Skywrath Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) Let me start this topic with a precursor - I'm new to this hobby and the painting nuances. After much experimentation, I found the right balance to watering paints, spraying miniatures lightly as well as gaining a rudimentary understanding on layering paints. Here are the results (Camera is a bit off): https://imgur.com/a/Qm799v1 Here is the story of my painting experiences (read at your own risk, this might be a bit too much for some).. My first few miniatures were my intercessors - Greenwing. Nothing special about those, at that point it was paint from the pot, zandri dust for the pouches/other things, and a good helping of Agrax earthshade to sort things out. Very dynamic, but people said they were painted too thick. Cue the next thing purchased - Deathwing terminators (knights). Deathwing terminators (as you all know) have much more detail than greenwing, and my starter brush couldn't do the fine details at all. The ones I did well, were just flukes - a few people said I had good motor skills to make the terminators presentable, but I shrugged it off, in pursuit of perfection. (Slaanesh would be proud ++BLAM, BLAM, HERESY++). At that point I picked up some cheap brushes, and things went upwards from there. I also got practical advice from a GW workshop employee in how to water paints and apply proper layering. *Deathwing Terminator Skywrath has been subjected to extensive mind-wiping to preserve his loyalty to the Dark Angels, the Emperor and the Imperium* Armed with this knowledge, I got another squad of terminators, but made the unfortunate mistake of painting the ENTIRE miniature with seraphim sephia causing them to look.. well, I'll let your imaginations work on that one. (After I finish this squad and the rest of my greenwing, I'll go over with some screaming skull to erase the shading marks on them). Later today, as the terminators arrived a few realisations hit me. First one is that in contrast (no pun intended) to my previous method of spraying the base coat at point-blank range, more keep them at arms length and spray them there (all of this could have been avoided if I read the instructions, yes). The first try didn't end up so well - the deathwing terminator captain got sprayed too thickly, causing him to be painted too thickly, but the other ones turned out spectacularly. RiP Dark vengeance terminator sergeant, you will be missed. However, the other ones turned out (in my opinion, good) I drew inspiration from an Ultramarines player in-store, and glued some naturally found rocks outside for more detail, which surprisingly set very well with plastic glue. Conclusions - I am still new to this, and I'm sure there will be a lot of things others will say, I could have done better/added to improve the appearance overall. But compared to my previous results, it's definitely a step in the right direction. Deathwing Terminator shading is still a mystery to me, but I think with a bit more experimentation, it should click, as the other things have before. For the Lion! Edited March 9, 2020 by Knight-Master Skywrath Dark Rage, elmo and Chaplain Elijah 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Elijah Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Good to see some love for the Deathwing :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Stobz Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Enjoy your learning, painting is a load of fun mastering techniques and trying new recipes. "Six thin coats!" Greats start, good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath of Bruinen Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Nice progress, Skywrath. With the thickly painted models, you can always come back to them later by stripping the paint off and repainting them. I’ve never done it before so I’m not familiar with the process, but there’s plenty of online guides out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywrath Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) Azrael, Kaldor and the watcher done! https://imgur.com/a/TkJsWrG Questions: Why Kaldor? Because he's cool and he managed to one shot the Lord of Contagion when me and my friend played against him. Plus I'm building a GK army, so he would make a good place to start. Why is Azrael on the banner painted red? In hindsight, this was an undersight on my end, the banner was painted green, so I had to use another paint to provide contrast. Seeing how my other options were either red or brown, I figured red would make the most striking alternative. Why do the paints look so grainy? At the time of this picture, I recently nuln oiled the pair, with time I expect it to dissapear, with the exception of the lion's helm's wings. The watcher is actually lighter than the picture entails. Kaldor remains my best painted model - so much detail on him. Next up it will be the terminator librarian. Edited January 19, 2020 by Skywrath Wrath of Bruinen 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywrath Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Update: Stripped the paint of my Deathwing Knights, repainting them and welcoming them into 2020. More pictures soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath of Bruinen Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Looking forward to seeing the end product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywrath Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 https://imgur.com/a/GNB4oE6 Terminator Librarian done, also got a gift from a friend (Dark Angels shirt). Deathwing Knights nearly done, should be done this week. Berzul and Wrath of Bruinen 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzul Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Love the shirt! The mini too! He looks imposing, and I love the color on the shoulderpads (i'm a sucker for non-cannon color schemes) Skywrath 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywrath Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 Love the shirt! The mini too! He looks imposing, and I love the color on the shoulderpads (i'm a sucker for non-cannon color schemes) The shoulders were to denote he was a part of the deathwing, but cheers! Berzul 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzul Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Love the shirt! The mini too! He looks imposing, and I love the color on the shoulderpads (i'm a sucker for non-cannon color schemes) The shoulders were to denote he was a part of the deathwing, but cheers! Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath of Bruinen Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Looks great mate. Very noticeable improvement in your skills compared to that first terminator - thin coats is really working for you. That shirt is epic, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywrath Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) Not a Dark Angel, however I plan to have 2 of these in my army as an auxillary detachment. Still working on the base, but what a beautiful model! Planning to make the red accents in the next model (coming in the mail), green, in honor of the Dark Angels. https://imgur.com/a/eO8tbS7 Edited February 8, 2020 by Knight-Master Skywrath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywrath Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Continuing my Aggressors. Should be done soon! Edited March 3, 2020 by Knight-Master Skywrath Chaplain Elijah 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbaeza94 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I think you need to fix your link brother Skywrath 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywrath Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) I think you need to fix your link brother Done, thank you brother. Edited March 3, 2020 by Knight-Master Skywrath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywrath Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Aggressor n1 done! Edited March 6, 2020 by Knight-Master Skywrath Grotsmasha and Wrath of Bruinen 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywrath Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Final product! (All 3 Aggressors completed). Justifiably proud of them, best work yet, I would think. Next up will be more Deathwing Knights. Wrath of Bruinen 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrath of Bruinen Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Nice work - snow bases are looking cool too (pun fully and unashamedly intended) Skywrath 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbaeza94 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I see they're fighting alongside the dogs of russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywrath Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 I see they're fighting against the dogs of russ Fixed it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywrath Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 What do you want me to paint next? Items arriving tomorrow got the following; 1. Ravenwing Bikers 2. Repulsor Executioner 3. Eliminators 4. Deathwing Knights 5. Black Knights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywrath Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 Repulsor Executioner complete! Paint is thick in some places, but still passable handiwork. Next up it will be another squad of DWK, Black Knights, Ravenwing Bikers (squad of 5) and a trio of Eliminators. Interrogator Stobz, Bjorn Firewalker and Wrath of Bruinen 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Fine work on the Repulsor Executioner. Skywrath 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywrath Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 Deathwing Knights/Sammael done! Next up it will be a squad of inceptors/Black Knights. I wouldn't call the DWK my finest work ever, but I think they are acceptable. Sammael was not not painted by me, but he had a lot of patch-up jobs that had to be done (broken pieces, splurges of paint, etc). Berzul and Wrath of Bruinen 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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