WIP general

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the slaughterpriest i entered in the painting competition.

not my best model, and I ran out of time to work on it due to external factors, but I hope i place thanks to the big fuck-off base i put it on

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So WIP, I think I figured out how I'm going to model my sister command squad, but I would like some thoughts.

If I use pic related (Not nine) because none only are both arms open, she's wearing a helmet. I'm thinking I can stick the combi on the sword arm, and the flamer on the plasma. Would this work? I have a bunch of combi-plasma, but I need to get flamers. A regular SM flamer should work I think or maybe SoS flamers even.

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>>52005136
Nice picture op

How the flippedy flack are the pouches and holsters supposed to fit on Space Marines? (BaC in this instance).
They seem too big to fit on the thighs and very hard to get flush with them to any extent.

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>>52006518
i've wanted to know for a while, where is the soldiers bottom lip? it's like the helmet strap goes right into his mouth.

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>>52006779
The bottom lip isn't sculpted, he's sucking on the strap.
I'm seriously, it's hilarous.
Same story on this guy's valhallans

All these horrified guardsmen have given me flashbacks to the desu brigade from that kiddy fiddler on PA. That was some high quality conversion work.

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>>52006905
>desu brigade
Care to explain?

>>52006918

There was some weeb leaf shitposter on PA circa 2007. He made a 1500 point IG army that had horribly oversized greenstuff anime girl heads. I believe he also had tentacle rapey tech priests or something. Unfortunately the original images seem to have disappeared, but hopefully a kind anon has them somewhere.

Hey WIP, how should I base my Sisters of Battle? I've been debating it for a while now and I can't decide how I want to base them. When I did the bases for my Admech it was pretty obvious, but I can't decide what would be thematically appropriate and aesthetically pleasing for my sisters.

>>52007036
What colour scheme are they?

>>52007053

Custom color scheme with white armor, bronze detailing, and bluish grey robes.

>>52006985
Well, my excuse is that I didn't sculpt them, GW (specifically one of the perry brothers did)
It's very nice to treat an old sculpt to a high quality modern paint job.
>inb4 someone shows me a zoom up of the worse faces I painted

Salvaged rhino with old salvaged vindicator plates, no demolisher cannon. I'm thinking I throw four identical lascannons in there and make some 30k on the cheap! Thoughts? Suggestions?

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>>52007071

>>52007067
Don't worry nigga, your paintjob is golden dragon tier compared to his.

>>52007085
Flipped? How the hell did I manage that? Sorry guys I'm new to this smartphone doohicky

>>52007064
I get the feeling a dark, astrogranite base is probably a bad idea.
Maybe a desert base? Ruins are also a possibility.

Urban or spaceship floors can be trickier and/or more expensive, if you'd be interested in them.
Alternatively you could look into marble bases, if you wanted to home in on the religious aspect of them.

>>52007099
That's alright, as long as you actually want to get them right-way round in future!

If the door's already fucked you can go to town on making a conversion. I read a bit earlier that there was a tank called the "Sabre", an early, pre-Vindicator tank destroyer based on the Rhino, so feel free to be creative.
Good luck.

>>52007109

What would you recommend for silver armor and red robes? Bases have never been my weakest point.

>>52007183
>never been my strongest point
Tired brain

>>52007095
If you find a pic, post it. I love seeing weird shit like that

>>52007189
They've never been mine either.
The Texture Paints are actually pretty good in my experience, and the new thicc variants look even better, it's just that I don't really know what else to do with them besides leaving them in a blasted/arid/frozen/muddy wasteland or throwing rocks and detritus on them.

I think for a darker colour scheme, a brighter base like a desert or else grass is a good idea, but for a brighter colour scheme, the contrast in a darker base like urban ruins, moonscape or rocky/muddy earth can work in contrast, but you'd need to put in some amount of subtlety like pools of shade or decorations there for contrast on the base itself, so it isn't just an eyesore that functions like a black-hole of aesthetic interest, dragging down the model overall.

>>52007109

Fluff is a crusade to retake space lost to necrons if that helps. I don't really wanna do them in a desert cause I already did my mechanicus on red sands, but now that I think about it that might not be half bad....I agree i'm not feeling astrogranite. To be honest I like the texture paints but I'm just not feeling them here.

>>52007270

I experimented with some texture paint, and it turned out a little flat, even after I painted it up a little. I don't know if I just need to add more texture or what. Maybe something else on it like chunks of Styrofoam

>>52007345
That was probably the old variety. The new ones are supposed to look a lot more "out there".

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>>52007366

I doubt it. The store is pretty new.

Here's a pic. There's some grit there, but idk

>>52007500
>I doubt it. The store is pretty new.
No, it's not like the old paints versus new paints, it's a bit more like the brush versus "air" paints.
They still sell both varieties, even though it looks to me like the newer variety will have more appeal.

>Old
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-IE/Texture-Astrogranite-24ML
>New
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-IE/Texture-Astrogranite-Debris-24ML

Here's a PDF explaining it. GW do some decent PDFs but they could do to put them more prominently, it would help beginners out a great deal and explain their products' ideal uses so people appreciate them primarily as they were intended to be.

https://www.games-workshop.com/resources/PDF/Paint//Textured_Paints.pdf

>>52007558

Ah ok. Yea. I definitely have just Astrogranite, not Debris. Thanks. I'll take a look at the pdf.

>>52007183
Silver is neutral and green is red's complimentary colour so maybe a something with a lot of grass or vegetation?

So i've been looking for base making ideas, and I'm seeing a lot of people using corkboard, but It seems to me like it would make getting the mini on there awkward or odd looking. Anyone have experience with this?

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Hey guys.

These are mit very first miniaturs. I thined the paint like there is no tommorow and i am using a wettpalette.
I got obviously still a lot of work to do, but I would like to know what you guys think so far.

Btw, I'm going dir Salamanders.

So, I posted last thread but got drowned out in the rush of replies. I'm painting some Tzeentch Arcanites soon, and I'm trying to get a mirror-finish on the shields. I have NO IDEA how to go about this. So I've come to you guys for tips.

>>52005419

Any thoughts here?

>>52008365

First question I need to ask based on the surrounding models: you primed that before painting, right?

Secondly, I'm not seeing any loss of detail anywhere, so the coat was thinned enough. However, there are a few spots that could use another layer such as the shoulder in the right.

Keep it up.

