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2014/03/04 13:12:00
Subject: Trollforged Aliens Tyranid army push for AdeptiCon - Update, one set of 25 grubs fully painted!
I have spoilered the process I have taken the grubs through since the last update below... no need to view this unless you're interested in the step-by-step
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Paint last base coat color (purple on faces)
Wash with Gryphonne Sepia
Wash bodies (not heads) with Devlan Mud
------------All grubs have been taken through the steps above------------------
With a smaller set of grubs, I finished them out:
Re-paint back stripe with bone color
Drybrush skin with light green and light yellow
Wash back spine with gryphonne sepia, then lightly drybrush head and back spine with bone and mauve color
Highlight orange and paint dark purple in recess of face
Obviously, I decided just to paint the purple in the eyes, but I think it came out well . I have now taken all the grubs through the wash steps shown above, and then took one set of grubs of a single head type through to completion:
So, now I just need to take the other 5 sets of grubs with the other head types from the post-wash phase where they are at now, to where these are. Should still be on track to be finished this coming weekend! However, I am considering trying to blend the back stripes into the bodies a little better, and will discuss that in the spoilered section below (and may go back to tweak these if that works).
So that discussion is spoilered below . No need to read this unless you've got time to weigh in on the paint scheme / process.
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Here is a pic of the back stripes, which I am thinking of modifying my method for slightly (and going back and adjusting these).
In the pic above, the three grubs on the front right are ones that I took through to completion before the others as a test. The back stripe "blends in" to the body slightly better on these, which I think is a positive... but I can't figure out what I did differently on them. Here is a pic of just those three compared to my original test model:
I think I'll just be careful to paint the back stripe a little thinner from now on, as it stands out more on the larger group than it does on these... I also am going to try replacing the brown drybrush with a thin brown wash, which I didn't think of before completing this set.
My wife thinks the back stripe looks fine as-is on the larger group, and at this point I'm somewhat inclined to agree with her . It may be as simple as, I had more time to spend on those 3 models, and thus could kind of "feather" the backstripe over the protruding sections, rather than painting it as a solid line... which I probably can't do for the majority of the models.
I think I'm going to press on as-is with the more stark back stripe as seen in the larger group picture above, but just be careful to paint it a bit thinner, as I think that is the biggest factor in how it looks visually (and also try the thin brown wash). Obviously, I will more carefully blend the back stripe up from the body on my larger bugs to come. Thoughts on this appreciated!
Remaining schedule for the rest of the grubs:
Tuesday: Paint back stripe (thin!)
Wednesday: Drybrush bone on head
Thursday: Drybrush light brown on spine
Friday: Drybrush mauve on head and spine
Saturday: Drybrush green and yellow on skin
Sunday: Highlight orange, paint purple (dark in recesses, light on tentacles), paint bases black
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2014/03/04 13:15:54
Subject: Trollforged Aliens Tyranid army push for AdeptiCon - Update, one set of 25 grubs fully painted!
great work RITides . They really are coming together nicely. They also look even more evil all painted as opposed to that wall of resin you started with.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2014/03/04 14:19:49
Subject: Trollforged Aliens Tyranid army push for AdeptiCon - Update, one set of 25 grubs fully painted!
You could run a brown glaze or liner between the stripe and the skin to help blend them. Might not be the exact look but I agree that a softer transition looks better.
2014/03/04 15:05:59
Subject: Trollforged Aliens Tyranid army push for AdeptiCon - Update, one set of 25 grubs fully painted!
Thanks guys, and that's exactly what I'm thinking Polonius. I was able to try it real quick before heading out the door this morning, although note that the skin isn't finished on this model and is a lot lighter on the final models.
This process was: paint thin line of bone, wash with gryphonne sepia, quick drybrush with bone and mauve. So, same amount of work, but a slightly better result, I think!
Although rather unforgiving when blown up so big just remember there will be 150 of these buggers on the table.
I'm going to go back and put this wash / drybrush on the spines of the ones I already finished, then power through the rest!
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2014/03/04 15:45:27
Subject: Re:Trollforged Aliens Tyranid army push for AdeptiCon - Update, one set of 25 grubs fully painted!
And especially from the table view, those are going to look phenomenal. Its easy to look at the camera blow-up and think "oh man", but I think they're looking really solid.
2014/03/04 16:13:36
Subject: Trollforged Aliens Tyranid army push for AdeptiCon - Update, one set of 25 grubs fully painted!
Thanks for the tips guys, particularly Gits via PM. I took another pass at the spines of the "finished" 25 grubs last night and am quite happy with them now. You'll have to wait to see them until I take more pics this weekend, though... hopefully of everything finished all together!
