Work in Progress "Norn Queen" Edition>Full-on /WIP/ OP Links Pastebin:https://pastebin.com/BE42AEcD>WIP Tutorial Images Megahttps://mega.nz/#F!TvQFCaLb!w8WZKCcOsTRasxrI0JWezw>Saint Duncan's "Six Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Painting"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufP8ka3KGno>Saint Duncan also explains thinning your paintshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWgsqSf74s>Paint thinning 102https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBDVPoNXyVI>4 EASY Chipping Tricks For Beginnershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku4comhKHJM>Decal Like a Prohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYKLiEW7p9c>How to Edge Highlighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoRbYuAfbEk>How to use contrast style paintshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhholrozptI>How to Paint with Tremorshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqp76vAJu9g>Who's Johnny, she'd say, and smile in her special wayhttps://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/JohnnyPrevious threads:>>94061758>>94048386>>94027515>>94010949
>>94075973FINISH THE THICCTOR! It's the weekend and a man's gotta fap
Orktober continues, first 5 kommandos assembled and gap filled (bottom 3 are pre-gap filled pic). Letting the sprue goo cure and I may need to do some light sanding or shaping tomorrow, then on to priming.
I've got a Necron Overlord (Glaive Version) off ebay for cheap and I'm a weeb so I wanna do him in Eva 02 colors. The problem I'm coming up with is what color to do the glaive if I make the body mostly red/orange. Feel like also making the glaive the same color is a bit overwhelming? I don't know I'm really bad at color schemes I usually go by the box or some preexisting scheme. help bros.
>>94076086Green or blue would work, or you could even do a saturated purple with lighter highlights. The same glaive scheme in your pic would look pretty good with the red.
I'm looking for a primer to spray from an airbrushI need it to work well on resin, brass, standard pewter and plasticI thought about stynylrez but apparently the formula has changed?I have vallejo surface primer but I've always had issues with itThere's Mr Surfacer 1500 but I don't really want to set up my room for spraying it
bros I'm new to this stuff so I bought vallejo black grey and white primers, and I just tested brushing them all on, and man I think I'm going to be priming everything in black. the other two felt horrific to apply, while black went on perfect in one coat.
>>94076086If you want to go eva themed then you could do lance of longinus or the weapons the mass production evas use which are based on the lance. The shape kind of matches the mass production evas a bit more and it fits more with the colors you want, but Lance of longinus would be more fitting for 02. For what it's worth, I don't think that having the weapon based on the Lance of longinus would be boring at all, but of course it's your mini so it's entirely up to you.
>>94076107I was considering the mass production evas black and grey blade or whatever you want to call it that they use, but maybe just making it red for lance of longinus would be easier / better. Not sure.
>>94076103I use all surface craft paint. It really works well, I shit you not it has the best adhesion on metal of any airbrush primer I've tried. Brand doesn't matter, just make sure it's intended for metal.It's not hard to spray either, just mix it with water in a plastic blister like Angel Giraldez does. When it can be poured out of the blister it is thin enough, no guessing necessary.It's an off brand usage so make sure you use a respirator in case it's spicy, it's still way easier than enamels.
>>94073845>>94074455>>94074481>>94074530>speedpaint 2.0 reactivation I thought that was fixed.Does speedpaint medium have a reactivation problem? I went out and bought some speedpaint medium to thin my AP washes because the last thread introduced me to Sonic Sledgehammer and marine juice.
Has anyone ever tried using oil paints for doing black chaos trim..? I'm wondering what the caveats are. If I spend a lot of time doing the armor color, airbrush gradient, some glazing, highlights etc, I'm scared when I do black acylic on trim, some errant strokes will put some scars on my beautiful work that will he really hard to fix. But if it was oil I could just clean up with spirits right? Would oil look as good? And you could highlight and stuff on it as normal?
Dr Mangelé nearly done
I have finished and poorly photographed my Cazadores. The 6th Company, Cazadores de África. Some trucks and a blocao thrown in with them.
I changed the flags a bit. The Company Commander has the Company Standard, while the first and second rifle sections have unique battle flags.
>>94076282it doesn't really reactivate when you paint over it like 1.0 didit will absolutely freak out if you're careless while varnishing, especially with polyurethane varnishes
>>94076476Is it safe for the paintjob to brush varnish regular acrylic varnish over the speedpaint medium'd mixed acrylic washes? Only reason I'm asking is because I haven't started and want to avoid a potential problem.
pretty much done, but there a few little spots here and there I'm sure I can always touch up.
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>>94076500I haven't had issues with thin layers of AK interactive ultra matte over speedpaint fire giant orange
>>94076744Alright thanks. Here I was thinking I had wasted some money.
>>94076321If your workflow is otherwise acrylic you're kinda throwing yourself a monkey wrench if you randomly add oil for the trim. It takes a while to dry and acrylic doesn't adhere to it well.The new meta for chaos trim is to prime in the trim color and paint on the "main" armor color.You could also basecoat the armor first, varnish it, and just have a wet brush ready if the trim goes out of bounds.
what if you did an army of tyranids but painted them like crayfish?wouldnt that just be tasty?
>>94076500Acrylic varnish is good 99% of the time, it won't reactivate anything that paint wouldn't reactivate. As an added bonus, acrylic paint can cure through acrylic varnish, so if you put it on a little too early you don't have to worry.Polyurethane is the troublemaker, ironically Vallejo polyurethane varnish will reactivate Vallejo Express paints.
>>94076945You're supposed to use spray paint in a well ventilated space, anon
I managed to finish basecoating the carapace and paint the Toxic Miasma and gills on the sides of the Heat Vents before retiring for the night. If all goes well, I will hopefully be able to finish the entire carapace tomorrow and make him look good as new, or maybe even better.At the very least, it is pretty nice to have my favorite biomorph finally sculpted onto him, so I look forward to how it’ll stick out once it’s all done.
>>94076720>>94076731Good job, don't see a lot of 'nids that play up the horror.>>94076945It would paint fast too since they're pretty shrimple.>>94076960Kek.
>>94076321Only way to know is to try it out on a test model for yourself. The skin armor on these guys is wicked nice.
>>94076321Matte varnish before you paint on the trim then, any overspill can be wiped off with a damp brush.
A model a day for Orktober, Day 4: Another Flash Git.
Just highlight, base, and varnish left on these guys and then I can start on a chimera, inquisitor, and five stormtroopers.
Still working on the first kommando boy. I need to add another layer to the skin, mask and pants. Two layers to the axe and sword handle wraps, then the rest of the backpack before calling him done enough to base.
>>94077091>Only way to know is to try it out on a test model for yourself.The only reason this thread exists is to share information. Nothing wrong with experimentation but he asked a question.
>>94077144>have hypothesis>need experimentation to confirm>research existing studies/seek council from knowledgeable persons first>now you have a higher baseline of knowledge with which to construct a more effective experimentthat's just good science
>>94077117If I took that mask off would he die?
>>94077251He's a big guy.
>get model to 90% finished>no longer want to work on itWhy am I like this?
>>94076086Green or purple. Green and red are complementary colors
>>94077459Where can I learn the color theory for making color schemes?
>>94077101holy moly thats a big ass dakka
Orktober calls for aid, and the twin stompa list will answer.
>>94077466I just have basic knowledge because I attended some art classes when I was young, so there's much more to it than this, but those are the basics. You have the primary colors from which you can make all colors, and they all have an "opposite" color which is the mix of the other two. See pic rel. So when you are looking for something to balance your main color you can look at this
>>94077527I raise you a third stompa, be in heavy WIP stage. Few days off being stomps looking but yesterday got good progress, got feet finished, filled it with filler stuff, gonna get some pauldrons material today and after that I will only need a head.
>>94077574Thank you! Just that was actually a pretty big help, I know nothing about color theory so that was actually able to give me some inspiration for the color scheme I'm trying to figure out currently.
>>94077466>buy some artist acrylics (just primaries, white and black. shouldn't be a crazy investment)>alternatively, you could get monopigment mini paints, but this is easier to do with thicker stuff that dries slower.>make your own color wheel from the primaries with as much granularity as you can muster>mix complementary colors to make grey>mix black and white to make grey>mix those greys with colors to see how the effect is different>try to replicate some colors you see around youwoosh. you're now more competent than like 90% of mini painters.
>>94077636You're welcome. It should be enough most of the time, even for details. For example my Kriegsmen have a blue coat, so some of the metallics like their button, or the gasmask metal joints are copper (orange) which helps them pop in contrast to the blue
>>94077639It's true, but I feel like it's too much of a hassle in this hobby especially when you can rely on a certain tone quite reliably. I mean, I'm not saying do not do your own mixes, you're free to do anything, my point is that you can follow recipes most of the time while understanding the basics and you can achieve great results that way, even for beginners.
>>94077635Oh shit I thought you homerigged a way to recast metal minis and I was going to complement you but you tricked me.
What's the best way to seal the paint on MDF? Will testors matte lacquer work like it does on plastic? I got some terrain that has roofs that come off but it's going to rub the paint off of the chimney.
>>94077101I think you might have too much dakka on this one
worked on this todayI'm afraid I'll ruin it but I'm tryin man
>>94077927You've got this, Anon! Slow and steady
>>94077101HOW ARE YOU SO FAST AND SO GOODI HAVENT EVEN FINISHED MY FIRST AOS ORRUK (it counts as an ork, right)FUCK(how many hours for this one, chief?)
>>94077937thanks babe
This is my first miniature eve, am i doing okay so far?
>>94077927similar colors to mine, good taste :^)
>>94078028Paint all the model inside the lines and you will do better than most. Right now the weapon is very rough and the rest is flat, this is the part where you either wash it or try and learn layering, maybe both.
>>94078028Looks okay so far, it's in lines and the colors are nice. That weathering on the gun and armor is intentional, right? Because it looks pretty good. I'd add some shading next to add depth
>>94076086I'd go with the red for the lance and simply keep the energy effect for all the glowy parts green, gives enough contrast. Add a barren base with a bit of green details to tie it in more. I'd also just use silver/gunmetal instead of white cron. Red and Orange are enough work.
