WIP Greyknights Land Raider

A Luna

A Lunatic
Looks great. I love all stuff that's supposed to be nice and good looking and weathered instead.
 

MAECTPO

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Well, it looks like smbd puked on that LR. Sorry for harsh words, but thats how it looks. I mean, you should first fully paint and then do the weathering and pigments stuff, not the other way.
 

Hasdrubal

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I have to say I don't like the way it looks, the weathering is overdone and not subtle enough.

As Maectpo said, start by fully painting the model before weathering it in order to get a consistent look (how will you paint and weather the iconography?).

It looks like you've mostly used acrylics washes and pin washes. As of now, the layers are not transparent enough, they overwhelm the basecoat instead of making it more interesting to look at.
I suggest using oil paints instead, they are actually easier to handle and are more forgiving for weathering duties since you get much more control and time to start. You can especially create realistic streak patterns and realistic discoloration way faster and more easily than with acrylics IMHO.

Start by gathering documentation on weathering on actual vehicles and have a plan: waethering is achieved by a combination of various steps. Be preapred to spend at least as much time weathering the model as you did paint it but hey, that the fun part of it!
 

phastari

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It's ok that you dont like it, but I dont agree with you. Since weathering/ageing of a piece depends on the surface, the order its done in is just up to the painter.

Also rust isn't transparant, but as I said it was just the first layer of weathering/ageing etc, I'll have to go in and add more color (orange brown) for the rust and then add chipping etc.
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This is what I'm aiming for.

Thanks for the comments.
 

Hasdrubal

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I definitely agree: since you'll go for a heavily weathered look (thanks for posting the reference of what you're aiming at), the results will build up layer upon layer.

I however still believe it's better to apply weathering in a logical order, if only to let you decide when to stop before overdoing it.

How do you plan to do the rusting: chipping, oils, pigments, a combination of several techniques?
 

littlewolf1176

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Just a sigestion; Im going to start sevral weathering projects in the comming months... First; finish paining the model, then weather it... surface dosent matter a hill of beans compaired to a very "real" looking affect... Second www.forgeworld.com buy this book " imperial armour model masterclass volume 1" trust me you wont be sorry it has a hell of lot of the "how to" weathering tips and tricks you need to know... but it all starts with a fully painted model... Enjoy
 
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