Guiltysparc Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Does anyone have a good idea how they painted these? Best power weapon scheme i've seen in a loooooong time. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326979-custodes-power-weapons/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Gilbear Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Looks pretty straightforward, albeit not especially fast: - Blend a blue colour of your choice though turquoise, and then to a light sky-coloured highlight by adding ivory/bone to the turquoise. - With thinned ivory, carefully paint in the lightning lines. - With a very thin glaze of turquoise, smooth some of the transitions back down the blade. - With a very thin glaze of blue, smooth some of the transitions at the back part the blade. - With thinned white, redefine selected parts of the lightning a little. As long as you're patient and take your time, it's not even an especially advanced technique - the lightning is a good "distraction" from any irregularities in your blending, and the very thing colour glazes help with that too (whilst also being nearly impossible to cock up on any one pass). As you say, a great and visually striking effect! :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326979-custodes-power-weapons/#findComment-4535944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiltysparc Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 Thanks! I've had pretty poor results when I've tried to glazing, so maybe i just need to practice a bit more. I think i tend to use a glaze that hasn't been thinned enough. When you blend the base color (the blue to turquoise), would you paint the whole thing one of those colors then glaze the one end with the other color...or would you do half and half then glaze the middle? I should probably just youtube up a glazing tutorial. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326979-custodes-power-weapons/#findComment-4535984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Gilbear Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 There's a few ways of getting a blend. - You can put both colours on side by side, and then with a rinsed brush feather them together. (This is usually called "wet blending"). - You can put the blue on, and let it dry. Then put the turquoise on, and with a damp brush "tease" and feather it out from one side back along the blue to get the blend. (This is usually called "feathering"). - You can add increasing amounts of turquoise to the blue, and paint increasingly smaller layers each pass. (This is usually called "layering"). - You can start with the turquoise, and then with very thin paint -or ink- gradually build up the lower part of the blade until you get a good solid colour. (This is usually called "glazing"). I would definitely agree that watching some youtube vids is a great way to pick up these techniques. They aren't really hard to do (although it can take time to build up the effects), but judging things like paint consistency or how to apply the paint with the brush is much easier if you can see how it's done first. I would suggest checking out a channel like Painting Buddha - even though Ben Komets and the others are all Golden Demon winners, their presentation style is very clear and calm, and this is really helpful when trying to learn something new or to improve. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326979-custodes-power-weapons/#findComment-4536014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiltysparc Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 After a little googling, i think my biggest mistake with glazing is how i've loaded the brush. I've basically been loading the glaze like a wash rather than loading it then unloading most onto a towel before applying it. I like the idea of starting with the lighter color and then glazing down to the base. I have a couple spare swords i can practice on before i try it on the model i want to do it on. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326979-custodes-power-weapons/#findComment-4536037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Although not helpful yet, I'm sure Duncan @ Warhammer TV will be covering them shortly. Cheers, Jono Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326979-custodes-power-weapons/#findComment-4536321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewChristlieb Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I do my power weapons in a similar, though much worse... way. I start with a very dark, almost black, blue at the hilt and just start going lighter till I get to the edge blending along the way. Lighting is lightly applied with a fine brush going in random directions till it doesn't look too terrible... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326979-custodes-power-weapons/#findComment-4536574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Although not helpful yet, I'm sure Duncan @ Warhammer TV will be covering them shortly. Cheers, Jono Nailed it.... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326979-custodes-power-weapons/#findComment-4544601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornestar Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I wish they'd use reds instead of blues once in a while for their weapon effects. Have yet to find a good video/tutorial for red lightning effects. One day soon, hopefully. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326979-custodes-power-weapons/#findComment-4544606 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Aiwass Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I wish they'd use reds instead of blues once in a while for their weapon effects. Have yet to find a good video/tutorial for red lightning effects. One day soon, hopefully. Here Maybe this is what you need. Look at 1:07:12 Cheers Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326979-custodes-power-weapons/#findComment-4546198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornestar Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I wish they'd use reds instead of blues once in a while for their weapon effects. Have yet to find a good video/tutorial for red lightning effects. One day soon, hopefully. Here Maybe this is what you need. Look at 1:07:12 Cheers That's definitely got to be the best of them out there right now. I actually bought those red/orange/yellow paints based on that video, but have yet to try lightning with it. I should give it a shot. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/326979-custodes-power-weapons/#findComment-4546413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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