Xenith Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 Aethermatic blue is a light turquoise blue over a white prime job. That might work? Thanks! I'll give that a go also. I did try all the blues over the grey seer base, but I need to try them over other undercoats also - I feel these play a much greater role with contrast paints as opposed to normal layer paints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacecow Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Oh yes definitely. Normally I’d say go with the Ivory. But judging from your photos where the blue is very bright stark so white might be better to get closer to your original colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 Oh yes definitely. Normally I’d say go with the Ivory. But judging from your photos where the blue is very bright stark so white might be better to get closer to your original colour. Yes, even spraying grey seer will cut down painting time considerably - the grey is the colour of my carapace over the corax white which meant I had to paint the carapace greay after the undercoat to darken it down. Been travelling a little but hopefully can test out a model or two next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 So here's my early foray into painting a swarm wth contrast, and I have to say I'm sold. It's a little darker than my original scheme, but it's pretty close to the temple guard blue with drakenhof wash, so I'm happy. This is a straight undercoat of grey seer, with a mix of 50:50 akhelian:contrast medium, with 50:50 shyish purple:medium to shade the carapace and for the guns. My initial dabbling with contrast left me unhappy as he models came out way too dark. Thinning it down makes it a hell of a lot better. For reference, I started these guys on sunday night and finished them monday morning. Maybe 4 hours total including playing with a few different contrasts. The last 2 models took maybe 30mins or less each including drying time. Compare this to my last gaunts which were a few hours/model, including demotivation time. I'll probably go with this scheme going forwards. The Pounder, NTaW, Focslain and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacecow Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Might be time to revisit these guys again, with plety of time on my hands. I really want to get the rest of this unit of 12 dev gaunts painted! The Pounder 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pounder Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Go for it! They're looking promising. Xenith 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Finally got round to making up the rest of that box of gaunts. GF has expressed a passing interest in doing some painting, and I thought gaunts with contrast paint might be an easy entry to the hobby ;) if not, then we can production line the things to get them done! Spacecow 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 Got another done as a tester: Slow progress as I've been focussing on Primaris and finishing off my BA company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pounder Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Haven’t we all?!? I really like the clean finish of contrast paints, will definitely be using them on my bruv’s Necrons. The gaunt looks good! Xenith 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) Finished a bunch of BA stuff recently so fancied some nids as a palate cleanser. That sounds derogatory towards the nids, I guess I dont want to neglect them! 12 Devourer gants finished up, giving me 22 in total, I really need to add some more to them! A quick mental tot-up of the unpainted nids I have: Hive Tyrant 9x Warriors ~50x hormagaunts 20x gargoyles 12x termagants 1x Lictor 6x Raveners 2x Tyrannofex 4x Carnifex 8x Spore Mines ~38 space hulk stealers 2-4 Broodlords 1x Harpy Then I have some stuff that I painted in like...2000 when nids were released in 3rd ed and I jumped on that Bandwagon: 8 gaunts 8 gants Ravener 3 Warriors Biovore That's a lot to work through! Edited July 6, 2020 by Xenith WarriorFish 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) Started work on the broodlord to complete the Start Collecting! Box I got for Christmas (2018). Loving this scheme with contrasts. This is a grey seer base with a 50/50 akhelian green/contrast medium wash. I'm current debating whether to paint the hands the same blue as the rest of the exoskeleton, or to do them the pink/purple of the underlying gooey bits like old school stealers and the Space Hulk Broodlord. Edited August 4, 2020 by Xenith WarriorFish and Spacecow 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Good to see you back to these, I think as you've already done the claws blue the hands should be too. The classic scheme is great, but the colour use doesn't quite match your scheme so I think you should stick to your guns :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Good to see you back to these, I think as you've already done the claws blue the hands should be too. The classic scheme is great, but the colour use doesn't quite match your scheme so I think you should stick to your guns Haha, yea, I realised I'd already done the hands and feet in the normal blue I could go back and repaint, but might be too much effort - and my other stealers all have blue hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 (edited) Bit more work blocking out the Broodlor. Not really blocking out with contrasts, but you know what I mean. I went with what @WarriorFish suggested and I'd already half done and painted the hands blue like the exoskeleton. The papa stealer still needed the big pink head, though, so his is very thinned volpius pink - 1:3 with contrast medium and washed all over tthe head. I'm not a fan of how the neck joins the body, the change there is a little stark from pink to white, but that's just how the model is. I'll have to do some shading around the join to given the impression of the edge of the chitin. White armour likewise got a super think wash of magos purple 1: 4 contrast medum all over the white shell, with the aim of the wash being too thin to actually tint the white at the top of the plates - I think it worked pretty well. Edited August 6, 2020 by Xenith WarriorFish 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 I spent last night painting my nails. Well, his nails. Loving contrasts for this kind of work. Slap it all over, then go back with a dry brush and wick it off the raised edges to get that contrast highlight. This guy is nearly done. Azekai and WarriorFish 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azekai Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Interesting technique with the wicking. I have yet to play with contrasts, (my nid scheme is very slapdash and easy already) but I am intrigued!Looking forward to the finished results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Interesting technique with the wicking. I have yet to play with contrasts, (my nid scheme is very slapdash and easy already) but I am intrigued! Looking forward to the finished results. It's the only term I could use to describe it. Kind of like where you apply a highlight on a corner with the edge of the brush, I slapped the contrast on, then ran the edge of the brush over the corner of the claw, removing the contrast from there, making a natural highlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDreddKnight Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) Love contrast paints, they really speed things up. That broodlord looks great. Edited August 14, 2020 by IronDreddKnight Xenith 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacecow Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 You’ll have loads then for the next ETL Xenith 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pounder Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Love contrast paints, they really speed things up. That broodlord looks great. Thanks IDK! You’ll have loads then for the next ETL Haha, I have more Grey Space marines though! Looking good! Thanks! I'm now back from vacation and want to get on with this model, the rest is simply doing the base and weathering it up, then onto some other gribblies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) Got the Broodlord finished, now I have another leader-best for the swarm. Shame I only have 8 stelers painted - might have to get them on the list after the harpy...I need more troops! Thanks for looking! Next on the list is an assault marine combat squad for my Blood Angels. Edited August 24, 2020 by Xenith WarriorFish, Majkhel and The Pounder 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majkhel Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Really nice and clean paintjob with the contrasts! With the Broodlord the colour-scheme seems properly matured. I like the the pale pinks especially. Xenith 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Indeed, the colours really come together here (also why I stole the red "inner" colour for my scheme ). I might need to get some of the black contrast for my talons and that as this looks like an easier and better way of doing it... Maybe you should put a couple of Troop choices in the queue next? I've found it helps a lot for getting an army done as once you've got a decent core ready you can play with characters and the like without feeling bad - a lesson I learned for good with my CSM after I kept doing HQ units Xenith 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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