>>94078089to make it look less flat i need to use lighter paint to highlight the edges and darker colors to the wrinkles and shadows right? i only have like 5 paints and i was having a hard time with my home made wet pallette making the paint super runny. >>94078093it was intentional but not final. I don't have any gunmetal or silver so i wanted to see what mixing abaddon and white scar looked like when you dry brush
Finished my first combat squad for my space marine army. Got some other units in the works. Looking forward to doing the storm hawk interceptor. Some good models today, keep it up broskis
Been working on a Nemesis Claw Kill Team to shill my version of wound tracker bases.I need to stop using flourescent paints in glow effects, it screws up my cameras ability to create proper white balance.
>>94078113Paint looks quite thick in this pic, but keep trying to thin paints on the wet palette and you'll get the hang of it.>use lighter paint to highlight the edges and darker colors to the wrinkles and shadows right?That's the gist of it, yes. You can do that in a variety of ways. What colors do you have?
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>>94078147>Paint looks quite thick in this picI think its because i kept painting over the same spots repeatedly instead of doing a coat then waiting then doing another coat and hen leaving it alone. castellan green,abaddon black,flayed one flesh,white scar,zamesi desert,cadian fleshtone
So I tried the marine juice on a painted model for the first time.I kind of like the subtle shading. Not a fan of the glossy look that came out of it though, but that will get varnished down.
>>94078153I forgot to take a back picture for one guy, so I added in one where you can actually see the wound counter.
>>94078169wound counter base is pretty neat
>>94077851Not yet, however I do kinda wanna learn it some day when I am like old.
>>94078174Thanks, you can find the KT relevant ones for free, if you look for woundcounter or woundtracker on cults3d.
>>94078162Ok. Looking at the scheme you're going for, I'd do the shadows by mixing cadian fleshtone and a touch of black (really, just a hint, black is strong in acrylics), dilute the darker color a lot and apply it to the recesses. For the highlights you can mix flayed one flesh with basically any color you have, then use it for highlights if you feel up to trying that, thin the paint as usual. White scar is pure white, you want to keep it for extreme highlights usually, but you can use it for mixes as well. Experiment a bit.
>>94078185brother don't, if you keep touching my like tha- BROTHER
>>94078195aight boss, i will try that tomorrow thanks.
>>94078204If you find that the mixes are too stark and want to smooth things out, mix some of the base "medium" color in as well, it will help with the transitions. The extreme application of that is diluting every step to a glaze consistency and going step by step. Very time consuming so probably not ideal for IG armies, but it's worth noting.
>>94078195Are there specific colors i should buy? Should i get box of Vallejo paints or something? Its seems like a lot of people who do tutorials use citadel namesin the video but own a shitload of vallejo or army painter paints. I bought 60 infantry, gun team, two different command squad things, two APCs and a thing of kasrkin and i still feel like im gonna end up spending more money on paint
>>94077261For you
>>94077466https://color.adobe.com/create/color-wheel
Im going for a really simple, stark and scary look. Hopefully its not too over the top but stylistically its meant to simple but stark.
It's Gobbotober, bitch
>leave painting very small details for today>hands even more shaky than usualfucks sake
Is this color look like flesh wash?
>>94078799you literally have a picture in previous OP
>>94078813The problem is i've never seen reikland flesh shade or vallejo flesh wash
Should I paint the mortar green mat or metal ? What do you think ?Is there a color that does metal but way darker like for weapons ?
>>94076321What color is that blue ??
>>94076965I was going for something like the old Codex Tyranids 3rd edition cover. Dark red, almost like a bloodstone kind of look. I was really surprised at the glossy look the dark brown was gave it, it's everything I was hoping for from the skin texture.I don't personally like highlighting from an imaginary lightsource (aside from gimmick stuff, like trying to make it look like the brain is glowing and giving the shoulder plate a very slight green highlight). I'm actually kind of light-source blind, if I'm honest, so I prefer to give things a slight varnish where applicable and let them catch the light naturally.
>paint mini>think it looks like shit>put it in drawer>weeks later>take it out>think it looks greatanyone else experience this shit?
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>>94078924I did a terrible india ink wash on a genestealer and hated itten years later it look like he's been living in a space hulk oil filter, and I love it.
>>94078256When starting out you better stay focused, get the colors you need and little else. That said, since you have a fair number of models to paint already, getting some specific shades saves time, mixing everytime can eat away a lot of hobby time when it piles up. A lot of painters go with triads out of convenience: you get a base tone, and a ligther and darker shade of the same color for highlights and shading. You can also get a wash for shading, that depends on how you wanna go at it. Not that familiar with the new citadel names, but you can find guides easily. For the matter of vallejo etc, there's conversion charts around to help you find alternatives in other ranges. There should be one in the OP links IIRC. As a bit of personal advice, when looking for what exact shade you need google and check the image results, several colors on sites appear different than what they end up being on the model, this will save you a headache later.
>>94078837Metal is a bit stark, matte green would make more sense, and is probably going to be more historical as well. If you want to keep it metal, tone it down with a wash.>Is there a color that does metal but way darker like for weapons ?There are several shades of metallics from the vallejo metal color range, but haven't looked too much into it, there's probably some that are used for planes or ships that match what you're looking for. Otherwise, again, a couple of layers of a black wash over metallic brings it down nicely.>>94078256To elaborate a little bit more, the one think you are lacking now is a metallic color, get one silver of your choice.
>>94079036Thx !
>>94078924I keep a box on my desk, to keep my WIP in, for just this reason. When you've just painted something your eyes lock in on all the errors and flaws and it's fresh in your head how you wanted it to look. When you look at it the next day you're seeing it as how other people would see it, your eyes aren't immediately drawn to the flaws and you're probably not comparing it to the mental image you had before you started it.
not really WIP but I'm downloading apparently the full 40k catalogue? stl objs, whateverwhat can I do with it?I'm more of a D&D guy, will GW sue me if I sell them on etsy?
>>94078799>>94078817Guys? Please help
>>94079106Are you trying to make your own washes?
>>94079106Anon how can I figure out the right shade if you take two photos of the color still in those metal plates, with two different lights?at least take a photo to compare them after spreading them both on a sheet of porous paper or on your skin
>>94079075Get back to us when you're sure what you're downloading and you're more of a "not getting sued" guy.
>>94079327This is folder #4, it's the full Tau catalogue I thinksame thing for the other 3 folders
>>94079340Wow. Yeah if you print them it's essentially a recast and you could get in hot water selling them.Most people who print official models do it for their personal army, what inspired you to download them if you don't play 40k?If you do want to sell printed minis you are better off buying a license to reprint a third party's STLs commercially. Those you can sell on Etsy.>buying a loicenseI know but it will pay for itself.
>>94079379you got a loicense foh dat plestic?
>>94079340
here's folder 2, I have no idea of what's any of thisI want a big dreadnought >>94079379Thanks anonI found the magnet torrent on r*ddit, it's not really somethign I was actively looking forI like to paint miniatures, like I said I like D&D more but I was figuring out if I could do this on the sideI have a couple of 3d printers and was figuring out if I can sell them on etsy with off brand names like>"grimdark space soldier" but you gave me a nice idea, I'll look into this LOISHENSHE thing>>94079408>>94079391lmao
>>94079425Part of me wants to print out the Forge World stuff in FDM. Having the time of my life while everyone sees the print lines and SEETHES they spend thousands.Alas, I don't print for logistical reasons and can't be bothered to do the cloak and dagger to buy recasts online.
>>94079441>FDMI got a SLA btw so I know they're going to be just like the real thing maybe I'll print one from these torrents and post the results in the next few days
>>94079264The bottom pic is probably the right color>>94079253Yes, but i don't know what is the actual color of Reikland flesh shade
>>94077445Combination of sadness that the model will be done and you wont need to work on it anymore with some excitement for what you'll paint next? I definitely get the former.
>>94078924Happens a lot when you do oil washes as well. The camera picks up on a lot of the new reflective highlights so it looks wrong, but once it dries and mattes out a few days later you can see the new shadows in pics clearly.
>>94077994>(how many hours for this one, chief?)90 minutes is my estimate. I didn't keep track. This one's pretty rough all things considered. No blending. Lots of contrast paints. Only a quick edge highlight. >>94077922No such 'fing.>>94077520Yeah, it's among my favorites in the squad. >>94077527Stompas are surprisingly decent with all the Dread Mob stratagems and meks babysitting it. I don't think I'd field two though it would be funny to have a Brutal but Kunnin' one and a Kunnin' but Brutal' one. >>94077117Pretty good so far anyway.>>94078028Way better than my first. Seems like you've got some decent knowledge base already.
>>94078924>>94079066I can still see all the flaws, but when I look at my minis as a group I feel better. It's hard to focus on the little shit when I have a bunch of table ready stuff.
>>94078924Usually what happens is when it's new, I know how I intended it to come out and it's never exactly that so I feel disappointment.Once I forget what I was going for, or even how I did it, it looks pretty neat from a neutral perspective.Keep in mind, if a paint job is just plain botched I'll strip it, I'm not going to huff copium, but I'm talking about minis where they're like 70% of how I wanted them to be.
>>94077101Would really need some muzzle flashes to sell the casings flying out. Great paint job though.
>>94075986Working on it, here you can have this for now
>>94079839>dat assThank you, thicctor anon. That'll do nicely
>>94079839why have they made nids sexy now
>>94079893For the mentally ill sex pest market. Coomers gotta coonsume product too.
>>94079893the hive mind decided that they will win faster by using the weakness of the human penis
>>94079893it'd be foolish to assume that Slaanesh is the only faction exploiting the human libido. The fact that not every faction is employing cheesecake psy-ops to seduce the enemy is insane
Missed last thread. There was discussion about marine juice and mid-brown being discontinued.Back before they were out an anon emailed army painter about it, it was just renamed to sepia tone.
>>94079893>>94079940>>94079989Corpes guy is cringe, big cake nids are based, simple as.
Progress continues on Archon, I liked the shading on his cloak enough that I worked up the courage to start on my Lokhir with a similar scheme.For the Archon I really want to make it look like a crafted Eastern mask, not a face worn as one. I'm thinking of painting long wiry eyebrows and maybe a beard at the bottom, think it would work?
>>94079642> Stompas are surprisingly decent with all the Dread Mob stratagems and meks babysitting it. I don't think I'd field two though Oh, it is 100% just a meme list whose purpose is to show up to games with like a 10 to 12 model ork list and confound the enemy.
ok calling him done for now, gonna base tomorrow and maybe do some touchups on the banner because my hands were so fucking shaky today I couldn't be precise enough. What do you think, fellas? Does the color scheme work?
