Arma\'s WIPs
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If it\'s yellow you want then I suggest:
Golden Yellow+snakebite Leather for the base. Then blend those up to pure Golden yellow. Mix the Golden Yellow with sunburst Yellow, up to Sunburst Yellow, and the same step with Sunburst to bad moon Yellow.
To highlight edges etc... Use a Bad Moon Yellow and Skull White mix to your liking.
Hope this helps a bit, I know its a bit obvious but i get cracking results, although it does take patience and time
Golden Yellow+snakebite Leather for the base. Then blend those up to pure Golden yellow. Mix the Golden Yellow with sunburst Yellow, up to Sunburst Yellow, and the same step with Sunburst to bad moon Yellow.
To highlight edges etc... Use a Bad Moon Yellow and Skull White mix to your liking.
Hope this helps a bit, I know its a bit obvious but i get cracking results, although it does take patience and time
What colors would you use in the freehand on the shoulder pads? My two cents is that I like the purple/black tone, but mixed with everything else it becomes a little too \"cool\" overall, and loses some visual impact.
I really like that blue chaos warrior. He\'s pretty striking.
I really like that blue chaos warrior. He\'s pretty striking.
thanks for the feedback,
Right shoulder pad is gonna change and the eagle emblem is gonna get toned down and shaded more gradually.
If was going to do free hand it would have to be black, or black over a red circle perhaps?
The blue chaos warrior I was really suprised with how that came out, it only took a few hours, but I\'m going to paint the remainder of the unit in those colours!
Right shoulder pad is gonna change and the eagle emblem is gonna get toned down and shaded more gradually.
If was going to do free hand it would have to be black, or black over a red circle perhaps?
The blue chaos warrior I was really suprised with how that came out, it only took a few hours, but I\'m going to paint the remainder of the unit in those colours!
All i can say is wow.. your stuff is awesome.. I have purple Sm myself & they dont look half as nice as that.. well thier purple & yellow.. well were .. I found out i cant paint yellow for damn so Im going ot change the to purple & copper.. aways back to you.. Im diging your stuff alot..
Thanks, man. I\'m a new painter and learning slowly just like yourself!
I practiced painting more yellow and the key is, as many people said, is to keep the paint thin and use lots of layers.
One thing I learnt is to allow the previous coat to fully dry. I found this out with the shoulder pads on the purple marines, and if you dont let it dry, you get visable lumps nd brushstrokes! no!!!
Keep working man!
:beer::drunk::drunk::drunk:
I practiced painting more yellow and the key is, as many people said, is to keep the paint thin and use lots of layers.
One thing I learnt is to allow the previous coat to fully dry. I found this out with the shoulder pads on the purple marines, and if you dont let it dry, you get visable lumps nd brushstrokes! no!!!
Keep working man!
:beer::drunk::drunk::drunk:
Yellow! Argh! Quit saying the \"Y\" word!
Just kidding. ^_^
A red circle as a background may help add some \"pop\" to the overall fig. Of course, it\'ll also look quite different depending on how you base it. It might still be a little too much on the \"cool\" side of tones, but I\'m not a world thinker on color technique or anything. Heh.
Just kidding. ^_^
A red circle as a background may help add some \"pop\" to the overall fig. Of course, it\'ll also look quite different depending on how you base it. It might still be a little too much on the \"cool\" side of tones, but I\'m not a world thinker on color technique or anything. Heh.
mickc22
Granddad!
Originally posted by Arma
ah nice idea, instead of shading down you go from a deeper basecoat, which I guess means your yellows automatically sit nicer!
I\'ll try it! damn, but I re-prirmed my SM to black hehe! I\'ve got 5 or so left though so I\'ll build em up and spray em white and try,
thanks!
no need, you can still do it from black. You can do it with all your colors not just yellow
\"finished\" ranger. I got quite depressed with my painting during this figure and decided to finish it up quick... lighter colours are hard to lay smoothly huh?
The heat here isn\'t helping, within 3/4 minutes my paints are getting very very thick/dry on my wet palette.. quite annoying and have to work faster... It\'s not bad but I hope the next one is better. Base is awful (see above)
The heat here isn\'t helping, within 3/4 minutes my paints are getting very very thick/dry on my wet palette.. quite annoying and have to work faster... It\'s not bad but I hope the next one is better. Base is awful (see above
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Thanks! Actually the clock is only basecoated right now...
How on earth do I darken browns!? I tried adding black to the tone (Graveyard Earth) and it went a horrible dark green? Any ideas?
Highlights are fine (Desert Yellow / Bleached Bone)
I plan to do the same pattern as my previously, but slightly rushed effort:
I\'m really gonna take my time this time, try to get a higher score (7+).
How on earth do I darken browns!? I tried adding black to the tone (Graveyard Earth) and it went a horrible dark green?
Any ideas?Highlights are fine (Desert Yellow / Bleached Bone)
I plan to do the same pattern as my previously, but slightly rushed effort:
I\'m really gonna take my time this time, try to get a higher score (7+).
Hmm... darkening Graveyard Earth... Experiment with very small amounts of black. You could wash the recesses with pure black, then when they\'re dry layer thin coats of GE over the black.
If you really can\'t get that to work (it happens), add a darker tone thean GE but not black. I don\'t think there is a darker brown tone, so try a very dark blue like midnight blue.
If you really can\'t get that to work (it happens), add a darker tone thean GE but not black. I don\'t think there is a darker brown tone, so try a very dark blue like midnight blue.
vincegamer
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Yellow
I have done a LOT of work with yellow.
My space marines are yellow and blue.
So, what I\'ve found works best is to paint the whole surface Vermin Brown (I think that\'s what it\'s called) then highlight with a mixture of Bleached Bone and Yellow Ink.
Actually, that\'s it.
You can go brighter by adding in various yellows. My favorite yellow highlight is Apple Barrel\'s \"Pineapple.\" In the end you do your final highlight bleached bone or possibly white, then glaze the whole thing with more yellow ink.
I have done a LOT of work with yellow.
My space marines are yellow and blue.
So, what I\'ve found works best is to paint the whole surface Vermin Brown (I think that\'s what it\'s called) then highlight with a mixture of Bleached Bone and Yellow Ink.
Actually, that\'s it.
You can go brighter by adding in various yellows. My favorite yellow highlight is Apple Barrel\'s \"Pineapple.\" In the end you do your final highlight bleached bone or possibly white, then glaze the whole thing with more yellow ink.
