>old thread
>>47258968
>Citadel Painting Guides:
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>Painting guides, Uniforms & Heraldry books, Visions, ebooks and White Dwarves:
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>Painting Videos only
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>DIY Lightbox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyxzC5kqbyw
>How to Moldlines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4LZ8iCSkeU
>Fuckin Magnets how do they work?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Tkw7ttTIo
http://www.miniwargaming.com/magnet-guide
http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/297605-tutorial-magnetisation/
>>47284387
Just finished my Primarch Conversion made from Green Stuff
>HOW I MADE IT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8R9ZDBVl1g&list=PLy55WVLwDMPlyr7qFDehv8aCI9wnuDvZd&index=64
Are there any guides on converting a on-foot character to a mounted one(Assuming I have the mount as a seperate model)?
>>47284773I saw this on normiebook, hi Robert :^)
Great conversion by the way.
>>47284956
Step 1: Find some legs that fit onto your mount of choice.
Step 2: Cut character in half at the waist.
Hey Wip begginer here, i have some questions for you. I wanted to some modelling practice and got myself some cheap still packed kits from ebay, including aolder?XV8 kit.
Now while doing moldlines i stumbled on these stupid holesseen on the right. Is there anyway i can get rid of these?
Also second question regarding to the left pic, is there some way to join the parts where the plastic parts meet? Fill the gaps so to say. I dont think its supposed to stay like this
The only thing i really did before were some pushfit SM, so actually building a model is totally newland for me
>>47285026
Putty for both questions
Get some kneadetite or just normal countour putty, slap it in there, and then file or cut it down until only what you need is there.
>>47284773
I'm not sure I like how Xbawks Hueg the scythe is. Other than that, I really like this. It's a far cry away from the official T-Rex arms Mortarion. Kudos.
Alright, I need some advice. Stuck a plastic model to a plastic bases using superglue and accelerator spray. I need to remove the model to rebase it, but the fucking thing is stuck tight. I've tried sawing with a knife blade and using nail varnish remover, but it's no good, I can't get it off. Is there a way to do it without having to saw the base to pieces?
>>47285165
pop it in the freezer. the cold will make the glue brittle.
>>47285165
Pop the model in the freezer for 24 hours, then the model will come off the base with ease. However if the rest of the model is super glue'd it WILL need re-glueing.
all done! thnx for the suppert /tg. next up is painting a wargor and finish converting my chariot
>>47285381
Lovely. Good job on handling all this white.
>>47285198
>>47285206
Was going to ask about the rest of the model. It's the new verminlord, there's about 500 different pieces and getting the horns to stick is not an experience I'd like to repeat. Well, shit.
Is freezing the only solution? What if I pack just the base with ice?
>>47285381
Looks sloppy and thickly painted.
>>47285026
Put a bit of glue where the parts meet, squeeze 'em together, let dry, then shave off the excess.
>>47284773
>It's still the green stuff boobies guy
Stop.
>>47285444
Might work. As long as the glue gets cold, it doesn't really matter how you go about doing it.
Anyhow, this being a /wip/ thread, have my almost complete warp spooder. Eyes and helmet need work, though not sure how to go about it.
>>47285599
And my Autarch. Really happy with how the wings came out.
>>47285599
T H I C K
He's slowly getting his 'parts' together.
>>47285626
Which parts? Cause I know the helmet is. Fucking hate painting white.
I'm going to attempt painting my minis for the first time tonight. I've been gaming for well over 10 years... i have 0 artistic talent.
Wish me luck while I ruin my games
>>47285659
Naw man. You'll do fine. What be you painting?
>>47285381
I dig the white fur. How did you do it?
Is there any way to harden/reinforce finecast? I'd prefer that my Incubi had swords instead of noodles.
>>47285659
>I've been gaming for well over 10 years
Did you commision your dudes? or did you actually field grey tides for 10 years?
Anyways good luck and im excited to see the results
>>47285642
Honestly, it looks like he's wearing half a halloween flayed muscle suit.
>>47285381
I realy like them, great job anon!
>>47285529
Nowt wrong with the woman proposing. It's the 21st century, if a woman wants your dick for life she's entitled to ask for it.