>>94077866You should seal MDF first before painting. I recommend shellac spray. If you've already painted it, any varnish that works on acrylic paints will work.
Is it true that hobby paints use dyes to offset titanium white's pale effect? From my experience with dyes only a small handful are lightfast, it really doesn't seem like a good idea, but I've wondered how they got their saturated colors so opaque.
>>94080433Maybe I am using the wrong term. I primed it with a few coats of white scar before I painted. I'm just trying to keep the paint from chipping off. This is my test modle and I would like to get a good system down before I paint the rest of buildings.
>>94076945My m8's nids (the whole 3 of them he's finished in as many years, that is) are in a blue coconut crab scheme
Octopus chaos freakazoid in progress. I'm gonna do a blue ring octopus with bone and copper armor, but I'm undecided on that tabard color
I'm having to redo this guy after he got attacked by a dropping wyvern.There was a guy that painted up a nightguant with a really cool face under a sheet and needed suggestions on which colors to do for roses a while ago that I was looking to get advice from.For this guy's chest orb, I want to do a neon green screaming face inside and was wondering if you had any pointers, everybody else is welcome too
>>94080680>THE EMPEROR'S TRASHCAN SHALL NOT BE YOURS TO DEVOUR, XENOS FILTH!
>>94080740It's my character: I'm da Trash Man! I come out, I charge Custodes all over the tabletop, and then... I START EATIN' GARBAGE
Finished up my Court of the Archon from Artel W today. Pretty happy with the results.
>>94080098>>94078164 anon posted a before and after marine juice. Comes out kind of glossy. >that piccan anyone confirm that mid-brown and sepia tone are the same shade?I know the customer service says so but a visual would be nice.
>>94080871>ZoanOscar the NeuroGrouch>The Geneseed Monster>Elmospex>The Screamer-GroverOh god what is my brain DOING
>>94080896Just because it's the weekend doesn't mean you have an excuse not to take your meds, anon
>>94081002>This program was brought to you by the letter SCRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>94078164My AP washes come out matte, weird.>>94080893It looks a bit different, it's as if they split mid brown into sepia tone and rust tone: https://youtu.be/EFuFX47sYk0?t=695Marine Juice isn't written in stone though, Sonic Sledgehammer has like 3 recipes for it at this point. There's a cool brown, a warm brown, and a medium. If you're trying to colormatch an original Forge World mini that ship has sailed a long time ago.
>>94081084I rest my case
>>94081087>My AP washes come out matte, weird.Anon probably got a bad AP dark tone batch and the glossiness is the result of that. Just spitballing a theory. It could be an advantageous opportunity as if he uses something like AK's ultra-matte, he could varnish over the gloss and any gloss showing is a spot he missed.>If you're trying to colormatch an original Forge World mini that ship has sailed a long time ago.True. The best we can get is as close to the wash as possible is the darktone+lahmian medium+reikland fleshshade.
after I took this photo I realized I'd left one of its little knee-thumbs black.oh well, here's better lighting of what I thought was a finished product.
>dusted off my airbrush and painted up a new mini>forgot that acrylic inks need medium added for adhesion>the high points rubbed off when I applied a wash
>>94081126Kek, my dumb ass misremembered the recipe and I've been using strong tone and flesh wash. It literally does not matter.
>>94081142>try out airbrush>constantly jamsI know I'm retarded with my airbrush. I've got the tools to deep clean it now, and airbrush cleaner, but lemme tell you anons. It sucks that I will be forced to learn how to airbrush as the season is getting colder.
>>94080652Yeah any acrylic or lacquer varnish should work as a topcoat, especially ones made for minis. Even a Krylon or Rustoleum spray can would work if they say "for plastic" on the can. I'd tend to avoid actual lacquers because they have a tendency to yellow.
>>94081157>strong tone and flesh washAs a mix?>It literally does not matter.It matters for my autism. I'm becoming the next schizo about his washes. I've ordered the ingredients for nu-marine juice and 60ml dropper bottles. This whole talk about washes has made me want to mix washes to see what comes out. My problem is that I might return to my hobby bad habit of spending what little hobby time I have just mixing paints to see if I can find a perfect colour.
>>94081158Deep cleaning is overrated, I've never had a problem that couldn't be handled by putting iso in the cup and working the action until it dissolves whatever is there. The way it was explained to me, if you can't get cleaner there without disassembly, paint couldn't get in there either, so you shouldn't need to disassemble unless something seriously went wrong, otherwise you risk damaging the needle.What do you think the clogs are from? Tip dry? Is paint drying in the cup and then getting sucked in? Just not thinning enough?
>>94077445Discipline basically. Anyone can *start* something, it takes dedication to *finish*. Just accept that by the end of any given project you'll almost certainly be sick of it and enjoy the fun parts for what they are.
>>94081200>As a mix?Yeah, it's the marine juice recipe except I thought it was supposed to be strong tone instead of dark tone.>I'm becoming the next schizo about his washes.>spending what little hobby time I have just mixing paints to see if I can find a perfect colour.I've been there, don't do that.
Busy weekend as I'm ill so just painting away. Here's the finished kitbash company command squad or whatever they're called these days. These started off as Leviathan sternguard.
And some victrix guard for the chapter master.
>>94081254DAMN that's clean.
Finally, a WIP drop pod because I think they're neat and one of the squads needed a transport.
>>94081158The good thing about it getting colder is that the air gets drier, so condensation inside the lines is less of an issue
Well made base head for the stompa, and pauldrons, gonna do some gap filling with some random materials and then might be good time to spend few days filing away at this, coating it in texture paste and adding rivetes and what not
>>94081292I think there's something wrong with your dog, anon...
>>94081318It's gonna be fine...just needs to be set on fire a few times
>>94081254>>94081267>>94081280very clean, love the firstborn helmets, good shit anon
>>94081254>PRIMARCH PROGENITO -ACK
>>94081230I'm honestly not sure. I'm just too new to airbrushing at the moment. I only know how to emergency dunk the airbrush into 99 percent iso and clean the nozzle tip and backflow the paint out of the cup. That's about it.
>>940808924 arm snake lady is cool looking rest are dumb, coomshit, or both, but i like your color scheme
>>94081254What's your secret for edge highlighting? And what brush do you use?
>>94077144Its more that I have no idea if the thinned oils will react or strip off the paint that you use. I don't have an issue using oils on proacryl primers or acrylics most of the time, but if the paint or primer gets a tiny tear it will get under the paint and cause areas to peel off. You can varnish the models first, but that does affect how much the oils will stain and the final color. If you want to try, ivory black would probably work. It leans a little blue and is semitransparent. Student grade oil paints sometimes have bits of hard pigment in them that will rip paint, so either pull them out really well or spend the extra $2 a tube for the cheapest artist grade paint. Winsor & Newton ivory black is $9 for a tube and will last you for life with how little you need. Thin it down with odorless mineral spirits, thinning in a clear plastic cup helps you see that its all thinned and mixed thoroughly. How thick you want it depends on how much staining you want, since its a semitransparent the thicker it is the more it will cover over whats under it. Let it dry for a good 20 or 30 minutes, you want the sheen to be gone, then you can wipe away excess.
>>94081267What blue did you use ?
>>94077466
>>94081254>>94081267>>94081280Those are some absolutely beautiful marines anon, amazing work.
thinking of gettign a new airbrush and being rid of my old one, that is big and loud and clunky.how's this one look? I saw someone at my local with it and he says it works wonders, and it seems so convenient.>https://www.amazon.ca/XDOVET-Rechargeable-Multi-Function-Dual-Action-Compressor/dp/B0CG5CN7YF?th=1
>>94081611The real ones are big and clunky for a reason.>rechargeableThe clock is running the first time you use it.
>>94081555But why do purple and green work together?
>>94081611Looks kinda shitty ngl. The issue with that style of cheap-o, low-voltage compressor is that the airflow tends to be fairly inconsistent compared to a higher voltage standard compressor with or without a tank.Just get you a Mr. Hobby GSI Creos airbrush and a standard compressor (there's literally one model (you can find it with or without a tank though) that all the different companies just slap their own sticker on)
>>94080892What paint for that bone armor?Thanks.
>>94081678
>>94081611>rechargeable>airbrush>wonderssure buddy, if the alternative is a straw and your lungsthere are silent ones but are pricy, alternatively if you know a welder you can ask them to make you one with a scrap fridge compresor and an empty propane tank or fire extinguiser
>>94079441>Part of me wants to print out the Forge World stuff in FDM. Having the time of my life while everyone sees the print lines and SEETHES they spend thousands.Dangerously based!I swear at tabletop distances this bad boy looks good (enough)!
>>94078444Thanks anon, I'll definitely be using this to experiment a bit and see what I like.>>94081555This is extremely helpful and informative, thank you so much anon.
>>94081678Unique medicinal properties
>>94081728>bubba'd compressorDo you keep it next to your Israeli-made pager?>>94081788The fuck, FDM gets way better than that.
>>94081715thanks doc
>>94079425Can you share the magnet link? Been looking for something like this for a while.
>>94081807Yeah, not claiming to know a ton about 3d printing, but I've seen some FDM prints recently that were almost as good as the resin stuff. Might depend on the printer, setup and print files though.>>94077527Barely related... but I need to finish these guys. Painted 8k of Epic Orks a few years ago... then stalled. Probably still got another 22k needing painted... but you can blame the Mega-Gargants for that.
>>94081942Are those 3D printed?
Edge highlighted the redof my 3d printed Trukk proxy
Workin on my sisters today
>>94081807>Do you keep it next to your Israeli-made pager?pic is not mine, but I will get one fo those when my chinesium one lets out the magic smoke, they are half the cost as a similar hobby branded one
>>94082048>when my chinesium one lets out the magic smokeBased engineering mage.
Just need to fix up the basing with some paint and I think she's done.
>>94082140I like it, and this sint to downplay how good or authentic it looks, but I think this girl woulda been better more flat chested
>>94081947No... they're 6mm scale Stompas from the old 'Epic' games system GW sold in the 80's and 90's. One is a plastic version, from the 'Stompas' boxed set from 2nd ed Epic, whilst the other two are cast in lead from the earlier version of the game. You don't see many of the metal ones about... but I think I have about 15 of the plastic ones.Weird old GW stuff is my hobby.
>>94082203But then you don't get Neuron Activation.
