Slothysaur Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I'm not much of a painter and just got into the hobby a few months ago, but I'm trying to paint my Death Company up. I've base coated them with Army Painters matt black spray, and then painted on details with Mephiston Red, White Scar, and Leadbelcher. I've browsed this forum a lot and absolutely love the different models and how they've been painted and was wondering what do you guys suggest to use for washing and dry brushing the Death Company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Maybe dont dry brush if you have already painted the details! Edge highlight with codex grey, then extreme edge highlight with fortress grey, if you want a simple, cold scheme. Wash wise, I'd consider painting err, the blue or green wash or nuln oil into the recesses of the armour, to add a bit of depth. Don't actually slather it all over the model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 What Xenith said. Also, choose carefully when basing. Predominantly black models look awful on grey/dark brown bases. I'd suggest going for something lighter for a bit of contrast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I either dry brush or edge highlight (depending on my mood) using Hawk Turquiose. It has to be subtle otherwise you get the Tron effect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Predominantly black models look awful on grey/dark brown bases. This guy wants a word. http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk141/Mechxen/Blood%20Angels/Characters/2014-11-16142030_zpsdcd3adbb.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockwithaticket Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Yep, nowt wrong with largely black models on a grey base, whether they be Death Companyhttp://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/1/14/678695_sm-.JPGor regular marines (well, a Vanguard Veteran in this case).http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/7/12/629416_sm-.JPGThe only problem is if your grey is super dark, but even then the black ought to stand out.More on topic: if you've done the details in one colour only the first thing you're going to want to do is give them a wash and/or some highlights.Edge highlighting works a lot better on marines than dry brushing in my experience and it's a useful skill to have so you might as well get started on it now. I suspect very few of the Death Company examples you've admired on here will have had dry brushed highlights. If you're not confident in your ability initially, practice the technique on a piece of sprue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovidius Incertus Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I do my DC with black primer, then a black basecoat (I love redundancy!), then do zenithal highlights with Vallejo Model Air German Grey. I've drybrushed the black parts of these guys with Boltgun Metal. I also concur that they may get a little lost on a gray base like urban rubble. I've done my DC (but not the rest of my army) on these high desert type bases. http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/Oat_Action_Man/DC1a_zps3d94d0e3.jpg http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f32/Oat_Action_Man/DC2c_zpsccebaf32.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slothysaur Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 Awesome thank you all for the wonderful input. I'll for sure look up some tutorials on how to do edge highlighting and get to work on that I guess. Also, time to pick up some Nuln Oil!EDIT: Also I've been using Agrax Earthshade to wash my non-DC marines thanks to reading about how well it looked on here. I can't remember who exactly had said to do it, but thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobrakei Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 If you want something a little different to the standard grey highlights, I can recommend Dark Reaper followed by Thunderhawk Blue. This will give you an interesting blueish-grey, and is a little less stark to my eyes than a straight grey highlight. If you flick through my blog/thread I did a Deathwatch marine using this method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 As above, I used the Space -wolf named blues and greys to highlight my DC and they worked well, check my paint log for pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slothysaur Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 I do like the blue/grey. Ill be buying some blue to edge with today when my gw shop opens. Try that out and see how I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrick Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 anyone have pics to show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bukimimaru Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Nothing Wrong with Grey Bases on black models. ;) My Chappy and one of my DC. Simply sprayed black and edge highlighted. Simple and effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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