My wife isn't changing her surname to mine, she says she likes her own name. Don't blame her, my last name is shit. Does it make a difference? No, it doesn't.
>>47285599
It's decent tabletop quality I guess. Your highlights are super thick and sloppy though. And everything could probably use a wash or two.
>>47285794
>my last name is shit.
I hope not.
>Good morning, Mister Shit!
>How are the little Shits doing?
>Seems like this is becoming a regular Shit family tradition.
>We're spending the weekend at the Shit's family holiday retreat.
>The family on my mother's side are the Parkers, and on my father's side Shit.
>Shit! Yes?
etc.pp.
>>47285848
Cool. What wash would you use for this? I've run over it with Drakenhovf a couple of times, but the issue is the whole model is ridiculously dark.
Now that I look at the picture I posted, it really doesn't show the model as it is. Goddamn it. Forgot to turn the flash off.
>>47285904
>all those jokes
Good shit
Any of you guys in the US are going to get Captain Centos?
Being in the UK, I guess I'll have to watch eBay for him.
First time doing sackcloth or anything like that and I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. That being said I'd like to pick out the stitching with a darker colour maybe. make it look a bit more visually busy. How do I go about this without fucking up what I've done already?
I was thinking a medium'd up wash of Agrax Earthshade over the stitch parts or just going over and picking out the darker browns with mournfang brown before highlighting those very slightly with a skrag brown. Which way would be best to you think? Got any better ideas?
>>47285444
Unfortunately, yes. You need the water droplets in the glue to freeze and expand to damage the seal.
>>47285651
Every part desu.
>>47286076
>Any of you guys in the US are going to get Captain Centos?
What's this all about then? Never heard of that before.
>>47286087
looks pretty good so far. I'd recommend getting some strokes that looks similar to the sack "fiber" with a lighter ochre on a few places.CAUSE I'M A GAMBLING BOOGEYMAN ALTHOUGH I DON'T PLAY FAIR
>>47286198
GW celebrates its 100th shop in the America hence Centos, and got that occasion has some events in shops and an exclusive model, a re-edition of a classic old one.
The Warhammer app is useful sometimes.
>>47286087
Without seeing the rest of your crew it's hard to say but I'd do the stitches in say red and purple to give some variance. Kind of pale so it looks like sinue perhaps.
The cloth looks nice though. Pitty the new stitched models are so plain.
Still wip, need to redo the gems on the head, and touch up the black parts on the legs.
>>47286285
>>47286076
prepare for 40$ retail and hella op rules to come with it
>>47286178
Shit. Didn't think it was that bad. Hm. Can't really water the paints down much more, as I'm already going 2 to 1 water to paint. Suggestions?
>>47286076
Jesus what the fuck is up with his leg? One shin is twice the length of the other.
>>47286362
Do you give the parts enough time to dry before aplying a second coat? how many coats are you doing anything when you say that you do 1:2
>>47286362
You can water way more than that.
I go about 6 to 1 water to paint.
>>47286388
I think that might be some forced perspective given the angle.
>>47286404
Base coats are usually a single pass, shade, followed by another coat of the base, followed by one layer of highlighting.
>>47286430
How do you pull that off? Usually by 4:1 I've got tinted water as opposed to paint.
>>47286076
I might. That pewter captain was one of my first miniatures.
Some mutants for This is Not a Test, out of old models and spare bits.
>>47286087
without offending anyone what game is this?
>>47286528
>>47286076
Suddenly! Loin Cloths. Loin Cloths everywhere.
>>47286528
I see a lot of Dead-Zone Plague in there. Nice Kit-bashes you've done.
>>47286528
that big bastard on the back right is bloody awesome!
>>47285947
At least Nuln Oil for the silver parts.
But the most serious flaws are the highlights.
>>47286621
Appreciated. I'll have a go a redoing them.
>>47284387
We don't have how to paint admech?
>>47286536
I think it's malifaux
>>47286695
yup, it's malifaux
>>47286469
That's what you want. You apply like 5 or more layers of that and you can really control where the pigment ends up for your shading and highlights.
Then you wack a really fine edge highlight on there and it's nice.
