Prot Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 *approving crusader noises intensifes* Very nice weathering. Lovely bases. Such zeal, much wow. Thanks very much. With black figs I'm doing a little more to the bases, and more weathering. Hence the more ZEAL for 2022! :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5778279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLΠFLY Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Well dayum color me impressed !! :) Prot 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5778330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Excellent work painting, detailing, and weathering the Crusader models. Prot 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5778364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Frog Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Well I ran out of likes again, but your Templars are simple jaw-dropping. Love that marshal and your latest Crusader squad, hoping to see more of your work! BLACK BLΠFLY and Prot 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5778633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkimaskMohawk Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 The pictures definitely need to be zoomed in on to appreciate the details you put in and they definitely give off the blanchitsu vibe. My only suggestion would be to tweak the volumes on the shoulder pads and some of the weapons to better line up with the rest of the model. Maybe tighten some of the osl from the eyes, as light shouldn't spill up over the eyebrows Prot 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5778726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 The pictures definitely need to be zoomed in on to appreciate the details you put in and they definitely give off the blanchitsu vibe. My only suggestion would be to tweak the volumes on the shoulder pads and some of the weapons to better line up with the rest of the model. Maybe tighten some of the osl from the eyes, as light shouldn't spill up over the eyebrows Thanks, but I'm exactly where I want to be on those lenses; the exaggeration is intentional. They look great from the playing perspective. I have several... dozens, maybe more variants on those lenses (check out my blog for examples). This is how I want my Templars to look. (IE: my Thousand Sons/Ultra's are old school layered lenses which seems to work for them.) The rest moves up or down a bit with juggling techniques from the various styles I like to transition from. Sometimes I like to use more airbrush, more enamels, more pigment. All these variables help keep the hobby fresh for me after so many years. Well I ran out of likes again, but your Templars are simple jaw-dropping. Love that marshal and your latest Crusader squad, hoping to see more of your work! Thank you. Still moving towards a bit of a grittier look but as explained above, I really found after doing so many armies over the years that the ones that still 'pop' from the table top perspective are my favourites. I'll try to zoom in a bit better on the next squad I'm currently working on.... I still might push the 'gritty' (grimdark??) look a bit more, but I don't want to over do it. I do not intend on selling this army so I'm basically doing it how I want it done. I've reacquired my love for the Templars with these fantastic sculpts. I just seem to enjoy painting these marines a lot more than many of the others I've done. Ulfast and BLACK BLΠFLY 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5779009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLΠFLY Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Glad to know you want to keep this army. Geedub really knocked it out of the park with these sculpts! Prot 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5779040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 Glad to know you want to keep this army. Geedub really knocked it out of the park with these sculpts! I've always loved the background/idea of the Templars, but yea they did an incredible job on the line up. I just finished assembling the Sword Brethren and literally there's no need for any real conversion work. The bits, and sculpts are just excellent! BLACK BLΠFLY 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5779325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLŒ FLY Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I’m using them for my BGV. T14 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5779369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkimaskMohawk Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 The pictures definitely need to be zoomed in on to appreciate the details you put in and they definitely give off the blanchitsu vibe. My only suggestion would be to tweak the volumes on the shoulder pads and some of the weapons to better line up with the rest of the model. Maybe tighten some of the osl from the eyes, as light shouldn't spill up over the eyebrows Thanks, but I'm exactly where I want to be on those lenses; the exaggeration is intentional. They look great from the playing perspective. I have several... dozens, maybe more variants on those lenses (check out my blog for examples). This is how I want my Templars to look. (IE: my Thousand Sons/Ultra's are old school layered lenses which seems to work for them.) The rest moves up or down a bit with juggling techniques from the various styles I like to transition from. Sometimes I like to use more airbrush, more enamels, more pigment. All these variables help keep the hobby fresh for me after so many years. Fair enough if you want the glow to look that exaggerated for the table top and mass pictures. Unfortunately, for close ups, the exaggeration doesn't quite come off as well. As for the volumes, I'm not saying every model should be the exact same, and the variability is believable when doing heavily weathered styles. What I'm getting at is that on an individual model, the volumes don't quite line up; the pads don't seem to share the same light source as the armour pieces they're next to. This sometimes happens if you're doing the pads separately with the airbrush and can't easily do the gradient on the detail parts like the trim and symbol. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5779506 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kraskor Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) Beautiful models! Edited January 3, 2022 by Brother Kraskor Prot 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5779611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Beautiful models! thank you! I just took some pics of the assault Intercessors so I should have those up soon. I’m working on the sword Brethren now which are an amazing kit. Brother Kraskor and BLACK BLŒ FLY 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5780115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kraskor Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I can't wait to see how you handle the Sword Brethren! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5780177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Here we go. Some pics of the Assault Intercessors. A bit on the bright side, but I'll get the hang of the potato-cam one day! There's enough here to do some slight combo's of variety to add flexibility to the squad build. (I love the fist bits in the Crusader box). Here's a pretty big close up which shows a lot of mistakes, but I think it shows you some of the extra work as well. I like how they're turning out, and the increased time on battle damage (grimdark?) looks good on the tabletop. On the blog I go into a bit of detail on the process, and compare it to other marine style armies I've done. But you can see here the big take away is you don't have to spent a million hours on a model for it to look good on the table top and this is the thing I think that stops most people from having 2,000 points + on the table top, fully painted! Thanks for looking. On to the Sword Brethren! Brother Kraskor, Marshal Mattias and Bjorn Firewalker 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5780294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kraskor Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I love the battle damage, really authentic. And it looks like you've done some blending on the weapons? (Though I could be wrong as this technique is utterly beyond my skills!) Prot 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5780358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Fine work on the models. BLACK BLΠFLY and Prot 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5780504 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLΠFLY Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 VERY NOICE Prot 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5780507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokugawa Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) Awesome works. On my cellphone screen I see "yellow" instead of "white" on some parts. Is that a lighting scheme? Edited January 6, 2022 by Tokugawa Prot 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5780512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 Thanks for the compliments! I love the battle damage, really authentic. And it looks like you've done some blending on the weapons? (Though I could be wrong as this technique is utterly beyond my skills!) Thanks. I did some white drybrush on the end of weapons and the red contrast paint shows some of the transition from white to black underneath. Awesome works.On my cellphone screen I see "yellow" instead of "white" on some parts. Is that a lighting scheme? I guess it could be all the orange and sandy tones in the base work? Not sure. BLACK BLΠFLY 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5780634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 Hi Guys, Over the break I managed to get some good work done. Now with two troop squads done, I decided to finally tackle the Sword Brethren. (Great figs) Bjorn Firewalker, BLACK BLΠFLY, Urkh and 4 others 7 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5782878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kraskor Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Glorious! Beautiful models, I like the cloaks particularly. The lightning claw guy scares me! Prot 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5782883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Excellent works. Prot 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5782889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Frog Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Those are some expert sword brethren, well done sir! Prot 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5783199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Carpenter Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I really like the osl on the lenses. Very inspiring Prot 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5783546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 After painting up a few squads I finally decided to paint up Helbrecht. I had an idea of what I wanted to do with the colours and tone and decided to just take the ideas and run with it. I went with the idea of: - warmer colours inside. - frame with cooler colours - sword of High Marshall with turqoise tones. - heavy vertigris, old baroque armour style. Weathering with oils/pigments. Heavy weathering of heretic backpack to set the tone for the armour. - servitors in cool, basic tones. Thanks for looking. BLACK BLΠFLY, Bjorn Firewalker and Rockybaerboa 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/372108-an-ancient-crusader-says-hi/page/2/#findComment-5783660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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