Varyn Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Hey guys I am a bit of a newbie painter and I am starting a Silver Skulls army and I have been doing some reading and thinking about my paint scheme. This is what I have so far: - Primed black - A light layer of valejo gunmetal - drybrush of necron compound This has resulted in the pictures below. I think the colours are perhaps a little dark, I don't know if they would benefit from a wash, perhaps drakenhof nightshade to give a bit more depth, or whether I should drybrush more necron compound to lighten them up a bit. I am a bit unsure of what to do next and would really appreciate some advice on getting a good metallic scheme which I can reproduce (I've only been painting a short while!) I know that things will improve once I pick out some other details with other colours, I just want to make sure I am getting a good base colour. Apologies for the not-so-great picture! all advice and tips would be most most welcome! http://s13.postimg.org/4jd9teqlz/testo.pngtemporary image hosting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 In my opinion your base color is dark. Gunmetal is a very dark finish in general. If that's what you're shooting for I think it's fine, but it sounds like you want to lighten it up and according to most of what I've seen about SS, they're much lighter. It's your army and you can do what you want, but if you're trying to lighten I'd do a couple things. First, use a much lighter base color. In the GW range I'd say Ironbreaker, maybe. Then you can use a wash to darken the recesses. Up to which one, but lots of Grey Knights players use Drakenhoff Nightshade to give it a blue tinge. You could also go with Nuln Oil for a plain black, or even something like Agrax Earthshade for some interesting pre-weathering. At any rate, your drybrushed highlights won't look so stark if you're starting with a brighter base. Adding more drybrush can make them look overly dramatic if you're still using the really dark base like right now. It could end up looking more like wear than lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battle Captin Torodin Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 If memory serves the silver skulls are a bit darker than grey knights. I would spray chaos black, Basecoat leadbelcher Overbrush ironbreaker Drybrush necron compound Wash nuln oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varyn Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks for the reply, I am not really sure of what to do, although I agree that starting with black was probably a bit too dark. I am using mostly Vallejo paints for my base colours and GW paints for drybrush. Base gunmetal or chainmail silver drybrush with necron compound wash with drakenhof nightshade highlight with runefang steel any suggestions on this? I am not overly keen on very bright metallic models, I think they look a bit too showcasey and not very gritty, but my current test model is too dark I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Pheidias Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I'd say that it sounds like a very reasonable recipe for metallic marines. If you want to tone them down, to lose the parade-ground feel, you can always dust them up by dry-sponging on light-brown dustyness after the metals are applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickSix Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 A gamer after my own heart. My Silver Skulls are fairly bright. Some paint them darker. I only use Vallejo paints so not sure what the new GW equivalents are. Primed Black Vallejo Air Gun (71072) base Black wash Vallejo Air Chrome (71064) highlights and details (shoulder trim, helmets) There are actually quite a few SS collectors that are or used to be active on B&C. If you search you can find our threads. Had a lore thread too. I think it's under the UM forum now. Also, your test model will not look so dark if you add brighter highlights to say shoulder trim and the helmet and all the other details you haven't done yet. I say finish the test model you have before you say it's too dark. Silver Skull Chapter Info thread = http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/126946-silver-skulls-chapter-information/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varyn Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Thanks for the replies, it's good to see there are some other Skull enthusiasts! I have finished the test model and done a heavier drybrush of Necron compound which has made the overall colour quite a bit lighter and I'm pretty happy with it. I am just trying to decide the bolter casing colour at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom_ Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I'd use a black primer followed by a base coat of leadbelcher. Then a wash of nuln oil. Then use a heavy drybrush of ironbreaker on the raised areas, followed by either a drybrush of necron compound or a highlight of runefang steel. As far as bolter casino goes, either black, dark red or even dark blue would work nicely. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickSix Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Thanks for the replies, it's good to see there are some other Skull enthusiasts! I have finished the test model and done a heavier drybrush of Necron compound which has made the overall colour quite a bit lighter and I'm pretty happy with it. I am just trying to decide the bolter casing colour at the moment! Bolter casing should either be blue or black. Blue was used back in 3rd edition and earlier. Black has been used sense 4th edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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