Try it out over both a white and black undercoat and see the different applications.
"In an old house on Terra that was covered in vines..."
Just finished 2 squads of Battle Sisters including Sister Superiors with Combi-Flamers and Sisters with Heavy Flamers done. On deck...10 woman Serephim squad (2 with hand flamers). Oh and that's a St. Celestine kitbash you see in back...who will be renamed St. Madeline. Excited to prime when the glue on the heads have dried. 25% humidity today.
>>47286528
>>47286595
Yeah, what is the base model?
>>47286805
Mantic plague Stage 1
>>47286797
>actual 40k backpacks on them
>not those boxes that come with the models
>mfw
More!
Working on Emperor's Children moritat.
too tired to do highlighting or working on the plasma right now.
>>47286839
Here's one for now. Sorry about the shit pics...off to prime.
>>47286905
Looking pretty good.
Are you going to add tubes to the guns like on the official upcoming model?
>>47286760
Huh. I'll give a go. Thanks for the help.
>>47286927
Thanks, and yes i am very much considering doing something like that.
Might not fit with the bolt gun since it already has a drum mag, but could definitly be fun on the plasma
>>47286978
Remember to let every layer fully dry before doing another, you get some nasty shit if you don't.
>>47286797
If you are going with Dreamforge, why don't you use their actual female soldiers?
>>47286315
It's a Collodi crew, no clue how I'm going to paint them up though. The other stitched will have purple patches on them to break them up a bit more, but this one didn't really have any parts that'd look sorta patchwork with it so I decided to do him plain. His eye and buttons will be green though.
>>47286250
Thanks! How might one do that without messing it up too hard? Maybe throw a video at me?
Practically a repost given I literally glued him together and painted some crystals since my last post but here's my finished greater daemon of tzeentch.sorry if the file size is massive
>>47287064
jesus christ, it's like my brains melting.
Your stuff continues to be as impresive as ever.
>>47287046
What these monstrosities? Because they look nothing like Sisters. The armor on the Valkir is much more ornate and Ecclesiarchy-looking...plus they come with loin cloths and such. Take a real good look at those "female tank hunters" one more time and think about what a stupid question you just asked.
>>47287118
>ake a real good look at those
Yep. Will do.
>>47287064
>30 replies guaranteed
I actually want a higher resolution picture if that's possible.
>>47287064
Hi, I have been posting my metallic thousand sons and DPoTzs progress and I just wanted to say... this gives me a raging hard on.
Wow.
WOW.
Even those gems on the base.
>>47287064
Requesting highest possible resolution pic.
>>47287118
But you can just GS the sarongs. The best sisters proxies are probably the Raging Heroes ones at the moment. I just don't like how the Valkir make the sisters taller than Space Marines and lack the curvy army that the SOB have. I really don't see how any of the Dreamforge models or ornate or ecclesiary like, but I can see some brass or just painted on fluer de lis's helping bring that idea out.
>>47287288
1MB for each reply he receives asking for it ;)
>>47285400
>>47285786
thnx anons!
>>47285742
white basecoat and then layering/washing from codex grey, fortress gray, rackham color sharp grey, skull white, rackham color eternal white. i'm not really awake atm so sorry i can't be more precise, i described how i did it a few threads back but i can't find it anymore
also 'army' shot!
>>47287191
>>47287288
RIP my 'they won't notice' mistakes.
>>47287361
>tfw you'll never paint this well or as well as half the people in this general.
>>47287361
Do commissions dude, pay your rent with it.
>>47287361
>Always hate the official Lord of Change model because of how dated it is
>Never have the balls to convert one myself until now
Thanks for the encouragement with thise one. The griffon head and the body of some other monster should serve me well.
Out of curiosity, what did you make the staff out of?
>>47287448
I was hoping we'd get a remake of the Lord of Change and Great Unclean one after the BloodThirster... I guess not...
>>47287443
She's just landed a job at FW.
>>47287064
slayersword/10
>>47287361
The contrast hurts my eyes, its amazing painted for sure, but Im not sure what to look at (and contrast, that could be my eyes). Shield? Head? Wings? They all look great but I cant distinguish the focal point
Updated chart. Hopefully I managed to get all the redundant chapters this time.