Trying to do a drow color scheme but the skin looks a little lifeless. If I do a flesh/peach tone wash will that correct it?
>>94082140I love her. What's she proxied as?
>>94076945Sounds like absolute cancer.
>>94082264I'm almost thinking light purple, bluish red blood wouldn't have the same tint under grey skin.I would test it first though, this mini is pretty good so far so I'd hate to experiment on it.
>>94082140Thanks, man!>unzips penisI'll be back in 3 minutes
>>94082335Your penis has a zipper on it?
>>94082267I guess I could run her as a Norn emissary, they about the same size, but I'm not sure the other players would appreciate it.
>>94082339Please tell me you are baiting.
>>94082263I do, from the ass cheeks
>>94081995Omg painting those small beads would drive me insane.
>>94082351I'm not the one talking about a penis that unzips.
>>94082399Nail brushes make it so easy
>>94082551Interesting. Look like maybe they'd be worth getting for certain things? I guess I'd be worried about how well they handle acrylics vs. real paints like the kinds used on nails with real solvents.
>>94082351Obviously he is, how could you possibly use a penis that doesn't unzip?
On one hand, it's merely basecoating. On the other I was not able to paint for months, so I consider this a win already.
>>94082583I got through about 20 models with one considering they only cost .40 cents each they are worth it
>>94082551do these things even hold enough paint to not dry before you get your brush to the mini?
>>94082626I get about 5 beads done before having to add more paint
the main guys of my first painted army, need to start working through the backlog I've made while procrastinating.
>>94082350>not sure the other players would appreciate itIt's a high-quality sculpt and paintjob. Unless you are playing with literal faggots it won't be a problem.
>>94082709>It's a high-quality sculpt and paintjob. Unless you are playing with literal faggots it won't be a problem.Paint job and sculpt are good, but having played with plenty of people who force worse shit you never know how people will react or what others have seen. The "rapemarine" 3D printed EC army I saw once who had his opponent quit mid-game because of the creepy comments about fighting SoB was a wake up call for me.
>>94082315I did consider a magenta glaze but think it might be too overwhelming when I'm aiming for a lavender tone overall. Not worried too much about the rest of the model desu, it's all still a work in progress, the robe is patchy as hell and I'm thinking of swapping the brass for a greenish gold.Guess I'll dig out a test model and try and remember the blend I used for this thing in the first place.
>>94082729>The "rapemarine" 3D printed EC armyGo on...
>>94081791Here's another one, a lot of the same information but some other stuff as well. And remember that these are general relationships and not gospel, nothing stopping you from putting whatever colors you want together (how it'll look is another matter).
>>94082769EC with female civilians/guards/SoB strapped to the front naked and being fucked. "Sexual assault rifles" and the rope bound, giant demonesses proxied as Defiliers. I do not personally mind cheesecake, but why anyone would bring an army with visible nudity/sex to a LGS and kept saying weird stuff like "I capture but do not kill the squad, hehe." and running to the bathroom mid-game- probably to masturbate, and think is it fine is beyond me. Wargaming should not be weird, horny fetish stuff in public.
I just tried some of the Vallejo Xpress colors and I have to admit I'm not impressed, but maybe I'm doing something wrong.So I decided I'm gonna ask for some advice from people who may have more experience with the xpress paint line.The Xpress stuff is on the two models on the right here. As you can see it dries a bit glossy, but that is not the issue, as I'm gonna varnish the models anyway. The problem is that you can see that there is some kind of uneven texture in the recesses where it dried glossy. Maybe tiny airbubbles? And on the model on the right you can see some of the pigment sloughing off of the angled parts of the cape on the righthand side where the color underneath shows through. It also dried very uneven, giving a mottled effect.For comparison I put the two model on the left in there with a DIY mix that I put together while I was sitting at my painting desk staring at the terrible finish on the Xpress paints. That is just a AP wash with drop of green ink for reference.Not as vibrant, but I didn't add much ink, so an easy fix, if I have to resort to that. Judging by this (and some other Xpress colors I tested on the front of these minis) I'm on the verge of saying that I wasted my money on something that I mixed better myself the first attempt with stuff that was already on my desk. I don't really want to believe that a professional paint manufacturer would get something so simple so wrong, so maybe there is something I did wrong? I did not thin them beyond the water that was on my brush and applied a thin even coat top to bottom.
>>94082826how the fuck are people retarded enough to do something like that, jesus
>>94082826That's hilarious. Creepy AF, too
>>94082140Lictor? Damn near killed 'er!
Finally getting around to painting again and priming my kommandos, thought I'd take the opportunity to take some pics of the proacryl primer since another Anon asked months ago. Bare GW plastic, dark neutral grey, and black all next to each other with the same light for easy comparison.
>>94082854No clue. Working at a lgs showed me a lot of socially inept people. When you look at a lot of the third party 3D models where tits, ass and gooch are on display it does not help that some people seem to think these are fine to print and take to a store. >>94082864Somehow it was still not the worst of the "horny miniature players" I encountered. One had a "pin-up" DKoK army and got caught asking the owners twelve year old daughter if she had ever masturbated before. Owner stomped the shit out of him and not a single witness saw it, coincidentally.
>>94082844I have a fuckload of Xpress colors from Vallejo, and I have never had anything similar, anon. JuanHidalgo has a few videos in which he is using the Xpress line, and there is no issue like that either. For example: https://youtu.be/1GkO13L4lQkThe only thing that comes to mind is that yours might have been incorrectly stored or REALLY old paints.
>wanna do space wolves>primaris are so fucking devoid of character>"upgrade" pack is dogshitI hope one day we get proper space wolves minis. Until then, what's a good way to strip a mini? I got some marines from the necrons vs marines boxed set, and the primer sort of caked on their helmets a little too mcuh.
>>94083016They're likely the next in line for the rework, but BA just got out, you'll have to wait for a while.
how deep do I need to drill the barrels to make sure nobody here will complain when I post a mini
>>94083030depends on the gun. For a bolter or something like that you only really need one or two mm, i.e. twisting your drill bit a couple times should be deep enough. For bigger guns with bigger barrels it usually looks better if you go deeper. You don't want light to reflect from the end of the drilled hole at least to maintain the illusion.
I'm back to the hobby after 2 years break and i'm starting to paint my first space marine, but I have not found a good name for their chapter./40kg/ is kinda awful right now, so I'm here for suggestions. First dub will have the final say.
>>94082826Yeah, this is the reason why I would probably never bring the Thicctor to an actual game. I would not want to be associated with those kinds of weirdos.
>>94080381It's a pretty safe scheme, so yes it works. Nice and neat paint job.
>>94082985Mh. That is a bit worrying. I just cracked the seal an hour ago on some of these paints and the range isn't old enough yet that I'd expect them to have issues caused by age or storage. I used a vortex mixer as well, so they should be thoroughly mixed up. The paints I have look a bit thicker than what he was working with in the video in spite of him saying he didn't thin them. I guess I'll try thinning them or adding some medium or glaze medium to extend the drying time and see how that works out. Maybe that will at least solve the uneven finish. No clue what causes the "bald spots" though. The paint layer underneath is even another vallejo color. If I keep getting the gritty bits in the recesses I'll probably shelf them though.Kind of a bummer, I was hoping to do get these guys done quick, but if I have to experiment and repaint stuff that does not feel very "Xpress"
>>94083120Pink Panthers
>>94083177Damn that was fast, Pink Panthers it is!Thanks!pic of my test model
>>94083158Crop the picture slightly to reset the angle data.
>>94083120>/40kg/ is kinda awful right noware there times when it isn't lmao
>>94083202If you feel brave, you could do a panther scheme on their cloaks
>>94083154thanks for replying anon, I wasn't sure about the purple and burgundy that's why I asked for some feedback
Orktober continues, primed and a heavy zenithal of ivory. They'll sit overnight to fully dry, need to do a couple test models first for how I want to approach the ork and squig skin.
>>94083228Neat idea! I'm currently painting the Company Heroes box, will try to challange myself on that with the captain.
>>94083289I will eagerly await the dope looking result then anon
Space Marine 2 made me want to finally paint some Ultramarines, wip on first 2
Just need a little green stuff in the arm joints and the pose will be done.I want it to look like he shut down right after the battle and has been a statue for a very long time... Going for a forest scheme so moss growing on him etc. Any tips to make him look aged and weathered? Forest basing lads itt?; and if so, what did you use for dead leaves?
>>94083506Good going so far. This looks way more turquoise than ultramarine though
>>94083506classic scheme
>>94083270Asked in ktg but I'll ask here as well. Rest of my orks are deathskulls and I've got two ideas for the squig:>classic red with the explosives another coloror>blue squig with red explosives Any other suggestions? Grot will be wearing black rubber with some purple in it. Also not sure about the eye lenses, I was thinking of doing blue but purple or orange are also contenders. I'm trying to avoid red since I'll be using that in other areas like the shoota casings and grenades (don't want to put my usual green grenades on the orks since it would use the same base color as the skin).
>>94083534Thanks, and yeah for sure, I've never liked the darker Ultramarines personally. I like the classic bright blue + yellow scheme and am just realising I really should have not used gold on the accents, might go back and change that / use yellow going forward.
>>94083523>leavesOpen a tea bag and spread it around, seal afterwards. I would love to see a little birds nest on the shoulders or near the neck, could trail some bird droppings down the mini from the nest.
>>94083523try using texture paint for bases on the model, it dries out crackled and looks very old.
>>94082917Bro keep talking this shit is hilarious
>>94083595>Bro keep talking this shit is hilariousThankfully most of the sexpest players were dare I say mellow? A few got picked up by the cops, but not in the store. Mostly it was people sperging out/flipping tables/fights/people who smelled like death/occasional people shitting on the bathroom floor or jacking off on the wall/toilet. Game stores are wild.
>>94083162There's always a chance you've got shit luck and they gave you faulty paints. I got a bad batch of Citadel colors once. No refunds from James Porkchop.
>>94083575>birds nestoh shit thats geniusfood/organic products for basing always gave me anxiety... I know to "seal it with paints and spray finish" and all that but still, a little moisture gets in and mold can ruin it. Even using twigs and sticks for tree trunks makes me nervous.
>>94083629I wanted to un-lgbt the new repentia models and return to 80s babe mode but i don't want to be associated with people like this. This is wild
>>94082583>acrylics vs. real paints
>>94082917>Owner stomped the shit out of him and not a single witness saw it, coincidentally.Based pre-emptive jury nullification.
