HarleyXJGuy Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I got my wife a new digital camera so I figured I would show you some of my Blood Angels. Now be gentle these are the first 40k army I painted and I didnt know jack about painting. Lord Chaplain Standard Bearer Dread Speeder Biker Vet Sgt Tac Sgt Missle Launcher Theres a little section / blast from the past for you to look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juckto Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 It's a good, smooth paintjob and definetely TT quality. What strikes me as odd are the chest eagles, you have done them really well, but your red yellows and blacks are so very bland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princeofchaos Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Very nice minis you have there, I love the smoothness of the paint jobs. Do you have more you'd be willing to show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex_911 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Well they are pretty good. I give you one thing..you are neat. Which is very important becasue you will learn new skills as time goes by which will enhance the appearence of your models. Just to begin with though, to me, the red for the armour is far to orange (unless thats the camera?). Maybe use a darker red, (blood red) then start highlighting. When you use Highlighting you will see a huge change. All in all though, if you gamed with me with an entire army to that standard i would be very happy. Keep it up! cheers dex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterseth Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 What strikes me as odd are the chest eagles, you have done them really well, but your red yellows and blacks are so very bland. those are my exact sentiments...although I do dig the chapter badges on the shoulders as well. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drazhar Khan Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 It's a good, smooth paintjob and definetely TT quality. What strikes me as odd are the chest eagles, you have done them really well, but your red yellows and blacks are so very bland. true. I've seen alot worse. if you update them with a black ink wash and maybe some highlight they're fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 For not knowing jack you have talent! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRasterImage Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Damn nice! You have gained many Experiance Points. It is time for you to level up. New Skill: Ink Washing. Items Needed: Eye dropper Citadel Black Ink Citadel Red Ink Liquitex Flow Aid Some cheap, crappy, plastic toys to use as test subjects. (If you have kids, you may need to hide these from them. Otherwise they will think you are seeing other kids on the side) Take one of the crappy plastic things and bring it up to the level you brought your figures. (Primer, basecoat, etc...) Then experiment with ink washing. Protip: Anytime you experiment with something new, do your learning on a piece of crap plastic. Everyone makes mistakes as they learn. Make sure your mistakes happen on the crap plastic, not the expensive figures. Suggested Mix: 1 drop of black ink + 1 drop of red ink + 3 drops of flow aid + 25 drops of water. (use the eye dropper) Mix it up with your brush, then take your brush and slap it onto your test subject. Watch how the ink collects in the grooves and other recessed areas of the sculpture. The idea here being that you want to create some shadows, so you are using a darker shade of red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyXJGuy Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 The chest eagles were my first attempt at shading and highlighting. The rest of the model, reds,blacks and such are just straight color no ink or highlights gasp! It would be nice to go back someday and fix the whole army but atm I have a couple of other projects on the burner. I wont get into to much detail so as to not bring the admins wrath down on us heh. The red is very deep not orange at all it is nice and sunny out today I will try and get some better pics of em and since someone asked and take em of different things. I got my whole Blood Angels army painted to this style so there is plranty to choose from. Hmm I did score 4 heavy weapon marines from a friend who got them off ebay maybe I could paint one up to the best style I can do now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyXJGuy Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 Dont blame me princeofchaos asked for more pictures heh. Note on the tech marine the color of the red is darker. This will give you a idea of how long ago I painted these guys, I have a whole slew of my guy who were painted with that red a red GW has not made for years. Remember them way old paint pots with the white labels? Old Tech Marine Libby Bike Chappy Vet Sgt Tac Marine Peace out Edit: I didnt notice my Librarians hood thing was bent till I posted here heh. It is fixed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moribund the Burgermeister Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 It's so nice to see the older Space Marine minis here at the board! Kudos! Cheers, Moribund! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkbunny Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 as yer reds are already shiny, i suggest putting a chesnut wash into them, it brings out detail and is nice and rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gowestover Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 These are very nice. I'm going to echo what some others have said and also add my own spin on this. You are indeed a very neat painter. With this kind of neatness, you have 3/4 of the battle won. As CRasterImage has stated, you have gained many experience points and it's time to level up! You can now move to a whole new plateau or level of painting by adding the dimensions of highlighting and shading to your miniatures. There are tons and tons of examples and tutorials on shading and highlighting out there. You can even try it out on these very miniatures - it doesn't matter if you've already given them a protective coating. I've been known to dullcoat my in-progress miniatures 3 to 4 times before I'm finished. Regarding the Blood Angels' power armor - If your base coat is "Blood Red" or "Ruby Red" you can start highlighting by making a first pass with Blazing Orange. Depending on how far you want to take the highlights, you could then go up to "Fiery Orange" and then even "Golden Yellow". The Blazing Orange would be applied first to the very largest or broadest areas to be highlighted - those areas which catch the most light. After they have been applied, you add successively smaller highlights with the increasingly lighter colors. How far you take it and how large and sharp your highlights and shadows are is strictly a matter of personal style. If you're wondering "Well, where do I put the highlights, or where do I stop them, etc.?" I think one of the best things to do is just look at good photographs of well-painted miniatures and try to emulate them. If you can get the very same miniature in question, and even get it painted in the same color scheme, then even better! It's a helpful tool I use all the time. After the application of these highlights, you may want to tone them down with a red wash. You could use the red ink that GW makes, or you could even take your base coat and experiment with diluting it down with water and either that Liquitex Flow Improver or the good old Future Floor Wax (just a drop or two). Regarding deeper shading - It's just my spin on this, but I'd avoid attempting to shade red with a black ink. Reds tend to be very transparent colors, with lots of the basecoat showing through. When applied correctly over a good primer, (which your minis appear to be) they can be very brilliant in color. I think putting a black ink wash over them "dirties" them up. If you want to take the deepest, darkest recessess and cracks darker than what the ink wash produces, you can carefully paint in these areas with a smaller brush, applying the darker reds - "Red Gore" and "Scab Red"(if you want to go that far). If you're fast, you can paint one little stroke at a time and then quickly fade or blend the hard edge. You can give yourself a bit more time by adding a drying retarder to the paint too. Again, photographic references would be a good guide for all of this. I hope I haven't left you more confused than when I started. You know, when I look at work like yours, I think that you have the potential to skyrocket and get really good, really fast. It's way harder to teach someone who is sloppy to be neat, than it is to teach someone like you to start adding effects... Good Luck and Keep Painting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venerable Jazzman Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 painted with that red a red GW has not made for yearsIt's not Blood Angels Orange, is it? I've still got some of that, don't use it as much now.. I've also found that Flesh Wash works really well on BA, brings out the red but adds a rich tone and depth, without being too brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyXJGuy Posted May 12, 2006 Author Share Posted May 12, 2006 Flesh Wash is what I plan to use for shading when I get around to fixing these guys up to what I think is my current higher level. I would love to show you all some of my most recent stuff so I could show you how I have improved. Alas the army I am doing is of a green non power armored variety wink wink. Maybe I will finish up some of the Raven Guard guys I have been messing with. No nevermind that keep a eye out on this thread and I will show off my mad skillz hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penitent Dreadnought Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Speeder I hate you. The new Speeders look like such crap compared to the old. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyXJGuy Posted May 13, 2006 Author Share Posted May 13, 2006 You will really hate me when I paint my Ravenwing Assault Cannon HB old school landspeed then hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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