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The Art of War: We Put Paint on Bare Men

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  • JJ Rabbit GangmemberRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    So my attempt at batch painting 5 dudes, turned into 2. Also one is significantly more painted than the other.

    Hells. :(

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  • SilentRoughWaterSilentRoughWater Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    J wrote: »
    So my attempt at batch painting 5 dudes, turned into 2. Also one is significantly more painted than the other.

    Hells. :(

    Batch/Speed painting never works for me. The only time I've been able to do it with any consistency is when I was helping my brother paint up a bunch of simple WHFB night goblins. I think most of the problem is that I can't ignore mistakes and fix them later.

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  • Foolish ChaosFoolish Chaos Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Does anyone have any ideas for representing demonic possession for a Khorne Vehicle? Its a Vindicator btw.

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  • Mr_RoseMr_Rose 83 Blue Ridge Protects the Holy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Foolish Chaos wrote: »
    Does anyone have any ideas for representing demonic possession for a Khorne Vehicle? Its a Vindicator btw.
    A great gaping maw instead of the gun's normal housing, eyes for headlights and turn the dozer blade into a set of teef. Also add [strike]moar dakka[/strike] a giant rune of Khorne on the top.

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  • AlphariusAlpharius Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Foolish Chaos wrote: »
    Does anyone have any ideas for representing demonic possession for a Khorne Vehicle? Its a Vindicator btw.

    red scales

    big eye on one side like nightmare's sword
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    glowing runes

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  • TechnicalityTechnicality Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Dareth Ram wrote: »
    Speaking of basing, does anyone know how GW's snow is supposed to work? I want to pile it on and on, so it goes high, instead of the flat layer of fuzz. If I try using more glue, the snow melts and it looks like toxic waste.

    I'm going to try green stuffing where I want the snow, painting it white, and PVA gluing the powder on for the texture. Like this:

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    That should give me the height I want without the toxic waste effect, right?

    thats how I generally do mine and I'm happy with the result.

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  • It BurnsIt Burns Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Been working on some anti-tank for my marines. Still needs some cleanup and a few things like purity seals but it's pretty much done as it is. Thanks to Dayspring for the inspiration and an actual model to get ideas from. Crappy picture quality D:

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    This dude looks so awesome with his sunglasses and cigar.
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  • Dareth RamDareth Ram regular
    edited March 2009
    okay, that's cool. are you using them as attack bikes?



    thanks, Aegeri.

    Technicality, that does look good. I like foward to trying it myself...

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  • It BurnsIt Burns Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Yup Attack bikes. I was never a fan of the ones with the sidecar. When Dayspring sent me the bike on the right as part of my secret santa gift I decided I should make more of them. It wasn't as hard as I expected, all you need is a few spare Tau parts (or Space Marine as Dayspring did) and willingness to possibly ruin a model.

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  • Foolish ChaosFoolish Chaos Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Great suggestions of the possessed Vind. I already made an eye for the spotlight I attached on the top (man this green-stuff rocks), and am trying to think about how to do some teeth for the dozer blade. Will probably just cut some plasticard and form some GS around it, then make some gums to stick them in. Really like that idea in general.

    Also the side eye sounds great as well.

    As for the cannon, I was thinking of making it look like it was coming out of another smaller mouth. Maybe have some blood dripping directly out of it.

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  • Sharp101Sharp101 TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Finished the second killa Kan today. Hopefully I can get at least some base colours on them tomorrow.

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    More pics in the gallery!

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  • stratslingerstratslinger Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    So, does anybody have any experience with Rustoleum's "magnetic" primer? I'm making some upgrades to my workshop - a small section of magnet-attracting blackboard is part of the project. So far, I've got three coats of the stuff applied directly to 1/4" hardboard, and it's enough for a standard magnet to _just_ stick to it. Haven't tried any of my rare earth magnets yet though.

    But the other night, the thought occurred to me - maybe this would be easier than countersinking washers or somesuch into a board to make one of those magnetic display trays. Just take a plain old piece of 1/2 or 3/4 inch plywood, edge it to hide the layering of the plywood, then texture and prime the hell out of it with this stuff. In theory, anyway, the rare earth's should then stick wherever the hell you want them. My only concern is that if it really requires 3 or 4 coats of this stuff before magnets really work, I might wind up trashing my texturing job.

    Anyway, unless someone has already tried this and failed, I may have to experiment a little once my workshop gets relatively back in order.

