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>>46373883
>>46404584
>Nelson
hehe
Opinions? I'll probably try to do some more details, but I'm not confident in my abilities to pain anything smaller than what I already did
>>46406315
I like the purple, but you need some other color on the suit itself to break it up.
>>46406377
yeah, i was thinking that. Probably a darker purple, maybe black. I'll have to go buy it.
My first jetbike. First Eldar too for that matter
>>46406315
Smooth the red a bit on that round area, and add a second color. Black seems like a good choice to break up the monotony of the purple wash look. Clean up the grey on the railrifle itself, it looks really messy and rushed. You should highlight most of the model from the top down so that it accents the hard angles of the battlesuits overall form. Black would be a good secondary for the circle on the rifle, it would direct a lot of attention to the weapon itself and make it look more deadly.
The wash on the armour is good, but unimpressive because it has no focal point. you should take time to paint your models maturely and base them because it makes them stand out. They're part of a squad, an army and ultimately overall aesthetic. >>46406377 is right in that the color needs breaks and points of rest on the model.
>>46406425
Eldar looks good with minor highlights. Especially when the overall visual is clean and unified. You've a good clean look but a highlight is needed to drive the point look home. Its good, but it could be better, especially on the highlights of the pilots seat. It looks sort of inconsistent on the higher line of the chair because you're rushing. I would suggest using same attention to textural consistency to the paint to details, that will make your models a lot better.
>>46406315
I was just about to do that.
Okay what the fucks happened to tg?
>>46406815
add */css/md2016.* to your adblock filters
>>46406815
It's April Fools.
So, I'm going to buy myself and possibly my baby sister, who's interested in the painting aspect of the game, and the fact that she'd be able to play something with her big brother, the Start Collecting! Necrons boxes.
These will be my first foray into the game, and I'll be buying the Codex as well as the Rulebook. I do have them as pdfs on my phone, but I'd like to have the physical books anyways.
She's thinking of maybe doing the paint scheme on the tutorial videos that Duncan did, but I want to try something else.
I'm thinking maybe something along the lines of a deep, dark purple as a secondary or tertiary color, most likely as an accent on my Overlord, but I don't know what I want to do as my other colors as I don't want to do the basic metal for their bodies.
Could you help me out? I'd like to know what citadel paints I'd need, and what colors would go well with eachother.
I am still doing the standard greens and black for the weapons.
>>46407025
I'd like to know what purple(s) this is, as this is what I'd like to use for my accent color. I'd probably replace the gold with this purple on my Necrons.
>>46407154
Looks like genestealer purple, with some white mixed in for the most extreme edge highlights.
those look like they've been painted as gems, though, so the bulk of the tabard's bits are black or something close to it.
>>46407422
You seem to be right. I think I'll make the bodies black, and use the purple as a highlight color.
But that leaves me wondering what colors to use as my Dynasty colors, say for the shoulders, and what to use for the Overlords crown and cape and such.
What goes well with black and purple, other than green, which I will use as the standard paint scheme uses it, do you know?
>>46407154
I was going to say "Why do you faggots say 'Eavy Metal's new photos suck" when I saw this photo but then I saw the base size and realize this model is old as fuck from the time when 'Eavy Metal was still allowed to paint amazing pieces.
>>46406377
>>46406739
Thanks, the black helped. I'll clean the gun tomorrow, don't have the right paint on me
>>46407025
>>46407154
>>46407608
Honestly, I think I'll just use an inverted Sautekh(?) color scheme, with the gold/copper for the body, and the silver for the rest. Greens go as normal.
That way I'll save money on paints.
>>46400501
Looks good! Smart buys.. I would make a wet pallet by cutting up a sponge (can be dishwasher type) and snug fitting it in a container. Add some toilet paper on top and then a final baking paper layer which you put the paint on so you can mix and properly thin your paint. You can swap the baking paper when it's full. For orks I would go for 3 models per paint street. Expect about 3 drop of green Vallejo and then dip your brush in water and make a small pool about 1 water drop size next to the green.. Then mix it together. Do yourself a favor and paint 3 orks only
green then do a wash and post pics here so we can tell u if you need to thin further.
New to the hobby. One small question before I ruin something important. Is there a way to remove paint if a mistake happens?
HELLO WE HAVE TOO MANY BULLSHIT ACCESSORIES ALL OVER US PLEASE USE A DIFFERENT COLOR FOR EVERYTHING K THANKS
>>46408555
If it's wet, you can dab it off with a paper towel. If not, you can cover it with another layer of paint.
If you fuck up immensely, you can use paint stripper, but that's a whole process
>>46407684
Why would they not be allowed to paint amazing pieces now?
>>46407154
>Even the official Imotek model has a bent staff
Finecast was a mistake
>>46408555
Checked trips.
You're actually supposed to ruin stuff, mate.
The only way to git gud is trial and a fuckton of error. What I mean is, don't sweat it if you fuck up, strip the model and start over. Paint like you mean it, no fucking fear (just thin your damn paints).
what's a good way to do carapace armor that isn't scions or scouts and doesn't involve me sculpting it?
>>46408610
You're not making it better by having the vents in gold and the bolter grips in red. Also, why do people seem to think that the bare skin on a pelt is flesh coloured?
>>46409263
Genestealer 4th gen hybrids if you're doing a small group. Otherwise I have no idea.
>>46409033
It intimidated the customers.
Now they have to paint in an adequate but replicatable style.
>>46409331
that's dumb
I remember a whole bunch of people specifically buying Sanguinary Guard because of the NMM scheme Eavy Metal painted them in
>>46401916
>painting under poor lighting conditions
What the fuck? Buy a strong full spectrum daylight lightbulb. You can't get good results if you don't see what you're doing.
>>46406425
Go over the grey edges on the saddle again, then clean it up with black mixed with medium to make it a little transparent. It's a great start, just needs cleaning up and gemming
>>46409354
You won't see painting like that again unless there is a change in policy.
