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I finaly got my camera working good, and decided to take some extreme close ups of my favorite guy. seeing him this close shows my all my little mistakes Anyone have some tips to better my painting? Im having trouble getting much better results then this.

its a great model isn't it. you've painted it well albeit the default scheme.

Wow, nice paint job! I don't have any advice as I'm trying to paint that well!

A little more care on the grenades and sergeant stripes on the thigh, and perhaps give him some eyes, but apart from that, not too bad IMHO

Yeah, I guess so. I went for just a quick drybrush for the grenades so...
I really do love the model though. one of the few models that really looks kick ass.

really nice but you should use youyr talent in painting traitor guard
come that guy would look alot cooler in say bloody red armour and black cloths
right

1. The paint looks too thick, especially on the armor. Try to mix in more water.
2. Use watered down inks for the face and uniform.
3. The eyes really add depth to the whole mini. Try to paint the eyes before you paint anything else. Then, you can clean the area up later.
4. Your metallics look very incomplete. I would recommend painting the entire area with boltgun metal (see nade on your model, above) then inking it, then drybrushing it.


Overall a good start, main thing is to keep your paints watered down. Good luck and remember, practice makes perfect.

like marko- said above.. on the smaller things need more water in the mix... I water down all my paint at least 1:1 (water =more coats for coverage but= smoother finish) other than those little things, AWESOME job!

Hmmm... Paints are definitly too thick, thanks.
More attention to metal...
Inks... I use Washes, badab black and devian mud.
Eyes? how do I do them good without ruining the model? I can do visors and lenses, but eyes?

Do you have a cat? What I do for eyes is I wait for a whisker to fall out (don't go plucking...lol) and use the end for their eyes. Its small and fairly firm. Plus they don't absorb alot of paint so what you put on the whisker is going on the model.

If you do not have a cat you can whittle down a toothpick. This works but wood absorbs paint to be careful as you will have to load it a bit more than the whisker.

Eyes:

Many different ways to do them. Here is what I do:
1. Basecoat face with dwarf/ Elf flesh mix.
2. Paint eye area black
3. Using basecoat mixture clean up any black overspill.
4. Finish face (including inks and highlights).
5. Paint eye area white leaving a VERY small area around the eye black.
6. Take smallest brush I own and make a small point with black for the pupil.

-Washes are a good start. Remember to go back over the metal area with a good drybrush after you apply the wash.

Hmmm, that sounds good, Ill try the eyes method and ill touch up the metal. Thanks!

The grenades will clean up nicely after a good wash and a light drybrush to highlight. Remember that highlights should be minimal, just enough to draw attention to the highest/most prominent surfaces. Looks good, keep at it!

Thanks for all the tips, the metal should be easy. Im painting all of my 100 guardsmen to this standard... Ughhhh... Atleast it will look great! Im using pig iron heads on cadians, maby ill put up a pic of 2 of them.