WIP - Painting/Converting/Sculpting General

What bits are ideal for building a shoulder mounted gun, either firing over the shoulder (see: Predator) or a harness hooked into tbe armor (see: Doom)? Got a decent chunk of Mechanicus dudes in power armor who'd likely want their shoulder guns going while they worked with their hands. And the latter just looks better for Devs.

>Painting guides, Uniforms & Heraldry books, Painting Videos, Visions, ebooks and White Dwarves:
That mega is down

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Swigity swooty, coming for dat biomass.

How do I do nurgle bikes without just being CSM bikes?

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Forest tau guy from end of last thread here, I done a drone.

How can I improve this scheme? Mostly tried to focus on brush control and T H I N N I N G M Y P A I N T S with a dash of weathering thrown in for shits and giggles. Trying to go for a beaten-up look with this army.
Also, how do Sept markings work?

>>51962470
needs highlights on the green parts.

>>51962376

I've seen some people use Ork bikes

>>51962554
Thanks for the feedback, anon. I'll have to go and figure out what colours to use. Any recommendations for highlighting on castellan green?

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>>51962038
So I snagged a Forgeworld Avatar of Khaine free in a bundle with a bunch of second-hand stuff I found online.

It was free because it was broken though, and while I've put it mostly back together it was missing both the ponytail and sword. I don't care much for the ponytail, but I really need a replacement weapon for him and can't figure out what to do for it.

Does anyone in /wip/ have any ideas? For reference he's about 4.5" tall.

>>51962630
Make him a power spoon.

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Recently finished this commission for a friend. Still working on the eldar chick with cat and dress.

Got a few questions. What vallejo color would be good for Sa'cea Tau? I was thinking Somber Grey, but it doesn't seem blue enough. Also I fucking hate oval bases, so would it be okay to use a circle base of an appropriate diameter (riptide or ghostkeel for example)?

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I already have two standard deffkoptas, but want to include a third in the unit equipped with a buzzsaw. I want to do something special, converting him to look like a mekboy (as per the original deffkopta rules, where mekboyz were unit upgrades). How can I make his ride look suitably wacky? What's the craziest deffkopta conversion you've seen?

>>51962640
I dunno anon, spoons are usually 6"+. A weapon that large might look silly.

>>51962656
Give him a chef's hat and a comically oversized spoon. Your new mission is to make an Eldar army themed around the path of the chef.

i mean he's already culinary themed, he's pretty
fieri

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>>51962563
I'm going to have to make my own out of plasticard. I want to make them out of blightkin variants like these but making them and positioning with greenstuff is going to be a pain in the ass. Scratch building 10 custom nurgle bikes.. Suffering

>>51962669
Anon, that's absurd and I can't believe I didn't think of it myself

>>51962728
Do it, anon. I believe in the avatar that believes in your cooking skills.

>>51962643
Not related to your question, but you mssed some fairly large gems there, mate.

>>51962728
and after you're done with that, an Initial D ork army
DO YOU LIKE
MY WAAAAAGH

>>51962780
Pls anon, that's thinking a bit far ahead. I'm still busy figuring out how to fold a tiny chef's hat for him.

>>51962830
and i'm tryna figure out what colour to make my Shas'Ui and Shas'Vre bits.
and to convert some gue'vesa in a bit once i can afford to grab a cadian command squad
also how the hell do you highlight castellan green it's almost as if i'll have to go ask someone at GW

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>>51962669

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>>51962884
holy shit
don't cry for me, anon, my sides have ascended to a higher plane
my trip to Khaelatown is over

Is buying an airbrush solely to prime and basecoat miniatures a silly and expensive ideas?

>>51962915
Depends, anon. Do you think it's silly? If the answer is no, it's not.

>>51962773
Just noticing them now. Thanks!

>>51962879
If you're the forest Tau guy you should consider a drybrush of a slightly lighter green. It'll give the green some definition and it's a far less clean look than an edge highlight.

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>>51962669
needs a bit of this worked in

>>51962975
thanks anon, really want to steer away from things being overly clean with this army

I'm thinking of doing a pre heresy Death Guard army with bikes but make the bikes White Scars MKIV outriders that are really grim and dirty looking, the story behind it being all of them were pulled from the warp but the Scars were effected differently and turned to husks essentially. Might make the chaos lord and sorcerer Death Guard on scimitars but effected by Nurgle. Does it all just seem lazy?

>>51963022
>here's a complicated and contrived story for my non canon attempt to give death guard jetbikes
>somehow in pre-heresy times the warp is causing problems
>is it lazy?

jesus.

>>51963051
I think I'd just have to go with plagued White Scars, lord and sorcerer as well. The Eisenstein was sent through the warp where all of the first plague marines were created, is it that hard to believe the Scars board ships on bikes?

>>51963117
I'd assume they'd board using small fighter craft or boarding pods which would essentially feel like riding into battle. Ships are big enough for bikes sure but generally boarding requires slow breaching of each section so speed isn't that neccessary.

Got some second hand plastic minis that are put together with a yellowish glue (probably urethane based?). Currently soaking them in super green for the next week. If this doesn't work what should I try next?

>>51963146
You're telling me they don't have breachers full of bikes

>>51963190
Freezer, then should fall apart easy

>>51963190
Sonic cleaner.

Works like fucking magic.

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Trying something I haven't done before for the reds on this drake

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>>51962370
R8 muh nids
What color should I paint their claws?

>>51963299
It looks like jelly. Also, don't mix metallic and non metallic in the same paint water. It gets the shiny stuff in everything.
Ever think of just priming in red or priming in white and spray based red?

>>51963318
Its that red gemstone citadel paint, it doesn't look gelatinous in person honest.
Also if the red looks like it has metallic bits in it, that's because it's translucent and painted over metal

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Colour Theory help! Or just opinions

I'm painting my Stormlord here and the fuel Barrels on the back (number highlighted) need painting.

what colour would work well, I was thinking Red but thought that would contrast too much, maybe thinking Black, or keeping it the main tank colour?

(Which is Army Painter - Uniform Grey)

Help / advice / suggestions welcomed.

>>51963307
I don't really like the scheme, far too dark for my tastes. And everything seems glossy too.