>>46409354
>that's dumb
Just like almost every decision modern GW makes
>>46409331
Fuck that, those pics made me practice harder, try new techniques, be bolder when painting, hone my skills so I could one day paint a Green Knight half as cool as McVey's. That was inspiration. If people are intimidated by that, then they're weak-ass fucks with no drive to improve themselves.
>>46409317
I was strictly following the red corsair colour scheme.
Does that pelt really look like flesh colour though? I specifically mixed in some red to make it stand out more
>>46409429
They're getting better. Imperial Knights, Skitarii and Mechanicus, Genestealer Cults--all examples of giving fans stuff they've been waiting for in many cases since first or second edition.
I've just bought a bunch of Seraphim from ebay and I want to fix their horrible fucking bases. I'm currently considering either chopping up a bunch of the small transparent flying sticks and replacing the metal bit with them or making rocks and shit out of cork and attaching one foot to those.
My main worry with the transparent sticks is that I'd have to pin them to get a decent join and that you'd be able to see the pin through the sticks themselves, while I'm afraid that the rock idea would make them look excessively dynamic and goofy.
What would you guys recommend?
>>46409455
Why do you think the backside of a pelt is red? there isn't any blood in it. pic related.
>>46409509
Dust clouds
>>46409509
Pin the feet WITH the transparent sticks.
>>46409516
Because I'm a weirdo and think people just rip the skin off animals and wear them, for reason I feel very strongly about this and painted all my pelt in such a way.
I might have done it purely for contrasting colours
>>46409263
Flack is cloth with a few plate pieces, and carapace is (mostly) fully armor plates. You can look in the several Fantasy/Age of Sigmar infantry with different armor styles to suit whatever your taste is.
>>46409542
For a second my mind immediately filtered sticks to dicks. I've been here too long.
>>46409573
Bro, these are chaos guys. They wear flayed human skin all the time, they don't give a shit about tanning and cleaning the hides.
>>46408610
Yeah, that's bad enough as a space wolf player. Chaos stuff can only add to the problem.
I kind of wish that there were some more plain bits in the space wolf pack to balance things out.
With my Blood Claws, I purposely used mostly space marine bodies and chainswords so make them look more boring as they are the new recruits and wouldn't have had a chance to smother themselves in glue and jump into the trinket vault in The Fang yet.
>>46409573
If this was anything else but Chaos, it wouldn't be acceptable...
But come on guys, this is fucking chaos.
That's not a tanned pelt, it's freshly peeled fur, and that's fine.
Hey, I need your suggestions and opinions folks!
Long time ago I painted my Slann in pic related scheme. However I find the scheme too simple and flat looking. So I was thinking on cleaning it and painting it on a different scheme to resemble Abe Sapien from Hellboy or the Na'vi from James Cameron's avatar.
My lizardmen arm it's a host of tepok so their colors are blue and purple.
Please, suggest me and give me your opinions. The old ones will give you blessings for you to paint better if you do so.
>>46409836
I like the scheme it's clean, has good contrast and your brushwork looks pretty darn good. Tried giving purple pepe some tattoos for dramatic effect?
If you really dislike the scheme and are set on changing it look up the azure poison dart frog. It's a crowd pleaser.
Its probably not the right place to ask but might be the best, do you guys know what UltraPro/SteelSeries mats are made from? Looking to get my hands on some to make a playmat for Guild Ball and possibly other games. Or if you guys know any other better material? Thanks in advance
>>46410143
I think you're after neoprene.
>>46404584
That's GW put out a more extensive range of sable brushes now. Think they'll live up to that "the best brushes money can buy" claim?
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Artificer-Brush-Bundle
>>46410057
Second this.
Gold or Black tribal tattoo on arms and maybe stomach.
>>46410410
I got one of the Artificer brushes at a clearance sale for 45% off and it's pretty good. Not W&N 7 good, but a lot better than their regular fine detail brushes.
>>46409763
>Freshly peeled fur
>Neatly boiled skull
Oh chaos, you so zany.
>>46404584
Well, the skaven heads finally came in, and I have to say Im 100% on board with this conversion. I recall there were some doubts last time I mentioned the idea about how well it would size up, but this looks damn-near perfect.
>>46410878
They all look like monsters that want to die, which is exactly what I was going for.
>>46410902
Anybody got suggestions on how to paint a ton of guys really fast? I was thinking of using a dip-method with minwax stain, but Ive never met anyone who's used that technique.
>>46410902
>They all look like monsters that want to die
Damn right they do, clean your moldlines and take better pictures tho. A collage when you're posting multiple pics is also common courtesy.
>>46410924
Sorry, I just finished them and Im doing all this on my phone since my PC is out of commission.
>>46410781
No doubt they just dig the skulls out of their soup when they're done.
Finished up the washing stage. Going to layer the metal a lot lighter on the raised area and keep the plates darker metal (maybe darken it even further afterwards).
Can't wait till the colours are done, because I want to splatter him with blood, bruises, scars and wounds.
>>46411206
>splatter him with blood, bruises, scars and wounds.
Sometimes less is more, anon.
>>46411242
I'm pretty sure khornates are where that would be entirely appropriate.
>>46411271
I should probably have been clearer: When doing that, remember that less is more.
Poorly done gore can really drag down a paintjob from 'decent tabletop' to '12 year old'.
>>46411242
It's not going to be dipped in blood, don't get me wrong. But I am going to apply a bit more blood splatters than I'm used to.
>>46411291
Yeah. When I was that age I went really over the top with the blood, I think we all did. I played fantasy Chaos and Vampire Counts (originally Undead) at that time though so it wasn't all that out of place.
Ok. So today I found my FLGS and bought about 10 paints,Typhus, Army Painter pinning drill (mostly for barrels) and 15 cultists for about £55.
Just need to work out how I want to base my Death Guard and I'm set.
20% discount without paying Wayland Games postage charges is legit.
I started working on this last night, quite a lot to do still pretty much everywhere
>>46408927
Very nice, supercute. 6mm or 10mm?
