Marshal Rohr Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I prefer the green-grey that DPD (iirc) used because it's closer to the Vengeful Spirit cover art, which is my favorite SoH artwork yet. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 That's funny, I'm literally reading Vengeful Spirit now and about five minutes ago I was thinking how cool the cover is and how grey the SoH look on the cover. I think DPDs recipe is my favourite too. Everyone's posted here have been awesome, and all slightly different takes on the 'Sea Green' colour, but I think DPD is closest to the colour of the FW art (like the one in my avatar). And as much as I like the FW scheme, I'm sure it's a pig to paint, needs an airbrush, and it's also quite a bit different to their own art for the SoH. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I prefer the green-grey that DPD (iirc) used because it's closer to the Vengeful Spirit cover art, which is my favorite SoH artwork yet. I... thought they were painted black in that art piece, tbh. Thought maybe there were an elite unit or something with an alt paint job. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 You may be right, I couldn't say what color they are for sure. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 They definitely look grey to me Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
betrayer41 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 i used a panzer tank color with some washes i rather like it. I was torn between this and the deeper darker. but i like this one a bit more Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I'd only seen a small size pic of the art so I went and nabbed a bigger one: http://i.imgur.com/oAocXNO.png The one on the left looks dark grey almost to the point of black, the middle one looks a medium grey with some green coming through on his helmet, and the guy in the rear almost looks like a dark silver color. Anyway, what I would suggest is trying to find a pre-made color that's close to what you want, because trying to mix up a custom color for an entire army is a giant PITA - trust me, I've done it a few times. It's a nightmare if you have to go back and do touch ups, or even mix up a second batch. If you can find one that's close to what you like and can modify it slightly - making it darker with a wash would be easiest - then I would go with that. Here's some colors I found that are in the neighborhood of the SoH green: http://i.imgur.com/mYYgtMH.png Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
betrayer41 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 im liking coal black personally Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Thanks for that BCK! The Coal black actually looks quite similar to the FW colour. I think all of those would look quite cool, and that saves me having to mix for a whole army, which I hadn't even thought about being a problem haha Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yeah, I love that color and it was my first suggestion for the paint scheme. Just a warning though, I suggested mixing a lighter color - Menoth White Base - with it because the Coal Black from my paint pot looks darker than what's on their paint chart. *Edit* Now that I think about it, my Coal Black pot was is quite old, from when they first released their paints, and I had forgotten they went back and reformulated some of them, mostly the metallics, but it might be closer to that color swatch now. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 I thought it might do because that doesn't look like a very black colour there. And that still means I'd need to mix for the whole army... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I'd grab a pot of it anyway, see how you like it. It's an amazing color, and honestly, I've never had a paint color match its color swatch exactly. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yeah I'll give it a go :) thanks for the suggestion. How come you said using menoth white to lighten it and not just normal white? It doesn't matter, just curious :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Complicated but: Steggadon green mixed with kantor blue Druchii purple Highlight sotek green Add the vibrant light blue to the sotek. Possibly Teclis blue or something. Add a bit more of that light blue to the mix. Glaze Waywatcher green twice. Looks damn close to the forgeworld dread and command set. And yes, thats a failed Alpha Legion scheme. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
betrayer41 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Complicated but: Steggadon green mixed with kantor blue Druchii purple Highlight sotek green Add the vibrant light blue to the sotek. Possibly Teclis blue or something. Add a bit more of that light blue to the mix. Glaze Waywatcher green twice. Looks damn close to the forgeworld dread and command set. And yes, thats a failed Alpha Legion scheme. HAHAHA i was gonna ask if thats what that was....ive used ALLL those colors for different alpha units Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Complicated but: Steggadon green mixed with kantor blue Druchii purple Highlight sotek green Add the vibrant light blue to the sotek. Possibly Teclis blue or something. Add a bit more of that light blue to the mix. Glaze Waywatcher green twice. Looks damn close to the forgeworld dread and command set. And yes, thats a failed Alpha Legion scheme. Cheers man, I'll give that one a go too :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yeah test it on something not important, as I was experimenting. If it's it light, hit it up with some drakenoff nightshade. It makes it go greener for some reason! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 I will haha. I'm sure I have some marine parts lying around somewhere to test this stuff on. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 How about using Beil-tan green as a shade to darken it? Just thought of it cuz I just so happen to have my paint tray on wheels by my computer and happened to see it :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Menoth White is 2 different colors from the P3 range, a base and a highlight, and both are off-white shades. The Base is almost a khaki color and when mixed with Coal Black it makes a bright, almost foamy sea-green color depending on how much you add. The only figure I could find that I have any Coal Black on at the moment, is a Widowmaker from Warmachine - I mixed some black into it for the pants, gloves, and blade sheath and then highlighted it up from there: http://i.imgur.com/i0eLJGW.png It's a bit dusty, and the colors are, of course, a bit washed out in the pics so you can't see all the steps of highlighting. I can see about putting some Coal Black on a marine, if you want. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yeah that green looks quite cool on that model :) I'll definitely try the coal black and menoth white mix. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 If you're a fan of the darker scheme that some folk prefer I highly recommend checking out the Tamiya line of paints. There are a few greeny grey colours in their range perfect for the Sons of Horus. I mixed them with Astronomican Grey for the highlights. Similar colours can be achieved by mixing GW paints but I find it can be hard to keep consistent. Incidentally the Vengeful Spirit cover art is closer to the older images in Collected Visions than Forgeworlds guides. So there's no right or wrong shade really. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Well, I went to my LGS and picked up a fresh bottle of Coal Black, and while it is a little bit lighter than my original bottle, it's still quite a bit darker than the color chart shows. I did a zenithal prime on two AoBR marines and painted the left one with my airbrush and the right one with a paintbrush. http://i.imgur.com/n7PEYwF.png The P3 paints dry with what they describe as a satin finish, and something interesting I found out is that the satin shine doesn't show up as much when blown through an airbrush - you see how the right one that I painted with a brush is bit more shiny? And though the glare on the left shoulder pad(our right) kinda blocks out the color, I did a 50/50 mix with Menoth Base on that, and then 75/25 Coal/Menoth on the right(our left). In person, the color is a bit brighter, but it's still a very dark blue/green and probably not what you're after. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted August 30, 2014 Author Share Posted August 30, 2014 Thanks for that BCK :) it's definitely a lot darker than the colour chart showed. I might pick up a bottle and some Menoth white, just to give it a go. Also, it's weird that it isn't as shiny through an airbrush. I don't have an airbrush though :/ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I did the airbrush test because occasionally with some paints the color looks a lot different than if you apply with a paintbrush. I went through every green paint I own, which includes several from the little chart I posted earlier, I couldn't find anything that would work straight out of the bottle or with a wash or two over it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/295900-sons-of-horus-paint-help/page/2/#findComment-3794878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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