>>51963299

good concept mate, but just do yourself a favour and buy some Tamiya Clear Red.

It's superior.

>>51963351
dull, maroon red

Fuel drums have to be red. It's the law.

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Fuck this thing.

There were a lot of mold slips and shit was warped and misshapen that warm water couldn't fix. I had to pin a claw, and white frankly I'm afraid as soon as I set it down on its own legs it will shatter into a million pieces.

Actually, it didn't. I just tried. I'll take that small victory.

I have to glue a few teeth that broke off the bottom, but I'm done breathing in fumes for now (yes I wore a mask). Then there's the 40lbs of green stuff I'll need to use to plug the many gaps present, which will be fun. I wonder if I can just get a bucket of liquid green stuff and fucking dunk it in there.

Having said all that, I fucking love it. She won't be winning any modeling contests because there are many flaws, but this was my first time working with both resin and chinaman. I think I did all right.

>>51963351
Fuel barrels NEED to be red.

>>51963382
>chinaman

Took me til here to realise you got what you deserved

>>51963295
>>51963259
Thank you kind anons

>>51963409

If it's any consolation, I got it off ebay.

Also, I'm sorry I can't afford $100+ models from forgeworld.

>>51963363
>>51963401
do fuel barrels explode because they're so red that they go too fast for this universe

>>51963351
I'd recommend painting them in a bone or dull orange (bone is just desaturated orange), it'd make a pleasant contrast with the blue-grey. If you plan on dry brushing some highlights on the yellow I'd recommend bone for that too.

Here's a great free colour wheel for you to play with: https://color.adobe.com

>>51963342
>red gemstone citadel paint
Is this any good for gemstones? I've heard mixed reviews.

>>51963342
Would blood for the blood god work just as well? I don't want to buy paint just for some lenses but would consider it so I can do soem blood effects as well.

>>51963409
Wonder how many order FW will fuck up for you to realize the quality is inferior and any opinion you give to that comparison doesn't levee the price tag.
>muh wasted monies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7OzcOSE4QU

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>>51963478
Something else I'm working on to give you an idea of how it looks for stones.

>>51963497
Not unless you add something else to it. BftBG dries on matte not gloss

>>51963529
thanks, it appears like it is fairly seethrough so I thought it would work just a thin coat over white in a lens.

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>>51963357
I tried to make the carapaces look sort of like the shells of beetles. The glossiness is intended for added sort of shiny effect. I used the nuln oil gloss shade on them.

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Slowly surely this old Rhino and a pile of bits is turning into a Scorpius. If only any bits store would restock on Land Speeder Vengeance bits so I could buy the turret to get a MkI style open turret design.

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Hey /wip/ nearly finished with this assault squad. Need to do eyes, metallic/blue highlights, and the power weapons, but I'm overall pretty happy with how they look.

Comments & criticism very welcome as always.

>>51963658
Looking good. What did you use for the exhaust tips? They don't look like the original MKI.

>>51962701
Good gods that model looks baller

>>51963382
git gud nigger. Model is perfectly fine, you just cannot into resin. Bend that shit back into form.

>>51962915
Not if you're in it for the long run. Rattlecans are expensive for the amount of paint that comes in them.

>>51963711
>What did you use for the exhaust tips?

Leman Russ exhaust tips.

>>51963711
They look pretty nice so far, I like it, waiting to see them finished

>>51963517

At least >>51963422 admits to being a poorfag. You're just a faggot.

Quality control these days is not bad, and even if you get a miscast piece, they will get a new one to you with express delivery asap.

>>51963529
>BftBG dries on matte not gloss
.... No?

>>51963783

You're right that I can not into resin. This was my first experience, but I did attempt to bend it with hot water. A lot of it was pretty fucked, though.

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>>51963648
Some more progress

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>>51964086
>2017
>working with resin
>not owning a heat gun
mfw

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>>51964164
Or fucking blowdryer. Or a water cooker to soak the resin pieces into hot water.

Does anyone have good guides for paining zombies?

Skin tone, cloth etc, what paints and washes should I use etc.

Idiot friendly, never had a pain brush in my hand.

>>51964353
https://youtu.be/LMOTmOchKyQ

>>51964136

The green inside his gun looks disgusting in just the right way.

The black wash looks like its pooled too much in a lot of places, try multiple thinner washes over the model and rehilight after if needed.

>>51964383
That's I've already seen this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxm7Y0IJ10U

but I guess I wanted something more like the vids from warhammer tv

>>51963711

Where did you get those rocks?

>>51964619
Be more specific in what you want, but also stop being scared and needing step-by-step babying and paint some damned models.

>>51964672
it looks like cork.

>>51963051
Outriders aren't even jetbikes.

They're literally the only non-jet bike in 30k.

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>>51962884
>>51962913
I bet Khaine could wip up some mean stew.

>>51964682
I guess I'll do a detailed plan of what I want to do when I get all the minis and ask around here.

>>51964722
Attack bikes?

>>51963865
Thanks a lot, I'm looking forward to finishing them.

>>51964672
>>51964696
This anon's right. Bits of 2mm cork torn up, then I roughed up the edges with a hobby knife. Mech Standard Grey, Nuln/Strong Tone wash, Uthuan Grey drybrush. Must be effective if you thought they were real rocks!

Best light grey/white spray primer?

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Painted this mushroom fella last night, hoping my power wasn't going to go out because of the storm. Left the moldlines & all that since I'm lazy.

>>51963307
Paint is thicc
Varnish is thicc
No contrast between the carapace and flesh
3.5/10

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>>51964995
Working on this one, gonna be a little grey fungi.

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>>51965001
The paint isn't thick, nor is there any varnish on this thing, just a shade of gloss nuln oil.
>No contrast between the carapace and flesh
Should there be?
Personally, I find color schemes like that of Hive Fleet behemoth and leviathan looking butt fucking ugly because how different the skin is from the carapace.

>>51965082
That paint is so thick you could use it as superglue.

What feedback are you even wanting? It looks like you slapped metallic paint on it, threw a wash over it and then left it that way. Other than telling you the colour scheme looks shit we can't do shit for you.

>>51965102
By what fucking ass blasted logic is the paint thick on that?
The metallic paint I used on the carapace is fucking meant for airbrushes.