>>94083629>people shitting on the bathroom floor or jacking off on the wall/toiletWhat the fuck lmao. I mean I know this hobby attracts a lot of borderline autists but you' think if someone is "normal" enough to leave their house to interact with other people he'd have the common sense to not do shit like that
>>94083692You probably could. The trick is to keep in mind that you want to emphasize femininity but not just whip tits out? Sara Connor in Terminator 2 or Vasquez in Aliens. Attractive but strong and capable.>>94083745I was with the owner and I did not try to hold him back because we all clearly heard the guy talking about masturbation to a twelve year old and he was probably offering to "teach her" as the first fist flew. It also helps that we later found out he was an offender from out of state who had moved into the region to "start a new life". Fucking nonce.>>94083757A lot of people seemed fine until they did not. Like the dude who whipped a pewter Chaos Dread at his opponent, or the guy who took a bad to his opponent after an apoc game in the parking log.
>>94081995>>94082551I mean, you splotched paint on the base of pretty much all the studs. Probably they don't make it THAT easy.
>>94083793Ever seen anyone try to break an opponents models on purpose? We had a guy at our lgs years ago that would intentionally roll his dice into his opponents models to move them then "put them back" farther away from his models. Legit throwing dice like he's playing craps, one time he was losing badly and broke a demon prince's head clean off. He also "accidently" got his jacket caught on a knight and pulled it off the table. By the time he got to his car the tires had already been slashed and he was banned from the store.
Didn't feel like painting today, so I made up the sandbags for my Dorn. Just need to build a dozer blade and it'll be ready for paint
>>94083841Also went ahead and based these guys (need to actually finish painting them though)
>>94076086AT field orange
>>94083850Fuck. Here's the pic
>>94083671anything that can take in water can take in thinned PVA. Then it's plastic. No need to worry about mold anymore.
>>94083840Yeah, those sort of guys are common, but they tend to get what is coming to them and do not stick around if they are not banned from the store completely. I honestly do not understand the mindset. Game is a game, laugh and learn from it. You know people put work into the miniatures, why be a dick and break stuff?
>>94083881I got detention in school for beating some goons ass after he smashed up my orkz. Still pissed about that.
>>94083881I feel like its probably more of a thing with younger people whose primary socialization from a young age was online/ video game lobbies. Less sense of the consequences of what they do and say IRL.
>>94081715On the other image, the greens are facing red and marroon.
>>94084009The real answer is that purple is a color theory outlier overall and whether or not it works with ANY other color can be hit or miss depending on a bunch of shit.Personally, I avoid it as I feel that it doesn't work well with most colors and is best paired with white, black, or metallics and frankly it's all too ostentatious of a color overall for my tastes
>>94083934Good man. Sometimes you have to give back what you are given.>>94083997A lot of 30-40 year olds do it as well. I support the online theory, but I am uncertain why some of the older ones act that way.
>>94084043Is purple warm or cool? Either, depending on how you use it.Does purple pair well with red? Sometimes, unless you fuck it upblue? same answergreen? same answeryellow? usually this is fine, but can still be fucked up of courseetc etc
>>94084052Dude a good number of 30/40 years old now have been "growing up" with video games.
>>94084052>A lot of 30-40 year olds do it as wellThat age group was hopping on the early internet around their teens, mind you
>>94084070>>94084076I guess I was an outlier. No internet until I was 21 due to rural living.
>>94082826I think I've seen those rapemarines before. But a whole army of pin-up DKoK? >>94082917 I've seen my fair share of pin-up Kriegers nut nowhere near enough to make a whole army. You remember if they were just kitbashed or actual third party productions?Regardless, makes me feel lucky that the only weird sex thing that's happened at my LGS was one guy using a big purple dildo to stand in as a Slaaneshi daemon. The other players took the joke in stride until it fell over midgame and crushed a couple guardsmen. Some barrels snapped and some bases got separated, people got pissed but no hands were thrown. Dildo guy felt rightfully embarrassed and stowed his "daemon" away. In the end we all agreed that those 5 guardsmen blew themselves up while in the daemon's grasp and took it with them.
Has anyone tried an airbrush on guard infantry? Very little out there in terms of examples
>>94084184Airbrush isn't a technique it's a tool. It makes certain techniques faster. Guard infantry and small and an airbrush isn't great for fine detail so isn't much use on them outside of basecoating and some very broad highlights.Airbrushed paintjobs and camo on guard vehicles on the other hand is common as all hell
>>94084070>>94084076>>94084118Im 32 and ive been stuck on this awful website since i was 11.
>>94084170I believe it was the X in the Galaxy female pinup bodies with 3D Printed Valor Korps heads? This was a year or two ago. Three at most?
>>94084009>>94084043>>94084061The thing is that most color wheels are wrong. RBY is a compromise because in the old days primary colors weren't decided by gamut but by colors that (supposedly) can't be mixed from any other color. Subtractive mixing (what pigments do) can't mix yellow from red and green even if that's technically what it is. I won't get into the weeds but the ideal primaries are RGB for additive mixing and CMY for subtractive mixing.Using a correct color wheel with RGB as the three poles, green is in fact the complimentary color to purple, explaining why it looks so good together.
>>94084246>Im 32WHITE WIZARD!
>>94082350>>94082729"I love her" anon here. I was about to argue in favor of her use, especially as an Emissary, but reading the rest of the thread I've been convinced otherwise.Still, in solidarity, here's my Transcendent C'tan kitbash proxy (my lighting is shit, please forgive). I have brought her to tournaments but I have the excuse I wanted to emulator the Renaissance statue look of the other C'tan. And that was a genuine intention too, just so happens that means her tits are out.
>>94084324Seems more like a Silver Surfer kinda thing to me, nudity but not. IDK.
>>94084324Damn. Right. Let me try that again.
>>94084343I'd say surfer has the same idea to him, but ultimately both equal the same thing: it's not as weird as bug boobs.
>>94084324>>94084349Seems fine to me. The metal C'tan were naked males, so a female makes sense. It is not like she has diamond cutter nipples and a slit with a green gauss rod stuck in it.
>>94084368>The metal C'tan were naked males, so a female makes sense.Aye, that was my thinking too. But still feels like someone could have a look at that and think its a sex thing to my brain.Honestly.... I don't even know how I'd go about making the latter of those things, but now I'm going to be wondering.
>>94081897Sure, it's actually 4 magnet:?xt=urn:btih:57A2586110377AD3471FCC4BEB3280561ECCCCAE magnet:?xt=urn:btih:C26743B8ADFA31FCE119CEB32B77F6586C7F061B magnet:?xt=urn:btih:41DE78BB7CDEAE32DFC19FA9D132D705AF06F86D magnet:?xt=urn:btih:68A62CC01F675B0A38F70F9FE1C0A78CF7833D5B there is literally everything 40k related
>>94083840Man, I know I'm just really attached to some of my more sentimentally valuable models but I really cannot fathom how someone could be that deliberately petty so as to try and destroy the cared-for models of others as if his own were owed special protection and not think they'd have that same treatment be returned to sender.Unless they lived in Burgerland where stupidity is often protected from the consequences of it's own actions and genuinely believed no one would be "allowed" to retaliate.
Secret Santa hasn't started yet, right? I got the email but haven't checked the thread in a while.
>>94084577>just compilations of STLs you can get on Cults3d for freeNTA but I've seen those torrents before. Petty good and convenient archive if nothing else, as I do believe some of those files have since been deleted off the site.
>>94084858>Secret Santa hasn't started yet, right?It has, but I forgot to post the sign-up link this thread.
>>94077101Orktober day 5. Some new Tankbustas were announced so I felt like painting a Rokkit Boy.
>>94085095I quite like the result for the low time investment.Also the conversion I did months ago turned out rather adequate. I'm rather proud of the tiny trigger lever on the stick.
>>94085095Kruleboyz have a surprising amount of personality with their faces for the models. It's a shame that mine are so subpar lol.
>>94084830>Unless they lived in Burgerland where stupidity is often protected from the consequences of it's own actionsIf you're a Bong I will never stop laughing.
>>94085095Don't see orks in those colors a lot but it really looks good, eye-searing in a proppa orky way.
>>94081254>>94081267>>94081280did you do the battle damage by cutting them then using a wash or did you paint that shit in? They look really good.
>>94085040Got it, ty.
>>94085164I am a native resident of Burgerland, so I am allowed to call it that and make fun of it all I want. Also I’ve personally experienced people who have acted in a similar way, albeit with D&D instead of 40k (I’ve only met pleasant people with 40k so far, and even the one uncomfortable guy I encountered was definitely well-meaning if just really bizarre).
>>94085040How does this work? I’m not sure if I’d be able to join, but I’d like to know what to do in case I’m able to.
>>94085663>I’ve only met pleasant people with 40k so farBeing able to afford a bighammer army is a bit of a filter, plenty of functional autists but the real walmart people can't.Now, secondaries on the other hand...
>>94076936True, I know I can spray the trim color, but then I can't airbrush on nice gradients for the armor panels. I'd have to do a lot of glazing to get the quality I want
Next three i gotta paint. Gue'vesa, inquisitor, and barghesi
>>94085716I've actually been working on my airbrush detail skills, I can tell you it's not easy but it's totally possible.You can make a finer line by putting the airbrush closer, but that means turning down the pressure. That means that thicker paint doesn't work, but you can't use too thin paint because at point blank it will just get blown off. The trick is to rock the trigger so you slowly build up the paint in many layers, it sounds tedious but that only takes a few seconds more.Watch some youtube videos about fine airbrush detailing, it doesn't take an expensive airbrush. Only caveat is that it's much easier on paper since it's porous, you have to really calibrate the air pressure and paint thickness to paint finely on plastic.
He’s Back!The Hive Tyrant’s upper carapace with Toxic Miasma has been finished and I really love the results. His original recipe still worked great (I painted his with washes and shades to make a gradient) and now he’s got a nice smooth Trygel shine too. The tail ridges and Heavy Venom Cannon spines and other flesh and chitin touch-ups also turned out great as well. I was even able to finally find a spot on the base to pair him with the Ripper, who I also touched up before adding him on. I may add more Rippers in the future as I paint them (and a pumpkin and skull or two, since it’s the season) but for now he’s returned from the table better than ever. I also returned to the Hive Node while I was at it since I remembered someone suggesting I do a similar gradient on the tendrils and I gave them a nice plum color. Unfortunately though the top spine broke off and took some paint with it so I have to fix that next.Ah well, such is life.