>>47287361
Absolutely glorious.
Specially digging the space freehand on the shield and the OSL stones on the base.
>>47287513
rolling for a badab war chapter
>>47287505
Sometimes you can break the rules and don't have a focal point, anon. Learn from this painter.
>>47287513
I'll give this a go, i'm such a slow painter don't expect anything for a few threads though.
>>47287505
That is why you play Marines and not Tzeentch.
>This Tzeentch creature is too busy
You simply don't get it.
>>47287570
Nah he got Marines Errants. They've got good fluff though.
>>47287480
Is this the same person?
>>47287513
Who shall I paint?
>>47287603
Yah, I was looking at my own post number in his post. I'm retarded.
>>47287606
Don't think so, looks more like from the same painter as puc related, who's definitely a dude.
Finished the turrent and hull weapon for my wave serpent.
>>47287064
>>47287361
Beautiful. As an eldar hobbyist I always appreciate super colorful models. Really good job.
>>47287300
Different Valkir-Sisters converter here. (or to-be converter, since I only have half the stuff I need)
Raging Heroes is a bit on the extreme end of sexualization for some people, as well as looking not quite right with other Sisters stuff. Their scale seems to be worse matchup than dreamforge as well.
Valkir are only a bit taller than space marines, but you have to consider the different posture. They stand pretty straight, while Marines have their power-squat. Valkir also have rather tall helmets.
Granted, I'm putting in more work into mine than just a head and weapon swap. I'm going to be offsetting the size some through some clever shaving of parts, which will help make them overall shorter as well as the valkir powerarmor look both more feminine. (compared to Marine armor) I'll also be using recasted sister parts for more authentic look, such has backpacks, helms, and maybe even pauldrons.(resculpted ones if the size isn't quite right) May also resculpt the chest armor.
>>47287759
The backpacks are certainly a must. Post them when you are done, that sounds pretty rad.
>>47287804
In theory, I could start now with the body shavedown modifications, but there are simply too many parts to keep track of and I don't want to organize them into a few dozen labeled baggies.
I'll have to be content with just staring at the sprues.Like, holy fuck their packaging is super efficient compared to GW. Think the orkboys box for size, but with 7 sprues stacked snugly but without threat to them breaking. (also their boxes are much higher quality, much sturdier cardboard. Sorry but it's such a thing that I wasn't expecting to be so impressed by)
>>47285617
You're off to a good start, now you just need to give it some washes, neaten up and then highlight it!
>>47287513
I'm the Imperial Harbinger guy from the last thread, already rolled again and got Novamarines, so I'll share him too, then this roll will be my third one. Not saying I'm building a cast for a sitcom with half a dozen marines marooned on a mountain, but it's a possibility.
This one just does not want to take a nice picture, might try again when the sun is up. And yeah, wrong sided shoulderpad.
>>47287879
Yeah Dreamforge packaging is nice.
The little holes for the sprues to fit together is great, and a thing as simple as a plastic bag around makes it look so much more professional.
>>47287900
God bless anon. Keep up the good work. You're a fast painter.
I'm thinking of using the chart for a Deathwatch team one day. Such a shame that they didn't put out some proper plastic conversion kit for the shoulder pads, elbow thingy and the ornate wrist.
>>47287954
Thanks brah, looks like I'll be posting a Carcharadon tomorrow too. Really gotta say, doing these has really revitalised my painting. I've been dragging myself through some Perry's Agincourt kaniggits and a metric tonne of Zombicide stuff, and having a nice break to do these has made me actually want to paint more.
>>47287900
Nice, love quadrant schemes.Also, I'd totally watch that.
I made these guys earlier. If you want to see the shitty paint job I can post the close-ups of the best one I painted.
Fun fact: I'm good at knowing how much I need, so I didn't even THIN MY PAINTS.
>>47288120
Christ. That's a lot of bare plastic.Which also gives away that you didn't undercoat.
>>47288120
>Fun fact: I'm good at knowing how much I need, so I didn't even THIN MY PAINTS.
what does knowing how much you need have to do with thinning?
also start priming your models, these are awful.