>What feedback are you even wanting?
Something more constructive than the shit you are spewing.

> It looks like you slapped metallic paint on it, threw a wash over it and then left it that way.
No, I painted the carapace first with a mix of valejo metallic blue air brush paint and abaddon black, then added the blue hues of just the valejo airbrush paint, then I applied a nuln oil gloss shade over it to darken it down, and finally added some more of the metallic blue to highlight the thing.

> Other than telling you the colour scheme looks shit we can't do shit for you.
The color scheme being shit is just your opinion.

>>51965181
Oh right you're one of those special snow flakes who thinks because he bought the most expensive paint he could find that it would already be perfect for painting with. If only people who airbrush constantly thinned their paints and had a product to do it.

Your colour scheme is shit, it looks like a 12 year old's first space marine army. It doesn't work and it looks like some of the images people post here as examples of how not to paint models.

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>>51963478
It works nicely for Gemstones. The darker the metallic metal you use, the darker the effect you get. This was done on Ironbreaker if I remember correctly.

>>51965181
Feed not the trolls.

I think it looks a bit weird though, like it has glitter on it? Maybe it's just the camera.

>>51965181
>metallic paint I used on the carapace
So, that's why it looks shitty
also, git gud and learn some color theory.

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>>51963540
>>51965268
I have used them for lenses as well. For the lenses on this Scion I carefully put some (unthinned, but not much on the brush) over some Balthazar Gold, then carefully put some Ardcoat over them.

Dusty ass model, and a terrible photo, but the gemstone paints don't photograph well without lots of light.

I use them on the arm computers as well, and it looks fine, but I probably wouldn't want to use it on anything all that large or smooth.

>>51965270
No, he used metallic paint

>The color scheme being shit is just your opinion.
Not true. Color theory and Aesthetic Philosophy, two things you need to know, whether aware of it or not, if you want to paint well.

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>>51965316
Forgot pic, it's kinda significant

>>51965316
Tip harder faggot.

>>51963963
Unless you paint it on thick, it does not gloss. Thick gloop for visors is an awful idea

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>>51965258
>Oh right you're one of those special snow flakes who thinks because he bought the most expensive paint he could find that it would already be perfect for painting with
Nice strawman.
No, I used the metallic blue, because it was the color I wanted to use, as I wanted to emulate the way shells of beetles look.

>Your colour scheme is shit, it looks like a 12 year old's first space marine army. It doesn't work and it looks like some of the images people post here as examples of how not to paint models.
Nice opinion.
You haven't actually explained why it is supposedly shit or why it doesn't work.

>>51965270
Yeah, because of the metallic colors, light reflects very strongly of the carapace, making it somewhat hard to get a decent picture of the thing. I tried to get one with different lighting to see if the result will look better.

>>51965288
>muh color theory
Not an argument.

>>51965356
What?
If there's one thing all good painters have in common it's an understanding of what colors look good among one another. Even Jackson fucking Pollock understood this and he just threw paint at canvas for the sake of making fun of art. Color theory is inherently necessary in painting.

>>51965258
I think it looks pretty cool honestly, you sound like a faggot

>>51965387
>You haven't actually explained why it is supposedly shit or why it doesn't work
Lack of contrast. Lack of strong highlights, thick paint, painting outside of the lines.
Dude, take the criticism and start thinking about your shit or fuck off. You posted it here for a reason, if you want a hugbox go to FB or DakkaDakka.

>>51965387
Are you the same faggot who painted the rad eldar? You act like him when people tell you how shit you are.

>>51965387
If I ever painted one of my nids that bad, I'd be too embarrassed to put it on the table, let alone photograph it...

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Hi mystery board,

Friend pointed me out to tg because of painting. I just started getting into it. Here's my first attempt

Advice?

>>51965431
What's with people sperging out to criticism on this general?
At least churchfag could paint though...

>>51965402
>Color theory is inherently necessary in painting.
You threw out the example of a butterfly, when what anon was painting was more akin to a deep sea fish or an insect, things which don't tend to follow "colour theory" like it's the authority you seem to think it is.
Not everything in nature is le pretty butterfly to which you can stroke your beard and pronounce to be "perfect" in colour.

>>51965082
>>No contrast between the carapace and flesh
>Should there be?


You need contrast, models are tiny and representing things that are big. Every possible way to emphasize and exaggerate shadows and borders is necessary. A good scheme doesn't fight that.

You could try to avoid that by doing edge highlights on the carapace, but your scheme will still be fighting you.

>>51965485
>an insect
didn't know a butterfly wasn't one of these

>>51965453
Use a wash to add some shade, do a little more highlighting other wise a good start.

>>51965459
I don't know but I'm getting sick of it. What kind of a shit hole is this place now? Anything worth commenting on gets ignored and anything that gets feed back ends up in a hissy fit.

>>51965378
Use mine for blood drops and spatters and it's always glossed for me.

>>51965424
>Lack of contrast.
Which is intentional. I did not want to have the skin of the nids look drastically different from the carapace, thus I made it greyish to keep it neutral, because in my opinion, nids look like shit if the skin and carapace have massively contrasting colors.

> Lack of strong highlights
This is the first valid criticism you have actually put forth, and I intend to put further highlighting on the skin and the carapace both.

>thick paint,
Again, the paint is in no fucking way, thick. I applied multiple thin coats of it and no detail was mushed under paint.

>painting outside of the lines.
What?

>Dude, take the criticism and start thinking about your shit or fuck off
This>>51965001, this >>51965102 and this>>51965258 aren't criticism, those posts were just you (presumably) acting like a cunt.

>>51965491
Yeah, but as I said, I hate the way nids look when their skin and carapace are drastically different in color. It just looks stupid to me, because the "skin" of the nids, is just as much heavy armor, as the carapace is. Hive fleet behemoth for exaple, looks atrocious to me. That is why I went with a neutral bluish grey for the skin.

>>51965485
I literally just googled both "insect" and "deep sea fish" and didn't find a single photograph in which the the organism's coloration did not contain contrast at odds with color theory, after scrolling for a few minutes on either search.
You seem to have forgotten that color theory is derived from nature. It's not some idea that comes from nowhere.

