Helias_Tancred Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Hail Brothers! I'm a decent painter. If you take a look at my Instagram account you can see the work I've done so far. I'm confident in my ability, except for the squad markings on the knee area of my blood angels! What's the secret to your success? I was even trying to figure out if a tiny stencil would work? ... I'm not that good at small free hand painting is the problem. I'm asking for any advice you might have, or tricks you've discovered that have worked for you? I need it, LOL. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Try using a mechanical pencil (or really sharp normal pencil) to draw a stencil of the image you want to paint. A light touch should give you a visible mark and be easy enough to get rid of if you need to try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikis Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 This is how I do them. First, break the image you're trying to draw into parts. For a skull, you want to draw a circle, then a triangle under it and then fill in the details. Here, I've drawn a little thing that might help visualise what Im talking about. http://i.imgur.com/ZPyRnvn.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedemptionNL Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I just use the Blood Angels transfer sheet, which comes with all the different squad marking icons: https://www.games-workshop.com/en-NL/Blood-Angels-Transfer-Sheet Hardest thing you'll have to do is paint a circle on those armour marks that don't have knee pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 I just use the Blood Angels transfer sheet, which comes with all the different squad marking icons: https://www.games-workshop.com/en-NL/Blood-Angels-Transfer-Sheet Hardest thing you'll have to do is paint a circle on those armour marks that don't have knee pads. It comes with knee-pad sized decals of the squad markings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedemptionNL Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Yeah, check the middle left. Come with 20 of each ten different knee pad marking. Well, 40 of some I guess, as they use the same icon, just a different background colour which you have to paint yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedemptionNL Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Here's a quick snapshot of two I used on Assault Marines. Bad lighting but you'll get the idea: http://i.imgur.com/nGZDh9r.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Thank you for your information, I will most likely get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I'm about to do 10 skulls for a first squad, I'll make a tutorial if you like? Really, the answer is practice, practice, practice.i started with simple blood drops, and am now on skulls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evildrcheese Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I'm about to do 10 skulls for a first squad, I'll make a tutorial if you like? Really, the answer is practice, practice, practice.i started with simple blood drops, and am now on skulls. I'd be interested in seeing that tutorial. EDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 The end result is here I really started by painting over the transfer of the same shape, until I was comfortable freehanding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Hey all, I've posted a tutorial for Knee-Skulls in my plog - check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 You rock Xenith. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 You're welcome, I'd be keen to see your results, or if you need any clarifications. The main thing is, just keep practising. I started by painting over the skull transfer on some marines, then on paper, then on models - each one takes maybe 5- mins now, tops, if I production line the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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