INKS Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Photo's are rather large. It loses some of the detail on the crest as well. Anyway, I started this guy tonight. My hands just aren't steady anymore so it's really tough and frustrating. I am going to wash with contrast black legion (new color) lightly dry brush some dawnstone (I suck at high lighting) and go over the crest a little more but that is him. 1st model. IRL the colors are a little darker and at some point I'll have one of my painters fix the shoulder pad and eyes. really tough for me. just too small. The base is resin, I don't like it. I'll be making my own or something. Maybe just tiles for now Dr_Ruminahui, Lysimachus, Brother Navaer Solaq and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/375892-inkss-scythes-of-the-emperor-kill-team/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Nice work They are such a cool looking Chapter, Great choice! , is the shoulder pad a 3rd party resin one ?... Yellow base looks good ,is it Averland sunset or a new Contrast ?... Cheers, M INKS 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/375892-inkss-scythes-of-the-emperor-kill-team/#findComment-5866559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
INKS Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 It's Yierl yellow with Ironjaw yellow - new contrast. muddy's up the yellow a litle. and yeah the pad is 3rd party Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/375892-inkss-scythes-of-the-emperor-kill-team/#findComment-5866560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 That new Imperial Fists contrast over white undercoat is pretty special.. that may make it easier , then paint the rest with black legion... but it looks like your doing well anyway... Cheers, M. INKS 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/375892-inkss-scythes-of-the-emperor-kill-team/#findComment-5866567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Looks great, excellent choice of Chapter! INKS 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/375892-inkss-scythes-of-the-emperor-kill-team/#findComment-5866613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
INKS Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Mumeishi said: That new Imperial Fists contrast over white undercoat is pretty special.. that may make it easier , then paint the rest with black legion... but it looks like your doing well anyway... Cheers, M. Interesting. I was laying down some bases with abaddon black. do you think I can skip that and go straight black legion? I went with a grey undercoat on this one. Next time I am out I will look for the imperial fists paint, thanks. the yellow for scythes is darker than imperial fists yellow though Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/375892-inkss-scythes-of-the-emperor-kill-team/#findComment-5866630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumah Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 44 minutes ago, INKS said: Interesting. I was laying down some bases with abaddon black. do you think I can skip that and go straight black legion? I went with a grey undercoat on this one. Next time I am out I will look for the imperial fists paint, thanks. the yellow for scythes is darker than imperial fists yellow though You could try a warmer undercoat, like Wraithbone or maybe Zandri Dust, to give you a darker hue. INKS 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/375892-inkss-scythes-of-the-emperor-kill-team/#findComment-5866642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkhanist Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 9/15/2022 at 2:57 AM, INKS said: Anyway, I started this guy tonight. My hands just aren't steady anymore so it's really tough and frustrating. I am going to wash with contrast black legion (new color) lightly dry brush some dawnstone (I suck at high lighting) and go over the crest a little more but that is him. 1st model. IRL the colors are a little darker and at some point I'll have one of my painters fix the shoulder pad and eyes. really tough for me. just too small. As age has started wreaking havok on the steadiness of my hands and sharpness of my eyes, I've had to resort to technology to keep up! For doing small detail and edge highlighting, I have to use a painting handle with a fullsize finger rest these days or it's just a wobbly mess. Basically you brace your elbows on the desk or your ribs, then one hand holds the handle (with a finger or two stabilising the bottom of the finger rest since most rotate), then the fingers of your painting hand holding the brush itself go on the finger rest. This gives you a stable point (the finger rest contact with your painting hand) that doesn't move, only a cm or 2 from the model. Basically it absorbs hand shake, and allows you to retain much tighter control of the brush tip. As you paint round the model, you just rotate the finger rest to be next to the bit you're trying to paint. If you're painting the undersides, you can brace against the handle itself. I bought a couple of rathcore v3 handles (one tall, one short) a while ago when it was pretty much the only option, and while they are lovely quality in wood, they're not very cheap. A much more practical option these days is one of the 3d printed ones, such as the hobby holder or garfy's get a grip (pictured) that are considerably cheaper - he does a few different ones depending upon how many accessories you want. For assembly line priming & base coating etc I still put them all on corks or the like, then put them one at a time into the handle to do the highlighting and details (garfy can also take corks direct for non-based bits/minis). I find the longer handle ones easier to grip for most minis (I have big hands). Or you can buy multiple handles, they're cheap enough! Eyes wise, I'm now both shortsighted *and* longsighted - Presbyopia comes for us all after about 40... So I need some additional magnification to actually see what I'm doing when it comes to detail work. After a couple of cheap options that sucked (plastic lenses and rubbish bands), I went with the official optivisor head magnifier; it's definitely worth getting a proper one with real glass and a decent sweat band, and I think they're a lot cheaper the other side of the pond. I've found the 2.5x (8") magnification the best general lens, and you can just swivel it up when you want to look around for the next paint pot. A good quality daylight bulb LED lamp also helps a ton; I've had the daylight company lumi for a few years, but there's a ton of options out there at various price points. It's not quite mechanicus level augmentation, but 'the flesh is weak' resonates more and more as I get older... Lysimachus, MithrilForge and Dr_Ruminahui 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/375892-inkss-scythes-of-the-emperor-kill-team/#findComment-5867290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
INKS Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 I have hand tremors, so it's a medical thing. I will try all of these out though. sometimes if it's bad enough I just have to stop and put it down. really frustrating but i can't control them currently. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/375892-inkss-scythes-of-the-emperor-kill-team/#findComment-5867293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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