>>51965528
Cry more faggot. You got perfectly valid feedback and all you've done is scream "you're not my real Dad! You can't tell me what to do!"

Fuck off and don't come back again if you consider that bullshit to be acceptable painting. The general will be better off without you.

>>51965528
You should kill yourself

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>>51965538
Nice color theory you got here.

>>51965453
Not bad, you're good at staying between the lines, and while some colours (the skin especially) need thinning, the red and metal isn't bad.
Did you apply washes/shades? The skin looks flat in addition to being a bit too thick.

Overall a very good first attempt. Pat yourself on the back.
Look at Duncan Rhodes' tutorials on Warhammer TV, and tutorials on how to wash and highlight miniatures, it'll

>>51965499
Didn't know cockroaches followed "colour theory".

>>51965538
But you DID find them where they did not have "muh colour theory you can only match these colours"?

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This guy is pretty impressed with his merchandise - asking 500 GBP for a Rogue Trader-era battle company - but look who's there, second row, sixth from the left!

>>51965569
2/10 not enough highlighting, carapace is too thicc, blatant fucking moldline running down the back.

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>>51965550
>>51965554

>>51965550
I refuse to believe someone can be this angry over nothing.

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>>51965574
>500 GBP for a Rogue Trader-era battle company

To paraphrase Vincent Vega, "Eh, it's good, but it ain't worth 500GBP."

>>51965569
The carapace changes in hue from blue to green to black
The eyes are reddish brown, and the hairs are pale yellow. The tips of it's claws and extreme edges of carapace are bright green.
It's perfectly in line with color theory and has really nice contrast.

>>51965572
>Didn't know cockroaches followed "colour theory"
They really do. One of my art projects in elementary school was a painting of a dissection of a cockroach. It's really interesting how many shades of brown, black, and tan they have on them and where it shows up and patterns.

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>>51965583

>>51965569
If you're going to suggest than anything in nature disobeys color theory, then you pretty much wrong by virtue of not understanding the origins and purpose of color theory, which is more a way to classify the natural world than it is to impose hard rules onto art.

>>51965618
Are you seriously arguing that this>>51965569 has more contrasting colors than this >>51965387 does?

>>51965618
So if that's acceptable, what's wrong in "colour theory" with the blue-black, grey, purple, red, and yellow Tyranid?

>>51965683
>Whats wrong with painting models a metallic rainbow with thick paint and no brush control

Why the fuck am I even here any more?

>>51965707
Yes, why the fuck are you even here?

>>51965665
I can't say that overall, because his shitty model's red is really contrasting, in a good way. What the miniature misses is having contrast between 2 elements that are on top of each other, but clearly not the same material (IE. Carapace and flesh). It leads to disorientation and an appealing look. I can maybe post a pic of my nids (who have purple carapace and purple hide, without breaking color theory's rules for contrast).

>>51965707
They'll go away, just like churchfag and raptors anon. We should probably name this queer though.

>>51965734
Put your models where your mouth is then, oh master of the "hard rules" of colour theory.

>>51965745
Metallic Rainbow is a good name.

>>51965707
>rainbow
>with just black and blue metallic colors.

What is so triggering about metallic colors to you anon?

>>51965816
>the blue-black, grey, purple, red, and yellow Tyranid

>>51965830
The purple and yellow aren't all over the model though.

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>>51965747
Not my most photogenic bug, but the easiest to pluck off the shelf and do lighting for. I experimented with texturing his carapace with liquid greenstuff, which in hindsight was a mistake, and the wash on his carapace pooled more than I'm happy with, though I feel it lends to a more mottled, organic look.
Pic 1/3

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>>51965858
Pic 2/3

>>51965858
Wow, Hive Fleet Leviathan, so original.
Truly it took a master of colour theory to divine that scheme.

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>>51965867
pic 3/3

>>51965879
It's not even Leviathan. Way to prove you didn't even read your own codex.

>>51965858
Could do with more layers to transition between the highlights and shade but it's a pretty nice model other wise. Good job.

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>>51965889
Purple+pink is literally Leviathan.
And I'm not the guy with the black and red Tyranid.

>>51965903
Yeah, I painted this when i was 15 or some shit, right when liquid GS came out. My highlights have been getting more subtle, but my stuff like that is either Gants, which are a pain to shoot, or buried near the back of my shelf.
I've been trying to give them a sort of John Blanche look where there's really only 2, maybe 3 colors and then some minor variation on them to bring out things like depth, contrast, etc.

>>51965941
And mine aren't that scheme. My tervigon, as pictured, is of another hive fleet featured in Codex: Tyranids.
Thanks for playing.

>>51965879
stay buttmad

>>51965954
Eh, you say that, but that doesn't make them not look like slightly darker Leviathan.
GG

>>51965954
not that anon, but please - show us a photo. because yours does look a lot like Leviathan.

>>51965954
*Trygon Prime
wow, it's been a while since I actually fielded this guy...

>>51965453
Have you tried watching Duncan's tutorial for Skaven Blood Bowl?

>>51965941
>Pink, white, red and dark purple
>Mauve, Grey and purple

If only these were different colours.

Dude, just fucking leave, you're retardedness isn't welcome here. We want to paint good models not slap on THE BEST PAINT EVER because it's shiny like you do.

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Just going to let some fresh air in, it's getting mighty autistic in here.

>>51965941
http://enchroma.com/test/instructions/

>>51965986
There are examples on page 74 and 77 of the Tyranid codex. Albeit mine have less color transition on their weapons.

>>51966033
Upvote

>>51966004
>If only these were different colours.
Yeah, if only.

>Dude, just fucking leave, you're retardedness isn't welcome here. We want to paint good models not slap on THE BEST PAINT EVER because it's shiny like you do.
I'm not that guy and I'm not leaving "your secret club" just because you think you're the god of painting for copying a codex colour scheme.

>>51966047
>literally plebbit

>>51966097
You're not even replying to the one who painted it.
My sides

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>>51965858
>>51965867
>>51965880
If that is what you mean by contrasting colors, I don't see how my nid supposedly lacks them.
The skin and the carapace are clearly different in color, not just so drastically as in Behemoth or Leviathan color schemes.

>>51966097
It's not a "secret club," we just don't like you

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>>51966109
Wow, it would be hilarious if I hadn't already been replied to as if I was the one with the black and red Tyranid.

