Let The Galaxy Burn! Balefire Legion: 40k again!

[StoneSentinels]

Runes sorry, the autocorrect on my phone does not like hobby words!

[thamier]

Looking great. You've really got your green glow nailed.

 

thanks i try my best

 

 

 

Runes sorry, the autocorrect on my phone does not like hobby words!

hehe i use my phone too, so my spelling is awful too, and i do blame my phome for most of it

 

 

the knight is nearing completion here is a shoulder plate

 

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad269/thamier/work%20in%20progress/CED39468-A92F-48B1-9153-361199D4FE49.jpg

 

so what do you think?

[Brother Dallo]

Looking good. I like how you combine the two symbols so successfully. 

 

Keep up the good work.

 

Dallo

[thamier]

Looking good. I like how you combine the two symbols so successfully. 

 

Keep up the good work.

 

Dallo

thanks Dallo, i think the combination works pretty well.

 

 

another update on the knight base again, im in the middle of painting the new bits and sand i added to the base, so i like to hear what you guys think, especally you Forte, is it enough? dose it look good?

 

http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad269/thamier/work%20in%20progress/DC42E3A0-93F0-4E89-A1DD-F920A26F52D6.jpg

[Teetengee]

Looking good....

[Augustus b'Raass]

It is looking good. Damn, that's going to be a cool base, assuming you're going to make all the non-bitsy, sandy parts the same earthen colour (because right now there's grey, white and black sandy parts, which make it just a tiny bit crowded). That Knight should be proud to stand on the devastation it has wrought!

[thamier]

hehe i know augustus, i sorta had the base all done, but the feedback i got was it was too clean and needed more debri, so now on the picture i just glued on more bits and sand and was mid painting the new spots black

[ElDuderino]

I love that freehand on the shoulder pad!

[Forté]

Try some Nuln Oil round the edges of those black parts. Is the sand parts more being used as concrete dust (as in still needs painting?).

 

One little thing I find helps with my basing is to think about why something is where it is and how it got there. Helps me decide if I need more or less of something. Also thinking about the material and what damaged it helps too (yes, I do way too much thinking).

[thamier]

I love that freehand on the shoulder pad!

 

thanks duderino you should see the other one too :)

 

 

Try some Nuln Oil round the edges of those black parts. Is the sand parts more being used as concrete dust (as in still needs painting?).

One little thing I find helps with my basing is to think about why something is where it is and how it got there. Helps me decide if I need more or less of something. Also thinking about the material and what damaged it helps too (yes, I do way too much thinking).

the new sand bits needs painting and the new debree bits too, also think ill wash the entire base down to darken it a bit but not sure.

[Forté]

I wouldn't go too dark but it may help dull some of the colours and tie it all together.

[thamier]

:) thanks forte, one thing i really value is the feedback i get from all of you, it helps me alot

[Forté]

Glad it does ;)

 

Something that can be fun when painting bases is to mix the colours on the base itself. Get some more natural looking various that way.

[thamier]

cool might try that today, i have another question, for pictures of finished models what colur backdrop should i use? white? redish? grey?

[Augustus b'Raass]

I'd actually try to go for one colour for the sand and the 'regular' base - this would tie everything together. You could then differentiate between the different 'sources' of the sandy debris with weahtering powders or washes. 

 

Do with this what you want, btw. It's your model and if you like it then go with that for sure. :)

[Teetengee]

You have a fairly subdued paint scheme, so subtle differences will be noticeable enough, you won't need huge differences in sand painting methods to suggest different sources.

[thamier]

the sand I drybrushed with the 3 colours I useuly do to tie it in with my army bases, but will try to wash the metal plates with some brown and nulin oil and something else too

[Forté]

The backgrounds I use more have a kind of cloud look to them but have grey, reddish, and blueish colours depending on whether I want a cold, warm, or neutral one.

[thamier]

what photo backdrop would you recommend for my army forte? what colour?

[Augustus b'Raass]

I use these, once generously tipped to me by Forte.

 

http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/photo-backgrounds.html?m=1

[Forté]

Those are the ones I use usually. I think the warm or neutral ones would work best for your army.

[thamier]

hehe oh forte I was thinking more specificly? red or grey or ?

[Forté]

Red=warm. Grey=neutral. ;)

[Augustus b'Raass]

IMHO single coloured backgrounds can be a little dull - yet those backgrounds Forte provided can really make your stuff come to life. :) Admittedly I used both black and white in the past, but I'm not going back to them since I found those awesome multicoloured ones.

[Forté]

I took some recently against black and you end up losing some areas. Where with white the balance goes a bit crazy and colour can look a bit washed out.