>>46411406
Cute. What's it from?
>>46411954
It's an Insidious Madness from Malifaux
DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA
[Spoiler]DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA[/SPOILER]
>>46412057
[Spoiler]DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA[/SPOILER]
>>46412057
that certainly is a lot of dakka
Fug.
>>46412057
Orkish subtlety at its best
I have a quick question from a necron noob. I'm painting the white strip on the heads of my necron immortals atm. I've done 3 thin layers of GW white over the silver metal underneath and it looks pretty smooth and solid white, however it looks kind of chalky. any idea what I can use to give it more of an enamel look?
>>46412148
little bit of gloss varnish if you want it to look like enamel.
Dwalin so far, to be honest, i'm not massively impressed with my paintjob thus far. The skirt and chest armour seems off.
Also the axe has warped which is annoying since when i was building the model i did use the hot water to straighten it out but it's reverted back.
>>46412791
when you straightened it did you use an icebath to set it?
>>46412820
yea, warm with hot water, bend, then set in cold water. I remained straight but since i've started painting it's warped back down.
>>46410920
Using only washes to paint them works too. Some people like to paint their horde armies like that.
For example you start with a yellow/brown basecoat with orks, wash the skin green, paint the metals and then just wash the rest with a few browns and blacks.
>>46412846
damn bad luck probably, never had something revert when set.
Anyone got a tutorial on painting lenses/windows?
>>46409509
Just pin them to scenery on the base. Works fine for my Seraphim.
>>46409756
>wouldn't have had a chance to smother themselves in glue and jump into the trinket vault in The Fang yet.
Sir, this line is pure gold. Thank you.
>>46412977
What colour and shape is the area you wanna paint?
i tend to use the gems method and just apply that to the shape, so if it was a more square area it'll be the same look, instead going along the bottom and left (or right depending on which direction you want the light to be coming from) side with the lighter highlighting and the white reflection mark in the dark corner
>>46413165
Round lenses, rectangular windows, and searchlight on an armoured sentinel
>>46408610
from a distance these guys will look fine. they have good cohesion
>>46409836
if i were you i would go in with pink and have the the arms start pink and fade to purple. you could put some pink on the snout as well. that girl with the tzeentch army would be a good point of reference.
>>46409456
About 5 years ago I went to a tournament in Australia that had 4 scratch built skitarii armies. One of which was pretty close to the models available now.
So you aren't wrong there was a thirst for them. That same tourney had 3 iron hands armies other than mine too. So maybe Aussies just have a hard on for the machine god.
Has anybody modelled an order malleus inquisitor in terminator armour? Thinking of collecting Grey Knights and was curious how others tackled the lack of a newer model for it
I've looked online already, wondered if anyone here had anything
Eh, what piece in the dev box is the signum?
>>46414243
If you read the instruction booklet, then I'm pretty sure it's the bit on the backpack they tell you to put on the sergeant.
>>46414243
>>46414262
It's the spotlight/camera on the sergeant's backpack.
>>46412846
If you've got bent parts I'd give yourself an extra day or two so you can see if it'll go back then straighten it multiple times.
I had some lightning claws where two blades were bent a little and I had to straighten it like 3 or 4 times over the course of 6 hours.
>>46414262
I wish they'd actually put fucking words in these and not just numbers.
>>46409509
Try to refund them and wait for the plastic versions
>>46414336
I've been waiting for a decade
>>46414354
We all have
Just starting in on the third story of my Malifaux Mansion. It's hard to see but the floors and stairs are all covered with rubber matting that looks like tiles.
This tiny floating skull with wires that goes on the Dev Sarge base - is it actually anything important?
>>46414548
It's a servo skull. I'd save it and the other one and then you're 1 servo skull away from the correct number of servo skulls for an allied Inquisitor.
>>46414614
The shoulder one?
Good idea.
>>46414326
>being this retarded
Why would you need worded instructions on how to put an arm into a socket? Gundam models don't have words either, and 5 year olds build them.
>>46414841
>Talking about the arms
>When I was talking about a small piece that only has a number
>No words to say what it is
Fucking really?
>>46414548
decorative in the current rules.
Used by other armies such as inquisition and Grey Knights as markers that stop deep strike and infiltrators.
>>46411406
I like the subtle shading. Good jorb
>>46414891
You can literally google devastator signum and every result shows the backpack at the top of the page.
>>46414969
>There's a fucking auspex in the first two lines of my results
>Google you have failed me
>>46412057
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvXcBKplyeM
Testing my new camera how it uploads
>>46416346
Shit
>>46416346
Sideways it would seem.
>>46414464
cs_mansion ?
>>46416346
>uploading straight from camera
>3.95 MB somehow even though it's a jpg
>rotated 90 degrees
Digital camera makers need to get their shit together. It's like they made them digital then said fuck it nobody's ever going to use them with computers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hx9TO4Tao8
is there such a big diffrence?
I'm lefty and I've always painted with my left hand with regular brushes.
>>46416859
I love this video. Sat there killing myself laughing when it was released.
>>46416346
picmonkey.com - improves your photos since ages
also use guide for making a proper photos, disable flash, get background, remove backlight etc.
>>46416859
Check the date Anon. It was an April Fool's video.
>>46416881
I also love that it means Duncan's still doing videos, it's been someone else doing the recent releases and I got worried.
>>46416859
as a lefty this brush is exactly what I need
>>46416891
damn I R stupid
>>46416859
>Left-hand enthusiast
i'm currently painting this pepe onto angron
was going well but after i added butchers nails it went to shit so i went back
i think i'm satisfied and just posted it to page
>>46410057
>>46410433
I would definitely do it but my slann suffered an accident. My little niece... she painted over it and now fixing it it's going to be a hassle to fix. This is why I am thinking on going for a more acuatic tone such as this:
>>46404584
Anyone know what kind of glue is recommended for assembling Reaper 'Bones' minis? Epoxy, super glue, something else entirely?