I'm changing my order up to paint the base color of the spine, but then move on to the skin drybrush and Then the light brown wash and spine highlight. This helps blend it in a little bit better. It doesn't make a huge difference, but it's enough to make me very happy with it
The plan is to finish painting the spine base color tonight, then do the drybrush of the skin tomorrow/Friday (may spill over into Saturday morning for some), then all the finishing steps this weekend.
The finishing steps are: the light wash on the spine and tentacles, drybrush on the spine and head, highlight of the orange, and dark purple in the recesses with a light purple touchup.
Wish me luck
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2014/03/05 19:07:16
Subject: Trollforged Aliens Tyranid army push for AdeptiCon - Update, one set of 25 grubs fully painted!
You'll make it just fine RiTides. Just keep plugging away and refining your process as you go. Each "round" will get easier than the last as you get more and more practiced.
Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."
I made it... 150 grubs fully painted in 15 days! Technically, I finished at 1 a.m. last night, but as we "sprung forward" on Sunday I was due that hour anyway
Obviously, I didn't do the basing yet (other than painting them back to black) as I'm planning to do it for the whole army together at the end. I have 2 questions for folks, related to that:
1. I should spray Dullcote on these models before applying the snow, right? So that the snow does not lose its sheen?
2. Should I apply a gloss coat to the green part of the grubs after spraying the Dullcote, to make them look slimey? I will try this on my test grub to see what it looks like
So now, it's on to the big bugs! I've spoilered a pic of the remaining models that I'll be moving on to now below. But today, I'm resting
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2014/03/10 15:04:10
Subject: Trollforged Aliens Tyranid army push for AdeptiCon - 150 Grubs fully painted in 15 days!
Okay, I'll try it on the test model in the meantime to be sure that I like the gloss effect but yes, any gloss steps will be saved to the end to complete on the entire army at once, just like with the basing. Good suggestion, Gits!
Monkey, I'll be trying to complete the big bugs in 2.5 weeks, so that I can have a full week (or at least, a full weekend plus a few days) to do the clearcoat / gloss and basing on the army at the end.
2014/03/10 15:40:51
Subject: Re:Trollforged Aliens Tyranid army push for AdeptiCon - 150 Grubs fully painted in 15 days!
After everything is done you should totally paint that marine in similar colors to the gribblys, then field him in random games. If anyone asks just say Brother worm food is on an extended hiatus from his chapter after making a comment about the chapter master. He has been assigned to infiltrate the hive and learn what he can about their mating rituals. His armor was decorated in the color of the host and he pretends to be one of them hoping that he will soon be extracted. Unfortunately the chapter master has forgotten about him, but when the insult happened he made sure the techmarine painted him up to be a female of the species . marines don't have a sense of humor.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2014/03/11 03:09:30
Subject: Trollforged Aliens Tyranid army push for AdeptiCon - 150 Grubs fully painted in 15 days!
Spectacular progress. You earned the rest day. Looking forward to the big 'uns.
“It was in lands of the Chi-An where she finally ran him to ground. There she kissed him deeply as he lay dying, and so stole from him his last, agonized breath.
On a delicate chain at her throat, she keeps it with her to this day.”
2014/03/11 16:00:14
Subject: Trollforged Aliens Tyranid army push for AdeptiCon - 150 Grubs fully painted in 15 days!
Thanks for the comments guys, they really motivate me! I'll be basecoating the big bugs tonight, with one exception- I'm going to hold off on painting the Forgeworld Dread Maws until the last possible moment (the last weekend).
This is because it's possible Ed at Trollforged will be able to get me 2 casts of this model in time:
I've got my fingers crossed for that because it would fit in with the army so much better than the Dread Maws!! I hadn't thought it'd be possible before and so had gotten the substitute models ready, but I'm really not happy with them for my theme in the end and am hoping the Goliath Wyrm will be ready in time, instead.
So, before having to make that decision I will get all the other models painted: the Tyrant, Tervigon, 2 Carnifexes, 3 Zoanthropes, Prime and Venomthrope.
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2014/03/11 18:12:49
Subject: Re:Trollforged Aliens Tyranid army push for AdeptiCon - 150 Grubs fully painted in 15 days!
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2014/03/11 19:48:50
Subject: Trollforged Aliens Tyranid army push for AdeptiCon - 150 Grubs fully painted in 15 days!
. It may be as simple as, I had more time to spend on those 3 models, and thus could kind of "feather" the backstripe over the protruding sections, rather than painting it as a solid line... which I probably can't do for the majority of the models.
. They really are coming together nicely. They also look even more evil all painted as opposed to that wall of resin you started with.
worst where's Waldo EVER!!!
marines don't have a sense of humor.
