Darkseer Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Evening gents (or should I say hairy, ale guzzling, steak munching heroes of the Imperium!), I've decided to jump on the bandwagon before it starts rolling with a Space Wolves army. Obviously as a cowardly Tau player, it's time for a big change as I swap retreating and firing for charging and waving power weapons about :) The biggest problem I have is what kind of grey to paint my Space Wolves. Lots of people seem to do it lots of different ways. I just wondered what colours you guys are using? Also, as Games Workshop is moving way from the bright and happy colours of 2nd edition and going for drab, military realism with more of their ranges, I'm not sure if the Space Wolves are going to be Shadow Grey, Space Wolves Grey or just a dark, neutral grey, more like their Heresy era colours in all the new Horus Heresy art. So do you think they're gonna stay bluey-grey or became dark grey? Of course, this all effects how I'm gonna paint my army (in advance) for the new codex in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Fang Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I'm using Shadow grey, currently debating whether or not to add a space wolf grey highlight/drybrush like my tanks. work in progress grey hunter http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5975/001got.jpg But I think you might be right with a tone down on the color front. But as always there your Wolves do what you feel works for you. Long Fang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodon Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I know you've seen my Wolves before, but here's a pic to refresh your memory. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/EasyEight/40K/GreyHunter0aresized-3.jpg I used Vallejo model colors dark sea grey, with med sea grey mixed in for highlighting. That said I imagine GW will stick with the current color scheme. Although I'll be happy if they change it back to a proper grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Mage Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I went SWs grey, and have 3k I dont want to repaint.... but I really wish Id gone grey like megalodons above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkseer Posted May 9, 2009 Author Share Posted May 9, 2009 yeah, his Grey Hunter looks so damn good. I think it's the neutral grey and the earthy brown holster that makes it work. Similar colours to the Blood Claw on the current Space Wolves codex cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamLando Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I stick to a codexgrey/fortressgrey scheme, with tons of different shades and stuff (lightetst is fortress+white mix). Don't like the blue-greyish :cuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zsoulless Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff70/Zsoulless/IMG_4392.jpg I just went with the Ol' Grey metal look myself codex grey, badab black wash, codex grey again as a base highlight, then fortress grey, and skull white. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonPup Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 For my Wolves I am going for a darker color scheme. The main armor is a 3:2 SW Grey:Shadow Grey mix washed with Asurman Blue with the 'alternate' color of Blood Red. For weapon casings I use straight Shadow Grey, brass for the iconography and mostly boltgun for the metallics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkenheim Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 i use a basecoat of 4:2:1 Adeptus battlegrey-regal blue-chaos black and then wash with brown and black inks/washes... i then add fortress grey into the mix to highlight comes out kinda like this... http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp86/stinkenheim/packleaderagain.jpg on future models i'm gonna add more fortress grey to create a stronger contrast but hey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ragnarok Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Still learning to paint but I borrowed littlbitz recipe..... 1. 50/50 choas black shadow grey base coat (not littlbitz) 2. Shadow grey 3. Highlight 1 is 1part SW grey to 2 parts shadow 4. Highlight 2 is 1 to 1 SW and shadow 5. Highlight 3 is 1part shadow to 2 parts sw grey 6. Skull white on extreme edges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash113 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I use Shadow Grey as the base, lightly highlighted with a 50/50 mix of Shadow Grey and Skull White, comes out like this: http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m307/Vash113/Space%20Wolves/IMG_0545-1.jpg I'm rather pleased with the result, while the regular grey look is nice too, it reminds me more of Space Sharks or something and I personally prefere the Shadow Grey or at times a really dark grey also works for 13th Company and Pre-Heresy armies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORKILL Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I used Shadow Grey, watered down Black Ink, Codex Grey highlights on my old army(that was stolen and I hope the thief chokes %$#@&^*s!!!) Anyway, I plan to use the same scheme again for the new army, once I finish these praetorians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throtwulf Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 i dont have the link right handy but if you check out DV8's tutorial for his space wolves i would HIGHLY recommend it. I am by no means a painter at all and I used his pretty simple (i thought) tutorial and my first squad is the best i've ever done in 7 or 8 years. Roughly it's codex grey then fortress grey then a purple tint (thin wash) all over then a blue wash (thinned a bit) in the joints/recesses and then a thinned down layer of codex grey followed by a thin highlight layer of fortress grey. there's a lot more for the details on the models but you should check it out, his work is jaw-dropping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkseer Posted May 10, 2009 Author Share Posted May 10, 2009 woah, some awesome models! Stinkenheim's conversion idea will be stolen...ahem...I mean 'borrowed'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamLando Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Here's an example of mine.. camera's making it a bit too bright, although my codex grey+fortress grey+ highlights makes it kinda light to begin with. http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1936/secondregimentwe7.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunchb0x Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 With a brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalver Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 With a brush. No paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunchb0x Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 With a brush. No paint? The use of paint was implied in the original question. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenriScott Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I generally base them with shadow grey then dry brush them with space wolves grey. Do the other detailing however you want. Once i get done with my bazillion point space wolves army, i'll probably post some pics as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Dammit Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I do shadow gray but i'v never seen an online image that get the color right, its always more blue than the real color Here's some of mine http://members.home.nl/maxdammit/40k/Full_army_30-01-09.jpg Big pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn the Fell-Handed Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 A technique I learned form my local GW manager (he's a good fella) Basecoat Black/White (your choise, I use black for recesses, but white could make it lighter) Astronomican grey- single layer Asurmen Blue wash A 50-50 mix SW grey and Shadow grey- Drybrushed on top SW grey highlights if you want Shoulderpads- Iyanden Darksun- 2 coats Any highlights you want, Ive not bothered with them. I like Iyanden darksun as is Bjorn the fell-handed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrik Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 fenris grey foundation paint , lyanden sun and boltgun metal http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb281/amorfatipictures/warhammer/SL270398.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn the Fell-Handed Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Iyanden darksun is a godly invention for us eh Hendrik? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryzouken Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 One day I'll wrap my brain around how to take pictures and get them onto my computer so I can show people, but I just run with two coats of 50/50 shadow/space wolves grey, Iyanden Darksun anything yellow, and Dwarf Bronze anything I can. If it's a skull motif, it gets bronzed. Wolf icon? Bronze. Aquila? Bronze. I even bronzed the odd occasional banner so I'd not need to write anything on it. Purity seals get a single coat of Astronomicon Grey then as many coats of skull white as it takes to get a solid color. Then some scribbles in black. For reds, I undercoat with Astronomicon Grey, then hit it with Privateer Press's Khador Red Base. It covers better than other ranges, or so I've found. All this over a black primer. Accept no substitutes. Touch up any errant brush strokes with chaos black. For basing, I hate flock with a passion, so I sprung for some resin fractal bases. I'm still figuring out how they're working out (had my second based model break off his base last night), but they're spiffy looking. Painted them with a 3:2 mix of Skull White and Falcon Turquoise, followed by a liberal drybrush of white to simulate ice. Might still have to add some flock, but it looks decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Gabe Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 What i do is prime the model in black, then go over the armour in a 1:1 mix of Chaos Black and Shadow Grey, then i go over the armour again in Shadow Grey. Following that i give it a wash with asurmen blue followed with a dry brush of Shadow Grey. For highlights just use a 1:1 mix of Shadow Grey and Space Wolf Grey, and if you want you can go over again with pure space wolf grey for the sharper edges. Oh and about this fenris grey foundation..... how is it? is it the same exact color as shadow grey? and i wont have to basecoat the armour with the mix of cb and sg to get a good color, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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