>>51966038
that helps me little, as I do not own the Tyranid codex, anon.

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>>51966122
>he's still posting
>He can't even define contrast

>>51966124
TOO BAD

>>51966128
I don't see how that's my problem

Retarded question from a noob coming up. i want to buy some vallejo game colour paint and am going to use a conversion chart to check which paints my army will need. That being said, can i still use vallejo for base coats? as the citadel ones are specifically made to be base coats whereas i don't think the vallejo paint is. Don't crucify me for terrible question and grammar.

>>51966149
>he can't name his own hive fleet

>>51966149
okay.

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>>51966138
Why wouldn't I be posting.
You are deluded if you think that your shitposting will make anyone leave.

>>51966163
Canonically, they aren't given a name.
I've been calling them Hive Fleet Calypso

>>51966187
Can you at least properly light and background your pictures? Can you at least do us all that kindness?

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>tfw WIP turns into shit posting, ironic shitposting, people being trolled and responding.

Thanks Mods

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Just started painting for the first time this shit is as much a chore as it is fun how did I do?

>>51966239
it's /tg/ the mods have always been shit

>>51966239
Don't thank them, thank the WIP "community".

>>51965505
>>51965572
thanks yall

>>51966000
yeah I have though my paints are a tad limited and I wanted to do my own colors. I think I did one step wrong

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Converted and painted this mek

does anyone find that when you get to brighter layers of red they tend to cover really well? Once I get to evil sunz scarlet on my bloodletters and im just picking out the bumps one coat is enough.

Should I water down my paints even more or is this normal?

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Here's the back

>>51966157
Yes. Vallejo also has colors with much pigment, their extra opaque line.

>>51966163
The thing he's referring to is just a tyranid warrior pictured, the hive fleet it belongs to isn't given. It seems to be one of those "tyranids can look like whatever they damn well please" examples.

>>51966303
It's because you've built up to that color. By the time you get to your final, extreme highlights, you really only need one coat.

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>>51966216
Better?

>>51966328
This isn't extreme highlights, this is after mephiston red > wash > mephiston red

To be fair the mephiston red im painting over IS pretty strong, but I get pedantic about thinning muh paints

>>51966299
The weapons look flat. Go back in with some more highlights. Other than that looks good from what I can tell. Lighting isn't great

>>51966239
It's just the one guy getting defensive

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Does anyone know any models that would look nice as primaris psykers or ministorum priests?
I don't like the look of the standard GW ones
(I've also never worked with metal models but I could get past that if they looked better)

>>51966126
You're clearly troll shielding so that when you post your paint jobs we won't tear you a new asshole.

>>51966157
All paints are Base coat paints. GW's branding is retarded and just confuses people like yourself. GW's "paint type" is pretty much exclusively about how much the paints come pre thinned.

>>51966239
>Post shitty model
>Get legit feedback
>Act like a sperg
>Get laughed at and mocked

Welcome to 4chan.

>>51966375
>I have contrast!
>Posts a desaturated picture to prove it
:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

>>51962370
>>51965528
>>51963307
>>51964136
>>51963648
>>51965082
>>51965528
>>51966122
>>51966187

Your models look shit and thats a fact

>>51966375
>That shadow
I said light it well. 3 points, dude

>>51963351

Maybe black, not sure. The tank itself looks pretty damn good though, it looks very realistic if that makes sense.

>>51966427
flagellants from warhammer fantasy?

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>>51966457
>I have contrast!
>Posts a desaturated picture to prove it
:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
M8, I just posted a picture that has less lighting because the fucking white background reflected the brighter lights I used before so bad that I couldn't get a good picture.

>>51966495
>Your models look shit and that's my opinion
fixed that for you.

>>51966509
With bright light reflecting back from white background, my camera can't get a good picture.

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Too much arguing and not enough posting WIPs. What's everyone working on at the moment?

I've just finished two more of these guys. Bottom pic is the base coated remainder. I wanted them done before I go on holiday on Sunday but I don't think I'm going to make it with only a couple of hours a night.

>>51966427
Need to be more specific about what kind of mini you want. There are tons of AoS minis that could work if you have a look through online.

>>51966299
Looking good. I do think you could thin your paints a little as there is a bit of detail being lost.

>>51966533
>Finnish
>shitty scheme that doesn't have enough contrast, featuring purple
>defensive temper tantrum

You are wraithknight guy, aren't you?

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>>51962648
Step 1, grab a silly toy.
Step 2, slap on some orks or grots.
Step 3, apply lots of random bits, plasticard and RIVETS.
Step 4, WAAAAAAUUUUUGH!
I use this model as a killsaw by saying the pilot attempts to hit the enemy with the rotor blades. Nobody complains.

>>51966533
>I fixed the picture so now it looks like it's covered in enamels
:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

>>51963711
They're World Eaters anon, every squad is an assault squad.

They look awesome though

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>>51966538
They look like skittles. Colourful daemons make me happy.

working on finishing the bruiser in the suit for a game this weekend, but probably going to get distracted with something else soon

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>>51966538
>What's everyone working on at the moment?

Bloodsecr8rs gonna bloodsecr8 m8. Bone is far from done, I just wanted some colour there so I'll know the gold stands out from it.

Liking your plaguebearers, nice variety and the reds and yellows tie the unit together.

>>51966551
What if I am?

>defensive temper tantrum
If that is what you want to call a discussion.
Also, again, this sort of posts aren't criticism>>51965001

>>51966538
I can recognize your painting techinique anywhere, nurglebro!

looks good!

>>51966582
Looking great. Generic looking as heck, but that's just the minis, your paint is fine other than the business suit guy having huge eyes.

>>51963711
Sexy as fuck, well done! How did you paint the white?

>>51966299
'Ez not gubbinzy enuff ta be a mek, ya git. Give 'im some flashy bitz, zum mek tools an make 'im a cybork. Not just any mork-gorkin' boy can loot a pawah drill an call 'imself a mek!

>>51962626
Straken and elysian green.

Good to see another player doing a forest themes tau!

>>51966457
>Get legit feedback

None of this is legit feedback
>>51965001
>>51965102
>>51965258

Those posts were blatant shitposting, and caused this whole mess.