>>52006918
>>52006779
>>52006518
I've seen these models more than my own that are in cabinets like 10 feet away.

We get that you're proud of them but dude...

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>>52007668

That's what I used to do, actually. Pic related is from about 6 years ago lol. However , my skills have gotten a lot better since then, but without a good base, it's kind of wasted.

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>>52009276
im not the guy that painted them, i'm the guy that painted this one
i just like collecting silly model faces

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>>52005136

>>52008338
I've not worked a ton with cork but I never had trouble. You can often just pin your models' feet and shove the metal right in, which is pretty nice. Also allows for some pretty easy broken streets and rocks to stand on by just basing them and giving a good drybrush.

>>52009470
Quite glossy. Could use some more shading, either by highlights or some more shade i recesses.

>>52009261
Yes i did.
I'm really tacking my time with these guys, adding layer after layer.


Oh and the other marines are indeed not ready for painting.

Any of you friends have any tips for spookifying horsies into nightmares/demonic mounts? Doing some conversion work for VC Blood Knights and looking into my options. So far, I'm planning on greenstuffing some claws (if I can be assed doing it to 15 horses) on their hooves and replacing the tails with something whiplike (again, probably greenstuff).

Other than that, and obviously colour scheme, do you guys have any ideas?

>>52009906

Take a look at the Chaos Knights for inspiration, is all I'd say. Things like losing hooves for claws, forked tongues, fangs, spurs of bone where they shouldn't be, etc.

Of course, a good paint job can work wonders on even an unaltered horse if you can manage to give its gaze an unearthly quality.

>>52009957
They're gorgeous, right? I'm sorely tempted to pick up an SC Slaves to Darkness box just to get my hands on the minis to take a closer look.

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Hey guys,
I already asked, but what you suggest for sword handles to work with the yellow/white enchanted blades? I made a few tests to be marble like, wood and I was about to try bronze but I just gave up. I like marble but it's a punch in the eye with the yellow blade...
What do you suggests? (Basing is WIP, so don't look at that)

>>52005136
Are there any good star wars RPG miniatures? If not, how would y'all recommend converting a Zabrak?

>>52010129
There were, but they are out of production for a while now.. Not sure if they inculded a Zabrak.

You could check ebay.

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Apologies for the big image but it's 5 in 1. Plaguebearers basically done now barring a couple of touch ups, the instrument and icon of chaos. And a pic of my fledgeling army of nurgle wips at the bottom. Not doing any more before I go away on holiday tomorrow.

>>52010119
I like the turquoise actually, important to have some colour in there.

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More work on the half trukk conversion, mostly just washes.

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Tauanon back again. He's finally done, /wip/!
Now I can sleep and paint drones.

>>52010368
Can we expect to see your minis in a future White Dwarf magazine?

>>52010368
fucking Aces, my man!
From one Nurgle-follower to another, how did you paint them? lots of washes?

>>52010368
>those rear pics

MY ANACONDA DON'T

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Large photos phone posters pls go

Some wip terrain. Just waiting for some clear resin to do the water/mud effect as I have completely fallen out of love with water effects.

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>>52010823
This one is nearly finished, again just waiting on resin as clear water cracked everywhere.

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>>52010840
This one is done. Bought cheap with a huge burn down the middle but tried to redeem. Unfortunately the varnish misted,

Sorry for shitty pics, they don't fit in my lightbox.

>>52008492
You can either try Earth/Sky NMM or look into some of the thing metal foils you can apply. I've seen it done with some japanese gold foil on the Beaconite Pilgrym models and I assume there's a silver version. Being actual metal they reflect light very well. There's also the rub&buff metallic polish range to look into.

Possibly an easier alternative would be using the brightest vallejo air silver colour you can find over a glossy light blue basecoat, and then copious coats of gloss, but that won't reflect light in the same way a mirror does.

>>52010368
I really, really like the effect you've gone for here. It's like a modern version of the blending on the old Realm of Chaos miniatures. Your greenstuff work is also great, really brings personality to the models. Looking forward to seeing more from you.

>>52010404
Neat. How did you paint it?

Also, what's the best way to do checks?

>>52010823
>>52010840
>>52010858
These are top-notch. They look "real", especially the landing pad.

>>52005188
Why did you write ascension like a toddler on it?

>>52010990
i have very poor handwriting and not the patience to calligraphy it

>>52010948
Thanks amigo. Was trying to copy a lot from WW2 diorama makers. Not quite up with those dudes but think they work for gaming pieces,

>>52010368
Amazing work, really inspiring stuff i gotta say.
The first time i saw a picture of your great unclean one i thought i was looking at concept art and now you're making me wanna paint some plaguebearers, any chance of a rough tutorial?

>>52008365
Nice work bro, post updates when you finish one.

>>52010937
couple drybrush passes on metallics, basecoats, then just a nuln oil bath for the red parts and metals, and evil suns scarlet glaze on yellows.

>>52010937
oh, and i freehand the checkers and every other pattern

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first paint in years. is the contrast of shadows and highlight too strong? if so, any tipp on how to fix it except of dumping it in alcohol and starting all over?

>>52011340
I think that'll work ok. Maybe add some outlining between the painted regions to make things pop a bit more.

Otherwise to increase the contrast, well, simply paint on darker shadows and brighter highlights. To reduce contrast add filters, ie a very translucent (often dilluted until they're very wash-like, but you could dilute with clear varnish as well) paint coat applied evenly all over. This pulls everythign towards the colour of the filter, reducing contrast.

>>52010368
Top notch, but the sword and the fly monster are awfully painted

>>52010368
Amazing work!

>>52011359
>I think that'll work ok. Maybe add some outlining between the painted regions to make things pop a bit more.
thx will try that out later when other pieces are painted

Posting from work on my phone so sorry if it gets flipped, and the quality is kinda shitty but oh well

Making some stormcast into a minotaur honor guard for when my moloc gets here

Models still well a wip but thought i might try to get some input

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>>52011440
And of course i forget to post the image...

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Man I wish I was good enough to do stuff like this

>>52010499
Not unless you know something I don't!

