... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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