World eaters... why did i bother.

[moj0]

Hey people,

 

Just a question.

 

 

World eaters and white. And how too?

Since I was younger and started 40k 10 years ago I have always loved the world eaters. Yes they were traitors but there was a time when they were good guys. They might have had a small problem with hacking people up but whodoesn't when the woke universe is trying to kill you.

 

But really after 10 years I still have a fear of painting white. I have many paints. GW.. Vajello etc. a decent airbrush (IM still learning on it)

 

But I'm horrified of white. My first idea was to undercoat white. Drop some washes onto it for shadow and them clean it up with more white. Then I started thinking maybe best to airbrush grey and then white while missing some of the corners etc. mainly I just want a decent white that won't take me 2 days to paint. A little messy but not over the top.

 

Please people. Help me...

[Harleqvin]

I have heard some good things of GW's new Ceramite White. It's supposed to be a lot better than Skull white.

[King Willy]

The new gw white is great just use a white spray or gray depending on personal preferences then base with the ceramite white wash then layer, some mate also like to use a pale blue grey then layer over that while using the base for a somewhat unique shading effect another uses bone colours to get an off white colour that isn t so bright and makes it a bit aged.

 

The new paint range is bloody fantasmagasm and is far easier to get really good results only gotta curse the price and bottle design.

[Jim AMM realgenius]

I'm using a grey+white version of this on my Luna Wolves:

[Sister Kyrie]

I prime white, wash with a 50/50 mix of blue/black, do a mid-tone (mix of skull white, bleached bone, and a tiny touch of ice blue), then highlight with skull white. If that's too much work, it still looks pretty good if you skip the mid-tone.

 

From the Warp (a pretty cool painting blog, that I don't have a link to handy at the moment), has a nice tutorial on a quick way to do white as well.

[Jim AMM realgenius]

From the Warp (a pretty cool painting blog, that I don't have a link to handy at the moment), has a nice tutorial on a quick way to do white as well.

 

I think this is it: http://fromthewarp.blogspot.com/2012/08/th...aint-white.html

[curnow]

oops double post :]

[curnow]

i used a basecoat of model colour sky grey with light grey with a tiny bit of dark blue as a shadow .and iraqui sand as the highlite to the light grey and then a final white edge highlight to any sand or light grey areas . then all the soft armour parts black . i know its not the traditional way but it gives a more natural effect with the warm high areas where the sun hits it and cool blue/grey areas that are in shadow .

[Adra'Melek]

I'm also doing WE. I've undercoated with Ceramite White. Then washed with Nuln Oil. Then topped up the white with White Scars White (more than a highlight but not a full coat). The outcome is a dirty white that seems ok. I'm an iffy painter and don't have a lot of patience but the result (of my single Mark II marine) so far seems ok. The Blue and a bit of brass seem to distract from the white an liven it up a bit.

[Sister Kyrie]

From the Warp (a pretty cool painting blog, that I don't have a link to handy at the moment), has a nice tutorial on a quick way to do white as well.

 

I think this is it: http://fromthewarp.blogspot.com/2012/08/th...aint-white.html

 

I was just coming back to add the link, and see that you've beaten me to it. :) That is indeed the tutorial I was talking about. Thanks!

[moj0]

I cheated.

 

White undercoat with airbrush.

 

With a very detailed brush. Watered down Null oil in every recess.

 

Fix up any mistakes with White Scar White.

 

Done.

[Lorenzen]

i do white by using light greys and only use pure white on highlights.

 

if youre using washes gloss varnish should be added so they flow into recesses more easily

[latch66]

I like using a light tan basecoat (the old GW khemeri brown) and then spraying a top coat of P3 Morrow White.

 

I then carefully apply a wash into the creases only.

 

 

I have also had very good results using this method with brushpainting smaller areas as well (i.e. Angel Wings, armor trim, Rhino markings, etc.)

[Count the7]

I tend to under cote in Black then "Mist" layeres of White spray paint using a box as a spraying booth while the modles are upright, (leaving white on the raised serfaces and naturaly blending through grey to black in the recesses of the model),, i then pick out other coulours i want on the model then was with devlen mud over. once dry i layer and aplly stark highlights

[moj0]

I have my white all done. honestly its a bit of a cop out but airbrush vajello white primer twice and then paint in the very recess with null oil watered down.

 

Done. Im hoping that once the trimming etc will be all done that it take away from the rather "clean" white.

[Marshal Wilhelm]

Painting white has attracted the attention of the skilled painters in the hobby world, so thankfully there are plenty of tutorials and help out there ;)

 

BoLS article on painting white Retribution Myrmidons

 

BoLS article on painting white Retribution Invictors

 

FTW White Scars and how to paint white

 

FTW Light coloured primer

 

After you read those, I'm sure you'll have enough theory on how to paint a lovely white :)

 

James Karch, aka Spiky James, who painted the White Scars that appear in the 5th ed. C:SM book, told me his method. He spray painted them white, with a GW White spray can, twice. Then he painted over the white parts with varnish. The reason for that is white spray paint is very grainy and looks rough. By varnishing it, you fill in all the gaps and so it looks smooth, not bumpy. You could achieve a similar effect by painting over the white undercoat with thin, thin, thin white paint.

[MordentHex]

I use Tamiya Color Spray primer TS-27. Matte White. It workes very well over a chaos black priming or the prime white and then a Wash/dip depending on the amount of shading/detail you want. :tu:

[Kurgan the Lurker]

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...howtopic=134415

 

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