>>51966819
dude, you're a sperg. Get over it, it's ok. We're only going to keep making fun of you as long as you keep sperging. You have nothing to gain from this.

>>51966845
I'm not even the dude who posted the nid.
I just find it immensely hypocritical that any of you would claim that those posts I linked to where in any way "valid criticism".

Repost g from last thread, anyone got some cool beastclaw raiders conversions? I love the mounts but can't stand the riders

>>51966869
>Paint is thicc

>Varnish is thicc

>No contrast between the carapace and flesh

>Spergs vs spergs
No matter who wins, we lose.
Because we're all autistic shitlords.

>>51966916
The paint doesn't seem any thicker than in any of the other models posted on this thread.

>>51966122
just fuck off please

>>51962701
I could have sworn I've seen a third party manufacturer selling Nurgle style not-Space-Marine bikes.

>>51967000
see
>>51966538

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>>51967038
Nah, I'm gonna stay here, and keep posting, just to spite you.

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>tfw you're already deep balls into painting your scheme for your amy but you see another one which looks neat and it questions your choice

>>51967096
>he can't even take a decent picture
Fucking kill me

>>51967096
And you're going to continue to be told how shit your 'nids are

Your 'nids are shit and that's a fact

>>51967129
He's wraithknight anon, ignore his autism.

I'm about to paint my first model, a Perry Miniatures foot knight. I have a few paints and some decent brushes. I don't expect it to look good, but do you guys have any advice for a complete beginner? I know that I need to thin my paints.

>>51966457
Thank you sir!

>>51967139
wraithknight anon?

I need a quick rundown

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Finished the first thuddgun and working on the other one, just basecoat and washes on it. Added rust effects and texture mud paint on the finished one

>>51967148
Thin your paints, respect areas, and wash. Shit will already look better than 99% beginner's models

>>51965012
>>51964995
these are cool.

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>>51967129
And I'm going to continue telling you, that that is just your opinion.

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>>51967174
The people bitching about my nids hated my Wraithknight too.

>>51966538
I'll be honest, I have no idea what I'm looking for exactly, I was hoping someone just came with one suggestion they rendomly came up with that I'd happen to like
I'm new to this whole thing so I don't quite know where to look

>>51963648

ignore the haters, I think that looks awesome. It's very realistic and, like you said, I'm reminded of beetles. Good job!

>>51966525
Some of those could work, especially if I could find some leftover aquillas from some other kits

>>51967206
...What did they hate about it? Did they insist it needed some sort of Eldar temple on the base, like these kinda shitlords are wont to do?

>>51967229
Thanks.
I'm quite happy with the color scheme.
The way light reflects of the carapace on the leg of the nid in this picture for example>>51967187, is exactly how I wanted this color scheme to work.

>>51967206
Looks good. Gay, but good

>>51967176
I love the black effect at the end of the barrels, did you use an airbrush or did you use a piece of sponge?

>>51967187
>Sieppaa
Finnejävel

>>51967258
The lack of contrast, mostly, which I did actually agree with.

>>51967275
It is an eldar, so fabulous looks are a given.

>>51967287
Sori en puhu homojen kieltä.

>>51967287
Ut ur detta land reeeeeee!

>>51967206
No shade
wtf is that shit shit did you miss painting it?
Green and purple look shit.

>>51967281
Thanks! Just drybrushing and washes

>>51966187
Your scheme is ok anon. I for one, apreciate different color schemes, i just hope that your base will be of a light color. Also dont really like the red on the mounth.

>>51967304
Green and purple look awesome, fuck you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x4weajfqm0

>>51967314
I made the area around the mouth red to sort of highlight the area and tie it to the other regions where I imagine the flesh being "stretchy".
Also, I think that I'll make a snow themed base for them.

>>51967339
Into gay porn are we?

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>>51967374
I'm not swedish, so no.

Tbh, the Green and Purple theme came sorta accidentally, when I made my first wraiths.
I loved the way I made their heads into something akin to giant gems, and then I just went with purplish colors for the body to create contrast for the green heads.

>>51967374
...You aren't?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuw6KBc6ie4

>>51967392
Yea you keep posting your shit, we all have a jolly laugh at how bad it is and then you sperg and post more of it to laugh at.

Keep it up wraith knight-kun. We're never going to stop it.

>>51967414
You vastly overestimate the effect your opinions have on mine.

>>51967206
I hate your 'nids because they're painted like shit and are too shiny. While I'm not a fan of purple-pink and green, the Wraithknight is painted quite well.

kinda gives me a gravity-suit Samus kinda feel

>>51967414
Please stop, you're just moronic at this point. His eldars look good, and his nids are an interesting idea, but you just sperg about it to no end. Fuck off

>>51966610
Looks really nice so far, and thank you. That's basically exactly what I was going for, a mix of variation and common elements.

>>51966620
Thanks pal.

>>51966582
Haha I will take that as a complement, vibrant minis are massively underrated.

>>51967176
Really admiring your dkok. I think you're nailing your colour scheme.

>>51967067
Please don't bring me into it.

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>>51967444
How are they painted like shit?
I mean, how would you improve the paintwork on them?

Them being shiny is on purpose.
If I didn't want them to be shiny, I wouldn't have used metallic paints and the glossy nuln oil shade.
I set out to make them shiny from the get go, because as I said before, I wanted them to look like beetles and other insects with shiny shells.
Picture related.

>>51966632
yeah, the eyes are a bitch to get right because of how tiny his head is

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>>51966538
I've posted some of my completed guys before but I wanna be helpful. These guys look great, the bottom ones look some sweets I just wanna crunch em down

Been playing around with different colours for some of my guys skin tones, most notably the guys on either end I used different colours on.

>>51967505
I think the main issue I have with your 'nids is that the lack of contrast, coupled with the colour scheme and gloss covering the whole 'nid, makes it seem like one muddled heap of 'nid. I really don't know how to describe it but I feel the 'nids would look better if the gloss was only on the hard armour bits, and if the fleshy skin(?) bits were a slight bit lighter (and less glossy) it would provide contrast and make the 'nids pop out.

Sorry for being rude, anon.