>>46410057
I tried the black tatoos but failed miserably, here is a picture of how the throne looks now as that was a very old pic.
>>46416859
Look at the t-shirt
first time painter here
Is it easier/better to assemble then paint or paint then assemble? I have a feeling with my inexperienced hands this is going to be exceptionally difficult having been assembled already.
pic related
>>46419046
I typically assemble the body and legs first, and perhaps attach the head as well. But I tend to leave off the arms, packs, etc so that they don't block my ability to paint.
>>46414183
Well the GK terminator model is a good base. Add in a different head and some inqusitioral icons and your done.
>>46419046
If you're looking for super high quality on all your parts, you should paint then assemble. You can assemble some parts together (torso/head for example, are usually okay) if they don't obstruct each other that much. Assembling it all first usually means there's a couple of areas you just can't reach to paint well. So while you can get away with it if you're not being picky and just want tabletop quality, it's not recommended.
>>46419046
Depends entirely on the model and your preference, some people can deal with knowing certain hard to see parts arent painted.I cant, I know its there, because I didnt paint it and it drives me up the wall.
I prefer to assemble most of the body and leave the arms for example.
>>46419082
>>46419161
>>46419178
well crap. Alright, noted for future models.
>>46419197
Orks tend to have an open stance so this isn't going to hurt you so much. Your original pic for instance wouldn't be much easier to paint if he had been left unassembled.
>>46419046
Best to remove mold lines, dry-fit and then glue pieces that wont keep you from panting other parts of the model.
Just make sure so keep paint and primer of the place's you're going to glue as it weaken the bond a lot.
>>46409836
>>46417871
I like poison frog schemes.
Abe Sapien would work too, but all the Saurus Warriors and Skins are blue too, so he would stand out less.
>>46408555
Simple green/castrol super clean if you're in the US. Dettol if you're in the UK/Commonwealth country. Theres plenty of methods mate. Messing up is part of the experience
Is there any point in buying model glue or can I just go to a grocery store and get some super glue
>>46420153
it's the same, chemically, and i use loctite gel for models, since it's way better and easier to control
>>46420153
super glue is fine for metal and resin.
for plastic i'd use a plastic cement.
>>46420153
You can use super glue. You HAVE to use super glue if you have metal or resin parts.
>>46420153
Super-glue is in some ways a little more brittle, plastic glue (what you mean with model glue I imagine), literally fuses the plastic pieces together, it's quite a sturdy bond, though it takes longer to set.
However, if you're working with anything that isn't hard plastic (ie. resin, metal), then super-glue is your best option.
>>46420354
>Super-glue is in some ways a little more brittle
You can buy certain gels with dots inside it like Gorilla Super Glue that solve the brittle problem. They are more flexible and also resistant to low and high temperatures for people needing to glue things in cold or hot places. But this also eliminates the freezer trick.
It still won't be as concrete as plastic glue though, which is perfectly fine by me.
>>46419670
Didnt think about that, thanks. I'll pick up some masking tape for that.
Not really /WIP/ but does anyone know what happened to BranStark/Epistolary?
A Berserker with Assault Marine legs
>>46420613
He's still there. His last upload was a week ago.
>>46420613
Nothing, he uploads stuff he think's it worth the effort, GW's just failed to do anything worthwhile since Overkill
>>46420759
Very characterful, looks like you took the time to get rid of the purity seal on the legs. Don't know why you filed out the khorne symbols though.
And what's with that chicken arm? Get this berserker a protein shake or something
>>46419698
yeah, the idea here would be for it to have cohersion with the army.
Anyways, I have been fixing the slann, It's not completely like it used to be but it looks cool now too anyways.
I gave him a black tatoo of a serpent and some white spots so that his body would look like a violet scar with visible constellations.
Pardon me for the bad quality pictures thought. I will post more soon. I have to go for lunch.
I know I suck at painting - but what do you think of the design?
(my take on commander farsight)
haven't played in about 6 years though, my army sits in a box and rots away ... only a couple of more important/elaborate conversion models are on my bookshelf
If I ever find the time to play tabletop again I'll likely repaint all my stuff
>>46421038
I like it, the paintjob too, though the transfers ruin it, next time you should soak them with half n half water and white vinegar, it softens the decals so they conform better to the surface.
>>46421027
>>46420153
Superglue brand superglue gel.
You'll thank me later.
Plastic cement has a more permanent bond since it melts the plastic together, but that also means if you fuck up you cannot retry without damaging things or slowly and carefully sawing the part off.
Superglue brand superglue gel is a great balance of strength, controlability, cleanliness, and ease. It's also very inexpensive and comes in packages of several smaller tubes instead of a single larger one, making application easier to control. Just be sure to gently squeeze, since it's a tube and thus will "well" if there's pressure.
Also it doesn't fucking dry up in the nozzle, unlike many other superglues. So if you DO have welling you can just quickly wipe the nozzle and put a lid on it, and it will not be a problem to open later. (Unlike GW and zapagap bottles, which caps do not actually seal the nozzle.)
>>46421166
I am still quite sad that the accident happened, but if It hadnt then it is probably that I wouldnt had gone to do the tatoo and the white lunars that look like stars.
What do you think anon? I will still try to fix the arm muscles too.
>>46421194
I like it
Anyone got anything useful on nmm?
>>46421027
>>46421166
>>46421194
The tattoo was a good idea. Looks good.
>>46421215
Check the article section on CMON. They got a few good ones on that topic.
>>46421246
Will do, thanks mate.
>>46421246
super thank you man, I will check it out. Also I will post pics of how he looks with the palanquin and the amazon oracle, once I attempt to fix more muscles and stuff.
Also thank you to the Anon that gave the black tatoo idea and to encourage me to keep it up rather than fully scrap the slann from all it's paint.
Here I leave you with some pics of the rest of the army.
These ones I painted like 10 years ago, but even to this day I am very happy with how they turned out.
