ChaosPhoenix Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 This is a cry for help. *Dramatic pause* For about 1.5 years I try to paint my Space Wolves. Which leads to me figuring out a color scheme for 5 days, then giving up and painting something else. This is a Space Wolves only problem for me, but I can't seem to overcome it. The first version is grey blueish with Thunderhawk Blue as main color. The other one is a mix of Eshin Grey and a darker Vallejo Color. I think I like the dark scheme more. But I really like the blue scheme and things like battle damage and blending looks better on a color I think. What do you think? http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8436/7787015454_8c76b5ef8e_b.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7128/7787015542_497e73c373_b.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/7787015646_cb3c0fa464_b.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khine Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 For the top coat of the Darker one .. Have you thought about using - The top coat your using now : 2 parts - 1 part : The blue your using for the other. Or possibly a blue glaze over top the grey/black I do like the darker colours on your wolves but that could just be that the highlights on it are more clearly defined giving the model more depth. In saying that, i do not like what it looks like on that boltgun hunter. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3149340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosPhoenix Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 They're all a little different. I like the ones in the first row of the first picture most. Yes I tried before what you suggested and somehow it didn't look space-wolfy for me. More like a Chaos Space Marine color. I don't know why though, it might have reminded me of the Alpha Legion. What I like about the blue one is that thanks to the airbrush it has really got lighting. It goes from Thunderhawk to dark reaper to black in the shadow areas, while the grey one only goes from dark to darker ;-). I can't really photograph this effect with dark colors, because without a lightbox the painted shadows and the real shadows are indistinguishable :-/. That being said.. I still think I like the dark one more and my Dark Angels and Grey Knights still leave enough room for lighting shenanigans. Thanks for you reply :lol: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3149406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearingtheword Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 When I first started collecting my wolves I painted them in the powder/ice blue motif as per the codex, but to me it always looked...wrong....Recently when I decided to start working on them again I went through several test minis before deciding that the darker grey is just...well....meaner. So my opinion is that you go with the darker. To me it just screams "Wolves that stalk the stars"..... ~BtW Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3149599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 This is down to just opinions here, and opinions are like rectums (everyone has one), but I like your "blue-grey" models. The two on the left in the first picture, for example, look much better than the darker ones. Valerian Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3149624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosPhoenix Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 When I first started collecting my wolves I painted them in the powder/ice blue motif as per the codex, but to me it always looked...wrong....Recently when I decided to start working on them again I went through several test minis before deciding that the darker grey is just...well....meaner. So my opinion is that you go with the darker. To me it just screams "Wolves that stalk the stars"..... ~BtW Yeah same here, it looks more hunterish I think. This is down to just opinions here, and opinions are like rectums (everyone has one), but I like your "blue-grey" models. The two on the left in the first picture, for example, look much better than the darker ones. Valerian You're right about that, but opinions still help to consider things. Otherwise we wouldn't need to discuss anything at all. A none-oppinion thing is, that I think you can work better with blood effects on brighter models. Or isn't that true? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3149720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagamar Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I Like to play with the following website when I needs ideas for color variation. I think whats throwing you off is the red and yellow combine. Try a black shoulder Pad with red shoulder Pad... then black shoulder Pad with yellow shoulder Pad... In all cases that you take the blue or grey armor your color will fit more in with each other. WEBSITE http://colorschemedesigner.com/ Hagamar Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3149795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Volsung- Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Chill, bro. You're not gonna die. You really like Wolves, you'll have them painted in no time! ^_^ If you want my opinion, I like the darker gray one. To be honest, not a fan of blue-ish space wolves, even thought that's the standard norm. Me, I stick to the 13th company gray with the yellow and red and white pack markings and company markings of post-heresy wolves. So that could be my bias Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3150258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksad Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 you could ofc use both scemes, to diferenciate between claws and hunters? