Dark Angel Greenwing test scheme

Zab

Zab

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Wow. That armour is really nice. Almost black. Maybe a VERY, VERY, VERY thin glaze of purple just to kick the aqua colour down a notch? MAYBE - because really, you may want to stop where you are. You have struck a nice balance in terms of contrast and the wash might make it too muted. The reds are nice, but it does look a bit orange in places (bolter casing and shoulder detail - the stripe on the knee looks about right). Seriously nice work.
 
ellis_esquire

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Thanks guys yes I was going for the grim darkyness - still not overjoyed with how hard it is to blend from the darkest dark to the lightest light but i guess thats why i only get 7s lol

These new citadel edge paints got me excited though as I need that light blue to really get the coldness in there.
 
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supervike

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Yep, I really like the muted dark. Much more 'realistic' that the bright colors we see so often in Space Marines. (Space Marines is a trademark of Games Workshop). lol
 
ellis_esquire

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Lol @ Supervike - yes maybe we shoudl disclaim all Spesh Mareen posts ;)

Im about to try with my new airbrush yay! I join the ranks! So ill just use this as the thread!
 
Swampy

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Awesome painting. Is it green enough for your DAs ? Maybe its the photo but at first past doesnt seem green at all, unless you read 'dark angels' in the intro.
 
Swampy

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I get it, steering a course AWAY from Salamanders green. Tough to do but I think you got it with that figure, maybe a touch more green is what I might say.
 
ellis_esquire

ellis_esquire

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Small update on my boyos in green. Sorry about the pic alll! Think the muted green is working well with the robes. Coming up to the metallics that I discussed over on another thread so getting apprehensive - gulp

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Dragonsreach

Dragonsreach

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ellis_esquire said:
Hi guys what about red on those bases? Any help appreciated...
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A bright red would steal the focus away from the mini, try a raw sienna/raw umber pastel dust brushed into the cracks/crevasses to give a better ground effect.
Faber & Castell soft pastels run approx £1.00 a stick at hobbycraft or Art shops, scrape with sharp knife apply dust with older brush a small cheap flat is best. Seal with dullcoate spray.
 
ellis_esquire

ellis_esquire

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Dragonsreach said:
A bright red would steal the focus away from the mini, try a raw sienna/raw umber pastel dust brushed into the cracks/crevasses to give a better ground effect.
Faber & Castell soft pastels run approx £1.00 a stick at hobbycraft or Art shops, scrape with sharp knife apply dust with older brush a small cheap flat is best. Seal with dullcoate spray.
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thanks dragons reach . I have picked up the pastel and will post experiment later.
 
Zab

Zab

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If you want to keep the powder looking the way it does before you spray you should do it after sealing and then use a fixing agent to fix it in place. To be honest, if these are gaming minis that's not really an option because even with a fixer some of the powder will get knocked loose in handling. I think though that you could put some of the powder on the lower parts of the marines legs and robes to tie them into their environment a bit more.
 
Zab

Zab

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The patina you have on it would work better if it were an aged bronze. So a dark coppery colour with maybe some purple shades and then a thinned turquoise patina washed onto it in a uneven fashion? Failing tha,t a high gloss obsidian or black marble would be interesting too.
 
ellis_esquire

ellis_esquire

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Hmm obsidian . I was eyeing the colour as I read this. Tries the copper already and I think it distracted too much. Thanks zab will post again with results
 
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