>>46421407
>These ones I painted like 10 years ago, but even to this day I am very happy with how they turned out.
You should. They look good.
I named my Slann Tzoc-Uj which means Star blood in Mayan.
>>46421836
Suddenly a Jabba-slaan with Jawa skinks and Gammorean Saurus' appears.
>>46421836
looks good man but your gold needs a wash and then a highlight
progress has been pretty slow today, i'm half way through basecoating teeth, this thing has far too many and they're all over it.
Posting a couple of other models from the same faction, I'm not sure if I like the basing, it's meant to be all otherworldly and whimsical but i'm not convinced that it works at all.
These are the first things I've ever painted, any tips for trying to not make the shoulderpad logo a bit neater?
I know they aren't great and I didn't paint the feet I'm just trying to make them look presentable enough to play the game with
Also any tips on how to stop the citadel paint pots from becoming a huge fucking mess
>>46422141
Thin coats.
then sharpen up the interior lines and finish with an extra thin coat of white.
Consider a superthin micron marker for lines.
>>46422141
>Also any tips on how to stop the citadel paint pots from becoming a huge fucking mess
Use dropper bottles instead.
Fliptops will become messy, let in air and dry out.
Finished my first warrior for my dark eldar army - worried that there isn't enough contrast on the model though.
I was thinking about getting a red or an orange to contrast, but being red green colour-blind makes that a challenge; what other colours could I try as an accent?
>>46422337
maybe paint the loincloth brighter
>>46422299
I need to get some paint thinner I reckon, doing it with water just makes it go all weird and pooley, unless im overdoing it
>>46422331
That's whats happening now they are a right fucking cunt, I'm gonna try and clean them up to prevent me being jewed by GW into buying more paint
It looks like the thing is engineered to fucking do it desu
>>46422375
>weird and pooley
You're overdoing it
>>46422337
Maybe do the eyes like the gems, should make it pop.
>>46422375
>I need to get some paint thinner I reckon, doing it with water just makes it go all weird and pooley, unless im overdoing it
That's water thinning allright.
There's 3 sorts of thinning.
Medium which thins the colour, making it more translucent, but as thick as normal.
Flow enhancer which makes it flow better making for thinner layers.
Water does both, but when surface tension reaches critical mass it goes from a good thing to a fucking mess.
>>46422337
I think it looks pretty good, mate
my suggestions?
paint the studs silver (the ones on his leg, arm, helmet)
give his chest orb the same red as the spheres on his gun
ditch the eye OSL, it muddies up what should be a focal point
Your edge highlighting is on point. Grunts being kinda bland is honestly not a bad thing, since it means you can add extra spot colours to make your veterans stand out.
Image Series Incoming. Tell me how I did.
What are some decent brushes to buy? Is taklon passable?
>>46422766
>>46422743
>>46422718
>>46422686
>>46422636
holy fuck dude resize these and make a compilation image out of them. Highlighting on the robe looks sloppy, so do the eye lenses.
>>46422636
Blue lenses don't really stand out against the surrounding silver and purple.'
Black doesn't add to the model, just acts as dead space.
Backpack looks rather messy, like you droppes a blob of purple paint on it, though the image is somewhat out of focus as well.
Metal pats could use a wash for some added depth, looks flat as it.
With the gun barrel i can't tell if's it an attempt a a wash, sloppy work or if the gold paint is seperating
Also, 5 huge pictures with only 15% being the model is a waste of bandwith even with unlimited data.
Crop, resize and collage, make the effort.
Does every forgeworld miniature need to be bathed first? Some guy at the local GW said so, if so, how?
>>46422960
Soap, hand-warm water, soft brush.
Rinser thoroughly after.
>>46422960
Yea it's good practice to wash all forge world stuff first to get rid of any release agent that might be on the model. Just soapy water with some washing up liquid is fine.
I use just ordinary green fairy liquid and a toothbrush
>>46422950
second!
Alright, I've made the eyes red (I think), done the chest orb, lightened the robe, and made the studs silver. Is this better?
>>46423028
those eyes and the chest orb make a massive difference, it looks miles better, well done.
Breachers and buddy work in progress.
>>46423045
Cheers, thanks all for the advice - much happier with how it looks now. Time to do the next 9 of them and the bases!
>>46422771
Taklon is stiff and doesn't retain liquid well. The benefits of the stiffness is better control and the ability to trim and shape the bristles however you want.
If you don't thin your paints very much they're fine.
>>46423028
Hella sweet.
Maybe even do it to the guns tube, now that the green glow no longer matches the eyes.
Colour blond or not, it's better then my work.
>>46422999
>>46423010
Thanks c:
>>46423058
Wow that blue is making my eyeballs throb, good job.
>>46422636
Literally my colour scheme
>>46422950
The barrel is sloppy highlighting.
>>46423355
Neat? I like purple dude. I'm sure others do too
>>46423088
I like it with the red gun!
Thanks pal - think this is pretty good for now, though obviously if anything stands out as needing to be changed I'm still open to suggestions
>>46422950
Also, I have washed the metals once. I'm thinking a second coat might be in order.
Are there guides for making bases in the OP?
Since I'm done with uni, I might as well get back to posting my disgustingly slow progress stuff again.
It's been a while since those were released, but I couldn't really be assed to post them earlier. A set of orky objective markers.
>>46424146
And the final product.
>>46424146
Why not use ork numbers?
>>46424170
Also the start of yet another Gorkamorka trukk.
>>46424192
Well, first, I don't think they'd read as well, especially at a distance. Second, while I doubt something as simple as ork number glyphs is copyrightable, but best not to give GW any reasons for taking legal action. The font was used in the previous ork dex. Also, the commisioning studio liked it that way.
>>46424192
What are you talking about? That's the font from the codex.
If you mean the chicken scratches/ork glyphs, I gotta admit in this case readability is more important than being fluffy imo.
>>46424146
>>46424170
These look really great, man.
>>46424334
Feel free to ignore either "while" or "but", I'm tired.