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3150273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosPhoenix Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 I Like to play with the following website when I needs ideas for color variation. I think whats throwing you off is the red and yellow combine. Try a black shoulder Pad with red shoulder Pad... then black shoulder Pad with yellow shoulder Pad... In all cases that you take the blue or grey armor your color will fit more in with each other. WEBSITE http://colorschemedesigner.com/ Hagamar Thanks for the tool. I tried a complementary color, but it looks to calm in my oppinion. At least in this scheme. I would use a black shoulder pad on the blue ones, but I think the grey is too dark on the table without a bright color. I didn't find anything better than yellow so far. Green is complementary, but I don't like it on Space Wolves, white is back insignia is a little too extreme. Blue/ torquise fits, but is too calm. I'm open for any suggestion :) Chill, bro. You're not gonna die. You really like Wolves, you'll have them painted in no time! :blink: If you want my opinion, I like the darker gray one. To be honest, not a fan of blue-ish space wolves, even thought that's the standard norm. Me, I stick to the 13th company gray with the yellow and red and white pack markings and company markings of post-heresy wolves. So that could be my bias Hehe thanks. I still hope I won't die ;-). I didn't like the blue ones at first but it got better the more I looked at it ;-). But I think I'll go with the grey ones now. you could ofc use both scemes, to diferenciate between claws and hunters? Yes I thought the same, but I haven't got claws. I might take blue or black for the wolf guard though. I think I'll paint a full grey squad now and then see how it looks :-) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3150416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WG Vrox Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 For you the darker scheme maybe a shade or two lighter though with Red and Yellow. Look wise like your painting style is more complementary to the darker colors. It seems like you already made up your mind you just needed some validation for your choice. So now you have it go forth and paint paint paint. Don't think about it anymore, just paint paint paint. --I said don't think, just paint Vrox. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3150517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Volsung- Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Yeah what Vrox said ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3150598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfLordKejl Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Space Wolf packs are also all different. You could use both color schemes in one army if you wanted to. I decided to do my army as a siege army. Different lords lending different units to the cause. My packs have different varying shades of darker to lighter grey...as do their vehicles. This also lends to the fact that the lords and packs are all slightly different. And that the packs come from different time periods in the history of the Space Wolves. Some units may be 200, 100, 70 years old...while others are only 20 to 30 years..or even newly formed. In other words..its your army..do what you like. I cant wait to see it. I need to get my pics up as well. Wolf Lord Kejl Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3150618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosPhoenix Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 For you the darker scheme maybe a shade or two lighter though with Red and Yellow. Look wise like your painting style is more complementary to the darker colors. It seems like you already made up your mind you just needed some validation for your choice. So now you have it go forth and paint paint paint. Don't think about it anymore, just paint paint paint. --I said don't think, just paint Vrox. The last bit is the most important one. I've started to think too much and now I can't get out of it. Yes I'll just paint my "allies" section of my Space Wolves now dark and see how it looks. Thanks for the help. Yeah what Vrox said :cuss He's a genius ;D Space Wolf packs are also all different. You could use both color schemes in one army if you wanted to. I decided to do my army as a siege army. Different lords lending different units to the cause. My packs have different varying shades of darker to lighter grey...as do their vehicles. This also lends to the fact that the lords and packs are all slightly different. And that the packs come from different time periods in the history of the Space Wolves. Some units may be 200, 100, 70 years old...while others are only 20 to 30 years..or even newly formed. In other words..its your army..do what you like. I cant wait to see it. I need to get my pics up as well. Wolf Lord Kejl I think the one thing which keeps me from doing that is, I don't want to loose my flexibility model-wise. If I need another Plasma Gunner and the only ones I've left are black, but I need them for a blue squad. But I'm doing way to many "if"'s and "maybe"'s. I just need to start ;). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3150957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Volsung- Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Here, I'll make the decision for ya, haha. Strip the two blue guys. Drop them in a pot of simple green, strip them. Now, paint everything else the dark color, and you're good to go! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3151373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runesch Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Here, I'll make the decision for ya, haha. Strip the two blue guys. Drop them in a pot of simple green, strip them. Now, paint everything else the dark color, and you're good to go! Agreed! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3151918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Crazywolf Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 You could also compromise... paint you line troops (Hunters) in the blue scheme and do TDA, Runic, and characters, priests, etc in the darker gray scheme. Their armor would likely have been kicking around longer and would tend towards more of a prehersey scheme. On a side note, neither one looks bad at all to me, but never mind the bloodclaw. Do what you like more. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/258989-ill-die-before-painting-my-space-wolves/#findComment-3152881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.