Electrolito\'s WIP\'s

[emopainterguy]

@Jericho, yeah I just posted an update its about 2 threads down ... there are also some other pics in there. (ps. I PMed you my MSN)

 

[mutantpotato]

WOW! I absolutely LOVE your Dark Angels. The ravenwing bikers are just awesome, and the dark angels marines are great too. These dark angels are big sorce of inspiration to me I will follow your WIP\'s with great interest

 

[Yetie]

The best Dark Angels i have ever seen the chaplin on the bike kicks so much ass it hurts my eyes. Cant get over how good they are!!!!!

 

[never knows best]

Originally posted by electrolito 77
Thanks guys!!! I take it as a yes go on with the style then.... So the steps are so easy its unbeliavable the response I got. Basically it is:
- a base color of DA green
- two layers of highlights of Bleached Bone and DA Green in two different tones only on the raised edges as light would affect it
- a quick wash over the Highlights of plain DA green to smooth it up
- a little bit of VMC black watered down for shadows in the lower areas and crevices
-then a final highlight of DA Green and Bleached Bone at about 1:1 ratio with my W&N Series 7 size 0 brush and thats it lol

I am basically doing that with all the colors on the scheme includiong the freehand so not too complicated like I said, pretty much I should be able to have a full squad of 10 marines in a week to this standard!!! I stole the idea from my brother kind of doing this with his Night Lords Army and it works perfect!

Thanks a lot for this. I\'ve been struggling to figure out how to get the \'in-between\' color from the extreme highlights to the DA green. Have you tried a wash with Dark Green Ink? Just wondering if it would have the same effect as a wash with DA green.

 

[electrolito 77]

Originally posted by never knows best

Originally posted by electrolito 77
Thanks guys!!! I take it as a yes go on with the style then.... So the steps are so easy its unbeliavable the response I got. Basically it is:
- a base color of DA green
- two layers of highlights of Bleached Bone and DA Green in two different tones only on the raised edges as light would affect it
- a quick wash over the Highlights of plain DA green to smooth it up
- a little bit of VMC black watered down for shadows in the lower areas and crevices
-then a final highlight of DA Green and Bleached Bone at about 1:1 ratio with my W&N Series 7 size 0 brush and thats it lol

I am basically doing that with all the colors on the scheme includiong the freehand so not too complicated like I said, pretty much I should be able to have a full squad of 10 marines in a week to this standard!!! I stole the idea from my brother kind of doing this with his Night Lords Army and it works perfect!

Thanks a lot for this. I\'ve been struggling to figure out how to get the \'in-between\' color from the extreme highlights to the DA green. Have you tried a wash with Dark Green Ink? Just wondering if it would have the same effect as a wash with DA green.

I have never tried the ink you mention. I usually don\'t use inks due to their high gloss, but I am pretty sure you could try it and get some positive results, it\'s justt a personal choice for me not to use inks. So, I would go ahead and try it out if I where you... Hope it helps you a lot! -Mike-

 

[never knows best]

I ended up using a bit of dark green ink with the DA green, and got the desired effect. I must say that mixing the DA green with Bleached Bone gives a much better green than mixing it with either white or yellow.

Kudos on your great looking simplicity once again.

 

[Jericho]

Obviously you haven\'t tried hilighting it with Camo Green Great color, that one. Perfect for (bright color scheme) Wood Elves too.