J_C_A_ Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Hey all, I bought a box of the new Tacticals and Sternguard and had some fun with different chapters. I'll be painting several Marines from a bunch of different chapters. Here are the first of them! http://i.imgur.com/cQ6PfP6.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cbLtwqp.jpg http://i.imgur.com/YDhztHg.jpg http://i.imgur.com/WfQ5S2f.gif I posted these guys on reddit last week and someone asked how I painted the highlights (and other misc. stuff), so here's what I said: **Priming** -- Prime white, or off-white in this case (Vallejo Grey Primer) -- get a nice, thin, smooth coat (so important -- why did it take me so long to start right?). **Basecoating** -- Vallejo Model Air Scarlet Red (it's a very basic red -- most comparable to Mephiston Red in the GW range, a little brighter, and much thinner), basecoat the whole miniature **Washing** -- Wash with a black wash. The GW wash may make the model much darker than the wash I use, but it's the same idea, GW's is just more filmy. I use my own (more inky) version of this: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/261541.page **Highlighting** -- I honestly cannot remember if I used white, or a tan color for the edge highlights (I started these guys quite a while ago). I usually use an orangish-tan for red highlights on my Blood Angels, however, the next step (glazing) renders this a little less important. Make sure the edge highlights are properly thinned and controlled -- it takes patience, practice, and a well cared for brush, but the result is worth it * **Correcting, glazing** -- Go over the edge highlights with the same basecoat color (Scarlet Red or Mephiston red), heavily watered down so that you are glazing over the edge highlights. This eases the transition and makes the highlights look very natural! Instead of water I use an acrylic glazing medium if I really want it subtle. You can also correct any highlighting mistakes in the last step by just layering over the mistake with many glaze coats (they dry pretty fast) **Varnish** -- I mix Satin Varnish with Gloss about equal parts. Varnishing always makes my models look so much more finished after I do all the painting, and it really doesn't look "right" until I do so, so I'm including it as a step here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ratboy1664 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I hope the person who sculpted these minis gets a chance to see what you have done with them as they are so beautiful. I can't wait to see which other chapters you choose to paint (fingers crossed for a Scythes of the Emperor marine!) as these are some of my favourite marines ever. Muchos kudos mon frere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_C_A_ Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 LOL, ageis Thanks Ratboy -- that's an incredible complement! I agree these models are really great, even if I do hate the Sternguard's tabards. Believe it or not, my photo setup is incredibly rudimentary (though pretty original). The main components are sheets of styrofoam from a hardware store, black poster board, and a 10 year old DSLR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 So crisp... so clean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_R Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I don't know which to envy more your painting or your photography skills. Also props on the flesh tones of the sergeant's head. Also nice gif. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Wow, really great work as always. Im really happy you did a Sons of Orar marine since they have one of my favorite colour schemes. The sergeant of the CF is very special too, great paintjob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entei Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Wow, those are just beautiful. 'Eavy Metal level for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaplainmikey Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Absolutely gorgeous work, very inspiring! You've really nailed the blue for the CF. Would you mind sharing your recipe as I'm currently painting CF myself and would like to try as many difrerent methods as possible. Cheers, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_C_A_ Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Anaziel: Thanks! Yeah, the pure white matched with that red drew me to the Sons after checking out the old "How To Paint Space Marines" book. chaplainmikey: The blue was funny -- I primed them white, then sprayed them with Vallejo Model Air Blue. I wasn't sure what the blue was going to look like since I hadn't used that paint before, but it turns out it's almost exactly the same as Regal Blue, or the new Kantor Blue. The rest of the steps are outlined in my list of steps underneath the photos. But instead of red or tan, I did edge highlights in a very light blue color (just add white to a blue), and then I went back over those edge highlights with really watered down Kantor Blue again. That softens up the edge highlights so that they look more natural. There is much less stress when highlighting this way as you can always go back and fix mistakes with the last stage of Kantor Blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly_bear Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Oooooooooooh they are AWESOME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Magnificent. Crispest red I have ever seen on a mini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy1391 Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 So I looked and I was like wow! Then I saw the rotating picture and then I was like "now you are just showing off!" ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannicide Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 These are incredibly vibrant but thankfully avoid that cartoony look. Perfect balance. Really well done, man, especially the Fists. :tu: What other Chapters will you be painting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I would love to see you do a Fire Hawk, they have a really amazing colour scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_C_A_ Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 Jeremy1391: lol, yeah well that's half the fun. Maybe 3/4ths. Darth Potato: I made a post on the /r/warhammer subreddit of reddit.com taking any suggestions. Right now I'm working on fleshing out the popular chapters: Iron Hands, Raven Guard. And I just primed a Raptor and a Salamanders Sternguard with H. Flamer (he is going to look badass). Others on the list: Iron Snakes, Dark Angels, Ultramarines, Black Templars, Howling Griffons, and some others that I don't want to think about yet. Anaziel: I've got to read up on Fire Hawks. I do like their scheme. I thought you were talking about Fire Lords at first (of which I wanted to make a force of with a bunch of Whirlwinds, just for fun). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Sgt. Steine Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Nice. Clean, crisp, great colors. Love those Sons of Orar... Keep 'em comin' AVE IMPERATOR! BSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheForgottenAngel Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 You know you did an amazing paint job when at such high resolution and close up there are ZERO flaws. So good!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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