BLACK BLΠFLY Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Hey all! I am planning to start an Ultramarine army soon. Tyrannic war veterans and Honor Guard are some very sweet looking minis! B) I would really appreciate some suggestions on what shade blue I should use for the base color in the paint scheme. It does not have to be classic but I do want it to look the part. I have seen Ultras painted using a very wide range of blue so pls be so kind as to let me know what you think! :P - BO Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkuwa Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 enchanted on ultramarin on royal. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1057891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrilforge Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Start with 1.Black undercoat, 2.then base em with midnight blue 3.regal blue (leave midnight in recesses). 4.50/50 - regal/ultra 5.ultra highlights. 6.space wolves grey extreme highlights. mithril *for a look at the scheme check out CMDANTE's sicarius post :wink: http://bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?showtopic=91526 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1057978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLΠFLY Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share Posted July 18, 2006 THANKS!!! :wink: - BO Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1057992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundamfan Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 My method is to primer black, and then just put on a few layers of thinned down UM blue. Looks perfectly fine. Some people work up from darker blues to lighter ones, and I'm not sure what difference it makes. GW uses a different blue, I think it's regal blue. It's deeper and less gray-tinted, I guess. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1058549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM Dante Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 *for a look at the scheme check out CMDANTE's sicarius post http://bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?showtopic=91526 Free publicity....sweet! :D The GW scheme seems to be Regal Blue with UM blue highlights at the very edges, on some figs they seem to take it up to a blue grey colour at the very highest points but if your looking to churn out the troopers quickly then you probably cant go wrong with Regal Blue all over and then a very thin layer of UM blue as a first highlight and then an almost straight from the pot consistency highlight of UM blue right at the edges just inside the first thin consistency highlight. Cheers, Dante Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1058737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLZBOB Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Is this the look you are wanting if not then sorry to have wasted your time if yes then let me know and I will post my recipe though be forewarned its not fast. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1059091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NemFX Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Ultramarines blue. Gold for detailing. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1059501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Chaplain Ginn Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 BLZBOB...Im interested. Please and if possible a close up. Thanks. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1059887 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stahly Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 *for a look at the scheme check out CMDANTE's sicarius post http://bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?showtopic=91526 Free publicity....sweet! :angry: The GW scheme seems to be Regal Blue with UM blue highlights at the very edges, on some figs they seem to take it up to a blue grey colour at the very highest points but if your looking to churn out the troopers quickly then you probably cant go wrong with Regal Blue all over and then a very thin layer of UM blue as a first highlight and then an almost straight from the pot consistency highlight of UM blue right at the edges just inside the first thin consistency highlight. Cheers, Dante The official GW scheme is a 50:50 mix of Regal Blue:UM Blue with highlights of UM Blue and SW grey/UM Blue mixes and I think 50:50 Regal Blue:Chaos Black in the recesses of the armour (not too sure about this). This is described in the "Hot to paint Space Marines" book. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1059890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLZBOB Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 BLZBOB...Im interested. Please and if possible a close up. Thanks. Okay one extreme closeup this is the previous generation paint scheme though its now a little tighter and the combination of hi res closeup and unbalanced lighting make him look a little funny the highlights may look sloppy but remember its still 28mm scale. Now for the basics: Prime black touch up with thinned black as necessary. Blue paint Basecoat with thinned UM blue if its thin enough odds are 3 - 4 coats 1st Highlight 4 parts UM blue : 1 Part Skull White, fairly broad 2nd Highlight 3 parts UM BLue : 1 Part SKull White, slightly tighter. 3rd Highlight 4 Parts White: 1 Part Blue 4th Highlight Pure SW Grey 5th (if needed) Skull White These should get progreesively thinner. Metal (Silver type) Basecoat in tin bitz Overbrush BG metal Wash in Black (I use a Future Floor Polish wash base as it covers better) The highlight up using BG metal > Chainmail > Mithril Silver Finally apply an armour was I forgot the exact mix but its basically a brown and black wash that blends the metals together. Metal (Gold) Baseocoat Black Paint Tin Bitz 1st Highlight Dwarf Bronze 2nd Highlight Shining Gold (apply these to areas that would naturally catch the light so centres of rounded edge trime and corners. Wash with brown ink (water it down!) Re apply highlights sparingly If desired a final highlight of burnished gold can be applied, some people advocate a mithril silver edge highlight but I omit this as it makes it look as if the plating has rubbed off exposing the baser metal beneath and is not to my taste. Eye Lenes Layered up from the following Bad Moon Yellow Golden Yellow Blazing Orange Blood Red Red Gore Red ink Black These are applied with the yellow first (easiesit to paint the area white first) and then layer on each colour leaving a little of the previous showing with the darker colours fading towards the back of the lens. Finally add a small dot of skull white to the back for a reflection point and gloss coat the area. The same technique applies for gems though colours can be adapted for green or blue. I never used to add the red ink or black but find it gives a much greater sense of depth and blends well with the gloss coat. Finishing touches: Apply a thinned directed wash with a fine brush to those areas requiring shading typically the recessed armour panel lines and natural creases in the armour. Black line the shouler pads for this I cheat and use a steadler pigment marker in 0.05mm size. Apply decals (gloss coat area first and use micro set and sol for best result then satin coat the area) and finally apply a protective varnish of so desired. Hope its of some help, it isnt a fast method to paint due to the layers but it can be adjusted to a quicker style by reducing the number of highlights and using ink washes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1059927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew.s Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 For my sicarius which is here... http://bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?s...pic=91273&st=25 I used regla blue layered up to ultramarines blue then adding white for highlights. The more layers the better. Simple but effective. Hope that helps, matt. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1059959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cptn. Palladorus Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 There's a guy on here named Tagsta who just drybrushes UM Blue twice over Chaos Black, and it looks spectacular. Go here: http://bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?s...c=85093&hl= Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1121206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamb1t Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 i use enchanted blue....dont know why...i think it was the only paint i had when i started painting the few marines i had years ago...and it kinda stuck..i tried doing some of my new ones in UM blue and it just looks wrong now... :/ Only thing is peeps are like..."What are they?" cos they aint the offical colour. oh well :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1121579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel robertson Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 If you take a look at some of jokers figs in his blog he uses a dark blue, regal i think and highlights the edges with ultramarine. I presonally perfer this method but i have heard people say its to dark to be an ultramarine! AR Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1121619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Tomatron Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Is this the look you are wanting if not then sorry to have wasted your time if yes then let me know and I will post my recipe though be forewarned its not fast. those are some sweet looking ultras!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/92048-colors-for-ultramarines/#findComment-1122607 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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