>>47287300
>>47287759
Yeah, I'm the original guy that posted my Valkir conversions in this thread. The Raging Heroes ones look terrible in my opinion. I am a big fan of that fact that my conversions don't look super sexual...they look more like lightly armored Grey Knights or something...which is what I prefer. I used GK backpacks if you'll notice...except for the Sister Superiors those are BA sergeant ones I think.
I mean I like the general style of the GW Sisters, but the sculpts are pretty rough compared to what you can get nowadays. And I have no concerns over things like the size of their armor or looking a certain way compared to Space Marines.
>>47288120
I can't believe someone out there would waste good cataphractii just to bait this thread
>>47288246
And here you are hook line and sinker
>>47287064
Original and beautifully executed.
Good job.
Makes most of us look like talentless hacks. :P
What is a good compressor to start with looking around the £70/80 area?
>>47288120
you kind of make me angry
>>47287513
Rollin'.
>>47287513
rawl
r8 my Deldar colour scheme. There's no decent army painters for them in sight so I just took some muhreen bitz that I had laying around and slaped some paint onto them. I might go with darker pink or green.
WIP Necron Knight. I'm not sure about the arms not being uniform (attached differently here), so I might redo one of them.
>>47289745
Closer to the pilot. First time working with Plasticard, will fiddle with smoothing it some more and texture it with other bits (scarabs crawling over and what not).
First attempt at weathered leather on the skirt of my Weirdnob Shaman. Think it turned out OK
>>47287505
I think that's the point
painting up some 30k robobros at the moment.
>>47290395
Lookin slick, bro. Nice posing, and I dig the blue highlights.
>>47289835
prob looks pretty good at tabletop distance
Stygian cur,
I plan to make a barbarian standing triumphantly on a base of corpses of lesser men like yourselves.
Recommend me some damsels of similar pose to this that I may mount on said base.
>>47290859
got you covered bro
>>47290889
Said damsels must be of female birth.
>>47290859
You could look at hasslefreemini's harem models, they're pretty good
>>47286555
What's that helmet for dude on the right? I've been looking for Heroic Scale diving bell helmets for a while now.
Finished the snow on my 3rd hill (2nd vent hill).
>>47291567
Heldrake view of the 3 terrain pieces.
>>47291581
Thousand Sons also received snow on their bases.
I will take better individual shots later.
Tonight I think I will attempt to do their green glowing eyes. First attempt at that technique so with me luck!
What do I need to know before buying an air brush kit? I'm going to be painting, and then detailing 3"x3" terrain tiles. I plan to go through the OP tutorials, but I want to make sure I have a good collection of tools
Can I just go to like, Michael's and buy a ~$30 airbrush and be fine?
>>47291581
There isn't enough fire everywhere to make it a Heldrake view.
Or enough dancing torches, come to think of it.
>>47291664
True, plus my heldrake is in a box 2 feet to the right ;)
Any tips for getting helmets onto necks youve cut through? Cut off sone cadian heads and having trouble making Fire Warrior heads look good.
>>47287361
My only suggestion for you, would be to darken the 'space-y' areas a little more. Inbetween the coloured parts try to darken them up, it'll give it more of a glowy/galaxy/space look and it'll break up the model a bit, as there's so much colour it's a little too crazy atm.
take my advice with a grain of salt though, you've clearly worked a lot on this model and it looks fan-fucking-tastic as is. i just feel like the darkening of the galaxy/space areas, while mainining the bright colours on it, will break the model up more and add a lot more interest to it overall
very good job though dude, still an easy 8/10 for the direction/execution alone
>>47289745
>>47289782
I think redoing one of the arms as a scythe might work well, and its fits their aesthetic. Gotta be something out there that'll fit the model.
So I fucked up and tried to use 3/16 magnets in my sponson mounted weapons which are slightly too big. Would going down to 1/8 be small enough?
>>47292939
Sorry, forgot to mention it's for the Leman Russ sponsons. The magnet doesn't fit into the socket the weapon goes into.
Converted GK grand master, opinions?
