Brother Tual Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Not as large a collection as Number 6... actually, this and my one PAGK is all I have painted.. my primary army is Ultramarines, so they get most of the paint brush love.. But, here is one.. 4 more to follow in rapid order.. (atleast a week) as I want to take them to a tourney.. This is my test piece.. I am pretty happy with it.. http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture010.jpghttp://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture011.jpghttp://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture012.jpg and a Non flash pic.. http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoleo-Brother marine Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 your pretty happy with these? There amazing. :lol: You should paint more :P -Simoleo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tual Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 The others look like this... gimme a week or so... ;) http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture013.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Tchezzarus Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 One word : beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Iapetus Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Really cool. It looks like you are using a pure grey NMM technique. If that's correct, what are you using to get the Bronze on the shoulder pads? Outstanding work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakehunter52 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 That is really good, reminds me how crappy my termies are. But that's good cause you're inspiring me to take more time and invest in things so that I can be proud of them. It's all about patience right? But serious props dude. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number6 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 You can turn out four more like that in about a week?! :D I can't wait to see them. The first one is stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tual Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 The gold is a mix colour based on shining gold - I added browns and yellows with a bit of green till I got a brass colour that is not so metallic.. I just highlight it with bleached bone and work it down with babdad black wash (watered down a bit) and just reverse layer/blend/tone it.. then touch up the edges with bleached bone again and a touch of white here and there.. the sword hilt got a bit too much on the go over.. The grey is not really NMM - I didnt follow any real principles except for on the sword.. Its all just blending dark grey through to light grey and a white highlight.. I worked my babdad black magic on some parts that were too bright and left the legs a little darker - The red is what really worked out well beyond my expectations.. thats just red gore glazes on layered grey with blood red blended on the edges.. Here is how I do the grey... Step 1 - http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture014.jpg This is my base colour - I have undercoated with black spray - With watered down adeptus battle grey (ABG) I covered the model - I then used asurmen blue with a bit of ultra blue mixed in as a wash I then did a second wash with babdad black - this gives the dark grey with a tone of blue in it.. Step 2 http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture015.jpg is ABG on about 90% of the surface - Step 3 http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture016.jpg is codex grey on about 80% of the ABG surface (I am layering) step 4 http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture017.jpg Is fortress grey on 20% of the codex grey Step 5 this is the part that makes the greys seem to blend - http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture019.jpg If you noticed in the previous pic, the greys are alot brighter than my base coat - I want that dark look of the 41st millenium - so I now glaze with babdad black - I start with a large area - almost the whole surface and gradually over several coats work into the area just out side the vents on his helmet - MAKE SURE THAT THE GLAZE IS DRY BEFORE YOU DO ANOTHER COAT!! babdad black congeals rather quickly, you have about a 2-3 second window to move it around - if it starts to congeal on you, stop, let it dry and then continue with a fresh dob... otherwise, if you keep going, you will get lumps and un-even tones - http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture020.jpg Step 6 http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture021.jpg Then touch the edges with fortress grey and then white similar to a highlight (but as the colours are close it will almost blend) and you get the dark through to a bright white - Obviously It still is rather dark because the rest of the model is still only based.. And thats how I do my grey.. its not NMM - NMM would shade and tone in the opposite direction but still have the highlights on the edges.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tual Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 and the gold... Its just that gold colour I made - straight onto the dark grey - http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture023-1.jpg then a heavy babdad wash - I made it heavier than normal as I need these done for a tourney on the weekend.. normally two normal washes.. this is one - not the best - http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture024-1.jpg Let it dry and just extreme highlight with bleached bone - becareful - its hard to repair because its a washed colour that you are painting on.. http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture027.jpg without the flash - and a bit of blurr - http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture026.jpg next, you can touch the edges with white - and I thinned down the bleached bone on top with the orginal colour but its watered down and I use blending to get it to not stand out.. http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture031.jpg and without flash again.. and its all done.. (I do the same on the recessed writing too and I did the same wash thing on the grey at the same time... thats why it gets darker) http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/Picture030.jpg Nice and simple wouldnt you agree? end result is ok with not too much fuss or skill/ability/knowledge... the way I like it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prathios Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Did you name your guy after Garviel Loken, the Luna Wolves Captain? (Emperor rest his soul.