>>52010596
>>52010615
>>52010918
>>52011022
>>52011403
Thanks a lot guys. As for a rough how I'm doing them:
>Base with one of off-white, pink (Emperor's Children), Yellow, OR light blue (Vallejo Sky Blue)
>Drybrush white for highlights and texture, needed for the smooth CAD scuplts
>Wash all with a mix of brown (Seraphil Sepia), blue (Guilliman Blue) and water. Mix them on the model, some areas should stay blue, some brown some clear, some a mixture to give variation. Chuck it on and push the paint around.
>When still wet you can put in some other colours, red, green, yellow to push the colour in a different direction.
>When dry use a dark blue wash to shade, just on the undercarriage, legs, under arms etc. Make sure to blend out the edges with water to avoid tide marks. You may want to highlight some of the areas with the original base colour to bring them back a bit.
>Layer Carroburg Crimson and Casandora yellow glazes over pustuled and gorey areas. When layered they give a really nice orangy brown colour. Casandora yellow in particular is a 10/10 paint.
That's basically it for the skin. Its all been a bit of an experiment so each one is done a bit differently, skipping steps and adding extra glazes here and there.

>>52011361
Har har. Finishing the GUO will be the next job, and rebasing him. Then the rotfly daemon prince after that.

>>52010823
>>52010840
>>52010858
These are really great. Historical modellers and even model railwayers are such a good resource for realistic scenery and tank modelling, makes your stuff look a cut above for gaming.

>>52010404
Love this. Are you the guy posting DKoK too? Don't know if its just the camera quality but the painting looks very similar.

>>52009276
http://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/image/yadIwX8zEiLa06ePmELB2Q/
Ive posted him, maybe 3 times.

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>>52010368

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Cleaning it up, also metallics. Pics now include gunner, who is obv wip.

>>52011800
>Mad Mork: Orkky Road

>>52005419
could you do a quick sketch of how you'd like it to look? i'm struggling to see how thr combi would work

>>52011458
>More than 1MB image
>focused on the pots behind
>blurred as shit
>shit light

I must say anon, I'm impressed.

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My first two miniatures, ever.
I tried my best and the red spot on that one magazine has already been fixed.
Also didn't know which lighting was better, so have daylight and my work lamp.

>>52011810
haha, the fact that it brought mad max to your mind is the highest for of compliment to me, since it was my inspiration.

Is there a good tutorial to paint the Empire's Griffon?

I really don't want to fuck it up

Throwing together a 30k Dangel in honour of the new Fallen dropping soon. He's still wet glue and blutac, but how is he looking so far?

>>52011574
Yes thats me! Thanks man, appreciate it. I think its mostly the camera, makes everything look chunky and highlights metalllics too much. Darkness wont help either since im from scandinavia, not much sunlight to go around, when i have to work full time.

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>>52012269
Every time...

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I've tried fiddling around a bit to try and find a Genestealer cult scheme that I enjoy. I like them all, but am Mostly torn between Yellow or Green.

which do you think looks best?

>>52012754
how do you do that stuff anyways? im not a big photoshop guy so I don't know how to do it. and personally, I like the purple or blue.

>>52012754
I would go for yellow, green feels too... nature.

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Anyone know how to paint walls colored like this?

I'm working on anor londo inspired church building but have no idea how to get the color right.

Should I prime and then drybrush? Use washes? Light layers on top darker ones? I have no clue.

The material I'm using is thin foam board.

>>52012283
Did you dip parts of the model in glue? Nicely done however.

>>52011574
Many send in their minis to GW and I think yours are good enough to be featured in White Dwarf.

>>52012773
open up photoshop
make a new layer on top of your image
Choose a color, and color over the parts you want different
change the layers properties to "hue", and you're done.

it is easier to add "hue" first, as that will let you see more clearly.

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Can anyone recommend me a good hobby drill? Looking to magnetize my Knight now I have both magnets and greenstuff, so I need something to make holes that isn't the slightly overpowered DIY power tools I normally use for this stuff, especially since those bits are all pointed.

Also, is there a way to make a clear tank look water-filled/something to fill it with for that? Had the idea of making a Dune Navigator-style Admech Psyker for my army, who'll double as a Heresy Magos. Is there a way to get the coloured fluid effect for the inside of the tank done at all well?

>>52012848
does this mean sending the actual mini or a photo?

>>52012781
Prime white or sand coloured and then do off-white/bone. Shade with light brown wash then do a layer of bone white do a sand wash.

>>52012871
I should have written photos of their minis. Sorry.

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>>52012933
ah, im thinking of submitting this once i get lamps for my lightbox so i can take better pics. No way i will send the actual mini because ive grown attached to it. Think it could make it? Ill propably have to clean it up a little more.

>>52012870
>Can anyone recommend me a good hobby drill? Looking to magnetize my Knight now I have both magnets and greenstuff, so I need something to make holes that isn't the slightly overpowered DIY power tools I normally use for this stuff, especially since those bits are all pointed.

I use the army painter drill myself, but others have had success buying the very cheap chinese ones from aliexpress. I don't trust chinese goods myself, but YMMV.

>Also, is there a way to make a clear tank look water-filled/something to fill it with for that? Had the idea of making a Dune Navigator-style Admech Psyker for my army, who'll double as a Heresy Magos. Is there a way to get the coloured fluid effect for the inside of the tank done at all well?

You can use either water effects or clear resin tinted with inks for a coloured fluid effect. As for tanks, I've been thinking about using one of the glass bits off an e-cigarette which you can usually buy for a tenner or so. They're quite small though, so you could try and make a tank out of pieces of clear plastic and hide the joins with some bitz, like an iron frame or whatever. It's important to ensure that whatever you use is watertight however, as otherwise your fluid will all leak out make a terrible mess.

I remember seeing a fantastic converted admech army a while ago, I think on ammobunker or dakka. It was made before the admech release and I seem to recall a few fluid tanks in there. I can't find it now unfortunately but your google-fu may be stronger than mine.

>>52012848
Oh right, I've no plans to, but thank you for the compliment.

>>52012866
thanks so much!

>>52012831
Mistakes were made, mistakes that will need to be covered up with much filing.

I feel like this questions gets asked atleast once per Week but what is a decent Airbrush setup to begin with? Preferably one that is easy to clean.

Am i supposed to wear a mask/ spray in a separate room when airbrushing or is it fine to do it in your normal hobbyroom with decent ventilation?

>>52012983

Thanks, I'll look into the AP drill, since I only use chinese stuff for recast FW when I'm converting. Not paying £60 for a model I'm using as a grab-bag of Admech parts.

