MajorNese Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Hello fellow Astartes, as I've been asked about this a few times, I figured out making a video demonstration/explanation would be more useful to everyone. I don't have much experience in making tutorials, so if I left out anything, feel free to ask. As someone who doesn't own an airbrush yet, and who doesn't want to spend ages painting a few models, I figured out how to do wet blending quick enough to paint the gradients on a marine's armour in just 5min. Doesn't need setup like an airbrush, just a flat brush and geedub colours. Obviously not Golden Demon standard, but quick enough to paint entire companies without dying of old age. Also, the same works for more than 2 colours. My multi melta barrels' heat stains for example are a blend of (1/3 each) leadbelcher, genestealer purple and maccrage blue. The finished marine: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333453-flat-brush-wet-blending-5min-per-marine/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixzion Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Wow the result looks great! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333453-flat-brush-wet-blending-5min-per-marine/#findComment-4731816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Fascinating :tu: I'll have to give it a go. Thank you very much for sharing this technique. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333453-flat-brush-wet-blending-5min-per-marine/#findComment-4733033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoic Raptor Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 This is brilliant! I was skeptical at first but I'm really impressed by the simplicity and the results. I do have my concerns about contaminating the paint with the other color, but when blending similar colors (such as Space Wolf armor) that won't be an issue. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333453-flat-brush-wet-blending-5min-per-marine/#findComment-4745643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorNese Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 This is brilliant! I was skeptical at first but I'm really impressed by the simplicity and the results. I do have my concerns about contaminating the paint with the other color, but when blending similar colors (such as Space Wolf armor) that won't be an issue. Even with different ones, not an issue, rarely happens to me. Just leave some space on the brush between both colors, and there won't be any contamination. The lid's tab makes that quite controllable, as you clearly see the amount and position of the color while applying it to the brush. Directly from the pot would be harder I guess. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333453-flat-brush-wet-blending-5min-per-marine/#findComment-4745712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedoo Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 This is some great knowledge. Thank you for sharing, can't wait to try this! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333453-flat-brush-wet-blending-5min-per-marine/#findComment-5064452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naryn Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I was skeptical about this technique at first, but the finished effect looked amazing on the landsleeder. Do you have any pictures of the marine post-blending? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333453-flat-brush-wet-blending-5min-per-marine/#findComment-5064725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorNese Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 Of that particular dude, I don't have a detailed picture, as it's just a random sarge. He's on some group shots (second pic, in front of the left razorback), but that's it. I'll add a photo when I'm back home (in 3 weeks). The land speeder has both post-gradient and finished pics here. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333453-flat-brush-wet-blending-5min-per-marine/#findComment-5064775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naryn Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Looks good! I’ll have to try this out. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333453-flat-brush-wet-blending-5min-per-marine/#findComment-5065081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgersinHills Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 This will be quite helpful for my Blood Angels, thank you! :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333453-flat-brush-wet-blending-5min-per-marine/#findComment-5072452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorNese Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 Took and added a pic of the marine. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333453-flat-brush-wet-blending-5min-per-marine/#findComment-5081377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlson793 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Nice. Simple. Easy to follow....therefore I'll never be able to reproduce it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333453-flat-brush-wet-blending-5min-per-marine/#findComment-5082417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason the scout Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Definitely gonna paint grey knights with this technique. Thanks for the awesome content! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/333453-flat-brush-wet-blending-5min-per-marine/#findComment-5167048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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