Zeratul29 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 So I've decided on an order for my sisters. I want to do the order of our Martyred Lady. I like the color scheme of black armor with red cloths and silver detail. Plus the aunkh is their symbol and I've always liked Egyptian. Any suggestions on how to make the scheme stand out? What kind of red works for this Order? Any advice or pics you guys have would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Furyou Miko Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Huh, it is kind of ankh-like. Didn't really notice that, but it makes sense, ankhs being a death sigil and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The traditional colour is a bit brighter, Blood Red (or whatever it's called now) but there's nothing stopping you from using a darker red for example. I think that would look quite good with the black and silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fibonacci Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 You might find this useful The B&C Sisters of Battle painter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grgobart Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Well I can offer my Sisters, as an example of how a darker red looks like (on an almost Martyred Lady scheme) And, if it's not too obvious to mention, there are quite a few pictures of Sisters in the Gallery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeratul29 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Hmm, yes I think I'm gonna go with a brighter red than that. Thank you for the comparison pic Grgobat. Any suggestions on how to do highlights for black armor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacinda Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I can tell you what I have done, but I am not exactly an award winning painter. Most of the armor is black. Legs, arms and shoulders. Chaos Black, Abaddon Black, "jar-head" black, whatever you use. This is LIGHTLY dry brushed with Codex Grey. I just want the edges of the plates to get a little lighter. The corset is painted with Velejo's German Grey, followed by the LIGHT dry brush of Codex Grey and topped with a Nulin Oil wash. The studs are painted Leather Brown followed by Gold (both Velejo) before the wash. I trim my OoOML with gold instead of silver because I like it better. Silver is traditional. With gold, first paint a medium brown and then again with gold. It makes the metallic colors stand out better. The underside of the shoulder pads are also painted German Grey. Robes are painted Mepheston red (or Scab Red) then Blood Red followed by a light highlight of Blazing Orange for any characters. The underside of the robes are painted Buff (another Velejo color -- Bleached Bone is close) followed by a light, thinned coat of pure White. Weapons are also red painted just like the robes; Scab Red, Blood Red, dry brush the edges with Blazing Orange. Pick out all the details you want; gun barrels, grenades, ammo pouches, hoses and fittings, etc. When it is done, I paint the whole model with a brush on matte varnish followed by a quick spray of Purity Seal. Finally, for the last step, go back and paint the hard armor (arms, legs, the top parts of the shoulder pads and the neck ring) witrh 'Ard Coat. This glossy shine highlights the pure black and gives those parts a hard look as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeratul29 Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Thank you Jacinda. I will definitely be using some of your tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Burton Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 It seems there are two popular ways to high flight black armor: subtle highlight or extreme highlight. Subtle highlighting is the highlighting you probably already know and love. Pick a gray or often a blue gray like GW shadow gray and highlight up to it from your black. Extreme highlighting gives your armor a nice sci-fi feel and is accomplished by using very high-contrast highlights on areas of the armor that would reflect a lot of light. Here are a couple tutes I like to read on black that discuss both methods. Don't let anyone tell you one way is The One True Way To Paint. You can make either look stunning on the tabletop. https://miniaturemiscellany.wordpress.com/tutorials/painting-black/ http://www.jrn-works.dk/tutorials/tut.php?tut=paintingBlack&lan=eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Furyou Miko Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I like to highlight black armour by using a matt varnish, then just picking out the raised surfaces with gloss varnish. Gives a very subtle effect though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 If you're lazy efficient you can use Charadon Granite (or whatever it's called now), you can work more over to give the black a slightly greyer appearance too if you'd like. I think this would work well on Sisters too, as most of the armour is covered by cloth, symbols etc so it can save a lot of time and still look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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