The e-cig glass bits are a little too small, although I might use one a friend had spare as a brain-in-a-jar head for my custom Archmagos when I make him. I was considering just buying some tinted transparent acrylic tube for it, and then filling with clear water effect or resin like you said. He'll be on a floating chassis and attended by some of the dudes in the picture, who'll be GSC Neophytes with servo-arms and such. They'll double as Servitors in Heresy games.

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>>52011440
>stormcast into a minotaur
My nigga. I have plans to do the same.

>>52011458
I think a touch of green to represent Bronze disease would look great.

>>52008365
not so bad so far, but that's still the first layer after all...

>>52011458
Are those normal space marine armies?

>>52012057
not bad, nice miniatures

>>52012057
Not bad at all honestly. Maybe just a xee bit too thick, don't forget to thin your paints and not to overload the brush.

Have you followed Duncan's tutorial?

>>52011440
>some stormcast into a minotaur honor guard
stormcast are AoS miniatures and Minotaurs are a FW chapter.
Normal is a relative term here I guess.

>>52013945
>>52013676
damn, meant to quote this

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Hey, as anybody used the foliage from Mini Natur?

I want to use a kind of tundra themed basing for my next project and I've been thinking of using this stuff as wildflowers.
Just wondering if anybody could tell me if that is a viable way to use it, since it's intended to go on trees usually.

>>52014050
Don't see why not, sounds like a good idea.

>>52010129
Star Wars Imperial Assault has a butt load of miniatures, and every expansion has more. They're not the most detailed sculpts, but they're not bad.

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Finished my 1850pt Word Bearer Host yesterday. I am pretty hyped, that they are finished after all this time, but I had no time to take good pictures. These were taken on my phone after a game today.

Included are:
1x Flying Sorcerer
1x Khorne Icon-Bearer-Lord on Juggernaut
20x CC CSM
6x Bolter CSM
5x Havocs
5x Raptors
5x Terminators
40x Cultists
5x Gal Vorbak Spawns
1x Portal-Vortex Kharybdis Dreadclaw

Here is a little gallery with all the pictures separately: http://imgur.com/a/RB24k

I know you cant make out much, especially in the wider shots, but if you want to see (a bit) better pics of seperate units, i could post some

>>52014487
Great looking army mate, congratulations.

>>52014487
Absolutely brilliant work anon. Lovely conversions all around, congrats.

Defacing an old Archaon model is heresy of the highest order in my book, but then again you're playing Word Bearers.

>>52014487
o/

Can I make my own washes?

>>52015109
Sure. I make my own oil washes.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cP9cT3firLw

>>52013694
Thanks
>>52013730
>Maybe just a xee bit too thick
Thought so too, trying to tone it down a bit. Everything thinned to a comfortable amount, in my opinion, although I might have to get a different brush as I don't really get a nice tip with my current one(s).
And yes, I watched a lot of Duncan's stuff the month before I purchased everything.
My autism finally seems to be paying off.

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Testmodel mostly, highlight still needs to be done but what do yall think of this as color scheme for my blood bowl skavens

Things I use my hand drill for

>removing integral bases without getting wankers' cramp
>shaking pots

>>52015230
Looks nice, I like it.

>>52015109
Yeah lots of tutorials online so just get googling. There are plenty of variations.

I'm about to get a Griffon and I wonder what's the best way to paint the feathers

Should I base color, wash and drybrush or do something else?

I never really painted feathers, neither a mini this big, so I don't want to fuck it up

If it can helps, I want it to be brown ( don't know about the body atm)

So what's the general consensus on Army Painter paints?

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Could anybody with a decent grasp of color theory give me some pointers on balancing out a teal blue/yellow color scheme? Using purple as a triad on these gem cores isn't working out visually.

>>52015625
The colors are all really washed out.
Try brightening the gems up.

>>52015625
Those gems need edge highlights, at least.

>>52012967
Most likely.

>>52015625
You need a richer yellow (currently the green tint blends into the teal) and a brighter purple. It looks like you may have over-washed the teal, making it look dull and muddy.

Bright, glossy purple gems would contrast well with a rich, orangey yellow and a cooler, cleaner shade of teal.

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>>52006985
I had higher hopes before searching.

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has anyone ever bought these?
should i get the forgeworld ones?

>>52015685
>>52015746
>>52015808
Thanks. I'll get some rich highlights put down and post results.

>>52015871
Oh my fuck.

Hey WIP.

In order to strenghten my fluffy AdMech force, i want to make a count-as Cawl Archmagos.

I was thinking about mounting him on a palanquin. Converting a magewrath throne and a black coach for the structure and the "chair" seems to be a good idea.

And you, do you have any suggestion ?

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>>52015871
Target sighted.

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>>52015625
You want my opinion, your scheme isn't very good

Here's something to illustrate that. See how everything looks like it's the same shade of grey? That's bad. You want colors that both contrast and compliment rather than just blending together in a big blob of blah

Sometimes subtle colors are good, but in this case it's Dropzone and those figures are TINY.

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>>52016033
Figured I'd post something to illustrate the point

>>52016033
>>52016059
this is very interesting, thanks

>>52016033
>both contrast and compliment
I'm not entirely sure how colors contrast, as opposed to shades. But as far as complements go I suppose I could skew the main color towards a stronger blue, or push the yellow into the orange-reds.

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What the shit, ebay.

>>52016093
Complementary colors, I'm sure you've seen a color wheel or noticed a hollywood movie poster, are hue based. They really complement by contrasting. Except red and green. Christmas ruined red and green. Meanwhile you also have brightness which is how dark/light it is. A good scheme for a small figure to really make those details pop will have at decent spread of at least hue and brightness

That scheme has almost identical brightness while teal and yellow are very close to each other on a color wheel.

Be warned, though. You paint an army florescent blue and orange and it's going to look like ass. You should look up existing colorschemes and see what looks good and try to understand why it looks good

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>>52016164
That looks professionally painted

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>>52016164
>What the shit, ebay.

For the glory of Marneus Homer, anon!

>>52006518

Thin your paints and do some layers and highlight. Every model looks like it was just basecoated and dipped in wash.

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>>52016165
Thanks again for the pointers, I think I may have found something to work from.

>>52015871
I recall only a few things detailing his building of these, but I believe the eyes are paper cutouts PVAed on.

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>>52016277
Haha, very funny

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10 forevers later, I have 1 squad of guardsmen.

>>52016465
Time to do 65 more!
You're doing conscripts, right? Theres no other way to play.