Also, have a close-up of the engine.
>>46424350
Thanks!
>>46424334
>>46424350
Ork numerical glyphs aren't any harder to read than dice, really.
So I had an idea for a rusty skyshield landing pad today for my orks. Unfortunatley I did not have any rust colored paints, so I just sprayed it silver, got a bag of cheetoes, crushed them into powder, put some pva mixed with water on a brush, covered the model and sprinkled the stuff on. Evidence on my hand and hair in pic. Came out pretty decent.
>>46424170
exquisite
>>46424538
>Ork numerical glyphs aren't any harder to read than dice, really.
Wun... too ... free ... uh, lotz ... zoggin' lotz ...
>>46404584
My BATMAN Marine...just needs paint ;)
>see here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_4eDxQAWPA&list=PLy55WVLwDMPlyr7qFDehv8aCI9wnuDvZd&index=50
>>46422089
Where do you get the model in the middle? Replace that mask with something like a fly head of rotting helmet and you got yourself a nice nurgle spawn
>>46424775
WHY'D YOU SAY THAT NAME!!!
>>46424795
it's a malifaux mini, and it's funny you say nurgle, i'm getting serious tzeench vibes painting this guy.
>>46424540
Dude, wtf?
>>46425199
I know, right? It really looks rusty. Took like 15 minutes, minus the spray and decal.
>>46424540
Ummm... Anon, not to burst your bubble, but the rust is kind of backwards on your model. It's all on the raised surfaces and not in the recessed areas where moisture (and hence rust) tends to collect first and dry out last. Admittedly the color achieved is nice. Just food for thought on your future models.
>>46424540
You are more orky than anyone I know.
>>46425276
>food for thought
I see what you did there
>>46425276
>Just food for thought
Huehuehue
>>46410920
Airbrush saves so much time.
>>46425276
YOU try getting cheeto dust to conform to your standards of asthetics, then come back and tell us how you did.
>>46423576
Looks great anon, nice work. I really didn't care for the green on the barrel. but now that it matches the other highlights it's much more cohesive.By the way, all the highlights look much more orange than red to me, which actually works really well because blue and orange are opposites on the color wheel and really pop when side by side.
>>46423058
Man, those blues are gorgeous. Would really like to see one of the marines in a higher resolution.
>>46425308
use the puffs, the regular ones are too chunky even when smushed up.
>>46404584
Okay. I need some help here.
I started painting the Dark Vengeance set a while ago, but then some things came up. Specifically War. Now I'm back, and won't be busy for a while so I need to restart painting the set.
Only problem is I painted two of the DA pretty poorly, and I was wondering the best way to get the paint off without melting the plastic.
>>46425483
simple green
>>46424540
>>46424591
>>46425199
>>46425276
>>46425308
>>46425310
>>46425334
Just kidding. The picture just came out and I said "shit that looks like cheeto dust". I thought it would be funner than "here is my model guys, I can't paint."
>>46425465
will post some proper detail pics of the breachers once I have done the details on them, blue is vallejo 004 over black and white highlights
>>46425483
I've heard a few anons mention brake fluid, which will break down plastic if you leave it soaking too long apparently. I've also heard good things about (pic related).
>>46425553
I use Simple Green but...
>Takes up to a week to remove Army Painter color primers
I'm just going back to Chaos Black, fuck it.
>>46424146
>>46424170
>hey, these really look like Kromlech's style
>check their store
>they're right there
Shit man, didn't expect a professional sculptor to post in /wip/.
Have you made anything else for Kromlech? I couldn't help but recognize that style of checker pattern, damage on the edges etc.
I'm just about finished with this model now, it's certainly not the best thing i've ever painted but it was fun to work on.
I've got another two of these guys to paint up and i'll probably try some different colours on the next one.
>>46425584
The color isn't bad at all, you just need rust in the recessed areas, and probably want to go over the model again as a whole with a brown / burnt umber wash to bring out more of the recessed areas. Otherwise - Cheetos on bro-ham! ;)
True story: In college a guy in one of my art classes used Gesso (acrylic paint without colored pigment) and painted over a couple of raw eggs to create an interesting 3D surface to paint on. During the showing at the gallery, someone looking at the painting got curious and poked the 'egg' to see if it was real. 3 week old black putrefied egg-goo began leaking out of the face of the painting. The smell was horrific - it cleared the gallery in seconds. The place still smelled of rotten eggs almost 2 weeks later. Food mixed into 'long term' artwork is never a good idea...
>>46425483
Personally, I've found Simple Green superior to both brake fluid and acetone.
>>46425483
Castrol Super Clean (auto parts degreaser) works great and won't harm metal or plastic even if left soaking in the stuff for weeks. Put the minis in a glass jar, soak, and then rinse. You might need to scrub the minis with an old toothbrush while rinsing them. Wear rubber gloves, the degreaser will dry out your skin.
>>46425617
Dot 3 Brake Fluid is NASTY SHIT! It should only be used as a last resort when other methods have failed, and with a great deal of care. Hell, just reading the label on Brake Fluid can damn near give you cancer.
>>46425832
I like it. It's hard to high-light something like that without over doing it. It's definitely a creepy looking critter.
>>46425683
>mfw I was like "yeah those are nice but why go to all that work when you can just buy them"
>he's the guy that made them to sell
>>46406315
Pwple frands :3
>>46424170
i'm in love with these
>>46426468
Nice Shockwave.
>>46426924
>Nice Shockwave.
It's not Shockwave you goofball, it's Longarm Prime.
Do I have no choice but to rip the sentinel off and prime the base white to get both bases looking the same after painting?
>>46414464
Have a blog or something to document the progress? Just getting into Malifaux and would be very interested in seeing your journey
>>46427305
get a primer that can be brushed on?
Thinned paints seem to be critical for maintaining detail of miniatures and control of paint.