>>94085890Of course the one time I don’t need to crop I forget to edit the picture in another way lmao
>>94085679>How does this work?During the enrollment period, you sign up using the form Santa provides. He compiles a database of all the anons who have entered from all the countries, and does his best to match people by country and/or willingness to ship abroad.Shortly after enrollment closes (usually beginning of November), he sends each of us our match. You put together a gift and send it to your match.Somebody else got you as their match, so they send a gift to you.Once the presents start rolling in, it's customary to take some pictures and post them here in the thread.Good times are had by all.Here are galleries compiled from previous years:>2023https://imgur.com/a/e9QOmJJ>2022https://imgur.com/a/2OWxHpg>2021https://imgur.com/a/TKfeLxU>2020https://imgur.com/a/TeduVrJ>2019[REDACTED]>2018https://imgur.com/a/UWRYKEq>2017https://imgur.com/a/qS7PH>2016https://imgur.com/a/1fxhq
How does one actually get better at miniature painting?
>>94086098Dangerous secret technique: Practice
>>94078195>>94078228I bought some of the other colors and wash but i am not really happy with this. It's pretty fucking hard to put detail work in without messing something up and even if i thin my paint with the wet palette it looks like its painted on too thick. The kneepads look like shit.
>>94085739Lovely looking stuff. Where is that head from on barghesi?
>>94086278Thanks. Orlock dog
>>94085095Omg that's such a cool kitbash!
>>94085903I like how you filled in the smoke stacks, its a nice touch.
>>94077101I swear I saw the McDonalds logo on the thumbnail
is there any point to zenithal priming if you aren't using speedpaint? I put down one coat of paint and the zenithal just disappears
I have been working on this mosoleum for a few hours now.I'm on the fence about the red thatched roof.What do you guys think?
>>94086166>even if i thin my paint with the wet paletteAre you actually adding water to the paint to thin it, or are you just putting it on the palette thinking it'll do it for you? Because it's a common misconception that you don't need to thin paints on a wet palette.
>>94086510im adding water. I think im just gonna do a different guy instead of fucking this one up more.
>>94086471bright red tiles make it look like its meant to be a home instead of a mausoleum, grey that bitch up a few shades, or go for a dark slate.
>>94086629That's exactly what I was thinking but I went with the red because it matches with the rest of the buildings. Honestly, I'm not sure why they went with the thatches at all on the model. Aren't mausoleum's all stone?
>>94086646i wouldn't call that thatch, maybe tiles or slates, thatch is the old straw roofing.a lot of old church buildings had dark slate roofs.
>>94086662I should just paint it like the rest of the building.....guess I will grey everything out and hope it doesn't gunk up the little details it has. It's MDF...
>>94083216The salamander guy is kinda neat
>>94083030>to make sure nobody here will complain when I post a mini
>>94083692>I wanted to un-lgbt the new repentia modelsWait, what? What did they do this time?
>>94083868Dem barrels, though...
>>94086098Posting your painted minis here, asking for feedback and then genuinely trying to incorporate that feedback into your next mini has worked really well for me.
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>>94086855/tg/ has always been the more helpful board but this thread is kinda cracked because yall niggas are actually skilled and helpful
>>94086468It helps you to see shapes and details better, really useful if you are going for volumetric lighting
>>94086864WTF lol. They look like they're out for a jog.Also what's with the connection ports all over their skin? Sisters don't have anything like Black Carapace
I haven't really painted much this week, but I did start to detail the background here a little. Idk why I can't bring myself to do the tiny 3 details left on the model but whatever, I'll get to it.
>>94086629>>94086662Good call, anons. It looks 1000x better
>>94086921looks great the hair and the face are very impressive.
>>94086468Yes it slightly lightens the layer above so the model has better natural shading.
>>94086886They are called "interface ports" its to connect to their power armor directly. They don' have a black carapace but they still have their like nervous system directly connected to the synthetic muscle in the armor.
>>94086921looking good, I was waiting for an update on this>>94086864All of those look fucking terrible, jesus. Would it really hurt them to make even a single one mildly attractive? When I was picking my army for 40k I was leaning towards sisters and the only reason I didn't is because of those hideous faces
>>94087014>anon be like
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>>94086864They CAN look good, if you are a god-tier painter.But yeah, quite frankly, I would be embarassed if THAT was my official promotional paintjob for a set on the store. They have this disgusting amount of money AND connections, surely they can hire a Golden Demon level painter and have him do the job. Imagine how many more sets they would sell, it would pay for itself.
>>94087163Sorry, forgot the pic.
>>94087163well right now this fits into the modern lgbt/feminist bullshit so it works out either way
>>94086864theyre just doing this shit on purpose at this point
>>94087194Ok, but their customer base is 90% lonely, horny dudes lol.Trannies make up like 0.01% of the population, why pander to them.
>>94087396Less Blackrock diversity funds. Look at who has the highest shares in GW and look at how much a five man box sells for. They sell at such a profit that they can pander to people who do not buy their products because of whales - often the people who they hate.
>>94087396Because over 10% of GW is now owned by Blackrock and Vanguard, which demand this sort of thing. Why Blackrock wants to force ugly women, blacks and trannies is left as an exercise to the reader.
>>94085779Thanks anon. Well I only just got an airbrush, and it's a cheap (but looks really nice) chinese $20 one. If I can put a .2mm needle in it and I guess do as you say and become an airbrush wizard maybe it'll pay off doing the trim first with my shitty shakey hands
Where should I prime my stuff if I don't have a yard or a balcony? I can't exactly go blast spray paint on the sidewalk
>>94079425anon do you know what the total size of that entire GW catalog is? Are these 3D scans or modeled remakes?
>>94087474>I can't exactly go blast spray paint on the sidewalkYou can actually.You might have to just deal with getting a collapsible spray booth. Always remember what housing speculation and rentier capitalism took from you.
>>94087474If you need to do it inside just tape an opened out bin bag to a couple walls and spray into that
>>94087422It's either because they actually want "historical justice" (aka revenge racism/sexism), or it's because this shit divides the population and they can get away with their economic crimes while the peasants fight each other.
>>94087474Why not? Embarrassed?
>>94085137>Kruleboyz have a surprising amount of personality with their faces for the modelsOnce I realized you could turn them into decent pig orcs with a tiny bit of gs for the snout I came around to liking themOnly other non-goofy looking take on pig orcs I can think of are Lucid Eye, but they are not for army building.
>>94087422>10%No one fucking cares about 10%. 10% is still a poorfag "look mom, I have shares" tier. If you think some company is going to bend over because of 10% you are even bigger retard than your average anti/woke internet warrior.
>>94087474>I can't exactly go blast spray paint on the sidewalkWhy the hell not?
>>94087560If 10% says: do woke shit, and the other 90% says: fine by me. You get woke shit.
>>94087560Blackrock is the second biggest shareholder, Vanguard is the third biggest. Together they have more shares than the biggest shareholder. If you think the second and third largest shareholders have zero say on how company conducts it's business, you are the retard. It's not like they are demanding the company completely revamp what it's doing, they are just injecting their shitty politics into it. Female Custodes or ugly Sororitas isn't a massive shift in GW's overall business strategy, so it's not something most other shareholders are going to oppose, especially when it can be framed as appealing to the younger generation who definitely support this sort of thing. (Remember, most leftists live in bubbles where they think vast majority of people share their world view and people opposing them are only a fringe minority).
>>94085256It's just painted on, Darren Latham's white armour tutorial has an in depth walkthrough of it.>>94081531Ahriman Blue, shaded up with white>>94081499For the whites, Pro Acryl bold titanium white is very punchy over the ceramite white base. I find it works best from a regular pallet, gets too runny on a wet pallet. Not sure there's a trick but generally I go lighter than I think I'll need - under intense painting lights it'll look like you're highlighting too much but it'll make things pop more under normal lighting.Brush is Winsor and Newton Number 7 Miniature, I use the size 0 for most delicate stuff. Fair warning, they ain't cheap - expect to pay £25+ for one, the same company's synthetics cost under 1/5 of that. If you're anything like me you'll probably fuck up the first one you use until you get used to it; they do last ages once you're used to them though.
>>94087422>Because over 10% of GW is now owned by Blackrock and VanguardFuck, I though you were shitposting, but there it ishttps://investor.games-workshop.com/shareholder-statisticsGuess some of the recent changes/controversies make more sense then. After all these companies policies about "forcing behaviors" are out in the open.>>94087595>and the other 90% says: fine by me.most normal people just quietly walk away.
Anyone here have a clue how to make a mould for the oval AoS bases for a resin pour?
>>94087396>their customer base is 90% lonely, horny dudesI think that is no longer true. The hobby is getting more and more mainstream so it only follows that they'll have to cave to mainstream shit. It's no longer the 90s/00s unfortunately>Trannies make up like 0.01% of the population, why pander to themI do not understand either but considering even on fucking 4chan the jannies will delete and ban any slander directed at trannies it's obvious how far this madness has spread
>>94081363I am hoarding my last few firstborn helmets, they just look so much better (In fairness primaris are better proportioned.)
>>94087630pretty simple. Just make a mold box around the base on a flat surface to make an open pour mold.If you don't have a sanding belt or lungs made of iron you can try using a glass pane (dollar store picture frame for example) and some non-stick baking paper to get a smooth bottom to avoid the bevelled edges on the bottom. Just need to slightly overfill the mold, lay the paper on top and carefully jiggle the excess resin out of the mold.If you don't want an open mold make a split mold big enough to so you don't have to cut it open completely. That way you don't get leaks and the extra thickness should help prevent warped bases.
>>94087163Their regular painters probably ain't used to painting women. It's possible they're deliberately uglifying the paint jobs as well for >>94087194 reasons; at least you have the option of making them pretty I guess.Given how hideous some of the female minis are I kind of think it has to be deliberate, similar to the video game uglification you see in AAA.
