Kierdale Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I'm interested in using the three gemstone paints GW released some time ago, but not for small gems like soulstones. Rather, I'm interested in using them to paint the wing 'feathers' of a jump pack. How do the paints look over larger, flat surfaces? If I were to do gradation on a surface from Leadbelcher through Runefang Steel to Stormhost Silver, would it show up/have any visible effect with the gemstone paint on top? Any photos of your use of these paints would be appreciated :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulkansDynasty Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 They work well over the metallic. Even on large surfaces, the biggest thing is the thinness of the coats and the number of them. I would do your gradiation of metallic paints, then do a thin wash of the Gemstone color of your choice. Then do a second thin wash over the darker metallic surfaces, working the gemstone color thinner towards the brighter parts so that they're "stained" the color you want. They do a better job I've found than just using a wash over metallic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Painted a few Wraithknights using the paints. Mostly done over Leadbelcher/Ironbreaker and applied rather thickly (they are gel based) so get a stronger, more concentrated effect: http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/stampeeder/2016-06-17%2013.55.47_zpshadcefnx.jpg http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/stampeeder/2016-06-17%2013.55.38_zpsdajn3rui.jpg http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/stampeeder/2016-06-17%2013.54.48_zpsytw08ibh.jpg http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/stampeeder/2016-06-17%2013.54.14_zpsvxnyugtw.jpg http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/stampeeder/33926152-EFB9-4F87-B071-249687742641_zpsarma8wjz.jpg http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/stampeeder/6634CE48-1350-4002-938A-8494A1E5ED1F_zpshmwtiabc.jpg http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/stampeeder/63268DA3-5F8B-4400-897C-FA918024015C_zpsby8svztg.jpg http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/stampeeder/670B10D0-1088-47E5-ADB2-7E9569D6409E_zpsirh3zwjh.jpg I actually have not used the Red one in such a manner yet. But, of the two, I think the green would be the best to use to show differently layered metallics since the blue is VERY dark even when thinly applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 GKTerminator and Slipstreams, thank you both very much for your posts. It looks like I have a few paints to buy this weekend then! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulkansDynasty Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 I got the blue one today and its going to take a few thin coats so the end result isn't streaky. But not too thick as, as Slipstreams said, the blue is dark. Once I've got something worth showing, I will :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirbeau Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I got the blue one today and its going to take a few thin coats so the end result isn't streaky. But not too thick as, as Slipstreams said, the blue is dark. Once I've got something worth showing, I will Please do, been thinking of using these in a similar manner once I get back to my Deldar, be interested in seeing the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 That's a quick snap to show the blue after about three coats. To be honest I'm not keen on it. On small pieces like gems I think the paints may work (though I'll keep to doing gems the old way to be honest) but on larger - particularly flat - surfaces i find them difficult to use. Kudos to Slipstreams on his far-better-than-my use of the paints. I have other ideas for these wings, so in the Simple Green they go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 I pulled out my Tamiya Clear Blue and Green to experiment with them (having bought them a while back but not used them much) and, with a little Tamika Acrylic Thinner, the result was much smoother than the GW gem paints on flat surfaces. I'm now scraping off the leadbelcher and GW blue gem from the wings. I'm going to redo them Runefang Steel, recess shaded Nuln Oil, then do each 'feather' starting blue at the top and turning to green at their edge (a little like I did on the blade there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Is that just the two clear paints applied on top of each other on the base metallic? Looks great for such little effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 I was impressed, too. As Tamiya paints are thick I dipped my brush in Tamiya Acrylic Thinner then straight into the pot of Tamiya Clear Blue and painted it on as you see in the first photo: from the base a fair way up the blade and to one side. The paints take a fair while to dry so while the blue was still wet I loaded my brush with Green and painted down, covering the bare top third and the middle third where there was already blue. I then went back to blue and went over the bottom two thirds, and finally I think I did green over only the top third. As you mentioned in my army thread, maybe I'll do a tutorial. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Yeah, for the large flat surfaces I did, I basically had to half brush it on normally and half stipple it on, constantly adding paint from the pot to the brush as I went. I basically banked on the fact that its a glossy gel based paint that it would even itself out over the surface as it dried. If the surface was still uneven once dry, I just added another light coat over it to fill in the gaps. Fun fact, I used Blood For The Blood God on this one right before they released the gem paints as a tester: http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/stampeeder/2016-06-17%2013.55.25_zpsinfdznfu.jpg http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/stampeeder/2016-06-17%2013.54.33_zpscvyjl3b4.jpg http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/stampeeder/2016-06-17%2013.54.04_zpsrmtfr1ep.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Thanks Slipstreams. I suppose I could have done more layers, but once I started playing with the Tamiya Clear Blue I loved that. I started a tutorial/experimenting thread: Here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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