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  • W2W2 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    So those line-art Space Marine color scheme paperdoll things (like this, and yes I know it's a Guardian.) Where do they come from?

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  • NaxNax For Sanguinius! Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    This is one of the most popular.

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  • W2W2 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Thanks. Is there one for Eldar? I showed the SM one to a friend and now he wants to work out what his Eldar mans are gonna look like.

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  • DayspringDayspring the Phoenician Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Found this. Might be a better one around though.

    Looking good. Burns. Much less slap dash than mine!

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  • Ultros64Ultros64 Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Does anyone have any tips for painting Guard faces? The model doesn't look too bad for table-top, but when you look at his face it looks pretty ugly.

    I'm going to try uploading some pictures so you can see Captain Ugly Bastard.

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  • WulfWulf Disciple of Tzeentch The Void... (New Jersey)Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Been banging away at my Grey Knights.

    Got the basic colors down for this Dred, but still a lot of work to do. Any tips on making it really pop?
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    Spoiler'd for blurry but defined enough to see the colors >_>

    (Yes, I know, Wulf get a real fucking camera! :P)

    Edit: I've since then banged out the purity seals and the scroll that hangs off the side (just have to do some scrawl on them)

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  • Gabriel_PittGabriel_Pitt Stepped in it Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Ultros64 wrote: »
    Does anyone have any tips for painting Guard faces? The model doesn't look too bad for table-top, but when you look at his face it looks pretty ugly.

    I'm going to try uploading some pictures so you can see Captain Ugly Bastard.
    Dheneb Stone, heavy wash of Gryphonne Sepia, light drybrush dheneb Stone. I actually use Tamiya Flat Flesh for the drybrush, but I don't know what a similar color in the GW range would be.

    (actually, just as an experiment, the Dheneb Stone drybrush was what I used on my seraphim a couple pages back)

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  • RaslinRaslin Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Its getting close to new thread time, who's gonna do it this time?

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  • Dareth RamDareth Ram regular
    edited March 2009
    Gabriel_Pitt wrote: »
    Ultros64 wrote: »
    Does anyone have any tips for painting Guard faces? The model doesn't look too bad for table-top, but when you look at his face it looks pretty ugly.

    I'm going to try uploading some pictures so you can see Captain Ugly Bastard.
    Dheneb Stone, heavy wash of Gryphonne Sepia, light drybrush dheneb Stone. I actually use Tamiya Flat Flesh for the drybrush, but I don't know what a similar color in the GW range would be.

    (actually, just as an experiment, the Dheneb Stone drybrush was what I used on my seraphim a couple pages back)
    Feb 09's issue of white dwarf (WD33), has a great guide on general face painting that I've been using. There's a guide on what colors to use, where to shadow and where to highlight. It's fast and easy, and works great. Basecoat in tallarn flesh, paint recesses with ogryn wash, first highlights with 1:1 Dwarf Flesh: Bleached Bone, final highlight with just a little bleach bone.

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  • Sharp101Sharp101 TorontoRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Ok, here they are with the new bases. A lot of the junk on the base that looks like it doesn't belong will be covered up once I get sand/flock on there.

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    Thanks for the help guys!

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  • NiklasNiklas SwedenRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Ultros64 wrote: »
    Does anyone have any tips for painting Guard faces? The model doesn't look too bad for table-top, but when you look at his face it looks pretty ugly.

    I'm going to try uploading some pictures so you can see Captain Ugly Bastard.

    I use Dheneb Stone foundation paint and wash it with ogryn flesh. Very quick and quite satisfying result imho:

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  • CMDanteCMDante Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    For flesh I like to use tallarn flesh shaded with charadon granite and highlighted with bleached bone and skull white.

    Obviously blend the colours with various mixes and thin painting.

    I'll try and get some pics of what I mean when I start painting the navy armsman I'm working on.

    Cheers,

    Dante

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  • AlphariusAlpharius Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    new thread?

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  • DraevenDraeven Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    prolly a good idea, Not it!
    also if there is a way to go through 99 pages and get some of the best stuff and put it in the op :D

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  • CMDanteCMDante Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Do we really need to go to another new thread? I get lost with jumping about so much!:)

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  • RaslinRaslin Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Threads on penny arcade aren't allowed to go past 100 pages, so we do have to. That being said, I make it fun and easy!

    New thread:
    http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?p=9337624

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