Interrogator Chaplain Espen Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Hi. I am going to paint 3 of the cities of death buildings, and I am wondering how to paint them fast and make them look good at the same time? Any good ideas? cheers! :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmato Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Get an air-brush to paint the main colour :P Then, drybrush all the wall designs in any colour you see fit (Gold, perhaps?) with an old paintbrush. Finally, paint all the small details...et voila :devil: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1018636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy40k Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Get an air-brush to paint the main colour :P Then, drybrush all the wall designs in any colour you see fit (Gold, perhaps?) with an old paintbrush. Finally, paint all the small details...et voila :devil: Or just buy some spreypaint of the appropriate colour and use that. then drybrush a lighter colour and pick out details. -Legacy40k Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1018647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Desmodus Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Has anyone tried the new GW textured spray paint? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1018876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akrim Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Dry brush Tin Bitz and Terracotta over a black undercoat, makes for great rusty burnt blackened buildings. Pick out a few details and Akrims your uncle :huh: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1018878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupoLoopy Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Has anyone tried the new GW textured spray paint? I've tried it. It kills the detailed sections, so if your planning to use it on CoD stuff (actually make that any detailed building), mask off the skulls/pipes/detailing first. Apart from that it's fab stuff. It adds a lot of depth to drybrushed stonework. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1018892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Chaplain Espen Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 thx guys. As I dont want to make it a big deal about painting the three buildings, I say i'd go for the black undercoat, drybrush the whole thing with grey(ill go from codex gary and make it brighter one time.), then reprime the details black again and do the Tin Bitz and Terracotta over the black undercoat with some gold highlights. then ill make the skulls white and do some detail work. Any one who disagree with me or have a better one? cheers. :) (btw: i live in norway, so we dont have the new primer. this makes me a bit sad.) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1019623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vashiel Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Roughcoat only messes up detail if you're overzealous. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1020058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LupoLoopy Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Roughcoat only messes up detail if you're overzealous. Actually, it'll do what it says on the can - give the sprayed surface a texture. I dont want grainy skulls on my CoD buildings, and I know my friend (who is a GW staffer, hence probably knows how to use a spray can -_- )is disapointed by his rough coated tank company, for the very reason I stated. All I'm saying is, if you dont want something textured - mask it off. Better to be safe than sorry. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1020120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubal Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 btw: i live in norway, so we dont have the new primer. this makes me a bit sadIt's not new though, we've had it for quite a while here in Sweden :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1020814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkiraCho Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 undercoat, wait for it to dry, dry brush with dark grey brush only in one direction, use a lighter shade of grey, dry brush in one direction again (same direction as the previous). go back and do the details as needed, quick and effective. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1020819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obliterator Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Instead of painting them grey, use earthy colors for a more realistic look: Basecoat Scorched Brown Stipple on Graveyard Earth Lighter stipple of Kommando Khaki Bleached Bone drybrush Light patches of Dark Angels Green, Rotting Flesh and Bestial Brown for weathering http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/Obliterator/Terrain/DSC00538.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1020940 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertz Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 nice building obliterator, but isnt it hard to keep the stippling ok and even? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1021116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Desmodus Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Stipple schnipple. :P Drybrushing will get you a long way. ;) In the new WD there are several cool pictures of buildings painted in nice drab green-greys. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1021400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Chaplain Espen Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 Id go for the drybrush^^ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1021885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obliterator Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 nice building obliterator, but isnt it hard to keep the stippling ok and even? Ah, but you don't want it even! That's the sweet thing! You're painting stone, so it's natural that there are brighter and darker spots. As long as you keep it subtle you should have no problems. Another plus on stippling is that if you have put too much paint on your brush, you can just stipple it open. God I love the word 'stipple' :P ... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1021933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertz Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Posted Yesterday, 09:37 PM Ah, but you don't want it even! That's the sweet thing! You're painting stone, so it's natural that there are brighter and darker spots. As long as you keep it subtle you should have no problems. Another plus on stippling is that if you have put too much paint on your brush, you can just stipple it open. God I love the word 'stipple' ... ah ok :) and so if I "overstipple" I just stipple back with the base colour? nice ;) Thanks for anwswering, Obliterator ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1022129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
madscuzzy Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Spray black and then spray white from a distance. The white 'highlights' offer nice gradations and have a slight speckled textured effect since some of the paint has hardened before it hit the model. Been doing that for my buildings... granted not COD... but working on a cohesive fast and easy paint method... Add a brown wash... some black... some green... highlight khaki and dead flesh and ghost grey... http://www.scuzworks.com/SL40K/WIP/Terrain/1.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1022388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsy02 Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 The simplest and fastest way is to undercoat the building black, and lightly spray white over it. Gives it a very nice grey look. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1022738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Chaplain Espen Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 well, if you overdo the spray, then it will look terrible though :o Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1025259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Angelus Sanctus Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I know ill probably be going in a very weird direction when it comes to these buildings for sure. Given the sizing of the pieces (I picked up the CoD box today and 1. they arent that small and 2. they arent that light either) i know ill be going a very relaxed way of painting for the components. Might have to "convert" an empty table somewhere in the house for slowly building up a CoD scene. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1025509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkkultist Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 undercoat, wait for it to dry, dry brush with dark grey brush only in one direction, use a lighter shade of grey, dry brush in one direction again (same direction as the previous). go back and do the details as needed, quick and effective. Thats a nice looking building - who manufactured it - it is resin or plastic or? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1025530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lansirill Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I'm going to ask a pretty damn basic question, because I don't entirely understand the technique. I've heard about it, I've read brief (two or three sentance) descriptions of it... but I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing. What exactly is stippling when applied in the context of painting miniatures/terrain? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1025539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronophague Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Thats a nice looking building - who manufactured it - it is resin or plastic or? That's a GW plastic piece. Ruinded catherdral or somthing is the name of the kit. Cheers Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1025541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lieutenant L Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Hi Stippling - under my imterpretation - is much like drybrushing but with circular motions and maybe a bit more paint on the brush :D Im outside experimenting with spray paints at the mment on some terran - it is coming out very well - im chrging my camera up to show <_< Im using car paints in grey and black - with GW white primer - just building up layers of paint thanks, L Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/88372-cities-of-death-painting/#findComment-1025560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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