So, what are the pigment rich paints which enable this? I've heard Reaper has suspender automatically included which can be inconvenient, that GW is low pigment, haven't heard anything about P3 or army painter, Vallejo is spoken of all well, but is it coasting on the reputation of past quality?
Speaking of past glory days, has w&n kept up it's quality? Some posts I've read mentioned significant increases in fraying in late 2000s.
Abby help wound be greatly appreciated.
>>46427305
>>46427515
Yeah, either brush it or use tape to mask the thing off.
>>46422337
Looks good.
If you want more contrast the best thing would be to lighten up the fleshy tabbard, and do a secondary brighter edge highlight on some of the sharper edges.
Finally making progress on my stormsurge today after letting it sit around for months while I decided what to do with it. Lots of work left to do with filling gaps and trying to relocate the rest of the weapons. Also, still trying to decide if I want to buy another pair of legs to give it quad-legs and go full Armored Core.
Do you think the antenna on the top of the head is too much? I was trying to make it look similar to the old metal commander head.
>>46428605
You should scroll down and check out the updated version, looks way better.
>>46424540
Will look awesome with some of the details painted up too.
>>46424540
American ingenuity at its finest
>>46425617
Break fluid will be fine of you leave the model in for 1-2 minutes. Immediately rinse the model to get rid of the fluid.
The effect is better than anything else I've ever tired, including simple green. With an hours work you could fully strip everything you cared to, and the break fluid just goes back in your toolshed ready for use next time.
>>46428656
>Do you think the antenna on the top of the head is too much? I was trying to make it look similar to the old metal commander head
I do, but that's a matter of taste so if you like it stick with it.
Going by your pic I feel that the color scheme there is a bit muted. Do you have another more saturated color in mind as a highlight or were you going for a more subtle look? Nothing wrong with the latter if that's the case, also a matter of taste.
>>46428656
The side antennas are too small. The top antenna makes the head very thin and tall looking, so you want to beef up the sides of the head. Tau heads look much better when they are wide and short, rather than skinny and tall. Even the various suit heads they give you, the tall skinny one is the ugliest.
Also, you are a faggot because Stormsurge etc.
So I bought the Deathwatch Overkill Space Marine Jetek Suberei, which as obvious in the picture, biker model.
I want to use him as a Librarian in the White Scars formation I run with my Ravenwing.
Any good tips on removing mold off of monopose models like this?
>Will most likely do away with the shoulders.
>The ponytail will have to go so he can have a Psychic Hood. Assuming this can be done with simple greenstuff.
>Also want to turn the Genestealer's head into a Necron if that is manageable.
This will be my first actual conversion as my other biker HQs were just lobbed off at the waist and stuck on Dark Vengeance Bikes.
I have 4 or 5 of the damned Dark Angel's upgrade kits so I have icons out the wazoo.
>>46428813
here is a cleaner look at the kit.
I haven't gotten the model yet.
Definitely will need a new exacto blade.
>>46422337
>>46423028
>>46428605
>>46428662
Sorry didn't see the updates before id posted.
I stand by my suggetions if you still want to brighten the model, but the changes you've already made are excellent improvements.
>>46428756
>Color scheme
It's actually unpainted. The colors are just from the various materials. Grey plastic, white milliput, light grey FW resin, and the arms are tan and red rubber (stolen from a hulkbuster infinity figure)
>>46428757
The head is pretty long to begin with, and I'm not sure I can do much to disguise that, but I'll see what I can do about the side antenna. I was being lazy and trying to get away with a crisis suit antenna, when I should have built one of the appropriate size.
>>46427315
I don't currently, it's something I've been wanting to try to keep some sort of pressure on myself to keep working at the hobby, but this guy has a very simular way he built his mansion http://theuppercrypt.blogspot.com/search/label/Mansion
>>46416492
I've seen someone make several SC maps into terrain.
>>46428813
Luckily for you, the shoulder pads are separate pieces and the bike itself doesn't seem to have any markings other than deathwatch bling. The genestgealer skull is also easily accessible and not covering up other parts. Even removing the head entirely and putting on a new, pre-hooded head wouldn't be too difficult if you don't feel up to greenstuffing it.
>>46429084
Thanks for the response.
There is actually quite a bit of White Scars on the bikes tank and front tire cover. All those zig-zags are going to have to be filled in.
Will probably add some Force Runes to his sword to identify it as a Force Weapon.
I want to see how the size of the skull fits with the head of a Necron Warrior.
I actually like the face, just not the pony tail and want the rest of the body with it, otherwise I would just lob another Libby in half and chuck it on the bike.
Also need to find a very small file.
>>46429192
For some reason I thought the biker was a space wolf and I didn't see the white scars symbols because I was looking for wolfy bling.
The lightning bolts on the legs aren't too bad, some liquid green stuff will fill it in nicely. You'll have to slice off the emblem on the chest, and the tank symbols look easily accessible. The real problem you'll have will be the ones on the front wheels. Since the icon is over top of the details, there's no good way to get it off. You may have to fill it in with green stuff, details and all.
>>46424146
kromlech sell me some individual tank treads, i love them but you cant buy them on their own
Time for dakka
>>46424170
i liked em enough to buy them
>>46425617
Looks like your trying to peddle skub.
>>46429355
I didn't know green stuff came in a liquid. Thanks.
Do you know of any small hobby files? Up to this point I have just been using an old metal one for your fingernails.
I have been painting and building super fast since I got into this hobby as my army grows and grows but since I am at the points I plan on staying at I can hopefully make my army look better.
Like I said this will be my first real project and since I don't need it to play (I have three DV Libs on DV Bikes) I want to make it look really good.
I really hate the DV Lib so want to phase them out. There is actually a Librarian from Overwatch I was thinking about slapping on a bike as well but I don't want to get ahead of myself.
>>46429451
Is that the new sigmar dragon?
>>46429500
yeap
>>46429541
Dope, wish it didn;t cost $10000
and that i could get it without the shitty sigmarine.
Am I the only dude that paints unassembled?