Few more mutants assembled, gona wait to add greenstuff to these till later.
truescale noise marine update think its alright for my first one ill have to bring some details out more so he doesnt look so chalky
>>47292939
The sponson guns can be done without using magnets, the gun just slides in and will hold well enough. You should consider magnetizing the turret and sponsons though
I still don't feel like painting the shield.
>>47287361
Teach me master. I need to learn from you, or at the very least kill you and absorb your essence. You know, which ever is more convenient at the time.
>>47287384
Honestly a lot of the WIP general is people who are starting out or are otherwise trying to get above mediocre, it's not like everyone here is pros. That's the whole point of the general in the first place.
>>47291137
Anyone? Tried to google it, but can't find the manufacturer and image search isn't very helpful.
>>47293892
sorry just came back to the thread, from Maxmini
>>47293939
Thank you, anon.
>>47293949
np, the Biohazard head set. This x2 for a set
>>47293420
Bretty gud, left arm feels like it's wandering off though.
Give us a 3/4, maybe it looks better from the side.
>>47294003
Hopefully a little better view
>>47293976
With the just had a whole diving bell set. I'm completely uninterested in the others.
I just want to build a Star Kraken Kill Team.
>>47294425
You could pretty easily sculpt that over a regular marine head, or make a press mold from that one from the set and apply that to regular MK7 heads.
>>47294499
I have been working on my own miniature sculpting skills. A helmet shouldn't be that hard, and I could probably make a press mold easily enough.
/tg/ /wip/, I want to show you my first kitbash. Before now I've only put together parts that actually fit, this time I actually cut things to fit.
Obviously the shield is from an assault terminator and for the other hand. I cut the hand detailing off of that and a gun arm from some excess tacticals and then shaved the shoulder to get the shield a little bit farther from the body.
I feel like I've actually accomplished something. Go me.
>>47293543
You could creatively UNpaint it? I mean, a Vindicator has gotta take a LOT of fire, so maybe prime it grey and then weather it a little with a knife or whatever and only paint little bits of it?
>>47287064
>that disk - perfect
Wow - I don't know if you enter those painting competitions - if you don't, you should consider it.
/tg/ - what material to use for the copy when I use the oyumaru ?
>>47287361
>>47286076
It's too bland but I might get it just to pretty it up a bit as a side project.
Of which I have about 5 of now.
Hey so does anyone have a reference for the Tau Crisis bits to tell which is what support system? (Which one is Target Lock, etc)
How do I make nice Plague Weapons (or just generally really rusty, dirty weapons)?
I'm really unhappy with the boring steel and green gloop look I did on the Praetor, and Assault Sergeant.
I'm trying kabalite green, then bronze on the unwashed DG, but I don't know if that will look that good either.
Also on a side note, I just want to praise whoever made the Blight Kings kit. I have literally put a weapon, or shoulder accessory on 20 Death Guard, with spare bits from it. It is an absolute necessity for anything Nurgle related I've found.
>>47294670
The little face is the target lock
the Antenna attached to the node with bumps is anything you want it to be, basically
The round mini-drone thing is the shield generator
>>47294728
What about the ones that come with the Riptide and Ghostkeel I think?
When people say stuff like 6 water : 1 paint, are they referring to using a dropper to put the corresponding amounts together into something?
>>47294770
Essentially, yes.
I fucked up /wip/, I glued my tracks for my Leman Russ all together before I put the side magnets for the sponsons on. Is there a way to get the magnet attached without making it look bad or am I fucked?
>>47294788
Alright, I was thinking that might actually help me get better at having consistently thinned paints.
>>47287064
>>47287361
So this is the power of blending
>>47294531
Do it and report back!
>>47294762
Nothing was ever specified about those. On the ghost keel the round thing with the antenna is a drone controller like the one the stealth suits have, that's the only specific thing.
>>47294815
Show pics, but you can always drill a hole, set the magnet flush and smooth with GS, vaseline, and a sexy, smooth touch. Maybe light some candles to help set the mood.
>>47294821
Get a test model. and play with the different consistencies - too thick, and you obscure the details - too thin, and you spend twice as long paining the mini. Figure out the sweet spot for why you are painting, and enjoy!
