The Art of War: Dick Painting: A new kind of brush head

altmann

I FINISHED MY MOTHERFUCKING THUNDERWOLF CAVALRY!!!

fully painted, based, etc. I'll now have a total of 6 mounted cavalry (canis +5 maxmini dudes) including Techmarine.

Pics will come in the next couple hours while I let the basing dry and do the dull-coating.

This means for the oath:

5 Thunderwolf Cavalry
Iron Priest (convertable to cav-mount)
Runepriest in Terminator Armor

Not bad i think, though, I didn't have a problem getting myself to paint.

Matrias

Verflutche wrote: »

It's a Librarian.

look at HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM!

Great job.


You've come a long way.

Huntera

One quick question, I used one of the Cathedral window covers for the Venerable dread, what color should I do the windows themselves? I'm thinking either red or light blue.

leaf

Yeah there's no way I'm going to be in on this painting challenge. Oh well.

Raslin

I think I'm so far, the only person to post a primed picture of my model at the right time, and then finish it by now, and it being an HQ or Troop. I believe.

Huntera

I did 3 and a half of that tactical squad! And I did a Captain, a Librarian, and 2 Command squad members to make up for it.

Foolish Chaos

I did a single berserker, then battlefield/papers came along... but I did get kharn done! (mostly...)

sk600

I finished a terminator chaplain and painted the metal on 10 ork boyz. If I'm reading the calendar correctly, the boyz have been 'wip' for just over 3 months

Raslin

Verflutche wrote: »

I did 3 and a half of that tactical squad! And I did a Captain, a Librarian, and 2 Command squad members to make up for it.

But did you post primed pictures of them when the challenge started?

No, mr cheater, I don't believe so

That librarian looks pretty cool

Mago

Yeah, I got caught off guard by the early start, but I have finished my banshees and will hopefully be ready for the next stage.

Huntera

My Librarian has his arm sticking out on the picture of my Dreadnought on page 4!


so NYEH!

Raslin

Clearly, you painted everything but the arm ages ago.

On an unrelated note, shining spears are really boring to paint. Prime white, blue, lighter blue, lighter blue, lighter blue, done(basically).

Huntera

Curses! Foiled again! I'll get you next time Raslin! And you're little spears too!

Dayspring

Ver, that dude looks rad but he would look even radder based.


for the challenge, i've got a bunch of tactical marines i need to finish tonight as well as my big mek, so we'll see how I go. Sunday isn't over yet though! *powers up*

Aranan

Verflutche wrote: »

I exclusively use washes and never do highlights for several reasons, chief among them is that I bite and pick at my nails, so... Shaky hands. I do not trust myself doing thin edges.

Drink less caffeine. I went from shaking hands to steady hands by cutting out coke and drinking decaff tea. Also, put your elbows on the table (regardless of what your mother taught you!) and rest the heels of your palms together to kind of cup the miniature.

That's what did it for me at least.

Raslin

I have relatively steady hands, considering I drink probably four-five cups(actual cups) of coffee a day.

I work at a coffee shop you see, I am there right now.

Huntera

I haven't drank a cup of coffee or a can of soda (or pop, whatever you call it) in my life.


But I've been biting and picking at these nails of my religiously for 15+ years.

Raslin

I wasn't aware the amish had access to warhammer.

Dayspring

how does biting your nails = shaky hands?

Huntera

No, just never liked the taste of either, really. But this is off-topic.


I'm actually working on basing my Librarian, going for an Ashworld.


Edit: It's the picking at them that really does it, I just say both, cause I do both.

Dayspring

I still don't really get the connection.
But my hands are not terribly steady. Bracing against the table works! Unless you live on a boat or something, I guess.

Raslin

Would it be completely lame for me to paint my wraithlords in a harlequin fashion? They're the old metal ones, and I think they would look awesome with their heads in the diamond pattern like the harlequins have.

zatar

I didn't manage to take part in the first part of the competition, (to much work and afterwork activities this week.) But I managed to finish my ork bikers.. here's a group shot:



and here are single shots.







I tried some coarse highlighting on the skull that is tied to the handlebars on one bike, but I'm not sure if it worked as intended.
(And I need to figure out how to take better pictures.)

Raslin

Those look quite wonderful, zatar. You should paint more often, and show us.

Huntera

What he said... Amazing.

Asher

My Entry:
Primed


WiP


Finished

Aranan

I don't really see the connection either. Do you pick at your fingers WHILE you paint? I guess that'd make them shake. Otherwise... I'm not getting it.

Sevorak

zatar wrote: »

I didn't manage to take part in the first part of the competition, (to much work and afterwork activities this week.) But I managed to finish my ork bikers.. here's a group shot:

I tried some coarse highlighting on the skull that is tied to the handlebars on one bike, but I'm not sure if it worked as intended.
(And I need to figure out how to take better pictures.)

Those look phenomenal. The only thing wrong with your pictures is the white balance, which is easily fixed up in photoshop or the like.

Huntera

WiP of my Venerable Dread,, well, really, just his claw there, his body is mostly done, just a quick touch-up in like 2 places then a wash on the body cover, and that's done.

Huntera

Another WiP, I know, I'm filling this thread with pictures, but here it goes. That genestealer is just a scheme I came up with quickly.

Gahmrious

So, is that a wash right over the primer white?

Huntera

Nope, although that is the first step in doing my armor color.

Dayspring

Verflutche wrote: »

Another WiP, I know, I'm filling this thread with pictures

You monster.

Not really feeling the blue windows. Other than that he looks good so far.

It Burns

I was testing out a way to make quick table quality orks that I could later paint better with little problem. I primed white and just diluted a few base colours a LOT and threw it on the Ork. Meanwhile I did an extra layer on one of the browns but you get the idea. This took me less then 10 minutes.

Is this acceptable to put on a table while I paint the usual 1 figure per week?





@Verflutche: As Dayspring said, those windows seem rather odd, I'd go with red.

Nax

I think that looks awesome, Burns... even without anymore work. He's got a gritty "I just crawled through the ashen remnants of your city to get here... and now I'm going to kill you" look to him

Raslin

I approve

Gahmrious

ItBurns: Love that look man. It's not the average Ork look but it looks sweet. I saw a game of Orks vs Chaos the other day, and about 1500 pts worth of Orks were painted with a similar scheme. They looked outstanding on the table. Keep up the good work!

So heres my finished Killa Kan. Assembled Fri. Primed Sat. Painted Sunday. Yarr!

Huntera

Poast. Here he is, he's a guy.



He's got arms, too.

altmann

LOL thunderwolves:


















This is the base for my techmarine on TWM. I left him off since he was stuck in my case and I didn't want to dig him out. I can put any torso on here so that leaves me some options for later.

Huntera

altmann wrote: »

LOL thunderwolves:





This is the base for my techmarine on TWM. I left him off since he was stuck in my case and I didn't want to dig him out. I can put any torso on here so that leaves me some options for later.

These look like women.

Just sayin'

I have long hair, but I don't do THAT with it.