>>46429588
yes you're the only one on the planet
>>46429680
I mean, fucking everyone here assembles before they prime or anything. I feel lonely ;_;
>>46429489
You need needle files. Most hobby shops carry them, but if you don't have any near you, you can always buy some online. If you're going to do a lot of conversions and work with a lot of different materials, you may also want to look into getting a file card to clean them with.
>>46429856
Oh man that picture is perfect. Ideally I will get a set like that.
Will have to check the craft storeor amazon
>>46429912
i use these ones
http://thecombatcompany.com/hobby/hobby-tools/modifx/modifx-diamond-micro-files-set/
>>46429763
I used to. Then I realised anything covered up would be pretty shadowed anyway so it's not really practical or required. Also you need to gap fill which you fuck up if you paint first.
My speed has incresed dramatically since the change. Sometimes I'll leave an arm off a difficult metal mini though.
>>46429487
that's why skub is so popular, it has so many uses. stripping minis instantly is just one of the various life-saving applications of skub
>>46429763
As a sisters player, I don't really have a choice
I only ever get two pieces, the backpack and everything else
>>46427698
All paints designed specifically for small-scale miniatures are high-pigment. It's shit like walmart acrylics you have to worry about the pigment density when thinning, not GW or mini paints.
>>46429487
This >>46430050. What are you, some anti-skub faggot? I thought you neanderthals all died out when the the first few states decriminalized it.
>>46430040
What about large armored things, or guys with shit in the way?
>>46430120
Careful anon, the dial-up sperg might take offense to your filesize. You wouldn't want him complaining, would you?Toe the line.
>>46424572
>>46426550
>>46429460
Thanks guys.
>>46425683
Heh, I'm not really a professional sculptor yet, that was my first commission. Slowly trying to make it a source of income though. I did try to match the style with the rest of their range. It's the first thing I made for them.Not the last though
Trying to decide on a necron colour scheme is driving me to madness
>>46430199
>pre-emptively complaining about non-existent complainers
You're pathetic.
>>46430229
>pick your color
>pick a highlight or two
>start painting
Get to it, waffler.
>>46430267
>non-existent
Skim the last thread then get back to me, faggot.
>>46430267
Dial-up sperg confirmed. Get out moron.
>>46430229
Yeah it took me a couple warriors myself.I choose blue
>>46430282
Or how about you realize why you're such a moron when you're defending idiots who post images 7 times larger than the average file size in the thread.
>>46430295
>Get out moron
>too spshul to post normal files like everyone else
Lol. Get mad.
>>46404584
Remember, if you don't like someone's post, instead of replying to it hit the arrow next to the post number and hide it instead of shitting up the thread with futile shitflinging. That goes for both sides of this file size bullshit.
>>46430304
Or how about you realize you're one maybe three shitstains that doesn't have a decent connection? Why should the rest of us give a shit that you have to wait 10 seconds for an image to load?
>>46425107
Yeah your paint job and that mask makes it look like that
>>46430304
>>46430313
I have shit second world internet that loads those pics slowly and even I think you're a faggot.
This is a WIP thread. That means that some pics might be large files, which is actually better if it's not just some retard uploading a 9.2mb pic that is still blurry and far away from the mini.
If I had to list the worst things about /tg/ as of 2016, #1 would be the community's gravitation toward traditional forum/redditesque faggotry like de facto "stickies" in general threads with links etc., crying about any change whatsoever (a sign of autism), and being mad about file sizes in a fucking thread that is conducive to large file sizes.
>>46430367
>that fucking unnecessarily large meme pic
lel u cheeky cunt
>>46430433
If the large file sizes are merited it's not problem.
If the image is mainly blank wall and crap on a table with less than a fifth of the mini.
But I guess we should all just be grateful sideways shit is getting less common.
>>46411523
Thanks.
Bit late, but they are 6mm.
so /wip/, painting bone- i bought this, and i've primed it white. do i do a layer of brown, then a layer of ushabti bone, and then a agrax wash, and then a highlight with white skull?
i painted my first mini
any advice/critique
>>46430993
thin your paints and do multiple think layers instead of one thick one, but that's par for the course for a learning hobbyist. aside from that, you demonstrate you understand layering, highlighting, light direction and generally good colour scheming, so i'd say you're miles ahead of the average novice. keep it up!
>>46430993
Pretty good for a first mini.
Everything >>46431029 said was also true.
>>46430299
I actually was thinking the same thing, but non metallic blue
Which model should I use for Von Strab?
>>46431207
Horseback model is best.
>>46431207
foot, so he's dwarfed by the ork minderz
which base would suit pic related better (other than ice)?
>>46430203
If you're still around I'm curious about a few things as a sculptor wannabe. How long have you been doing it before? How did you get into commission work? Any tips on a person who is just starting out? I was going to pick up some super sculpy and tools to give it a shot soon but I just don't really know where to start.
>>46424376
Man, i gotta get myself one of those tube roller kits.
>>46406425
Looks good, I like the invisible rider as well, nice highlight on the holo-cloak.
>>46422089
Add some strange coloured grass or bushes.
Red and blue would work. That would really convey the alien landscape idea better I think.
>>46423058
Nice blue
I can imagine them singingI'M BLUE DA BA DI DABADAwhile killing and flaying.
>>46431207
Foot lad. Nice theme by the way.
Doing a an old metal Blood Angel librarian for a mate, still need to work on the highlights and remove some leftover flash i missed on the first run.
Any tips with doing a force weapon? In the past I've done a quick wash with blue or purple, but it's always turned out looking matt and unimpressive.
progress on my painboy, or Painboss Gutkutta
>>46432791
god damn it i missed a bit of warplock bronze below the cutting saw. i swear the mini looks fine until you take a high resolution picture of it
>>46431207
As much as I like the horse model, the foot one really fits von strab better.
>>46432791
skin and leather looks a bit too thin
>>46433022
hopefully the skin will come out the same as i had it for my nobz
>>46421836
Glad you managed to save your Slann.
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