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>>52016514
>using conscripts
>not going full commando with 10 man squads of veterans

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>>52016606
>Not doing both

>>52016392

? The paint is really thick and the models look dirty because of the lack of layers.

>>52016392
>receive actual criticism regarding your paintjob that's not meme-related
>laugh at it
You're a cunt, you know that?

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can anyone recommend a brand and type of rattlecan varnish for a metallic army?

some of my models got scratched recently, I want to protect my future ones. Satin?

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>>52016873
>>52016781
>take quick picture of my models with flash on to acknowledge the op picture
>hurr it looks bad!
>making me waste my time to properly take a picture of them
Never reproduce

>>52017151
So you've got highlights, but that photo doesn't do anything to contradict the suggestion that your layers are too thick.

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>>52017151
You're joking right? What anon said is correct, you should thin your paint and do some actual layers/highlights, your guys look really messy .
Not to say they don't have character, and they still make for an ok tabletop standard.

Chill the fuck out, Jesus.

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>>52017239
>>52017210

>>52017151
>being this assblasted about a normal comment about your technique

You know, just because your guys have been turned into a somewhat of a meme, it doesn't mean your paintjob isn't average at best, right?

>>52017151
For real tho. You've got a nice scheme, a decent grasp of composition and pretty decent brush control. The thiccness of your layers is the only thing holding you back. I believe in you, anon!

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>>52017290
>he thinks memes can save him from himself

>>52017114
Maybe, but it might dull down that metallic armour. The best result would probably be had by spraying gloss, and then hand painting matte and satin where appropriate.

>>52017290
I like how you respond with stupid pictures instead of actual sentences.
No one is even shitting on your models, anon's just told you to do some clean up and higlights.

>>52017151
your models look like turds thou

>>52017388
>>52017358
>>52017342
>>52017331
>>52017297
Hey, guess what?
________________________________________________I dont care__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

>>52017429
Don't cut yourself on that edge there, friend. This is a thread about self improvement and if you can't handle some fair criticism in a mature manner, then you should fuck off.

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>>52017429
>You g-guy's are all autists and my models have no flaws
I honestly thought you were a cool guy anon, but you're acting like a complete dipshit about this.

Work on your models is all I can tell you at this point. I'm going to bed.

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Busy building scenery all day, I'm spent.

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Every fucking thread.
>UR MINIS ARE BAD
>I DON'T LIKE UR COMMENT
>HURR UR A AUTIST
>HURR UR A DOUBLE AUTIST

HOW 'BOUT Y'ALL JUST EITHER GIVE ACTUAL ADVICE OR IGNORE PEOPLE THAT YOU THINK IS A SHIT LORD, YOU FUCKING MORONS.

>>52017676
People actualy told him what he should do, as in thin his paint, apply layers etc. also pointed out what's wrong with his paintjobs. And he's behaving like a fucking 12 year old.
Also fuck off.

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I just got home
What the fuck
None of these posts are mine.
>>52017429
>>52017290
>>52017151
>>52016392
That pic I shared with a friend who was asking about my valhallans and only him, so I know who it is.
Never share your models with friends who browse 4chan
What the fuck man, I'm sorry
I know it seems like bullshit, but I'm serious and sorry

>>52017799
It's cool man.

>>52016465
if you were the guy looking for knight-like helms for guardsmen a few threads back im glad you found something that works

>>52017799
Disregard this post, I suck cock.

>>52017799
But you accept that you need to thin your paints and build up coats in the future, right?

>>52017799
It's ok anon, I still love you.

>>52017873
nah not really

take your shitty advice and shove it up your ass

>>52017873
I always thin my paints, maybe it just looks bad in camera, maybe im delusion, I dont know
I like my Valhallans, I guess thats the important bit, and you can only get better as you keep on painting, so what i did back then doesnt matter as much as i what i do now.

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>>52017870
>>52017981
Elementary school must be nice.

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Quick picture for now because I can't be arsed to drag the light box out.

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Anyone have any experience using paint-on primers?

I live in a tiny apartment with shit ventilation, and there's no place for me to really do a bunch of spray priming outside (i hear that high humidity is bad for spray priming as well).

Any tips? the coat doesn't seem as thick as when it's sprayed on, i guess i'll have to do multiple applications

>>52018036
>accuses others of being underage
>hurr durr kill urself

>>52015873
I bought the finecast Iron Hands upgrade kit and regretted it.

The shoulder pads in particular looked like someone's first attempt at greenstuffing an IH symbol.

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>>52018036
I'm sorry, didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

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>>52018052
>>52018071
This is just precious. Have your (You).

>>52018044
That shiny scarab on his staff looks fucking awesome. And old TS colors look pretty nice on him.

>>52018044
the little white stripes on the headpiece are A+

also the shiny scarabs. do you use a glaze for that?

>>52018044

Nice, what is that silver thing his base is on?

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>>52018091
Stop acknowledging him, anon. Let IGAnon bash his head in on his own time.

>>52018044
Neat! Wish I could afford to run TSons, or have the skills to paint them. You have patrician taste in traitors, anon.

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>>52018150
It's just a green gradient with a gloss glaze on top

>>52018169
That is a miniature holder from squadron

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I did a thing tg

We were doing up Only War Guardsmen and I found a Space Marine Helmet

Babbies first kitbash

>>52018595
Looks goofy, but I dig it if that's the sorta thing you're going for.

as much as I love watching a bunch of fucking autist shit for brains argue over whos plastic armymen are best, i'd really love to actually see some MODELS that are BEING WORKED ON

>>52018694
i posted my crisis suit earlier if you want to give some feedback on that please
>>52010422
gonna start on some fire warriors when i figure out how to deal with their undersuits, also go back and tidy up + weather my drone and turret

>>52010368
Well painted , but not disgusting enough.
There are about a thousand points where they should be seeping and weeping sticky shiny liquid, pus, blood etc. For example, the plague bearer with mouth on belly, the open skinflaps. They look too dry and clean.

Also distended swollen leg plague bearer's leg is the same tone as the rest of his body. It would look more effective darker or lighter or more red or just anything. It looks like you haven't considered the anatomy of these daemons.

TLDR: MAKE MORE FILTHY AND DISGUSTING. LOOKS LIKE CLEAN GUMDROP ICECREAM.

