Painting Flesh Tearers Inquiry

[Aothaine]

I like the red to be dark on my Felsh Tearers. What I'm curious about is how to paint the red effectively and make it look good. I'm trying to decide if I should go with the mephiston red spray, white or black primer for my Flesh Tearers. I'm leaning toward the black primer but I'm not entirely positive just yet. Any pointers?

[Razblood]

Black primer, basecoat mephiston red, edge highlight with a mix of mephiston red and cadian fleshtone, wash with a 50-50 mix of carroburg crimson and nuln oil (2 coats).

 

That'll give you a rich dark red.

[Aothaine]

Thank you sir!

[Grotsmasha]

Iirc, the Base paint Khorne Red is darker than Mephistion, and is closer the old Scab Red which was perfect for the Flesh Tearers.

[Imren]

For a dark rich red base, I'd recommend P3 Sanguine base and then highlight up from it to a mid-tone red, P3 Skorne red or GW evil sunz scarlet or even wild rider red if you want a higher contrast.

 

If you have airbrush I'd strongly recommend to do a preshading from mid-dark grey (eshin greyish) up to white and then airbrush a thin layer of P3 Sanguine base, (P3 paints thins very well and shoots out of airbrushes even smoother than many airbrush paints in my expreience).

[Major_Gilbear]

Red is a funny colour - like white and black, it doesn't take much for the colour to stop being what it is, and this makes highlighting and shading tricky if you still want a nice saturated red at the end. Shade too much, and you get a murky brown; highlight too much and you get orange or pink.

 

Therefore, rather than suggest random recipes to you, can I ask:

 

- Do you have an example of the sort of red you're after please? Even an example of somebody else's work would be great.

 

- Do you already have any decent quantity of red paints from any specific ranges that you'd be looking to use for the project? If you're looking to buy new stuff just for the project, are there any brands that might be difficult to get where you are?

 

 

I ask as some people make their FT more of a dark maroon, whilst others prefer a darker red, a burgundy, or even a brighter crimson. All are achievable without too much drama, and if you already have suitable paints it makes sense (to me) to try and use those if suitable. :)

[Ovidius Incertus]

For a dark rich red base, I'd recommend P3 Sanguine base and then highlight up from it to a mid-tone red, P3 Skorne red or GW evil sunz scarlet or even wild rider red if you want a higher contrast.

 

If you have airbrush I'd strongly recommend to do a preshading from mid-dark grey (eshin greyish) up to white and then airbrush a thin layer of P3 Sanguine base, (P3 paints thins very well and shoots out of airbrushes even smoother than many airbrush paints in my expreience).

 

I agree with this approach, for the most part.  I've settled on a mid-dark gray (I use Duplicolor gray auto primer) and then go to either Army Painter Chaotic Red or FW's Gal Vorbak red.  I postshade with mahogany from VMA and highlight with either VGC Bloody Red or Gory Red.

[Razblood]

Here's an example of what I achieved with the method I noted above:

However the other suggestions all have equal merit, this is just the simplest method I've found with GW paints. Though Khorne Red would produce a darker Red overall.

[Aothaine]

For sure! Thank you everyone!

I have found a pretty simple method that I like. I realized shortly after painting my captain that my eyes are just too far gone to do much of any highlighting. So I am trying to focus on methods that are easier to paint on my eyes but still come out looking okay when viewed from a few feet away.

I am using Khorne Red right now and giving it a wash of Nuln Oil. It is giving it a nice dark red. Not exactly what I want but I have found out recently that I'm getting old and cannot do some of the things I used to. Maybe if I can ever afford lasix or something...

Here is what I was able to do last week.

Nothing compared to what I used to be able to do. I also think I messed up on thinning some of the paints. But When I look at it from around 2ft or more it looks quite good and I'm happy with the quality for playing on a table top. ^_^

I would have liked the red to be darker, like the old scab red, but this will work. ^_^

[Major_Gilbear]

Have you considered starting from a lighter red, and shading down via successive washes to a darker red?

 

One coat of Carroburg Crimson may not look brilliant over a nice a bright red, but two (or three) successive washes of it will, especially if you avoid any sharper edges (to keep the highlights bright) and don't let it pool too much. Afterwards, you can use a little Nuln Oil to define any more obvious areas, like the joints in the powerfist for example.

 

Although painting "down" with thinned paints, inks, or washes takes more patience, it does suit painters who want to do an application each evening and then do more involved detail work on the weekend. Plus, the application of a wash or such is pretty quick anyway, as the stuff naturally seeks recesses and lower areas anyway. If you're willing to give it a go, you might be pleasantly surprised! ;)

[Grotsmasha]

My eyes are also giving me issues, and I bought one of these for $15, and used it today for the first time, totally worth it, massive help.

Mine is ~15cm diameter on the head, and is fine, but 25-30cm would be awesome.

Cheers,

Jono