>>51967446
His eldar look like shit, the reason he has a nickname is because we tore his Eldar apart last time and he came back in exactly the same spergy way.

Why the fuck are you white knighting this piece of shit? Troll shielding much?

>>51967633
No problem. Though, had the first criticism been like this, the whole above mess could have been avoided.

I'll certainly test out leaving the skin not glossy and perhaps making it lighter. I am still figuring out this scheme, and the Tyranid Warrior was my second test piece, the first being the termagant you can see alongside the warrior here.>>51963648

>>51967505
While I like the idea, it just didn't come out that well on the miniature. I can name two problems for you:

1: The shining chitin of a bug is really hard to recreate. And why you could say: "Well, people will understand it's suppose to be chitin." it still doesn't look very aestethic on a miniature this way, the paint makes it look like someone draw on it with a glitter pen to me (sorry).

2: While I understand that you might like a dark colorscheme, and insects have dark colour too, in reality this doesn't work well on a miniature.
Especially with this low amount of highlights. You must understand that usually tabletop games are played in the evening, and your miniature is going to look like its just black on the tabletop. You won't always have a camera flash pointed on it.

I hope this passes as constructive criticism for you.

>>51967723
I think my main problem besides your attitude is the gun on the warrior, the colour looks sort of splotchy and it could do with being neatened up a little around the actual finer details of the gun

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Work in progress of a wyld wood. Going for a verdant forest/swampy look. What do you guys think?

>>51967798
Needs a shit load of washes.

>>51965387
I think you should matt down the skin.

The colours look fine but I think you should base quite bright as the model looks very dark as is.

>>51967755
Why do you have to be so defensive, how do you survive on this website?

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Step 1 towards a Nurgle warband. New Plague bearer swords are shit so making a proper cleaver out of Plasticard. The vest is going to be bright colours to bring out the carnival of Chaos elements of nurgle instead of just dirty people.

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>>51967723
I got no problem with this sort of actually constructive criticism which the stuff that started this mess certainly wasn't.

I had not really considered the scenario of the models being played in a poorly lit room. My desk lamp is really bright, so I didn't even realize how dark my nids look without the light.
(picture related, I turned my desk lamp off).

I guess that I'll have to brighten the base shell of the nids up quite a bit if I want to make this work.
Though the gamestore where I usuallly play does have pretty bright lighting, I guess that it wouldn't hurt to make my figures look good without depending on a strong light source.

As for highlights, I sort of detest making them, because I am not good enough at them to make them so subtle that they don't look cartoony as fuck. I try to instead just emphasize certain colors in certain regions, instead of just putting lines of bright color at edges.

>>51967862
I'm considering making a snow base for them.

>>51967635
And who gave him this nickname ? You ?

>>51967908
Extreme highlights aren't the only highlights. Have you ever tried layering?

>>51967863
He's a cunt. Why do you think we torment him and laugh at his shit? When he gets good feedback he acts like a bitch when he gets mocked for it he doubles down. So we laugh at him.

>>51967908
You're full of shit, when you get advice you just double down and post more shitty images. You can see it constantly in this thread where someone says "This colour scheme doesn't work, go research colour theory" and your response is "MUH COLOUR THEORY! That's just an opinion!"

You're a faggot and you don't belong here.

>>51967932
No, I don't care for nicknames. I just call him a faggot and laugh at him as he throws a tantrum.

>>51967953
Yes, I have.
That is how I achieved the shift in blue in the shell of the nids, and the different transitions of color in my wraithknight.>>51967206

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Currently working on my kustom stompa, building a giant two handed chainaxe for him as a replacement for two close combat weapons.

What do you guys think so far?

>>51967853
Green is washed pretty heavily with biel tan on the base layer then drybrushed up. Everything else still isn't washed

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>>51967973
You're the only one throwing a fit here, anon. Just let it go now

>>51966562
I know, there's not a model in my army without a chainaxe :)
>>51966700
Thanks very much!
The white recipe
>Prime with Army Painter Matte Black absolute madman
>2 thin coats of Ulthuan Grey
>All-over wash of 50/50 Lahmian Medium/Army Painter Strong Tone
>Edge highlight with Ceramite White

>>51967973
Are you still pretending that any of these posts contained any useful advice or criticism?
>>51965001
>>51965102
>>51965258
>>51965288

>>51967987
Bad ass, I feel like he could use some horns or something though

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>>51967633
>>51967693
>>51967723
>>51967908

A+ ending

>>51967979
You should exaggerate it more then. When I layer, the darkest color ( the color which you start with) is almost completely covered in the end.

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Can a color specialist anon tell me what grey is used on the coat of those kriegers ? I'm kinda thinking of doing a platoon with an alternative color for a change

>>51968015
>>51968037
It's people like you who make 4chan worse than Reddit.

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>>51968061
Here's another one. The site where I found those pics didn't list the paints used unfortunately

>>51967908
>As for highlights, I sort of detest making them, because I am not good enough at them to make them so subtle that they don't look cartoony as fuck. I try to instead just emphasize certain colors in certain regions, instead of just putting lines of bright color at edges

You need to consider what your paintjobs are for. To do smoothly transitioned zenithal highlighting like that will take a lot longer per miniature than to do conventional edge highlighting (which should still be applied selectively to avoid the tron look).

This picture is a great illustration of the fact that you really need high contrast for minis to look good on the tabletop, like I said way back >>51965491

To make something tiny look like it's casting shadows and reflecting light like something huge, we need to emphasize the natural shadows and make sure you can see the borders between materials (this becomes less important on really large models where natural shadow can do more for you).

Careful zenithal highlighting can do this, but brush painting an entire army, you are going to want to use a shortcut, edge highlighting, which really shows the borders between materials and surfaces and lets the viewer's eye fill in the transition for you.

>>51968076
edgelord

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Another blood bowl cheerleader done. One day my goblin problem will be over and I will stop painting endless blood bowl miniatures.

>>51967931
I think that would be a good choice.

>>51968107
>savage ork anon is here to save us from the shitposting.

Nice tartan.

>>51968098
I love how you say "we" as if you are Bob Ross.

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>>51968044
I think I may have left too much of the metallic blue+abaddon black on the carapaces of the nids instead of covering it with just the metallic blue and lighter hues of it. That is what is making them so damn dark.
With proper lighting, the shells look pretty much exactly what I wanted, (picture related) but ideal lighting conditions aren't always a given.

