The_Hugernaught Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I’ve been looking through posts on here for a long time, so thought I’d take some photos and share my work. I’ve been painting off and on for a while now, and I first got into Templars after a long hiatus from the hobby. My choice of Templars was due to a) Wanting a close combat army and just so having some old Space Wolf models in need of converting b ) really liking the fluff of Templars and c) thinking that black would be an easy colour to respray and paint. I’ve since learnt that c) was not actually as straight forward as I thought! I’d been looking for ways to improve my painting and stumbled across an article (http://figurementors.com/painting-black-power-armour-by-giovanni-di-lena for those who are interested) and found a definite improvement in my technique (although a painting course and airbrush definitely helped!). Effectively, rather than using Abbadon black for the armour, a mix of blue and black is applied over the base coat, which gives more depth to the overall finish of the armour. So anyway, here are the results of my first foray using this new technique: Crusader Squad 1 Crusader Squad 2 And my personal favourites. These guys took a long, long time, but I’m really happy with the results. The banner is free hand, definitely the most complex thing I’ve attempted but thankfully not as difficult as I thought it would be. Honour Guard 1 Honour Guard 2 Honour Guard 3 My previous technique involved drybrushing eshin grey over the base coat, and then adding a nuln oil wash. I’m still happy with these models, but am fighting the temptation to update them to the new scheme. Bike Squad and Marshall Ironclad Cypher (I know not a Templar, but he we did capture him once...) Terminators Grimaldus – I’m still really happy with this guy, and will be working on his servitors soon (I hope). If I do, I may well update his base as well, just to make him really stand out. Let me know any thoughts, and I’ll update as soon as I have more to share! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Good job on the models. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5086350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegir_Einarsson Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Freehand on the banner is amazing. Also blue-black is Nice technique And effect is Nice And deep. I like it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5086380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 The blue-black mix creates a really nice finish, lots more depth, as you say. The banners are looking great too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5086383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I came in here looking for blood (on account of the title). I left with Zeal. Good job Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5086450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I am a big fan of desaturated palettes, so I really like what I am seeing. Quite fortuitously, there is an inter-forum painting competition going on that you might be interested in. Mostly for fun (well, maybe some bragging rights :) ), it's a great way to help a good cause and motivate yourself. I became a Templar for ETL I and never looked back. Anyway, I look forward to seeing more of your work. Cheers, Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5086614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Hugernaught Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 Thanks for the support! Honda, I'll take a look at the ETL, I'm a slow painter but it sounds like it could be fun. Although considering my next project was Grimaldus' servitors, I may try to up the points contribution a little! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5086971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal_von_Speer Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 The blue starts shinig through... The transition into Ultramarines becomes visible at last, such ist the price for getting rolled into Codex:SM Watch out for reverse toiletseats apearing on your shoulderpads Jokes aside: looks really nice! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5089974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lee Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Nice job on the banner, I haven’t been a Templar now for a few years but this makes me reminisce of long days at the painting table. Great job. Vostroya. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5093040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Hugernaught Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 A new addition to the Crusade! I've always loved this model, so I'm glad that I finally got a chance to paint him. I bought him a couple of years ago as a fine cast model, and when I look up close I can definitely see where that system wasn't quite as good as some of the models we get now. He would have been an addition to ETL, but sadly his base and under coat had already been done. In any case, I'm quite pleased how he turned out, and a little surprised at the size of the model compared to some of the other Templars! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5105699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Good job on the Chaplain. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5105731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Agree, that era of models put out some amazing sculpts and your rendition certainly honors the sculptor and our chapter. Play on! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5105748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Hugernaught Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 I haven't posted in a while so thought I'd share some of my progress. First up, some Cenobyte servitors: And the big project, my Deredodo... Derodeo... Big Shooty Boat Dreadnought: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5300301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 That's one sexy Eddy. The aquila free hand? Glorious regardless. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5300319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Vespasian Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Im still not sure wether I like the Mad Cat Dread or I think its conpletely redonculus or both. But great paintjobs all around anyways. Is the shield on his knee sculpted? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5300368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Hugernaught Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Thanks! The Aquila's freehand and quite fun to paint. I accidentally took too much of an angle with it, but I quite like the effect so kept going. The shield actually comes from the forgeworld black Templars brass set. This was one of the first models I've been able to use them properly on. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5300412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Well done. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5300425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Vespasian Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Ah cool, Thanks it did look kind of sculpted. Can you still buy the etched brass anywhere? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5300564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mattias Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Fairly certain it was discontinued. I vaguely recall that there are some third parties who started producing something similar. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5300661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blender Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Nice work, especially love the freehand on the chest of the dreadnought! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5300686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Ah cool, Thanks it did look kind of sculpted. Can you still buy the etched brass anywhere? It's been discontinued for a while now, along with the transfer sheet, the venerable dread, upgrade doors etc. Only thing I think they still sell are the storm shields... Much as I like the heresy, it pretty much annihilated Forgeworld support for non legion, regular 40k stuff. Though back on topic, The_Hugernaught, how did you paint the scratches on the Eddy? Are they just light grey streaks? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5300730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Hugernaught Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Well for the full guide I'd recommend visiting http://figurementors.com/painting-black-power-armour-by-giovanni-di-lena, it's a really good guide on painting black including the scratches (the link hasn't been working today, but you can Google the name to get elements of the guide if it doesn't come back up). Effectively it was thin lines of my second highlight colour (Vallejo grey blue), using my third highlight colour (fenrisian grey) where any lines crossed. Then I just used the base colour to break any edge highlighting above the scratch to make it look like a chip. I hope that makes sense! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/347454-blue-is-the-new-black/#findComment-5301091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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