>>94087643and how do I make a mold box? what materials do I use? this is my first time trying a resin pour
>>94087396>>94087396>Ok, but their customer base is 90% lonely, horny dudes lol.>Trannies make up like 0.01% of the population, why pander to them.>>94087396>I think that is no longer true. The hobby is getting more and more mainstream so it only follows that they'll have to cave to mainstream shit. It's no longer the 90s/00s unfortunatelyGW was always aimed at teenagers mostly. The (former) product designer for GW said that they recently shifted to targetting the marketing more towards the mothers of those kids though. Guess that makes sense in the age of wine-moms, helicopter parents and single moms.So that is how you get "strong female characters with shaved head/undercut" and other "representation" type of characters. Women also eat up the whole activism about trannies because it's couched in an emotional narrative. Hell you had the mothers of the US swim team condoning a man joining their own daughters in the changing rooms so they could feel like they were doing something. Picking a mentally ill stranger over your own child's safety. Who later turned out to just be a pervert with a autogynophila fetish anyway...
>>94087669>Given how hideous some of the female minis are I kind of think it has to be deliberateGames Workshop female models have been fuck-ugly longer than consumer video games have been a thing. While some might be deliberate, like that AOS dyke gorilla, but I think most of it can be explained by the sculptors just not being very good at making attractive women. Making sexy women while also maintaining the over-exaggerated proportions of Warhammer can be quite difficult.
>>94087685anything that will hold the resin works. I used cardboard strips laminated swith plastic packing tape, taped on a glass pane a couple of times. Doesn't give you the prettiest result, but unless you need a mold with perfectly straight edges (for mass production or fitting into a form that will prevent deformation later) you can use whatever you have.Any plastic container you can pull out of your garbage bin will be fine. Some people use acrylic glass or foambord. You can get premade moldboxes made of metal corners, but that is really kind of overkill for making a simple mold like that.Like I said, just has to be water ( or silicone) proof.
>>94087396because 90% of trannies are autistic and selling to autistic males has been the #1 target audience for GW forever.
>>94087689I still find it difficult to believe that this hobby would be appealing to teenagers that grew up with shit like instagram and tiktok
Seething about GW marketing is not /wip/ related.Go back to >>94083257
>>94087758That's why GW's strategy has shifted into making multimedia entities that sucker people into the models.Your average teenager would never buy a model but OH SHIT ARE THOSE THE ULTRAMARINES tm FROM THE HIT GAME SPACE MARINE 2? OR FROM THE HIT AMAZON SERIES WITH HENRY CAVIL? ARE THOSE NECRONS FROM THE HIT GAME MECHANICUS? That might be enough to get them in the door.
>>94087701Lol, yeah the AOS mini was the one I was thinking of specifically.The ones based on artwork tend to be better looking - but that's not really helpful. It's consistent with both hypothesis - could represent having source material to work from, could represent someone gritting their teeth as they're forced to follow an appearance they don't like.
>>94087758I think GWs current customers buy stuff and will never build or paint a model in their life. The last couple of models by GW I built were terrible. They are awkward to assemble, extremely fragile, have obvious hollowed areas and undercuts that are impossible to reach once the model is assembled and if you do not put it together before painting you'll have very obvious deep gaps where the autoCAD designed lines meet. The old school posable multipart models might not have been as complex or detailed, but they had natural seams and were a lot more fun to put together an paint imo.
>>94087764a lot of models posted barely get any replies now that the art anon isn't here so we might as well bitch for a bit about sob being ugly
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>>94087787Kinda gw style with every edge being highlighted but still looks really nice
>>94087701>but I think most of it can be explained by the sculptors just not being very good at making attractive womenThe sculpts are rarely the problem. A bigger factor is that most people are terrible painters to begin with and to make a female sculpt look pretty you need to not just be a good painter but also a makeup artists. Women paint their faces in 1:1, so a sterotypical kissless neckbeard doing it in ~1:56 is kind of an unlikely proposition. Looking like a woman is one thing. Making it look pretty is on a whole different level beyond that.
>>94087803>The sculpts are rarely the problemI disagree, plenty of classic GW female sculpts are horrendous gremlins that would not look pretty regardless of the paintjob. The more modern ones tend to be better in this regard.
>>94087787I'm a complete newfag with parkinsons-tier shaky hands. Would it be possible to achieve something similar to those highlights with drybrushing?
>>94087822With enough practice and correctly setting up your brush you can get close but you obviously won't be able to catch every edge with a drybrush. Still, if you can't be precise because of your hands it's better than nothing
>>94087822Yes, it's more technique than steady hands. In this case, using the side of the brush and letting the edges do the work for you.
>>94087812You can probably find a couple of bad ones over a ~40 year catalog, sure. Not the point though. I said the models are rarely the problem and not never. I stand by that.It's just people being angry about mismatched expectations. If you fuck up while priming you had a "bad can", if you can't make the female toy soldier look pretty it's a bad sculpt. Same thing.
>>94087822It's pretty easy actually. This box style edges are easy. Just remove the majority of paint from the brush and place the brush at 45° from the edges.
>>94087822Probably not on a model with large smooth plates like this one. However, stick to organic or more detailed minis like tyranids or something and it'll look great with drybrushing. You could try to drybrush over it then clean up the panel faces afterwards.
Currently on the bench: Some goofy little servitor guys made from whatever was floating around the bottom of bits box, and a pair of jew worms to fight a m8's nazi worms. Other m8 made a ruleset for a quick 30 minute tabletop game based on Worms and other other m8 printed us all a couple of teams worth oyvhnaf worms to playtest it with, the next time we're all at the pub.
>>94087669They highlight female faces the same way they highlight marine faces. Of course the sisters will look bad when they're highlighted like a roided out gym bro.
>>94087951I mean they highlight everything the same to bring out all the details. It just happens to look particularly terrible on female faces because they lack the subtelty of an actual womans face
>>94080098Wait, the strong/dark skintones aren't just new versions of strong/dark tone? I couldn't find anything in stock and figured they were relabeled, the fuck?
Slowly working away on these admech style Inquistorial agents I made from some delaque gangers to better fit my Metalica Knights. Using the ogryns as the servitors. I was initially worried they'd look weird on 32mm bases but they actually fit pretty well. Not entirely sold on the guy with the welding mask, dunno if he looks admech enough.
>>94086808Still have to drill the bolt pistol barrels. If you're telling me to drill lasgun barrels, you can fuck off
>>94083228After 2.5 hours it is almost done, just need to paint the otheside of it. Was thinking black or dark brownAny tips before I move on?
>>94088590purple
>>94087458It's not really about the needle size desu, normal needles are .35 so .2 increases clogging risk for minimal gain.I would temper your expectations with the cheap airbrush, to be sure.
>>94088270Looks really good. Love the color scheme with the blueish teal skin, red, and white/creme.
>>94088590Looks super nice, well doneAs the other comment said, purple could be cool to try
>>94086471sauce me on this one, chief
>>94087475I honestly have no fucking idea anon, I don't 40K I just foudn them and came here to share them, actuallyI was looking for someone who could actually tell me what's in those folders, because there's a lot of models and parts, I'm not sure there's an archive of the real actual scans out there
>>94088590Same anon as >>94083177I thought about it a bit more, I think you can call them the Rose Panthers insteadhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_of_roseThe lore could be that they were a loyalist regiment of the emperor's children that split away early on during the heresy and secured a stable gene seed. They fought against their traitor brethren wherever they could. After the Horus heresy, they founded a new chapter and destroyed all records of their past, now having an unknown founding. Much like the pre heresy emperors children, they are artisans and take great pride in their equipment and are always looking to improve themselves, they are however more subtle and will only attack when it's advantageous, often during dawn or dusk when their armor blends in with the surrounding hues.
>>94087595I think Hollywood and vudeo games are in the process of finding out that, while people will put up with a fair amount of preaching, there are limits to that. Eventually even normies start avoiding your shit if you insult them enough.
>>94089278>>94087475I mean it's kinda tricky since those main folders have subfolder with a lot of zip compressed zip files. the total size is around 190GB~ ish but I honestly think it's bigger than thatI'm not new to minis and painting stuff but I'm new to 40K (used to play D&D) and I don't have a good idea of how the official catalog is structured and at the moment I don't have the experience to recognize them between real and fan made.as another anon said I imagine there are also some models that were on cults, even if looking in the folders I see many thingsone way we can do it is if maybe you give me a list of, say, 3 models that you would like to see in previewI'll publish some screenshots, so you can get an idea of the quality and in the meantime we both know if they are scans of the originals or something else!for example, this is catalogued as>"Chaplain Primary Combat War Priest"
>>94089516Of course, but because Blackrock is funding it, they can keep doing it for many years until the losses start to hurt. Blackrock can just throw pension funds at it, which is a bottemless pit of money.
>>94089539It ain't bottomless, and if the 90% object it will drop off eventually. I think we're past peak woke at this point, the mythical "wider audience" doesn't exist and the societal change isn't happening.
>>94089516They raped the joker out of him
>>94089558I thought we were past peak woke 6 years ago, but it just keeps chugging. Even if it is, I think it's left its mark. Race and sex relations aren't going to be okay for a long time, and freedom of expression isn't what it used to be a decade or two ago.
>>94089516The damage has already been done. Sure, this might prevent any further damage but it will be very difficult, borderline impossible to revert the changes that happened. You'll still be forced to accept people that cut off their dicks as mentally sane. Hell, I'm phoneposting this so that some asspained jannie won't get me banned lol
>>94086864What's the problem with them? Are you just mad about short hair and covered breast or what? ELI5.
>>94089754>ELI5Go back.
>>94089776>triggered over an acronymseek help
>>94089795>bringing r*ddit bullshit herenta but yeah, go back
>>94089840You seem to know about Reddit more than what someone around here should.
ATTENTIONIf you are doing enamel wash shading do not leave your models to dry for 24 hrs before trying to wick away the excess. Do not be like me.
>>94089865uhh I'm pretty sure I've left them for even longer and I could still wipe them just fine. Don't enamels need like 2 or 3 days to fully dry?
>>94089137 https://towerrex.com/graveyard-crypt-modular-terrain-mdf-hdf.htmlFor MDF, I have been pretty impressed.
>>94088638>>94089513Like the idea!I also made the symbol more simple casue I am not good at freehanding (the white symbol was the original idea that i was workshoping).
>>94089873Oh it's still coming off. But it's coming off patchy as fuck and the power I have to put into it is taking off all the paint underneath and making any nice fades impossible
>>94089865does that also apply with rust streak effect?
