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I have been painting for about 2 months and started a Tau Army
Here it is, I just want to know am i good painter yet, feel free to criticizes and give advice, I did not highlight, wash or even dry brush any of these models, it just shows you models can be painted up quick and easy with plain colours. I will use better techniques in future models!

Is this table top standard yet?

All comments will be appreciated

Nice dark scheme.

thanks, Catachan Green=Armour, Scorched Brown=Clothes Blood Red=Sights, light, wrist transmiter

Considering you didnt wash, highlight or drybrush, and only just starting (I assume), from what I can tell (the photos arent the best quality), you're off to a solid start. You have a nice solid and clean scheme so keep it up

Well i'm 13 and just started, thanks,

very good start!

One thing with the tau flesh. Try dry brushing the faces/heads white.

http://painting.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_paint_rpg_miniatures_part_4

After the drybrush, wash with the GW Blue wash.

along the raised parts of the faces, you can highlight with ice blue

Everything looks well blocked out in solid colour. The paint looks a little thick but that might just be the fuzzy pictures.

A bit of a wash and highlight will work wonders, just like on your Guard stuff.

Also the Devilfish engines are upside down

yes, when i was mixing the colours for his face I saw it came very close to ice blue, do it on next bunch he is varnished, much help


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aww great, when I was puting them on the circle witch it slots into was tight from varnish so I applied force and it broke so I glued it, never mind


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flinty, when you said that i rushed for the box and it shows their right the way I have done it! unless the box is wrong?

I like the colour scheme, it's a nice break from the usual Tau colours your painting is nice and crisp and the colours are nice and solid, as other members have mentioned just add a wash and it will bring out all the detail, good work though mate, keep it up

thanks, ill do it on the resst of the 12 squad members and post it here when i get a wash, and particular washes recomended, not make but clour name?

Well you could try Devlan Mud, everybody seems to swear by it's many uses

Yeh, i havent worked with it before but it is used alot now, great help

I'm still certain the engines are upside down. The flat side should be uppermost, while your 'fish appears to have the tapered side uppermost. Its not necessarily a bad thing. It just looks a bit weird

Im still certain im right but you have a point, it is weird, well, theres alien's for you?lol

It is upside down. In the photo, there is a vent under the engine (painted black in the photo). If I am not mistaken, the correct top of the engine does not have a vent. Also, from the photo, you can see the tapered part of the engine is on the underside. While the more flat/straigh part is on top.