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The Painting Exposition.
Brainleech
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This is the painting thread where it is discussed about various techniques. Questions about how one paints certain things or gets a certain look
Don't be afraid to ask for help or not to post your minis because you are scared of the criticism
It was too hot most of the year to paint so I did some deathmarks and my tyranids over my vacation
I just need the greens to finish them
Youtube is full of answers both good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3TWv6UbGyw
The questionable
https://youtube.com/NuyU9Ee1018?si=pcOHX00dp04mpKwK
Robotic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ0im09iRww
Don't be afraid to ask for help or not to post your minis because you are scared of the criticism
It was too hot most of the year to paint so I did some deathmarks and my tyranids over my vacation
I just need the greens to finish them
Youtube is full of answers both good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3TWv6UbGywThe questionable
https://youtube.com/NuyU9Ee1018?si=pcOHX00dp04mpKwKRobotic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ0im09iRww+3
Posts
Write on the back of the doors which way they go. Check
Airbrush white gradients. Check
Peel of tape. Check
Realise that you painted one door upside down anyway. Check?
A 3D print because I had a look at the cost of the proper old GW models and they were too much joke money for just trolling a mate.
before:
during:
after:
e: toned down the wave emitter but I'm only updating the last picture
Pettiness, spite, and being straight up miserly.
Respect. Game recognize game.
Also Fabelzel does just some incredible work.
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Sorry about the lighting; need to find a fill light from somewhere.
Nintendo Network ID: AzraelRose
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Can't decide on the metal colour for the Ultramarines.
Gold, brass, bronze?
Sigh.
Like, Ultras have "gold". It's kinda their thing. But it's very contrasting to the blue, naturally, and maybe it pops too much? Maybe I'm just a chicken?
So bronze? Like I've got those proacryl bronze and light bronze and it's just lovely looking paint. But is it too boring?
Etc.
Crippling indecision.
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curse you! I was already thinking about using a bight silver for veteran shoulders instead of white! More Options to think about!
Another option for the gold/bronze would be generally bronze, but vexillas, eagles decorations and generally HQs/invivtarii,/Elites getting more gold...
somewhere caught between something like these two
This is for 'Heresy, right? Beakies?
That era of Ultras, to me, looks "right" with blue/white/silver.
There is, of course, the other option...
My Beakies have only silver on them, as they have no trim. black weapon casings though instead of all metal. It's what i did for the test model more or less.
The older marks have me stumped with all their bolted trim.
I experimented with bright silver a bit, too. But the one that actually looked good, Vallejo Metal Colour Chrome, is super annoying to apply with a brush. Like they're all not that fantastic for brushwork in my opinion but Chrome is just way to fluid while not covering well.
Yellow will probably show up on weapon markings and banners, a bit like this:
(sidenote: How good is that all blue look on those MK7 marines, too?!)
I also put some white marking on some vehicles and definitely feel a little regret that I might have overdone it:
edit: But I'm really coming around to the all blue/gunmetal/white look for the armour. Meaning also all the trim on the older marks silver instead of another colour. Keeping gold for bannertops and such.
Edit again:
I think I like the bronze on the shoulder trim too much?:
I need help here though; what to do with his tilting plate? It’s not meant to be blank but I don’t particularly feel like quartering red and yellow again.
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Yellow red quarters would get lost and maybe also too busy on the already quartered model.
FWIW I’m planning to make their swords prismatic style, à la Louise Sugden’s 30 second tutorial.
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I did another kitbashing video, this time chasing those lucrative AT-43 clicks
I never finish anything.
Partially because I tend to get carried away. Tonight with yellow. Really overdid it.
The more I look at it the less I like it
Too much? Would just the shoulders work better?
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I think it looks good, just needs a bit of pin washing and highlighting to give it depth.
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You're saying you overdid the...yellow? I'm having trouble identifying any yellow in the entire photo.
I love caution stripes on guns.
"Warning, this machine is designed to kill you, please obey OSHA regulations during operation."
Late night picture, yeah, the white balance is probably off and the screen turns less blue so probably very shifted
Another try at the photo thing.
It's averland sunset, so still desaturated, but maybe a bit closer to reality
Model files from Victoria Minatures, printed by me.
Gotta hit those base rims with another coat I see.
Origin ID: Discgolfer27
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edit: huge but still blurry picture and stupid phone cam algorithm all in one. great
The shields are milliput pressmolds from shields that I got from shapeways, because shapeways fucked up the prints so badly that they weren't really usable by themselves.
You can get the same ones in way better quality for example from Archie's Forge.
Edit: moar yellow!
My wife spotted one printing when it was about 2/3 done.
Her: "Are you printing stuff to put in your butt?"
Me:
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I got very lucky that 95% of what spilled landed on me, and the 5% all landed on the sofa cover, which cleaned up with alcohol. Looking like a rejected Bond model who was halfway through makeup when I found out I wasn't needed for filming that day, I went to the downstairs bathroom with a bottle of alcohol and some paper towels to clean myself off. A few minutes later, I started to feel very dizzy as I was cleaning myself up, and I realized that the combination of "small, interior bathroom" and "evaporating alcohol fumes" wasn't the best plan. Walking out of the room, I almost immediately felt better.
I managed to get the paint all over both hands, high up on right arm, all over my chest, right thigh, right calf, and somehow down the back of my leg to my foot.
I am very lucky, though, in that not a drop got on the tray full of models I had finished painting. They are now safely on a shelf, away from the 4 dwarves I have left to complete the set.