To Eat A Limping Vole

Greetings ^^

Did a small test on using some Thrakka Green mixed in with the base-wash while painting red-robes.
I don't really know what I think about the result, is there really any differance? I can't tell... >.<'

I did a mistake I do regret on it, and that was going a bit to strong with the aftershading on it's left. As youmight notice it kinda look likes there's almost a hole in it, not my intention...

You might wonder rnow, why I did this, seeing as I had already established a recipe for my reds? Well, after reading an interesting article at The Back 40k (A Little Color Theory - Part III), I felt for some reason inclined to try some of it out. Mainly, I got stuck on three-way split complements. So, zooming in on the red as the first one, I happened to land at light blue and light green for the others. So, I had to work theese in in some way. I was contemplating this for a while, and soon laid up a basic plan to work the colours in:

Small update

Hello everyone ^^

Did some painting today on my test model, trying out the planned scheme. I finished it and have noticed a few things I would like to change. I did a few errors on him that will be properly done once we hit the real deal.

Tank Scheme

Hello everyone ^^



I've dissed the old tank scheme I was using, quite simply because I didn't really like it all that much :P
I've instead opted for this scheme, which is a bit more fiting for their co-operation with the Adeptus Mechanicus. I'm quite pleased with this as a test piece, alough the real deal will have less driplets from it, seeing as I went a bit overboard on this one, mostly just to get the feel for making them ^^'
Some runnings should also be added to the gold in the real version, but, that'll show then ^^

Well, back to my weekend with my GF, have a good one everyone! ^^

Cheers ^^

Lux et Veritas, the Firstborn shall Deliver!

Let's try again...

Well,

had girlfriend over WITH camera this weekend and took a few cheeky photos when she was otherwise pre-occupied. Sadly, they were a bit quick and got a bit sloppy so I'm not sure it's even worth uploading, but, atleast they're not as colourdistorted ^^


I've done a small change since the last one though, in the form of making his nose and cheeks a little ruddy, to symbolise the cold environment he's going to be fighting in. Some practice will be needed, but I think it'll be able to look quite decent when done ^^

I've been doing a lot of colour tests on models, mostly on some BFSP Night Goblins, but lately, i've been needing to start testing the skin tones and some metalwork. So, as I have to build a full box of BFSP for my work until I can get the AOBR, I thought the Dwarfs would be some good subjects ;)

So, i'm hard at work on thoose for the moment so not that much to show right now, but, I thoguht i'd show you (both) the red i've decied to use for my Firstborn and my first try at glazing in colour on skin (which inspired me to try it on the Firstborn), nicely presented on a Gobbo:


I think the red shows it's best side from the back picture. Now, don't judge me to hard, this is some serious speed-painting. I think I got this model done in about 5-10min or so, just as a test. The red is quite an easy recipe and has a nice, ruddy-dirty tone to it that I think will do well.

Well, that's all for now, stay tuned for more progress on the army, and maybe a Dwarf or two ;)

Cheers ^^

Lux et Veritas, the Firstborn will Deliver!

Face test

Hello everyone ^^

An update from the road. Brought this model to my GF's house to show her what i've been testing, and since she has the good camera, well...


It's kindoff a bad picture though... The lighting available here is NOT the optimal ^^

But, it shows what i've tried, mostly. I've based it of a technique from a WD tutorial and tested some things with glazes. Altough it's not all to visible in this photo i've fixed his lower lip with a reder tone. What's more apparent on this one is the scaring on the left eye though. I'm quite pleased with the effect I got out for such a simple technique.
I will need a tad bit of practice on the eyes, but the black fine-point pen i'm using is working wonders. Considering investing in one of another colours so I can actually give them eyecolour to. My precision has decreased over the latest months since I haven't been painting the finer details, mostly just colour testing, but i'll soon be back to my normal level of precision ^^

Some slight progress is being made on the flamer-servitor seen in the previous post, and i'm also fiddeling a bit with a nice little conversion for a chimera ^^

For now;

Cheers! ^^

Gloria Imperator!

Melta-Preacher, need some input ^^'

Hello everyone!

I've done some more work on the preacher and only have the tinyest details left. Well, except for one... And that's where i'm going to try and ask you for input. Here's where he's standing:

Tank

I'm not really quite happy with it...
The colour i'm not 100% sure matches the Vostroyan theme, and the drybrushing, well, i'm not sure it's the proper way to paint a tank, really :/
I've been thinking about trying airbrushing a layer of Kommando Khaki + Skull White, 1:1, and basing it in that, and after that simply washing it in and just giving it a quick re-highlight (with drybrushing, ofc, but not in the same amount) and then adding weathering. Maybe getting a copy of the Imperial Armour Tank painting book would be clever, altough it'd cost me half my monthly study funds :P. No such luck as getting to spend my Outrider money on Forge World yet ^^'

The tank ofc isn't done. The last parchments need writing, the wax needs to be fixed, the red get a final coat and then dirt and weathering is supposed to be added ^^

But, i've been thinking about doing something simillar to SandWyrm (http://theback40k.blogspot.com/2009/08/youve-got-purdy-little-glacius.html). In this case i'd be basing it in the KK + SW base to, giving it some dirt, dipping it and then re-highlighting. But, i'm not to sure about this... It might prove to be to light of a result :/

I love a nice dark finish to my army, so that's how I do my Firstborn. But, if I did like this with the tanks, they migt get all to bright and then just stick out like a sore thumb...
I also want the parchments on them to have a proper "pop" to them, meaning that it once again can't be to bright.

Does anyone have any colour suggestions? ^^'
(The painting used on it now is the same as on GW's "Chimera Assembly and Painting" guide)

Cheers everyone ^^

Gloria Imperator!

Gloria Imperator, ehm, one Firstborn stands! ^^'

Yeah, well, it's a start at least ^^'

This si a test mini I made simply to test if I could find some quick ways of making a Firstborn, and the techniques used on this one work quite nicely and quickly ^^
I wouldn't say it's my best work, but it's not all to shabby for a standard trooper. Some speed painting mistakes can be found on it, for instance some gold that sneaked into the creavice between the scope and the stock of the rifle. Something interesting is the way the burnt brown on the purity seal on his back looks like gold ^^

Work on the tank is being done, but thoose damn purity seals are giving me problems... :/
Well, work is progressing, and if lucky, it'll be up here tonight ^^

Cheers ^^

One step back

Well, here's some pictures of the LRBT, before i've started the painting process.
Took me a while to figure out how you could get flat and smooth gs for the parchments. But, some vaseline and a plastic bag and by the gods it worked ^^
Altough the one on the right of the front weapon housing became all to thick and not enough movement in it... But, you live and you learn.

It's probably hard to notice on this picture, but on the left track guard, i've actually created a mold to make big skull wax-things to hold the purity seals in place ^^
Work is being done to create a smaller variant.

Also, the thing at the back was supposed to become some kind of engine, with two huge pipes coming out of either side of it. But, I didn't like the look of it.
So, it turned into somekind of after-processor, which, interestingly enough, seems to negate all kinds of exhaust fumes. This then makes my Vostroyans... Enviromentally friendly?... ^^'
Sure, whatev, looks quite ok at least ^^

Well, girlfriend missed a few trains and is coming a lot later. So pictures of the painted thing might be delayed 'til tomorrow ^^

'Til then, have good one and don't bite the caribou!

Cheers ^^

The Emperor Protects.