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I hope I can post now
I'm working on on a company command squad and 2 veterans for my valhallans. I greenstuffed some carapace army. How does it look?
I really wanted to keep only valhallans in my army but I need a squad of vets and a ccs with carapace, the current valhallan models are extremely unarmoured and don't even look like they deserve a 5+, so I can't do that. My plan is a ccs (pictured) melta vets in a chimera, my current amount of valhallans as an infantry platoon and 50 conscripts.
I was thinking I could buy valhallan metals for conscripts, but that'd set me back at least 250 dollars, 300 realistically as I couldn't use the seargant models, in comparison to 10 boxes of snap fit cadians for 120. I maybe could use 3rd party russian style heads but I'm not sure how conversion friendly those snap fits are
Oh well, tldr how's the greenstuff?

Also see
>>52017799
I didn't post the shitpost before.

>>52018841
Looks pretty good, if a little large. But that just might be the angle. So long as you T H I N your layers a bit more, they'll be neato.
RIP that poor decapitated CSM

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>>52018841
I forgot to add, how would I apply pic related scheme to the cadian models? Brown pants, black boots, but what colour armour plates and tunic/sleeves? Blue cloth metallic plates?

>>52018885
Blue cloth, tan armor, metal helmet

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Getting into that rushed mindset of "just finish this bit before going to bed" where I end up doing shitty work in haste so I'm gonna call it a night at this point

Incoming disappointment when I see this blown up on my computer after phoneposting it

>>52018998
>Incoming disappointment when I see this blown up on my computer after phoneposting it

I've had that feeling so many times.

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>>52018955
Ehhhh....
I dont know....

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>>52019621
I personally like this a bit better, the greys are boltgun metal.
What is the best way to paint good looking metal? Metal has always been my weak point. I have leadbelcher, runefang steel and nuln oil, but it still looks bad for me when i paint it usually.

Assembling my first Forge World models and I honestly expected more.

DKoK Grenadiers, there's so many gaps in the backs at the arms that I'm going to have to fill.

>>52019663
dkok infantry are a nightmare to assemble. I love their two or three piece resin models like the sigmar frogs, but the infantry are not worth the damn time it takes to assemble

>>52019663
Forgeworld is really good if it's a large model, like a vehicle or monstrous creature (gaps don't feel as intimidating one 1 model as it does on 10) or what
>>52019719 said.
Recasts are probably better for dkok or chaos dwarves or any fw army. Stick to single big models for fw

>>52018885
>what colour armour plates
same colour as your chimera

>and tunic/sleeves?
same colour as your valhallans

Hat in metal, webbing in brown. It's a little boring, but guardsmen are better that way.

>>52011800
Probably the best looking ork half track I've ever seen. Nicely done man.

>>52012057
Great work especially for the first models you've ever painted, i'd be embarrassed to show off my first models so well done.

>>52016164
WHY

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Working on converting Karlaen to a Terminator Chaplain since I have a *perfect* Karlaen to use already. How's he looking? He's just Blu-Tacked together atm and I'm still working on the exact posing, but I'm happy with what I've got so far..

>>52019827
that dude looks like he's melting

>>52019827
>T1000 and T800

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>>52019827
>The black rage takes hold

>>52019827
Curious what you used for the head on the left... And what the fuck you plan on doing with the mess on the right.

>>52020049
looks like blood angels stuff, maybe.

>>52018050
is priming even that essential?

and i hear the "thin your paints to a milk-like consistency" line all the time, but i feel like even modest thinning makes it apply more like a wash than a typical paint.

i am out of practice and am painting like shit

>>52020118
priming isn't essential if you don't thin your paints to a milk-like consistency. if you do, primer helps your paint stick and adhere to the model a little bit better, which can be helpful. I wouldn't say its a def 100% must...but it can also be good for things like setting out for preshading (getting from the neutral grey that most plastic is in to a black, or white)

>>52018050
You could do spray priming with an airbrush.

Set up a deep cardboard box or whatever as a spray booth and wear a respirator.

>>52020118
>is priming even that essential?
only if you want to be at least half decent.

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>>52020049
The head is the Death Mask from the Blood Angel Upgrade sprue with the halo bits removed.
I know no one asked, but the legs are from the Dork Angel Company Veterans sprue.

>And what the fuck you plan on doing with the mess on the right.
Use it as bait to get replies to my post and as a warning to others to not be retarded

>>52020118
the biggest mistake i made was over-thinning. thinning is a good general rule but it takes practise to find where and when you want to thin to what consistency. i tend to thin my basecoats less then my layers, and if you're doing something like detail work on a flag or banner, or edge highlighting, sometimes you dont even want to thin at all.

>>52019827
honestly I'd try to change the pose on the arms a bit more. Have his face pointing in a new direction.

Right now he's basically in lockstep with the default, despite the swaps.

>>52020431
i agree with this guy, maybe have him looking up at his mace if you can, would help aim the focal point of the model too

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Faceshields guy posting latest progress, I'm happy to say I begin painting tomorrow at last, it's been a long time, and my first time ever really working with resin, so it was a lot of experimenting. From here on out, I'll be a lot faster when making models from experience on what methods work for what I want to do and what methods don't.

>>52020574
I really do like those models for Chaos Dwarves. Probably the only dwarf models I've seen that I can take somewhat seriously.

>>52020574
they look a lot nicer with a basecoat on them i must say

>>52020645
I agree, I fucking love FW's Chaos Dwarfs, and I adore the Babylonian influence on em.
>>52020652
Thanks anon, I'm particularly proud of the gems on the shoulder pads more than anything, those were probably the hardest to actually model and make due to how small they needed to be.

>>52018788
Thanks for the feedback. I disagree about not taking their anatomy into account though, the swollen parts, spotty parts and gory parts are all discoloured, that's what I've based most of the colour variation on. Maybe just not enough for your liking.

Also the clean cuts and openings are a conscious choice, I wanted a bright uniting colour and I'm happy with it and the use of blood effect and pus effect paint is a bit of a pet hate of mine, I think they look extremely jarring on a miniature. I was tempted by black/oil colour. I will probably gloss the gore once I get round to varnishing.

am nearly done with the burning of prospero box set

wip pic of greigor, nearly done with him.

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>>52021474
every time.


thoughts?

>>52021483
amazing

>>52021483
Suitably wolftastic/10, would be proud to play against.

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It's taken me 2 months to basecoat my first 14 guardsmen because college is gay and I hate it.

Also how do I paint tanks without an airbrush and also without killing myself

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>>52021576
>how do I paint tanks without an airbrush
You don't.

