I need NMM help bad!!!!!!!!!!

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Angelos3000

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My problem is the blending and also i would like this sorta colour nmm http://www.coolminiornot.com/pics/pics10/img4421f74d9760a.jpg
the sorta dark gold on the cross on shoulder shieThanks guys much appreciate your help.

P.S. Hopefully get some mini\'s on with camera soon and this nmm is for which hunters army.
 
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Ritual

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From the photo it looks like it\'s painted with snakebite leather as base colour. Shade it with black for a cold golden look or dark brown for a warmer look. Highlight with GW Bleached Bone or Vallejo Model Color Ivory and maybe a dot of white for the brightest spots (just don\'t overdo the white thing...).

Blending is a tougher question. It takes time and practice to get it right. The easiest way, at least from my experience, is to apply many, many layers and change the colour only slightly between each successive layer. That way you can build up highlights slowly by gradually cover smaller and smaller areas with the gradually lighter paint. Remember to keep the paint thin to avoid paint build-ups on the mini and let each layer dry completely before applying next.

Hope this helps.
 
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Bill

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You could try asking SaxonAngel, who painted that mini. She is very helpful and an expert at NMM :)
 
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Modderrhu

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Well, Ritual answered your questions quite thoroughly. :)

But I\'ll add this: don\'t try to run before you can walk. NMM requires absolutely smooth blending, so get your blending right first. Ritual outlined the easiest method of blending, painting many layers of transition colours between the two extremes. Start with the basic layering technique, and then thin your paints so much, that you barely see any change to the colour. It takes a long time, and a lot of practise, but it does the trick.

As for Thierry\'s site, the charts he has shown, use Vallejo Model Colour paints. What he has done is to indicate the two extreme colours, and the necessary blending in-between.
 
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Ritual

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Originally posted by Modderrhu
NMM requires absolutely smooth blending
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I don\'t think that\'s true. The key to the metallic illusion lies in the use of contrast, not the smoothness of blendings (that\'s secondary). There\'s plenty of examples of great looking NMM without extremely smooth blendings. Good blendings are of course nice and gives you a better looking result, but what makes and breaks the metallic illusion is the placing of highlights and the use of contrast.
 
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EricJ

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Originally posted by Ritual
Originally posted by Modderrhu
NMM requires absolutely smooth blending
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I don\'t think that\'s true. The key to the metallic illusion lies in the use of contrast, not the smoothness of blendings (that\'s secondary). There\'s plenty of examples of great looking NMM without extremely smooth blendings. Good blendings are of course nice and gives you a better looking result, but what makes and breaks the metallic illusion is the placing of highlights and the use of contrast.
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I think Anders has it here, I agree that effective NMM is first about the proper placement and proper use of light and dark, and blending and color is 2ndary. Look at his results, he has this NMM thing figured out!
 
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Angelos3000

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guys ure being really helpful i only need a bit more help now and i\'ll try and combine ure thoughts for a good result thanks alot do u mind if i add u on msn?
 
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Angelos3000

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eric i\'ve been looking at some of ure witch hunters work and i\'ve had to stop looking coz i wanted to nick all ure ideas for my wh army lol
 
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EricJ

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Originally posted by Angelos3000
eric i\'ve been looking at some of ure witch hunters work and i\'ve had to stop looking coz i wanted to nick all ure ideas for my wh army lol
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Feel free! They were fun to paint, and don\'t mind you using the ideas.

I\'m not on MSN much at all anymore though, wouldn\'t be much help there.
 
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angus147258

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Dude just keep working at it. It\'ll come to you.
Within the first hour of seeing a paint job done with nmm, I tried it. At that point I was only 11. I figured it out when I was 12 and I inproved on it only in the past 6 months or so.

Thanks,
Jake
 
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