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Hey there everyone, new to these forums, but I wanted to throw up some pictures of the Black Templar army i'm starting up and wanted to know if anyone had any tips for me.

i would start by using less paint when you paint. otherwise you cover up detail. but i do like the colours.

Hey whitewizard42,

What I think deathmachine is getting at is to water down your paints a little bit. Something else I suggest is to really pay attention to removing mold lines. Sometimes you think you get them all...and then you find more. They tend to show up after priming, which is still a good time to take care of them. You can scrape them off, and then just fill in those parts with some chaos black. If you still aren't sure, take a few pictures and look at them on your computer.

Speaking of pictures, you are much better off not using a flash. It creates reflections which makes it kinda hard to make out the detail on your mini's.

My last suggestion: The new washes. Using them will definately improve the quality of your paint job.

I hope that helps, keep posting your progress!

Go buy a black primer. It looks like the plastic isn't undercoated enough, and the bare plastic is visible in a lot of places.

Whitewizard - I would agree with the previous posts, especially about using less paint on your brush/watering it down. a few light coats looks better than one thick coat.

For Black - I also find that after you undercoat them (maybe even paint them again with chaos black) you can use black ink over it all. It adds a shine to the black armor and kind of evens it out. Give it a try, you don't have to,but all my friends who have black as their primary color do this.

Capes and stuff - I think you should try layering if you have the patience. It really works wonders. Start with gray and work your way up to white, leaving the deeper parts darker.

Just my thoughts

All I can advise is water down your paint and use the new/old washes, two thinner coats are better than one thick one. Besides if you make a mistake with a thin coat its much easier to fix as the paint isnt chunky. Also if your doing colors like white or bright red it helps to do a darker coat of that color first, still though make it thin. Say thinned Red Gore followed by Blood Red followed by a thinned glaze of Black Ink and to finish off with a touch up of Blood Red. Most important thing that I found is, take your time painting. But so far off to a good start!