J_C_A_ Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Hi guys, I've been hard at work on this model for the last month or so. It was a request for a Grey Knights army, with all the weapon options magnetized: two cannon options, all TL Psycannons can be swapped with TL Heavy Bolters, missiles can be removed (as can be seen in some photos). I wanted to get a unique looking heraldry pattern on the ship, something that would look very appropriate in a Grey Knights force. I ended up sketching about 8 different designs in photoshop over a all-silver Thunderhawk, and choosing the most balanced and appropriate design. Then I made sure the heraldry patterns (skulls on white, swords on red, battlement pattern) was just right. More info on some techniques and details at my site: http://www.warandpaint.com/2014/06/grey-knights-thunderhawk-gunship-gallery/http://i.imgur.com/okfJUKu.jpg Get ready for a lot of photos... http://i.imgur.com/HBzY3Uv.jpg http://i.imgur.com/DYtjr3O.jpg http://i.imgur.com/S4Eph3N.jpg http://i.imgur.com/YBlcHW0.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Qpy5oJ9.jpg http://i.imgur.com/JpRc5cX.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ukIYDS7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MrfNDv7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ze80fu2.jpg Fin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Awesome!!! Great Detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratboy1664 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Quality like this deserves a lot of photos, superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Absolutely spectacular looking thunderhawk, you should be proud. Could you please enlighten us with the recipe for that red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_C_A_ Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Thanks for the kind complements! The red is: * Mephiston Red * Vallejo Model Air - Scarlet Red (comparable to old Blood Red maybe) * Evil Suns Scarlet * Black Wash * 2nd layer Evil Suns Scarlet highlights/details It's just basically starting with a dark red base and working up to the highlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Fantastic! The red/grey(silver)/white ratio is just right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovidius Incertus Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Are the craters on the base sculpted? If so, how? Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I don't mean this in an insulting way, but did you play with the saturation in Photoshop? That red looks... Unreal. Intense. Seriously, I'm not trolling or anything. Just curious. That may be the most intense red I've ever seen on any model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_C_A_ Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Ovidius Incertus: They are sculpted. I used a wooden disk, carved out a little bit with a dremel so that the craters had some depth, then I used cut out triangles of foam to build up the walls of the craters, and then I sculpted over all of that with wood filler, flocking, gravel etc. Here's a work-in-progress pic: JeffTibbetts: No problem. I adjusted the image as whole to bring out some brightness, but I did not touch up the red besides that (meaning, I increased the brightness of the whole image). I take my photos in a very dark room with a lot of diffused light, so I need to edit the photos in PS a little just to bring them up to normal levels of brightness that I work at. Granted, some of the photos are a little oversaturated I admit, but it's mostly for clarity. I spent a LOT of time on the red parts of the ship -- at least 5 layers of paint, oftentimes more like 7. Here's an untouched photo -- I only changed the size of the photo so it wasn't 4000 pixels wide: http://i.imgur.com/KMqDAzh.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rurik the blessed Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Amazing... i am absolutelly stuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maerlen Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Damn you!! Now I want one..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Actually, I like the non-PS red a lot better. I understand what you did (in general), but your red is still pretty amazing looking. Granted the whole PS version is brighter, but I like the straight one more. You did a magnificent job on the color proportions and everything looks ace. I'm not sure why the owner would have had you do psycannon and heavy bolters, but then his toy, his rules. :) You should be very proud of this effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckoning Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Thats a piece of art right there. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_C_A_ Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Thank you, everyone, for the complements! I'm not sure why the owner would have had you do psycannon and heavy bolters Yeah, especially when the upgrade for TL Psycannons is only 40 points for all four of them. Why would anyone want HBs on a 1000pt model? Looking back now, I think I should have taken the middle-road in regards to brightness. Some of the images work well, but others are just way too bright. Well, I still have all the original images I can re-edit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sothalor Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 This makes me cry tears of joy, especially given how little love Grey Knights receive from Forgeworld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Holy cow. I like the untouched one way better as well. That, sir, is still one of the best and most intense reds I've ever seen. Bravo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOrdGermany Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Super! I am impressed by the first picture in particular because it is so realistic. Photoshop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckoning Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Super! I am impressed by the first picture in particular because it is so realistic. Photoshop? No, he actually took it for a test spin around the milky way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOrdGermany Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 @reckoning It was a serious question. There are other tools than photoshop. Maybe I had better send a PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Super! I am impressed by the first picture in particular because it is so realistic. Photoshop? In his blog he talked about using Photoshop, and in his reply to my question, so I'd assume so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubnutz Da Grim Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Wonderful looking piece you have here. I am really impressed with the reds as well. I am also very impressed with the ratio of red and silver you have here. Often I see people that have too much of one and it throws the model. You have achieved a great middle ground and the end result is stunning. Gub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_C_A_ Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 LordOrdGermany: Yup, I edited the photo in Photoshop. Sometimes I like photographing and editing more than painting I also do a lot of rotating animations of my models -- you can see them on my website. Here's another one I did this morning. A little less saturated reds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckoning Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 @reckoning It was a serious question. There are other tools than photoshop. Maybe I had better send a PM Sorry, was just poking fun at you. No harm intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOrdGermany Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 @reckoning34 thank you. So I interpreted your smiley --> the wrong way. Everything is ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Breathtakingly brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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