>>52021483
>https://youtu.be/nKKIS4YKiQE?t=31
The fuck is up with trolls today. Why even troll a /wip/ thread?

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>>52021669
>Can't play unpainted
>Can't afford quality starter airbrush to paint the tank

>>52021576
Russes are fun to paint, lots of recesses to wash and edges to highlight.

Marine tanks are the soul crushing ones. Nothing but flat panels.

>>52021576
A big brush

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>>52021576
>How do I paint tanks without an airbrush
It's hard, but possible
I suck at doing vehicles though

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Pretty much done with the body, will most likely redo the base entirely, and not really sure how to improve on the torch. Can't wait to fucking ruin it by attempting OSL.

>>52021827
For you
>>52021863
I'm probably gonna paint it with brushes and strip and repaint when I get I can afford a Badger airbrush

>>52021936
Though they are stupid expensive, spray cans of model paint (citadel or otherwise) are great for base coating vehicles if an airbrush isn't feasible.

>>52021936
Srsly. An Army Painter "Monster" brush and a bunch of cheap art brushes has gotten me through 3 Devilfilsh, a Riptide, and a Ghorgon.

Gotta paint to play 'em somehow.

>>52021936
you should be fine if you get one of those huge army painter or whatever brushes. hides the brush strokes, especially if you do multiple thin coats.

>>52021669
Not him, but I've had pretty even coats on big surfaces on my crisis suits

Is it really that much more difficult?

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>>52021863
Guy who painted those chimeras, gonna strip them. Does this scheme look good?

>>52022054
>exterminator without heavy bolter sponsons

The blue is pretty faint, I would go a shade or two brighter for more contrast

>>52022054
I think the blue is too light, honestly. It bleeds too much into the grey

>>52022054
>Does this scheme look good?
Imo it's a little low on contrast. the medium grey and blue are gonna be hard to tell apart from a distance. Not terrible though.
But if you look at the thumbnail you can barely see the camo pattern. Kind of defeats the whole idea of breaking up the silhouette if it looks unicolor.
So strictly speaking even in real world terms I think this would be a poor choice of colors for camo.
Just crank up the saturation of the blue or add some more contrast in the values. Brighter darker shades of grey, that sort of thing.

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>there's paint in my medium base brush's ferrule
(SCREAMS IN TAU)
how the fuck do you get paint out of a ferrule i swear

Help me /wip/. i was just given some plastic CSM Possessed and i really don't like the kit. Can they be made to look good?

>>52021576
colour spray is an option

>>52022194
Yeah but nobody makes the grey I want, and I'd rather put up with the up front cost of an airbrush than be reliant on rattlecans

>>52021576
>Also how do I paint tanks without an airbrush and also without killing myself
dude, just use a bigger brush...

>want to have the top of my sentinel closed so i don't have to put the guy in there
>don't realize until i finished assembling it that the cadian set up can't do that
god damn it

>>52022321
this. It's really not that big of a deal, couple of coats with a big flat brush.

Any anon working on Palladors able to take a picture to give them some scale?

A bloodcrusher in a perfect world, but i'll take what i can get.

>>52016465
parts list please?

just asking out of curiosity, but has anyone ever seen Warhammer (or any other miniature wargame) miniatures carved in wood?

>>52023193
No, and it's a bad idea

>>52023235
why is it a bad idea?

>>52021683
That's actually pretty funny desu.

>>52023248
Because wood grain is not conducive to detailed carving at a small scale. Also, it'd be toothpick fragile.

>>52023248
>>52023193
It's not a bad idea if it's a big one without lots of little detail and the maker has the skills necessary to produce it and treat it so it can accept the paint (if they're going to paint it and not say "it's the daemon prince of trees").

>>52023282
or why not, carve a sylvaneth army in wood...

>>52009470
I'm working on basically the same thing though it hasn't progressed to painting yet. Your sergeant is built a lot like mine as well, by they way. Is he magnetised?

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>>52020431
>honestly I'd try to change the pose on the arms a bit more. Have his face pointing in a new direction.
Gave it a good effort, how does he look now?
I really wish I could preposition his Crozius arm a little. Right now he makes me think he's calling his allies forward which is cool pretty cool, but I think it might seem more heroic if he were rearing up for an attack. Not sure though.

Opinions?

>>52023496
looks like he's going "onward brothers, to victory!"

>>52023496
Glorious Son of the Angel/10 would follow into hell itself. Nice Pose melt-anon

>>52016164
Oh my God...

>>52019827
>>52023496
I think the first pose where he's looking at where his gun's targeted is the better "action pose". He looks like he's moving forward and holding his crozius aloft cautiously or pre-emptively.
The second pose looks as you described, but I think it's a bit too "ethereal" looking. Maybe if the base was a bit higher and more dynamic, it could look "heroic", but it looks like he's standing on a molehill, and his face looks like he has severe indigestion or diarrhea and he's waving the sceptre to take his mind off it. If it was a traditional skull face or a more human-looking face, it might well work.
Where did you get that face anyway? It's creepy.

>>52019827
...There's one for the 'THIN YOUR PAINTS' page.

>Want to finish painting the feet and shoulder pad of my next team of Fire Warriors
>Breath of the Wild came out and it feels like that game I've been waiting my whole life for
It hurts to leave them unfinished like this

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>>52023613
Don't bully the Karlaen. He had a hard life.
He not only had his paints thinned, but he had all the detail on his model thinned too. How was I supposed to know to not use paint thinner to thin my paints? This hobby has bugged painting mechanics.

He was the lucky one. You don't want to see the other 5 Terminators I have.
Their faces...
The screams...
I'll never forget them...

>>52023585
>Where did you get that face anyway? It's creepy.
>>52020345

>Tfw broke the golden rule
>Tfw bought too many models
>Tfw don't want to paint them.
It hurts guys.

>>52023652
PAINT THEM, YOU RICH LAZY FUCK

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>>52023652
>tfw 3 HH boxes totally unassembled except 2 guys

>>52023649
Ah. That's an interesting choice. Personally I think it looks like the T-1000 as an anon put it, but it might look good painted gold or bone/porcelain to take them out of the uncanny valley that removing the ceremonial headgear took the mask into. I think a skull face or a human face might be better though, I have to say.

>How was I supposed to know to not use paint thinner to thin my paints?
That's pretty funny desu.

