Aridene Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Hello everyone. I am currently painting a Thousands Sons for ETL . I need a bit of help with choosing the right blue for them and if a white or black primer. I have the entire GW paint line and will not be buying any other paints. What do you guys suggest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Mustard Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Hi there, My personal taste for the TS would be a bright turquoise blue. At least that´s how I plan to paint mine. Depending on how bright you want them you´ll have to chose between a white or black primer. Black primer will save you time on the metallic parts of the armor but, for me, it hides the details and limits the visibility of the mini I´m painting. If you have an airbrush you could save time by priming in blue and detailing in turquoise. I never tried the GW blue paint bomb maybe you could prime with that color (after undercoating in white), then a zenith spray of white and a gloss of turquoise. More generally, I think what is important is that there are no such thing as the right blue or the official blue. You should see GW paint reference more as guidelines than restrictions. Same goes for the painter references. Here you see lots of painter using their personal favorite shade of the "official" color darker or lighter because they... like it that way. If for you the ultramarine blue is the TS blue so be it. In the end, it´s all about ... YOU having fun while painting them or converting them. If you are a player and that you have the right strategy an army list, your opponent will remember " that guy with the lighter or darker or ultramarine blue TS army just kicked my butt!!!" at the end of the day. Be yourself ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Mustard Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Check out also Daemonclaw´s plog (his early work) for inspiration and references http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/133878-daemonclaws-works-hel-tu-brute-finished-etl-vows/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethrion Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 This is what I went with, my step by step painting TS sorcerers: http://shaken-not-stunned.blogspot.hk/2013/10/thousand-sons-sorcerers-step-by-step.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubnutz Da Grim Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Ethrion, Nice looking figs you have there, this is a great color scheeme and solid step by step. Will be borrowing some of these ideas as I just started my 1K sons. Only had them since 2005. Gub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethrion Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Thanks! They're not anywhere close to the awesome levels of painting I've seen other Thousand Sons done but for the level that I can paint at and my need to get models painted to a decent standard quickly it works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aridene Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Very nice Thousands Sons Ethrion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furryblueelf Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I've used a base of Hawk Turquoise with a layer of Temple Guard Blue. Washed with a watered down Drakenhof Nightshade and then cell painted (thanks for the word Ehtrion!) with the Hawk Turquoise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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