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tual Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 No, but that sounds like a good 'lie' :) I got it from a name generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prathios Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Yeah it is. He was the main character of the first several Horus Heresy novels and a real awesome guy. Worthy of referencing on your GKT. P.S. I wish i had half your skill, while I like the more metalic look and brighter color schemes your ability is unquestionable. I've tried several times to produce effects like that and failed miserably... you should have seen the first time I tried to add lightning effects to my GKT force weapons. What a disaster that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tual Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Thank you - Brighter colours are always harder to paint- darker tones are much more forgiving, thats why all of my stuff is dark.. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prathios Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Speaking of that... would you or anyone else happen to know how you properly add the lightning to a nemesis force weapon? I did the blue color scheme for the blades to mimic the energy then put a asuryan wash over the top to make it look more fluid... but how does one properly put the lightning effect on there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tual Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 I am not sure what you mean.. post up a pic? I did this guy a little while back... you mean like the lightning on his weapon? http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p449/brother_tual/IMGP0689.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prathios Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yes very much like that... only on the blade instead of the haft. I have ice blue with asuryan wash weapon blades and i wanted to put white lightning all over them to simulate the psy energy. Every time i try it ends up not looking random enough or just becomes a tangled mess. And on a hammer head its even worse due to the multiple angles of the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Awesome! Some really nice stuff. I also started working on mine, I went with the grey instead of silver as well. This is a WIP pic.... http://gallery.me.com/jbucovetsky/100102/DSC05861/web.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tual Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 put white lightning all over them to simulate the psy energy thats going to be hard as to make lightning look good you need to use two colours - sadly, the colour you are using as your base coat is the colour I would use with the lightning... how dark does the blue wash make it? If the blue was makes it considerably darker - Mainly towards the hilt? I would keep the bolts to a minimum, maybe only three? start with your blue - start at the hilt and draw (with your brush) a jagged line - then fork it about a third of the way up and then fork that once more - you dont need to fork in a "Y" shape either, one can continue and the other branches, it is less cluttered then, each branch does not need to continue the full length of the others either, less is more in this case.. .. blend this into the top which I assume is more closer to the ice blue... Once you have your 'path', get pure white, as small an amount as you can with a fine brush, give one wipe on paper to remove excess and start at the bottom but you have to get the white in the center of your 'path' and it has to be fine - because you are using such minimal paint, you may need to strengthen the white over several attampts - I would travel only up to about a 2/3 rds of your weapon with the blue and about 2/3 of your 'path' with white... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tual Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Very nice Bucky!! I really like your gold! and the blue looks really really good - I like very much! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firenze Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I want to paint like you!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tual Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 Thanks mate - It does take some time - Well - I didnt get all 5 finished in time - I got 3 done though and the last two are in base colours - I could have tried to rush on thursday night but I would rather take a painting hit that rush my hobby and not enjoy it - Anyway - I scored 2 wins - 2 draws and one loss on the weekend - I got the best sports award - If you want to read up on how the GKT termies performed - Click HERE and scroll down a bit for the first of 5 batreps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number6 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Nice batrep! Really nice work in that battle. And it goes without saying: Your army looks gorgeous. Really like the Khan conversion. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tual Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 Bump =- I hope you guys dont mind - I wrote up another batrep with my Grey Knight Allies - Its VS a dread heavy ork lst (5 dreads) - POST 31 for the second batrep - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inq. Rok Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 dude ur a painting god!!! nice work in batreps btw :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauren Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Yea, your the same guy I commented on. I remember the original grey knight you did, the star reflection on the sheen nmm was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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