corai Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Hail fraters. The release of Extermination has lured me back to my first HH love (the glorious VII) and first 40K love (the black templars) so I'm working on a 1st company Heresy era Fist army. Having painted an Imperial Fist army before (so much yellow...) I really wanted to try something different, and thought I'd have a go at trying to create a metallic yellow armour in the same vein as FW's Word Bearers and Alpha legion metallic armour colours. I'm not sure it really worked, as metallic yellow is basically just gold, so thought I'd throw this up and see what you thought: Does the armour look too gold, or is it a metallic yellow? Does it work for Imperial Fists or would you see an army of these and wonder why they were gold instead of matte yellow: http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/test1_zps17169bc7.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/test2_zpsc67a707b.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/test3_zps98b8830d.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/test4_zps08d0b704.jpg P.S, ignore the base, its a place holder whilst I make a ship decking, boarding action one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torvak Kyre Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I like it a lot. It does not look like gold at all and you have really got the metallic look right. You should be proud of yourself, I wish I could paint like that. Definitely looking forward to the rest of this army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terranraida Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Dope. Just dope. That's how I want to paint Sigismund and my Templar Brethren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogi Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Its definitely very cool. The top more highlighted part looks very yellow. His feet look kinda gold, I'm guessing this is that highlighting thing shooting down with an airbrush from above or something. If it were me I would definitely do it, but probably try to make the feet a little more highlighted. But its definitely a fist and its definitely cool. More. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattleBrotherJohn Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 That is one handsome Son of Dorn . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kais Klip Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Oh ho yes. yes, so it is possible to paint IF gold and still leave something for the custodes. In the light shown, I really like the breastplate. The right leg on the first shot is already looking a bit like too much gold, but I think it’s a matter of layering and weathering the colour so it looks gold without actually being gold, like the chest plate does under that light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MordentHex Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I LOVE IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 How'd you do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaplain mortis Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Ohhh sexy! Nice take on the fists How long did that take to paint? Great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relic of Dorn Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 How To!!!!! Lol, that looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberame Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 From the waist up he looks yellow, rest is gold. Still a beautiful paint job. Are you using a yellow ghost tint over a silver metallic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corai Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Thanks Guys. Seems the community seems to be in favour of a metallic yellow Fist Its definitely very cool. The top more highlighted part looks very yellow. His feet look kinda gold, I'm guessing this is that highlighting thing shooting down with an airbrush from above or something. The underpainting gives it a zenithal highlight naturally, but the difference between the upper and lower portions are not so pronounced in real life, the lower section just isn't catching as much light in the photo How'd you do that? Its an sprayed undercoat of Army Painter Gun metal -A zenithal undercoat spray of AP plate mail -drybrush runefang steel -highlight Vallejo air Aluminium wash cassandora yellow -wash cassandora again -glaze lamentors yellow:glaze medium 2:1 -repeat above weather/highlight with metal chips How long did that take to paint? a couple of days of working on it in the background whilst paitning some commission stuff. I didn't really clock the hours on the whole thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reckoning Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Dark and gritty. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I'll have to give it a try. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteOwl Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 That is exactly as I picture them from the descriptions in the HH books. This is excellent! Great job! When do we get to see more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy1391 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Oh my goodness that's amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corai Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 I stole some time from crippling back pain today to knock out a quick base for him since the feedback seems to be so positive for the colour scheme. It's meant to work as either the deck of an iron warrior's ship (hazard stripes are covered by his foot though mostly d'oh!) or the corridors of the palace during the siege. Its a bit dark, but since he's so bright and golden I really wanted the contrast. May try some sandy pigment to give it a dusty, desaturated finish though. I've lost the light here though so the colours aren't as true as the earlier photo http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/test6_zps615db2cc.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/test5_zps9e1dae10.jpg And I finally finished a coversion I started 3 marine armies ago. He was going to be a bog standard terminator then but now I think I'll run him as Captain Anvillach respelendant in protoype Testudo pattern Indomintus armour wielding a solarite power gauntlet and storm shield http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/praetor_zpsd5a553fb.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Very impressive the yellow gold is stunning. That Praetor is gonna look beastly painted the same way. Well done, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artein Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Probably the best IF I've ever seen, at least color-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Carmine Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 That yellow is stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 If I saw an army of those guys I would begin weeping with joy. He looks incredible and the Praetor is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarl Kjaran Coldheart Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 that is, without a doubt, the best Imperial Fist I've seen. It has the regal nature and siege breaking grittiness I'd expect of them WLK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Do you airbrush the washes as well? Or apply them from a pot. Also, do you think the storm vermin fur sponge weathering would work on this, or undermine the metallic effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corai Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 Do you airbrush the washes as well? Or apply them from a pot. Also, do you think the storm vermin fur sponge weathering would work on this, or undermine the metallic effect?You could certainly airbrush the washes on. I'm just too much of a chicken to try my airbrush so I've been brushing it on! I think sponge weathering would work fine, I've used a sponge to add some chips in characin granite before adding silver to the biggest ones, but I'd avoid the current citadel paints for it as they're too vibrant IMO. grab some old foundation paints or the desaturated Vallejo model colour range for subtle weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizwald23 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I like it it looks a little gold but it looks pretty darn sexy. You could also try using the FW word bearers paint scheme and switching in clear yellow for clear red and the yellow gw wash for their red one. I have tried this for the word bearers and it didn't come out super metallic but was a different way of painting red with really nice results and I'm assuming it would work just as good for yellow 1. BASECOAT WITH BLACK 2. THE MODELS WERE DRY BRUSHED WITH RUB AND BUFF PEWTER, BRINGING THE BLACK UNDERCOAT UPTO A SILVER COLOUR. 3. AIRBRUSH ONE COAT OF CARRABOURG CRIMSON 4. AIRBRUSH 3 THINNED COATS OF TAMIYA CLEAR RED 5. AIRBRUSH 1 COAT OF CARRABOURG CRIMSON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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