>>51968076
What, people who don't accept "lol git gud" and "your models look like shit" as valid criticism?

>>51968098
I see.
I guess I'll just have to stomach doing the edge highlights. The problem really is that when you are painting a miniature, you are looking at them super close up, so things like edge highlights etc, end up looking really crude in my eyes at least. But I guess that at tabletop distances, such crudeness sort of disappears.

What exactly is zenithal highlighting?

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>>51968151
>The problem really is that when you are painting a miniature, you are looking at them super close up, so things like edge highlights etc, end up looking really crude in my eyes at least. But I guess that at tabletop distances, such crudeness sort of disappears.

Stop during painting, put it at least arm's length away, and see if you can actually see what you're intending. If you can't, you need to push the contrast further.

>What exactly is zenithal highlighting?

What you're trying to do. You imagine that your light source is directly above the model's head / [insert appropriate part here] and you paint in your highlights and shadows according to that. Search 'How to do basic zenithal highlighting' and click on the From The Warp tutorial.

>>51968151
I think if the flesh was white and matte it would be a lot better.

>>51968076
Anything to piss you off~. (◡‿◡)

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Heavy weapons teams for my "Renegade" Guard (Quotation marks due to me using actual Guard rules and not Forgeworld ones.)

Not sure what colours to paint the ruined frameworks etc. on the base. I'm also considering putting soem blotches of snow on, but I'm worried there'll be too much white.

As an aside, cloth and highlighting is hell. Absolute hell. Why did I do this to myself?

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>>51968126
>I love how you say "we" as if you are Bob Ross.

I wish buddy.

Watching through his shit is a great resource for colour theory and observation skills, and just you see how extreme his highlights are and how good they look.

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>>51968082
It's Codex Grey.
You're a lazy fucking cunt, aren't you?

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/419737.page

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>>51968151
>If I ignore everything I don't want to see then my opinion is valid

>>51968207
Alright.
That's pretty good advice.
I'll have to improve this color scheme when I start fully painting my nids.
This one was mostly just a test for this color scheme idea.

>>51968214
That would take it a bit too close to Leviathan color scheme. I also dislike working with white colors in general.
In my experience, it is a pain in the ass to get a good even white coat of paint on a miniature.

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My first WIP in a year. Bad lighting makes the shading and highlights seem really flat, I'll try to get a better picture tomorrow.

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>>51968121
This thread is a hot mess anon, may it swiftly autosage into the void.

Heres another bomma and snotling bomb marker I did the other night.

>>51968243
He used codex grey for vehicles and it looks a bit different. Are you sure it's the same ?

>>51968151
Why's it so shiny? And why does it look like it's been sprinkled with glitter?

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What type of pose should I go for with my Iron Father? I'm thinking if giving him a thunder hammer instead and a arm gun or pistol.

As I can pose the legs should I have one leg propped on something or should I attempt a swinging pose with a hammer?

>>51968290
yeah, the difference is he uses a lot of sponge weathering on his vehicles, which makes them look darker, while the infantry is just washed and highlighted

>>51968258
>That would take it a bit too close to Leviathan color scheme

Why do you care as long as it looks good?

>>51968236
What exactyl is up with the head on the last one, or is he awaiting a transplant?
As for the ruins, go for something subtle, like a metallic or grey with with rust splotches, but then drowned in Agrax and/or Nuln. You don't want anything to draw attention from the minis, so avoiding introducing new colors by doing the red-orange rust (at most) would help with that, while still making it look like old debris.

>>51968335
Alright. Thanks anon. Do you think he highlighted using the same color or yet another one ?

>>51968341
Because I'm a special snowflake and I don't want to copy existing color schemes.

>>51968306
>>51968335
*and because he washes his infantry, it looks more brownish, while the vehicles just look like dirty grey

>>51968261
Nah, neat and simple it works well mang

>>51968345
Oh, yeah, he lost it in an accident. I still need to get round to ordering more glue.

>>51968306
Anon used metallics and gloss shade to go for a shiny beetle carapace look.

>>51968351
From what I can tell, it's the same color, but watered down

>>51968282
>may it swiftly autosage into the void.

Amen. The cheeky grin on that snotling is A+

>>51968381
Great, thanks again, I'm gonna try that. I'm a bit tired of thunderhawk blue

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>>51968370
>Anon used metallics and gloss shade

What the fuck?

>>51968402
Yes. In order to make something that has a shine. As he intended. Your point?

>>51968464
>Every post has to have a point

What red do I need to highlight a knorn red ? I need it a bit lighter and flashy

>>51968464
>As he intended. Your point?

How defensive.

>>51968492
Evil Sun Scarlet or equivalent is my go-to. A bit of orange on the tips also helps.

Just opened a CSM Terminator Lord kit and noticed that all the melee weapons are right hand and all the guns left.

I wanted to put an axe in one hand and chainfist in the other. Any way to easily get this going without having to use a normal arm on a terminator?
Or am I just going to have to forego WYSIWYG?

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>>51968492
>What red do I need to highlight red
None. You take some orange and/or bone white and you add that to the red.
There.
Your highlight.

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>>51968484
>Anything has to have a point.

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>check GW's online shop for codex grey
>it doesn't exist
Errrr. Did they change the name or some shit ?

>>51968331
I'm all for some popping, right now he looks like some akward robot. Given that Iron Hands are rather bleak and dark, perhaps something colourful on the base would give him some contrast. Maybe something eldar-ish that he is smashing?

>>51968512
Oh wait I was wrong, some of these are lefties. BUT NOT THE CHAINFIST SO POINT STILL STANDS

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Anyone know a kit with a suitably awesome banner on it for an Admech version of the Custodes Vexilla? I realised that once I've got all the parts for the whale-stormbird and my Genetor army I'm building alongside it, I will have 6 Ogryn bodies spare. That means I can make a unit of 5 Praetorian Servitors as a bodyguard for my Magos, using the custodes rules. Planning on two Storm Shield, two Spear and one banner.

Anyone know a cool banner I can use and whack a couple Admech transfers on? Don't trust myself to freehand.