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Tips & Tricks to painting Lamenters


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I've watched a couple of videos on the subject but I like to get other opinions first.

 

It seems like most people universally agree on spraying averland sunset, where would you guys go from there?

 

Would you paint the guns & shoulder pads seperately?

 

Cheers,

 

 

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Here is a tut that i found very helpful.  I don't know if he is a poster here but he is very talented.

 

http://www.tartanpaint.info/2015/07/14/lamenters-space-marine-painting-tutorial/#.WG52iFUrKUk

 

 

almost forgot Dave Taylors blog as well

 

http://davetaylorminiatures.blogspot.com/2012/11/lamenters-update-painting-yellow.html

 

hope these help

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Here is a tut that i found very helpful.  I don't know if he is a poster here but he is very talented.

 

http://www.tartanpaint.info/2015/07/14/lamenters-space-marine-painting-tutorial/#.WG52iFUrKUk

 

 

almost forgot Dave Taylors blog as well

 

http://davetaylorminiatures.blogspot.com/2012/11/lamenters-update-painting-yellow.html

 

hope these help

Thanks for these. I don't know if the addition of the averland sunset spray makes any difference to those though.

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Thanks for these. I don't know if the addition of the averland sunset spray makes any difference to those though.

 

 

no worries.  let us know how it goes!

 i'm working (rather slowly) on some Lamenter scouts but using all vallejo so doing a bit of experimenting.  

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Made a trip to my local store did some painting tests with the guys there ... Not too amazed with the results tbh ... Based corax white, sprayed averland sunset. Drybrushed Yriel Yellow, Flash Gitz & Dorn yellow. Washed with Casandora Yellow ...


 


The brush strokes stand out.


http://i.imgur.com/H7wHYlZ.jpg any


 

 

Just watched this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biqPX_uQ6m0 any thoughts on this technique? My guys do seem to have a very orange tinge.

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The colour of the base layer is probably very important for these orangey yellow washes, I'd probably run a test with a bunch of different base colours:

Neutral beige like in the video,

Celestra grey

And probably different tones of those two.

 

His neat pre-wash in brown probably helps too to lure the eye into different perceptions of the same colour once finished .

 

Then you will see which base neutralizes best the orange tint of the wash/glaze. You'll probably have clearer, yellower results with non white base colours.

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Here's a question, how bright of a yellow are you going for? For a dingy rounded yellow then stick with the recipie you have and just cut back on the Cassandora (wash it directly into the crevasses you wanna shade) if you're going for a bright true chrome yellow then cut out the averland and casandora completely. Everything else just comes down to shading.
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I think that the double-spray is far too thick. Whatever yellow you apply over that, the details are mostly gone. sad.png

If you care for a simple but effective method of doing the yellow, there's this tutorial by Tyler on his blog "Mengel Miniatures": link.

Ultimately, you must remember that you are painting a notoriously tricky colour; as it's 90% of the finished model, it's probably worth spending a bit of time on, and then finding shortcuts on other other areas (like bolters, pouches, etc., which can be: basecoat - sharp highlight - wash) to speed painting up.

Good luck, and I look forward to seeing your progress! smile.png

As well as the advice I previously gave you above, I would avoid yellow sprays and the like. Th problem is the spray gets too thick, and then with the (also too thick) paint over that, well, you get the results you did.

So, instead of trying to get directly to the yellow colour as fast as possible, and to avoid painting about nine layers of yellow paint, start with white automotive spray primer. Dust this on, and keep it light. Don't worry if it's not solid white all over, as you can apply a couple of thin white coats of paint (milk consistency) when it's fully dry to get a nice solid white. Then, do your shading carefully with a brown and a decent brush, then use the yellow wash to do 90% of the yellow for you in a pass or two. Not only does this suit batch/army painting, but it also makes your life much easier.

I use a variation of this technique to paint my Dark Angels (I start with a pretty bright emerald green painted over a grey primer undercoat, then glaze down, then add final highlights with a thin pure white):

http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp154/MajorGilbear/Dark%20Angels%20Plog/DA%20Tac%20Squad%201%201_zpsxewpygz7.jpg

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Well when I start my lammies, I'll do a full tutorial. But I start with grey auto primer.

 

Then the base is XV-88. Then I oil wash with thin van dyk brown. Then I start with a Verlander.

 

Highlight with yriel yellow. And edge with a light bone.

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wow just spotted this - thanks for the mention on painting Lamenters.

Here is a tut that i found very helpful.  I don't know if he is a poster here but he is very talented.

 

http://www.tartanpaint.info/2015/07/14/lamenters-space-marine-painting-tutorial/#.WG52iFUrKUk

 

 

almost forgot Dave Taylors blog as well

 

http://davetaylorminiatures.blogspot.com/2012/11/lamenters-update-painting-yellow.html

 

hope these help

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