Blade Guard Paint Recipe by Max Faleij

[BitsHammer]

Glad you found a good substitution!

[Khornestar]

I’m going to be testing this method, as I really don’t like edge highlighting:

Pigment from green stuff world.

Did not like the result at all FWIW; Kind of a fringe thing that I thought was worth trying so I didn’t have to edge highlight 30+ Models. But oh well! Very much like the video linked above.

[Sir Clausel]

 

I’m going to be testing this method, as I really don’t like edge highlighting:

Pigment from green stuff world.

Did not like the result at all FWIW; Kind of a fringe thing that I thought was worth trying so I didn’t have to edge highlight 30+ Models. But oh well! Very much like the video linked above.

 

Im interested in how that pigment looks over a light grey zenithal highlight.

[Charlo]

I think the good thing about Templars is that they can do whatever with their heraldry. It's both very personal and up to the individual with only some guidelines that are occasionally followed.

[T14]

Duncan Rhodes full templar painting walkthrough:

[T14]

Rob Knipe from Brush and Boltgun paints a BT Marshall

[Sword Brother Adelard]

Anyone seen any good black sword guides?

[jaxom]

Not on Youtube, but in general its a dark grey base color and then glazed up to a light grey and glazed down to black to create a gradient across the sword. Most of the time it's blue-greys and then once the gradient is established there's a light white-blue highlight. That's how the Azrael blade (which is supposed to be black, obsidian-like) is done.

 

 

[Sword Brother Adelard]

I've had a crack, well, two and have stripped to start again.

 

The tricky thing about the blade is it's hexagonal shaped in the cross section. The blade is pretty easy to work out. (I'm going for a almost NMM blue-black look) so I can work that out on the blade edges, but the flats with the writing are throwing me off.

And how people manage to edge highlight the text is a mystery!

[Gederas]

[infernal Brush Tutorial]

So it looks like this is a series, parts 2 and 3 are out now:

 

Tabards & Freehand:

 

Leather:

Edited October 28, 2021 by Gederas

[BitsHammer]

I tried finding a GW tutorial (maybe it was in a WD) for Dark Angels power swords because I recall they where monochromatic and would likely be a good reference, but I can not for the life of me find the tutorial.

[BitsHammer]

[T14]

Anyone seen any good black sword guides?

Does it have to be monochromatic? (black-grey) or can it have colour?

True metalics or NMM?

Are layered, wet-blended, dry-brushed, contrast techniques acceptable?

[Sword Brother Adelard]

 

Anyone seen any good black sword guides?

Does it have to be monochromatic? (black-grey) or can it have colour?

True metalics or NMM?

Are layered, wet-blended, dry-brushed, contrast techniques acceptable?

 

I'm happy with colour, I think it adds a lot, NMM Curious, not a big wet blender. GSOH.

[T14]

 

 

Anyone seen any good black sword guides?

Does it have to be monochromatic? (black-grey) or can it have colour?

True metalics or NMM?

Are layered, wet-blended, dry-brushed, contrast techniques acceptable?

 

I'm happy with colour, I think it adds a lot, NMM Curious, not a big wet blender. GSOH.

 

 

Tangible Day has a very nice and basic NMM sword tutorial, using the loaded brush technique. It starts near-grayscale with just two colors: warm tinted dark gray and off-white. Once gradients are established you can then use inks for colour, as desired.

 

other painters to investigate are Vince Venturella, JuanHidalgo, Artis Opus, Kris Belleau, Sam Lenz, Squidmar, Zumikito. (these are my personal Go to people on the tube)

 

[Prot]

If we're talking swords, all I can offer is my personal recipe which was used to create the entire army... but the swords just have more of a gradient and more white added:

 

 

This is a super zoom in of course.... but you get the idea.

 

Mostly just a base of Black + Vallejo Turqoise. Keep adding white. Go back to black as needed, and you're done. 

The idea is the same whether you use an airbrush or paint brush. It just takes a little longer with a brush. For refining the look with either method, I recommend making a glaze out of the 3 main colours and it really helps define the pattern. 

Edited October 28, 2021 by Prot

[Sword Brother Adelard]

After some research, three attempts, (including one strip back to nothing) here's where I ended up:

[Sir Clausel]

The placements of the highlights are very good. The only thing i would do is blend the transitions a bit. Mix a few mid tones and that will blend them together. A couple of watered down washes or glazes will also help. If you wash it you might need to re-highlight again.

[Sword Brother Adelard]

To be honest, I'm really happy with that where it is. That's about the height of my ability, and looking at it from a normal distance, it looks more than acceptable!

[Sir Clausel]

Then that is definitely what you should do. If you are happy with it thats all that matters. And yes it will look very good from an arms length.

Now you know what you can work on next time ;) and again: good job on it!

Edited October 28, 2021 by Sir Clausel

[SkimaskMohawk]

It's hard to get a proper reflection on a flat blade like that, especially for people new to the whole light theory and gradient thing. It's especially hard with trying to keep it as readably black while simulating a reflective surface.

 

Great job for your first shot at it.

[Gederas]

Stuff

Here's a question. Does Infernal Brush (or his discord) have a method for doing the red outer cloaks that is on the Marshal and Sword Brother from the kit?

 

Asking because I want to do those as well on mine.

[BitsHammer]

 

Stuff

Here's a question. Does Infernal Brush (or his discord) have a method for doing the red outer cloaks that is on the Marshal and Sword Brother from the kit?

 

Asking because I want to do those as well on mine.

 

Not that I can find no. 

[SWORD BROTHER RYAN]

Do I seem to be the only one that doesn't like the blue-tinted highlights? From most of my observations of black in the natural world, blue only features minimally. I prefer the more shades of grey highlighting, almost like the Duncan Rhodes video.

[jaxom]

Do I seem to be the only one that doesn't like the blue-tinted highlights? From most of my observations of black in the natural world, blue only features minimally. I prefer the more shades of grey highlighting, almost like the Duncan Rhodes video.

 

I prefer grey as well. I think blue-black is more appropriate for Raven Guard. However, I do like using blue-greys as the mid-tone.