First go at NMM, these paints okay?

[Andaah]

Hey all. Trying to emulate this NMM and its my first go.

He lists this process for doing it:

Gold Metalics. I basecoated all of the areas that needed the gold treatment with Scorched Brown first. Then, I painted Snakebite Leather over as much as 90% of the Scorched Brown and left thin lines of the dark brown in the deepest undercuts. Next, I painted thin layers of Desert Yellow over the Snakebite Leather. I then lightened the Desert Yellow with Bleached Bone and began highlighting all the edges that light would hit. I worked up through this mix to pure Bleached Bone, then Bleached Bone mixed with Skull White, and finally I added small dots of straight S

 

[Sonnyslayer]

well.. you can allways give it a go. then post some pics here

 

[green stuff]

@Sonnyslayer : that is Andaah\'s go .

@Andaah : Overall I find it convincing. My advice would be to darken some parts of the NMM (both steel and gold). The highlights are good though. On the golden wings try to highlight the white with lines instead of dots.

 

[Sonnyslayer]

so.. you paint for gw?
http://uk.games-workshop.com/spacemarines/painting-chaplains/5/

 

[green stuff]

Message original : Sonnyslayer
so.. you paint for gw?

Oops, my mistake . Sorry about that.

 

[Sonnyslayer]

i got pretty confused there lol

 

[Andaah]

My fault. I wasnt that clear. No thats what Im trying to emulate

So to improve on his methods use white lines and also get the gold nmm in the shaded spots?

Also do I have the right colours? Or are they too dark?

 

[green stuff]

Colorwise, there isn\'t \"A\" list. But those will do fine . You might want to give a slight yellow wash to cut down the brownish effect.

This is what I meant by the white line (not sure it\'s that appearent) :

 

[Ogrebane]

We havent had a painting class for a while. I think its time some of you NMM gurus step up and teach one. Its much better learning by doing than observing.

Green stuff thats nice metals you have there.

 

[green stuff]

Thanks Ogrebane .

If you go in the article section, you\'ll find and easy to follow article by Tony Ansquer
>> here <<. What makes NMM convincing isn\'t the colors you use, but how you apply them. The more it looks like light is being reflected, the more realistic it\'ll be. Once you understand how that works, you can work on scratches and corrosion.

 

[Andaah]

So rather than the white spots could I have reflective \"lines\" going down the entire eagle?

Something like this...