Hey guys! Welcome to the begining of the weekend! I hope you've had a great week. I've continued my exploration of techniques and boy do I have some goodies to show you! I'm super psyched to share these!
When we last left off....
So from last time, I started adding washes, (quite a few of them) to create various color shifts in the surface and dirt/grim of the bases. The idea is that generally we don't see very many monotone color structures, and pretty much anything that is worn or dirtied up, is ripe with various colors through it. One of the big things I'm looking to do with these new techniques, is bring color back into my palette.
Sorry for cruddy photo of this guy. He's really heavy and doesn't stay up as currently based. While I wait for the washes to dry (it's a long process of washing, drying, washing, drying etc), I started fiddling with different colors and washes on the ork to see which one would go well with the red skin.
I settled with violet as a really nice contrast for the lower layers. I think I'm going to strip him, and repainting him a few times until I get it right.
I was playing a bit with the cooler colors on the weapons, you can really see how the shading and mixing of colors really starts to make things just look...right. (for better lack of terminology).
I settled with violet as a really nice contrast for the lower layers. I think I'm going to strip him, and repainting him a few times until I get it right.
I was playing a bit with the cooler colors on the weapons, you can really see how the shading and mixing of colors really starts to make things just look...right. (for better lack of terminology).
Not too shabby! Because I completely screwed up the powders last time, I decided to ard coat both bases. I brushed on the ard coat, and when they were good and dry, started the powders again!
I used a whole slew of powders this time, using them in various layers, trying dusting, brushing, you name it. At this point...wow this base is starting to look pretty awesome. The ard coat bits shine through randomly, like quartz in rock.
I used a whole slew of powders this time, using them in various layers, trying dusting, brushing, you name it. At this point...wow this base is starting to look pretty awesome. The ard coat bits shine through randomly, like quartz in rock.
The necron looks so clean on that base.... Throw a model on there...oh crap, he just took some powders off. I guess i should fix these powders down.
And then...then it happened. Magic. Absolute magic. I can't even describe how awesome the base looks after it's been fixed. It's just...it looks like a texture painting.
And then...then it happened. Magic. Absolute magic. I can't even describe how awesome the base looks after it's been fixed. It's just...it looks like a texture painting.
I can't even...it's too awesome.
I can't even comprehend what happened here. Somehow putting the fixer into the powder caused this mystical magical mixing to occur, and created this abso()&$!# lovely mix of colors and textures.
The whole base just glints and reacts to light in a fantastic way, with parts being dulled by the powders, some shining through from the ard coat...it's just magic. Needless to say, I was pretty freaking giddy.
I mean the blues...look what the blues did...all the washes and powers...it looks like a rock eating a metal grate. I made a video. I'm not sorry.
The whole base just glints and reacts to light in a fantastic way, with parts being dulled by the powders, some shining through from the ard coat...it's just magic. Needless to say, I was pretty freaking giddy.
I mean the blues...look what the blues did...all the washes and powers...it looks like a rock eating a metal grate. I made a video. I'm not sorry.
Not knowing what you are doing is crazy fun. So in a surge of happiness, I immediately do the same with the other base, and decide I don't like it at all...so in true Greg form, decide to make a blood river flowing through it.
I don't know how to do that, so I took water effects, some bloodletter glaze, some red wash, and some blood technical paint, and mixed it all together into goo.
I don't know how to do that, so I took water effects, some bloodletter glaze, some red wash, and some blood technical paint, and mixed it all together into goo.
GOOOOooooooo It looked interesting to say the least. Luckily I know this stuff is supposed to dry clear.
I sure hope this gets darker...looks like frosting. Shot next to the other base. Dat Grate!
I know I need to paint the edges, but I am not sure I'm done yet! Well everything turned out just grand! It got quite a bit darker, and looks proper disgusting. I think I got a bit carried away with it, so I'll try and tone it down in the future...but hey, it looks fun and cool, and now I know how this stuff works!
I totally forgot to do the top part! But man that texture...wow.
I consider this week a massive success. Finally made something decent out of all this crazy experimentation. Now I have a good idea of how to recreate that texture (since I did it more then once!), and I'm going to immediately work on applying it to the deff dread that just arrived! Until then, thanks for stopping by guys! Have a great weekend!