>>94089914If you're talking the AK Rust Streaks then probably yes. The problem I'm having right now is from the AK Streaking Grime
>>94089865well they are oil paints
>>94089889Looks great anon keep it up
I don't have a wargaming scene within 100km of my home so I'm probably only going to be painting display minis, are most of those still nothing but super limited run and kickstarter shit?
>>94085890>>94085903>He's Back!But then who's Front?
>>94089888Looks cool but 30 falafels for MDF from Ukraine is wild. Gonna have to side with Putin on this one.
>>94089558I've been hearing that since 2019.>>94089626>inconveniencing yourself even slightly, to avoid a vacation which would probably be a net positive
>>94090326I mean you can paint anything you want for display anon. We shit on GW here, and they deserve most of it, but the fact of the matter is they make really good miniatures. Quality wise I don't think there's anyone in the west that can come close. Sure, if you want nice coomer minis you have to look elsewhere but for sci fi and fantasy GW is unfortunately the way to go
>>94090482Unfortunately I don't care for Warhammer's aesthetic, and also would probably prefer something a little larger.
>>94088270How did you get that pattern on the edges of the ranger/vanguard looking guys? Did you freehand it or is there some intended way to do it? Looks really good though, and I agree with that other anon about the color scheme.
>>94089528Skitarii rangers, skitarii vanguard, and sicarian ruststalkers please.
>>94090471I don't have any irl friends that are into this hobby and most other online places/communities suck dick. I really like being here I'd rather not be banned. This thread specifically of course, most other generals are terrible
>>94090535>>94089000Thanks. The colour scheme is the metalica forgeworld scheme. The blue skin tone is what GW does for servitors etc, mine is just a more stylised, contrasting look by keeping it quite vibrant. The crenellation pattern is freehand, it looks pretty rough up close but a bit of pigment powder and battle damage hides any major mistakes and they're just backline chaff units anyway so im not too worried. You just try and neatly paint boxes one at a time, making sure its spaced properly and the right size before moving on to the next, that way the pattern doesnt warp. Here's the army they are a part of. Working on a Atrapos next.
>>94090568OK, here we gokeep in mind for some models, like the ones you asked for, there's a bunch of other variants etc so they may not be EXACTLY the ones you've been looking for, but I hope this helps clearing things out a bit
Sorry for not mini but I was doing camo patterns only once before and on mini scale, never on larger model. Is this looking okay?
>>94090471Feels like the money is being hit this time though, major companies like Ubisoft losing their ass on expensive preachy project after expensive preachy project.
These are the smallest little ships I've ever painted.
>>94090810It looks aesthetically good, whether it's good camo depends on what design you're going for.
>>94090810Looks fine to me. I could bitch about the brush strokes on the flat surface but if you don't have an airbrush it's fine.Fyi there is a mecha thread in /m/ for this stuff. I don't personally care what kind of mini projects people post here though.
>>94090858It's rare for a big ship like that to sink, true. The thing is, Ubisoft was horrifically bloated too, a leaner company might have subsisted on funny money a lot longer. Ideology can be blamed for some of that bloat but not all of it.
>>94090781Never held any of these models in hand, but to my eyes the ranger seems to be 3rd party while the other two are recognizable as GW sculpts.>>94090779Thanks, guess painting admech really is as hard as I've heard it be described as. Amazing looking army though, have you posted those knights here before? I'm pretty sure I recognize them but I might be misremembering. I'm actually also the anon who asked for help regarding color theory because I want to make a custom color scheme for an admech army; I want it to be a rad zone detachment army from a custom forgeworld that uses nuclear transmutation to produce various elements and doped silicon (nuclear physics is a big hobby of mine). My initial idea for the color scheme was to have it be based on the black and yellow radiation symbol where the robes would be in black and the trim in bright yellow, but using color theory I now think I should probably use a more triadic color scheme of the yellow-green color of refined uranium as the trim, red as the main robe color, and the light blue color of cherenkov radiation for most other things. I love the way that classic red admech robes look, but I can't help but think in the back of my mind that the black and yellow color scheme would be more flavorful. Can anyone give me some advice regarding what I should do here?
>>94090996Black and yellow is a great color scheme, never let theory supersede your eyes.
>>94090781>>94089528All 3rd party, it's fucking nothing.
>>94090810Oh that looks good.I would maybe use gray instead of white (or a mix of both) to get more of a consistency from the paint.
>>94090996Knowing the theory and knowing how to move is always useful, but even following it slavishly sometimes limits usblocky yellow and black from a bee is obviously a very strong contrast, but if you also start to consider the various alternatives to have a radioactive coded color scheme, there are many possibilitiessome less saturated shades, a radioactive green in the style of atom space age, contrasts of orange and rotten green, and maybe using red as a highlight for "technical" parts>>94091029spotted the GW corpo rat kek
>>94090996>painting admech really is as hard as I've heard it be described asThink of it that way, by the time you're done your brush control will improve significantly. It's mostly about patience. I tend to take my time when painting anyway but this fucking guy really tested that mentality
>>94091076Fuck the sculptor who thought this shit was okay.
>>94091089I mean it looks cool as fuck and fits admech a lot but yeah painting all this shit is tiring
>>94091062I've never seen green and orange pulled off, unless it's like mint green with burnt orange or something. They don't have enough contrast at max saturation.
>>94091089We wouldn't have this shit if sculpting still had to be done by hand like the good olddays.
>>94091101I, on the other hand, look at this orange and think:"what if Salamanders, but radioactive?"also, Michelangelo from TNMT
>>94091089>>94091103It looks just like the old Blanche art. It's kino.If you edge highlighted all the greebles you only have yourself to blame.
>>94091103Agreed.Though to some extent it's more complexity in the kits/assembly too - still the fault of computers though.
>>94090996Thanks. I have posted the knights a few times over the past year of painting them. I think black and yellow would look great and much more striking, and would convey the radioactive theme well. The other scheme has too many primary, clashing colours and would run the risk of looking garish, even if you desaturate everything. The better with schemes. My general rule of thumb is to choose my main colour, a secondary, complimentary colour, add in a metallic or two of your choice (most metallics will work with most schemes) then black, white and grey, as they can work with almost anything. Funny enough, I've done something very similar to your idea with my GSC. Its not super easy to see in the pic, but the ridgerunners have biohazard symbols on them, and many of the infantry are wearing hazmat suits. I chose a yellow and black/grey colour scheme for the same reason, its easily conveying that 'bioharzard/radiation' theme. Then my complimentary colour was the blue lights as it contrasts the yellow, you dont need any more than that.
>>94078169Also got my Navi Breachers Basecoated and glosscoated.
>>94091169Holy shit.
>>94091062NTA but as someone who's lurked a lot on Cults, I'm pretty familiar with these sculpts as well as the "legally distinct" naming conventions. That said, some files were taken down from the site for looking suspiciously like official GW material. But as I've mentioned earlier I've perused these torrents before, lots of random/low quality 3rd party stuff as well. Especially in the Eldar line IIRC.
>>94091199Fair enough, and thanks for the clarification anyway!I honestly didn't expect a holy grail torrent, and I already shared the magnets so if someone needs them they're here I don't want to open an etsy shop and scam people anyway ...unless
>>94091169could it be that I have already seen your works on instagram?congratulations anon they are wonderful
>>94091175>BasecoatedOk>and glosscoated...wat?
>>94091287It's for an enamel wash.
>>94091009True; I just love the way the red robes of admech looks as well. Something about it really makes me feel the religious aspect of admech a lot more, perhaps it reminds me of Jesus and the robes of many priests. Something about it just feels right to me for admech, but I don't see a way to tie it to radiation so I'm a little bit nervous about it. I like the way black and yellow looks and it ties into the theme I'm going for really well, but at the same time red has always been the color of admech for me. Does using black and yellow for infantry and vehicles and red for characters seem like it might work to anyone? It would also probably make it easier to identify characters when playing games. Actually I plan on having the forge world be around a red dwarf as earlier in their life cycle they are known for shitting out radiation like a diabetic burger with diarrhea after a night out at taco bell, so I guess I could use that.>>94091062Those are some more good ideas, thanks.>>94091076Yeah, I don't really care if it takes me a year to get my army painted and I lose every single game; most nuclear projects tend to be at least in a legal gray area if not outright illegal, so I have to cherish any opportunity to indulge in radiation related things. It's just that this will also be my first 40k army, so I'm a little bit nervous going into it. The cawl looks amazing if it's yours by the way.>>94091169Wow. Neat to see you again, I remember seeing your knights a few months back, they look amazing. That GSC army looks amazing too, thank you so much for the advice, you clearly know what you're talking about.
>>94091043Well, the plan is to add dark grey wash all over so that stark white will get "dirty".>>94090949Idea was to make urban or winter camo. Now I guess I should rather use gray scale for urban but that will have to wait for next project.>>94090956/m/ is all about airbrush usage, they don't really have as much experience with brushes as /wip/.
>>94091326also, not all radioactive energy has the same color apparently
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>>94091361I know that, I wanted to make the radium weapons of my vanguard the bright green of radium, I wanted electricity based weapons to be either purple (plasma) or blue (cherenkov), and I wanted most of the rest to be cherenkov blue. It just wasn't relevant to what I was talking about because that is something that's happening regardless, so it didn't seem worth mentioning.
>>94091326>most nuclear projects tend to be at least in a legal gray area if not outright illegal, so I have to cherish any opportunity to indulge in radiation related things.Lolwut? Did you want to build a backyard reactor and found out it was too much trouble?Also, I'm assuming you have played S.T.A.L.K.E.R., right? Radiationkino.
>>94091326yeah that Cawl is mine, thank you anon
>>94091482Oh I am, it's just taking a while. I just really want to make more things and a lot of what you can do with reactors is limited.>>94091508You're welcome, it really does look great.
>>94091803Bruh. I hope you're either trolling or really dotted your i's and crossed your t's, that's not something to fuck around with.
>>94091838Not trolling, I'm making a fusor but some parts are hard to come by so I have to wait to find them at affordable prices. I'm intelligent enough and knowledgeable enough about nuclear physics and electrical engineering to be confident enough to try it, it's not going to kill anyone and fusors can't blow up.
>>94091860well you picked a really appropriate army for yourself that's for sure lol
>>94091920Yeah I've been learning about 40k for months now and admech are by far my favorite. They as a faction are basically my personality but turned up to 11 in the classic warhammer fashion.
>>94085115Orktober Day 6. Another Flash Git because I'm mostly working on a commission project today.