>He was the lucky one. You don't want to see the other 5 Terminators I have.
NURGLE DEMANDS THEIR ALLEGIANCE!

>>52023652
IKTF lad.
Maybe saving for an airbrush would make it quicker and easier.

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Can i get some opinions guys? This is my 4th mini and ive posted my first here and gotten some feedback before

>>52023744
Still a bit thick (most noticeable in the bone and the red), and you need to wash and highlight the bone with more colours (a brown wash, a re-coat of the base bone colour, and an ushabti bone highlight).
Other than that good control "within the lines", so to speak. Practice sharp highlights on the toes, this is a good model for that.
Keep at it, you're doing fine, practice makes perfect, etc.

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Hey Wip. I've been doing some conversions for an Imperial Priest, and I'm experimenting with a few different things. Wanted to get your opinion on this. Missing hand will be a Chain sword. I like the look, but I'm not sure if it says Imperial warrior priest.

>>52023854
I think the armour is fine, kind of like a heavily armoured Redemptionist with the pointy helmet. I'd look for some gubbinz to Imperial him up, though. Get him an Aquila for that trailing bit of cloth, grab a book and an hourglass from the Empire Flagellants. That sort of thing.

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Heya WiP, jumping into AoS with Sigmarines and I've just finished this test model for my Lions of Sigmar.

>>52023888

Thanks for the suggestion. You think the head works then? I was worried it might be a bit to Elf you know?

>>52023913
No worries. I think the paint scheme is what will really sell it, but there is a pointy-hat pedigree in the Imperial Church, so I don't think he's too out of place, personally.

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>>52023733
>I think a skull face or a human face might be better though, I have to say.
Sadly I'm having trouble finding one to use. I might try to trade my friend for some chaos bits, but that feels awfully heretical.

>NURGLE DEMANDS THEIR ALLEGIANCE!
Oh no m8, even Papa Nurgle's love has boundaries. Even Slaanesh ain't so depraved as to hop in the sac with these lads.

>>52023554
>looks like he's going "onward brothers, to victory!"
Pic related?

>>52023939
that'd make a nice little poster decal for terrain

Do Space Marine Scout arms fit on Cadians? I need some cheap Acolytes with Bolters and Flak/Carapace armor and I have a lot of spare Scout weapons on hand.

>>52024057
yes

>>52020681
People aren't mentioning the gems because they're very small and also because they look like they're meant to be part of the model.

That last part is the highest praise a modeller can receive for his conversions - if you hadn't told us, I would have though the gems were part of the regular casts. Very well done anon.

>>52022154
Masters Brush Cleaner and Preserver.

>>52023496
As a fellow blood angels player, you're tempting me pretty bad to kitbash a termie chaplain for myself.

if i hadn't already managed to score the limited edition termie chaplain off of ebay :^)

>>52023906
that's pretty dope!

>>52023906
Looks great very bland tho. Nothing to make it stand out against the horde of Yawncast Eternals

>>52024179
Cheers. He's a little rough in places, I was rushing a bit to finish him, but overall I'm pretty happy.

>>52024243
Well, any suggestions? I will say that he pops a bit more in real life. The camera hasn't been terribly kind to the purple, or his plume.

>>52024286
Maybe a contrasting base to make him pop more. (honestly they look great man I just hate sigs so much cause its all i play against.)

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>>52021576
Big brush and long strokes. Paint thinner is good to make in not clump up and leave streaks.

>>52024449
>That Ghostkeel
that's a sexy battlesuit, anon

>>52021483
Are you so insecure you need to post GW studio jobs to make yourself feel better?

>>52024449
What blue is this?

>>52024779
kek

>>52021576
I never used an airbrush (except once briefly for a basecoat) in my life. Fuck 'em.

I feel all airbrushed things look samey because a lot of people are lazy and do not touch things up afterwards. I feel like a brush gives more individual feel to ones work.

>>52024794
I think the basecoat was grey, then layered The fang, washed creases with some dark blue and then layered thin layers of russ grey, leaving the washed Fang on edges and highlighted with mix of russ and fenrisian.

Could propably just spray the thing with Russ grey primer and work from there.


Sa'cea stronk and best

>>52018050
Vallejo black primer is good. Tou get a huge bottle for not much, and it work well.

Just shake it well, thin it just a tiny little bit, and apply 2 thin coats, boom you're good to go.

>>52018050
You should never thing your primer though.

>>52020118
Yes it fucking is. Primer is a different kind of paint that adheres to the model better and helps the paint stay one. Without primer it will not only looks like shit, but any touching will result in paint rubbing off.

>>52020158
>it's not essential if you want to be shit and do shit

Great advice

>>52018044
is this for 30k since it looks pretty heretical even for TS. How did you do the scarabs? just ardcoat over temple guard blue and blue horror highlight?

Morning lads. Would you suggest painting straight over black primer and using it as a base coat or doing a coat of black over it first to work off?

I'm a lazy fuck and only want to bother if it's going to improve my results.

>>52020402
different paints have different consistencies, but generally even a 50/50 on most paints will cover in two layers, especially if its base paints. Some metallics you barely need water in at all like liberator gold. Even on detail like you talked about, you can just trace over multiple times, especially if it needs to be flat liek on cloth.

>>52023496
1000x nicer, and now he can be in the same unit as your captain without it being weird.

>>52025530
If you've primed well then go for it, if you intend to paint many layers over the black its best to have another coat.

>>52018068
I can say from experience that the metal ones aren't much better. I bought two boxes of Iron Hands a billion years ago when they first dropped for some Iron Warrior conversions, and the bionics are crisp enough, but the shoulder guards are just awful.

>>52012754
If you pushed the yellow all the way up into a mustard, it would really reflect the whole "secret cult embedded in the working class" since it's a very common colour for work clothes and coveralls.

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>>52025844
not a bad idea. Something like this chaos dude I did out of a hybrid, perhaps?

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Archmagos, could you tell me a machine tale?

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>>52025991
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PRO Painted

>>52026080
>PRO PAINTED

>>52010840
Could you share how you did that? I've been wanting to do something like that for ages but been too much of a pussy to try.

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>>52023649
>he used paint thinner on acrylic

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I feel like I need some additional colors in my crappy color scheme, but I am having hard time figuring out what would work well with these colors.

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>>52026590
Also, everything in that picture is obviously work in progress.

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need help on the eyes, they are so fking small this is the best i could do with a brush. how do you make them look good?