>>47294829
not bad, not bad at all
Still not sure what im going to do with the sword. Options are
>Orange to tie in with the head
>Blue to tie in with the soulstones
>Solid bone colored like the rest of the weapons
>>47294872
I've painted quite a few of my dudes and they've either ended up with too thick paint or paint so thin it looks weird.
Luckily for my FLGS, I'm a fucking moron with my money and will just buy more dudes to "practice" with.
>>47294857
I need to put a magnet on each of the red X's. Left is the sponson, right is the side of the tank. I of course want it flush but this is the first model I've ever bought, assembled, and magnetized.
>>47287513
roll
>>47294830
Once my own projects are done. I'm also waiting on some new sculpture supplies that I really want to test out, though I don't have any for press molding right now. I've also got to attend my college graduation.
>>47294719
Try a rusty weapon on a test model.
1. Brown base.
2. Splotch on orange roughly.
3. Agrax wash
4. Drybrush steel.
>>47295004
Go get a pack of those green army men, prime them with your primer of choice, and work with the paint until you are comfortable with it. Quickest, easiest, and cheapest way to learn.
>>47294499
>>47295041
What do you use in your press mold for the casting material?
>>47294995
>Blue to tie in with the soulstones
How about leaving it mainly black, but highlighting with blue?
Could looks spliffy, if you varnish the sword with gloss it would look like black glass or obsidian.
Does anyone else use color pigments? I think they are pretty neat, though I havn't used them much
I do have an issue though, in that I have color pigments to imitate rust and such, but I also have Ryza Rust and Typhus Corrosion paints. So I dunno if I should mix and match the paints and pigments, or just stick to one or the other...
But adding some pigment to artificial water is a great way to make murky water for my swamp basing, also combing pigments+artifical water+sand+plaster makes perfect mud.
>>47295323
I use pigments, typhus corrosion, and oil paints for weathering, depending on what's most useful at the time
>>47295240
Practicing on green army men prepares you for painting...green army men.
It's best to just sacrifice one or two models from your first box or from eBay and practice on those.
Some basic techniques don't require any sort of specific model though, such as how to prime properly or how to do proper and thin basecoats and layers.
>>47295323
You can mix them. I generally use Citadel's stuff if they have it, such as for rust or blood, simply because it's way more convenient compared to using powder or mixing your own blood.
For things they don't have, like soot stains, dirt, sand, I use powders. Coincidentally, from Secret Weapon. Gonna try some MIG later.
>>47295380
That's what I am advocating - learning the paint consistency. I am not saying that Anon needs to paint the Sistine Chapel - just get comfortable with the paint.
>>47295393
What you said "mixing your own blood" for a second I thought you were actually adding your blood to your models in place of blood paint.
>>47295247
You could easily use GS for both the 1sided cast, and the material to be pressed into it, so long as you grease it up nice with vaseline.
I would use the InstantMold stuff in a LEGO frame and make a press (good for poor mans double sided casts too).
>>47295323
First, you should google rust images. Save a ton and then go back through them. Stare at them.
Be at one with various types of oxidation in different types of environments.
Then try to replicate what you like and what is appropriate to the setting on a test piece of material and post back here with your reference photo so we can tear it up and you can reexamine what you have done and come back with a much better and well thought out rendition ;)
And yes, usually mixing the different techniques can result in something with a lot of depth and realism.
>>47287712
Neat
>>47287064
Sweet Moses. You wouldn't happen to have work posted on cmon or the equivalent?
Has anyone purchased these before? I'm ordering a few boxes of necron warriors and I was thinking of getting these too, but seeing as I cant find any pictures of models that used these, I'm a tad skeptical.
>>47295998
>I'm a tad skeptical.
Id say you are more bored and looking for human interaction seeing as you know as well as we all do that those will fit fine.
>>47295998
Their resin quality is pretty good. The problem with that kit is the sculpt is shitty. I haven't seen anyone buy that specific kit but the photos of their cars and shit look good. No bubbles, no mold slips, no warping, no flash, very minor 3D stepping.
>>47287513
roll
This is something i converted and painted a while ago, from a bunch of Chaos Marauders, Greenstuff and liberal use of an X-Acto knife.
