StragintDo Not GiftAlways DeclinesRegistered Userregular
edited August 2020
Might want to try the Tamiya clear paints or the citadel clear paints.
This is what I got over Vallejo metallic aluminium and Vallejo metallic burnt iron I think. I used Tamiya through an airbrush but I'm pretty certain the citadel clear paints are the same and they can be brushed on, just takes a few coats.
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I had to get a respirator after my first trip on the dragon after airbrushing Tamiya clear coat. The headache and facial numbness are not worth it.
Also, I thought that nice candy red came from Tamiya Clear Red over a gold base coat and not silver? Is irresponsibly using my painting tools finally catching up to me?
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I had to get a respirator after my first trip on the dragon after airbrushing Tamiya clear coat. The headache and facial numbness are not worth it.
Also, I thought that nice candy red came from Tamiya Clear Red over a gold base coat and not silver? Is irresponsibly using my painting tools finally catching up to me?
No doubt it looks better over gold but the two spoons I did were over aluminium and gun metal grey from Vallejo metallics.
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I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
Your Keisotsu look great Asher. You got any hot tips for painting infinity? I'm feeling totally bogged down in the miniscule details.
Haha, funny you should ask, I'm currently having the same conversation with a friend IRL. I think it comes down to less is more.
I probably spend about 1-1.5 hours per model on the Keisotsu as part of my on going maximum bang for buck initiative and as a result each colour is really simple. You don't need to do a lot of layers because the models are so tiny.
For the Nomad Industrial Rave Punk trousers say, id probably do what I did for the Keisotsu which is zenithal prime to light grey, then go black template over the top. One layer of BT over light grey gives you lots of nice soft shading, then one highlight with a dark grey on raised areas, then very thin light grey and be done. For the ribbing I'd probably just go in with an appropriate contrast then do maybe 2 highlights on the raised areas. When I'm highlighting something I've used contrast on I just mix a bit of the contrast in with Pallid Wych Flesh and it gives you a great highlight colour.
Basically I think if you paint them too well they end up looking muddy and take forever, but if you actually scale back the number of layers and do starker highlights the detail pops more.
1 - 1.5 hours a model. Get out. Ha!
Anyway, I applied a bit of what you suggested. Especially on the legs.
Pretty chuffed with the results! Got a Heckler ready to go next.
Your Keisotsu look great Asher. You got any hot tips for painting infinity? I'm feeling totally bogged down in the miniscule details.
Haha, funny you should ask, I'm currently having the same conversation with a friend IRL etc.
1 - 1.5 hours a model. Get out. Ha!
Anyway, I applied a bit of what you suggested. Especially on the legs.
Pretty chuffed with the results! Got a Heckler ready to go next.
Man sick! Looks really good! I'm glad my suggestions helped.
I've always been a pretty fast painter and basically my secondary hobby over the last few years has been figure out how to paint models as quickly as possibly while still looking good. The Keisotsu are deceptive because they are really only like 4 or 5 colours. The white is 90% done in like 90 minutes with an airbrush, only needing a little highlighting and shading. The pants and greys are all just Black Templar over the grey primer, with a couple of quick highlights, the red I did properly, about 5 layers of highlighting, but the actual surface area of it is miniscule, so quick again. The only bits that I really spent time on were the faces and hair. And confession time, the hair is basically contrast with a couple of highlights (using the pallid wych flesh method then white) and 1 additional shade.
Also i botched Bleach boys face kinda bad, but you can't see it behind the gun.
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My friend is doing a Dark Angels army and is using Nocturne Green for the base and I never realized there was such a dark ass green and it looks pretty nice. I painted the fist on my second Reanimator to match my friends scheme, nocturne green with a warpstone glow highlight. I tried to do battle damage around the pits that are battle damage but I think they look kind of bad. Might just paint over them and leave the outline highlight.
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Ashers vaporware bases has me of the mind to just scrap all my attempted Custodes paint schemes and just go way out of the box and do vaporware Custodians.
I've never painted a fun, bright project... my Wolves are grungy grimdark space wolves and the other armies I've worked on painting are all GW stock schemes. I've never stepped that far out of the box, but it seems like it might be fun to try.
Yea actually seeing the creative process can be super useful.
I :heartbeat: this thread
None of my buddies are big on anything but stock GW paint schemes, so I really appreciate the feedback in here.
:eh:
What's the point of painting your own plastic army mans if you're just going to make them generic?
Because you like the lore of a particular army, don’t particularly care about putting in the work to create your own scheme, or just get satisfaction from following directions to achieve a proven result?
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This is what I got over Vallejo metallic aluminium and Vallejo metallic burnt iron I think. I used Tamiya through an airbrush but I'm pretty certain the citadel clear paints are the same and they can be brushed on, just takes a few coats.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
Yup, that's the one.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
It definitely has a very strong and sweet odor.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
If that is too much of a concern, GW now sells clear paints that were formerly sold by Forge World for use on Heresy minis that have the same effect.
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You talk clean and bomb hospitals, so I speak with the foulest mouth possible
You talk clean and bomb hospitals, so I speak with the foulest mouth possible
Also, I thought that nice candy red came from Tamiya Clear Red over a gold base coat and not silver? Is irresponsibly using my painting tools finally catching up to me?
No doubt it looks better over gold but the two spoons I did were over aluminium and gun metal grey from Vallejo metallics.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
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Also apologies for flooding the thread with in progress stuff
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No worries, seems like the thread working as intended to me!
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Clear red over gold = Thousand Sons
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Yeah word bearers is what I got from blood angels red over leadbelcher. I think I meed to move away from metallics and look at high gloss reds
1 - 1.5 hours a model. Get out. Ha!
Anyway, I applied a bit of what you suggested. Especially on the legs.
Pretty chuffed with the results! Got a Heckler ready to go next.
I :heartbeat: this thread
None of my buddies are big on anything but stock GW paint schemes, so I really appreciate the feedback in here.
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PSN - Razide6
Man sick! Looks really good! I'm glad my suggestions helped.
I've always been a pretty fast painter and basically my secondary hobby over the last few years has been figure out how to paint models as quickly as possibly while still looking good. The Keisotsu are deceptive because they are really only like 4 or 5 colours. The white is 90% done in like 90 minutes with an airbrush, only needing a little highlighting and shading. The pants and greys are all just Black Templar over the grey primer, with a couple of quick highlights, the red I did properly, about 5 layers of highlighting, but the actual surface area of it is miniscule, so quick again. The only bits that I really spent time on were the faces and hair. And confession time, the hair is basically contrast with a couple of highlights (using the pallid wych flesh method then white) and 1 additional shade.
Also i botched Bleach boys face kinda bad, but you can't see it behind the gun.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
:eh:
What's the point of painting your own plastic army mans if you're just going to make them generic?
Yes I did Sky Earth NMM on a sewer grate. I am a crazy person
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I get each model to that step and just shelf it for days/weeks because I'd rather do literally anything else
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That's not how reflections work!
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I've never painted a fun, bright project... my Wolves are grungy grimdark space wolves and the other armies I've worked on painting are all GW stock schemes. I've never stepped that far out of the box, but it seems like it might be fun to try.
Gamertag - Khraul
PSN - Razide6
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Howd you get your hex pattern?
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Some folks like building the LEGO just like the box, and that’s ok.
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