J. Reagan Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Long time lurker, first time poster. I've been into the hobby aspect of Warhammer 40k for about 16 years now but only got the motivation to finish my Dark Angel army recently and of course the first thing I had to do was get new models to add to the growing list of models I have in various stages of paint. I've decided to base my models on the portion of the Dark Angels army that participated in the Siege of Vraks. (http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Siege_of_Vraks) Vraks is a sulphur filled wasteland with no flora or fauna so I made the bases rocky with spots of sulphur. Also, the army's legs and bike treads are coated in a layer of sulphur dust. And critiques, comments, or anything else is certainly welcome. This is the first of many units so any tips to help along the way would be most appreciated. Most likely I will be weathering the armor (2D painted battle damage and weathering) at a later date. Thanks everyone! http://i.imgur.com/mW8UN67.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/1LDCM1t.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/BokPhVq.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/wRNQ49l.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/f3Bu2go.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Good Stuff !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Welcome to the B&C! :) Nice termies there! They look unified with your consistent colouring and the basing adds to it. I also like the feathers on the sergeant. In terms of comments, I'd say the use of yellow on the bone-white makes the impression of light. I know you went for sulfur but the impression is that the ground is glowing and reflects on the legs. Another comment would be to tone down the white highlight - although the brush control is good, the sharp contrast looks somewhat artificial... As a last general comment I'd say to thin the paints with water. It's better to do a couple of layers and have a smooth result... I look forward for the rest of your work - welcome to the ranks of the Unforgiven brother! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor Eisenhorn Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 These are fantastic! There is quite a range of color to be seen out there in different painter's interpretation of Deathwing bone and I like yours. Do you use a wet palette? I think that your edge highlights might be a bit smoother if you had a thinner consistency (to echo Semper on the point). Excellent poses too. Very natural and dynamic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Reagan Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Thanks for the initial comments and criticisms guys. All good stuff. In answer... Welcome to the B&C! Nice termies there! They look unified with your consistent colouring and the basing adds to it. I also like the feathers on the sergeant. In terms of comments, I'd say the use of yellow on the bone-white makes the impression of light. I know you went for sulfur but the impression is that the ground is glowing and reflects on the legs. Another comment would be to tone down the white highlight - although the brush control is good, the sharp contrast looks somewhat artificial... As a last general comment I'd say to thin the paints with water. It's better to do a couple of layers and have a smooth result... I look forward for the rest of your work - welcome to the ranks of the Unforgiven brother! The yellow on the legs did come out like a glow effect off of the sulphur (I know I spell it alternatively) which is not what I wanted. I wanted more of a powered effect so I may have to go in with a lighter color and stiple instead of simply drybrushing. As far as the white highlight, looking at them now and in big pictures, some of the lines are quite thick, especially around the elbows and shoulder pads. I will probably go back with my final layer (Ushabti Bone) and thin those up. These are fantastic! There is quite a range of color to be seen out there in different painter's interpretation of Deathwing bone and I like yours. Do you use a wet palette? I think that your edge highlights might be a bit smoother if you had a thinner consistency (to echo Semper on the point). Excellent poses too. Very natural and dynamic. To answer both of your comments, I do use a wet palette. I have transferred most of my paints to dropper bottles so I can put a drop on the palette and add water as I see fit. These first models started out as an experiment to see if I could do wet blending (shoot for the stars! aim for the cover of the box!) but I found I lack the expertise and the patience for such an endeavor. You can see some of my impatient attempts most readily on the back of the storm shield. So I tried to go back and save my work. I don't blend colors often (mostly just greens because there's not a great transition between Caliban Green and the next shade lighter) and so there are definite shading "lines" in my work, a lot like you see in some Tau armies with a lot of flat armor areas. I like that look so I decided to make it my personal style. Now I need to go back and clean up some areas (like the shield) and lessen some of those stark contrast lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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