Tips for painting my Cadians?

[Triggertimeman]

Hey all, I\'m starting an Imperial Guard army. I\'m not the greatest painter, so I\'m wondering what paint techniques to use. I\'m doing my cadians the classic 8th cadian paint scheme(desert yellow/catachan green) as seen here:

http://store.us.games-workshop.com/storefront/store.us?do=List_Models&code=301861&orignav=301304&ParentID=250135&GameNav=10

So far I\'ve tried edging(with camo green). That\'s what it looks like they do in the codex. I\'ve also tried layering?

Edging:
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f391/Triggertimeman/000_0026.jpg

Layering:
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f391/Triggertimeman/000_0029.jpg

Basically I want to paint the army simple and quickish. But ofcourse I want it to look good, or even just to stand out a bit. I personally am leaning towards the edging look because it does stand out. But I\'m thinking of having a less extreme highlight from Catachan green to camo. Probably a mixture.

Anyways, I want some advice of what you think looks more decent. Or if you have other suggestions.

Thanks

 

[Ritual]

I think I would use a mix of Catachan and Bleached Bone instead for the edging. But that technique is very good for gaming purposes as it is quick and makes the minis a little more interesting to look at than if they were only base coated.

For the Desert Yellow uniform you could try applying some watered down Graveyard Earth in the creases of the uniform to provide some shading. Keep the paint very thin and apply only a thin stretched layer each time so that you don\'t flood the mini with paint. When the paint dries it should leave no tide marks (if it does, you apply too much) and the effect of a single layer should be hardly visible (otherwise the paint is too thick). This way you can build up the effect you want to have in a controlled manner. It doesn\'t take that long either as the paint dries very quickly when it\'s applied thinly. The transition from light to dark will become quite smooth this way.

 

[Avelorn]

You can also combine the edging technique with the wash technique Ritual described to give some more definition (I\'d use fewer layers though for speed.. but still important not to overload your brush if you\'re not planning for going over the same areas again with basecoat). Mix catachan with black or brown and dilute it heavily. Add to creases between and under armour etc. Another thing you can do is weathering for a rougher more realistic look. A friend has a cadian army and just did edging on his armour like you\'re planning. But then used graveyeard earth as an drybrush on some places to make it more dirty.. works excellent and gives some more interest to the minis (You can use another brown of course).

 

[krom1415]

hi,
Great figures cadians
try mixing half catachan half camo green for highlights over a catachan base coat. Ritual and Avelorn\'s tips are top tips as well. Good luck and here\'s one of my cadians done with the above

http://www.coolminiornot.com/132902

 

[Triggertimeman]

I\'ve never done stuff like that before, so I\'m excited to try them!

Thanks for all the advice everyone, and man that guardsman looked sweet! It\'s a nice reference, I know I wont be able to do that well but it\'s still nice to see what it should look like.

 

[Ritual]

It may take a few tries to get the technique down, but once you do it\'s quick and easy and gives you quite good results. Good luck!

 

[krom1415]

Thanks Triggertimeman much appreciated, once you have the technique down, you can paint your cadians quite quickly, so its worth spending some time getting it right. Good luck

lol thats wierd Ritual, we typed the above at the same timelol

 

[OrkyDave]

And remember to take some pics to let us know how you get on!

 

[Ritual]

Originally posted by krom1415
Thanks Triggertimeman much appreciated, once you have the technique down, you can paint your cadians quite quickly, so its worth spending some time getting it right. Good luck

lol thats wierd Ritual, we typed the above at the same timelol

Great minds, eh? lol

 

[krom1415]

lol Yes, your great mind, and my keen enthusiasm