>>47287513
time to roll
>>47296334
>plain black
im ok with this.
>>47287513
rolling
>>47287513
bobadebado
>>47296278
love it dude. nameless one is such a badass.
>>47296685
thank you, don't forget Morte
Time to mix it up with some blood instead of pus. This guy was a joy to paint. I'm starting to get better at my colour blending, which is nice to see. I made some minor changes to the original model- I got rid of some bones protruding from his back, and added some straps to the shoulder pad.
>>47296076 here, disregard this. I had too many black cocks in my ass when I posted this. I feel much better now.
Any good tutorials for battle damage and weathering?
>>47287513
i guess i roll pls not gay marines
>>47287513
I want street sharks
>>47297204
>Celebrants
Oh man, I hope you actually make an attempt and then share.
All done with this guy,
After what this guy looked like before i think this much more of an improvement.
What do you guys think?
>>47297483
Heres the back, i really like the wings, i kinda want to get wings for all my sorcerers.
>>47297072
This looks really good. The blending doesn't pop much with the muted scheme but I think it looks better this way. It's still readily visible and the model isn't as garish.
The base, while thematically appropriate, unfortunately does not compliment the model visually/color theory-wise. I'm guessing something like a snow, ash, or green grass base would create more visual contrast. I like the current basing scheme for a themed army, but if it's a display piece or you want your army to catch viewers' eyes, you might want to try a different basing scheme.
![595170-nightmare_scii[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/gqMpqKo.jpg "595170-nightmare_scii[1].jpg")
>>47297483
>>47297489
you know... that reminds me of knightmare's sword from soul calibur.
>>47294396
Oh, that's much better, the line of action is quite catchy.
If I had to quibble I'd say to get a left arm that either thrusts back (Right arm forward, left arm back) or is tucked in more to the torso.
But painting it now is fine.
>>47297489
>>47297483
looks pretty nifty but the thing im asking myself when looking at this, why do the feathers on the front have golden edges and the ones on the back not?
>>47295323
hell yes. without pigments I couldn't do my weathering. pic related.
>>47297595
Thanks for the feedback, Anon. I'm kinda starting to question the basing for my army now. I've previously received some negative criticisms about it on some of my other models. This guy isn't a display, btw.
I didn't have too much of a choice/knowledge of basing, or anything for that matter when I started last year. I just bought the Citadel painting starter set and Armageddon Dust was the texture paint that came with it, so I just used that as I didn't know any better and just wanted to get some models done. I've kinda just stuck with it for consistency, and it's a bit late to change now...pic related.
>>47295998
If you care about the lore, having gender-specific parts or any other standout features on regular warriors makes no sense.
Section done
>>47297787
Damn sexy weathering. Got any tips?
>>47297838
nice display anon!
>>47297072
>playing AoS
Guess who got the AOS starter box yesterday
>>47298286
>>47298300
Nice! How long did it take to paint that picture of the figure?
>>47287513
Rolling
>>47298312
The thought occurs that I might just have a crappy camera.
>>47297874
>barretts
>on WW1 troops
Looks off.
>>47298426
kek
>browsing my warhammer folders
>stumble on a wip piece i posted on /tg/ years ago
Neat.
>>47287513
>>47285531
You stop. Every fucking time.
>>47287513
Rollin'
>>47298549
Re-rolling because I have been painting nothing but grey.
>>47297076
That's some messed up projection
>>47297087
Tons. Just open up Google instead of us doing it for you then pasting a link back for your lazy ass.
>>47298591
If you're going to roll until you get what you want, just pick something ffs.
>>47294995
Do leadbelcher and a runefang edge washed with nightshade for a dark blue blade
>>47298637
There is clearly a difference between re-rolling to avoid painting the same colour I have been to just choosing something I want. That defeats the whole point of the exercise either way.
>>47298683
Blah blah blah justify your shitty life blah blah blah
>>47298717
>I'm clearly wrong
>better start shitposting!
Please feel free to return to your cesspool at any time.
>>47298781
Wrong about what? You essential masturbating with the reply button until you get a "random" number that pleases you? How do you talk with so much of your own shit in your mouth?
