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Well i just started tyranids and so far only have 3 of them done, with some medieum bugs to still make then the hordes of gaunts. So far this is what ive done, a Swarmlord, a Carnifex, and one Ravener. (please note that i am no photographer so my pics may not be of the best quality, also its raining outside so the lighting sucks even more then having a dead light bulb )
edit also incase someone notices, i do know the swarmlord has chipped paint in a few areas, but il be going over him so dont worry lol, also what do you guys and gals think of the paint scheme (from what you can see)

Nice work there mate, camera phone maybe?
Good colours too, good job on the blending on the carapace too, something I'm still trying to get the hang of myself!

Hey thank you! Alas I wish the problem was a camera phone, I took the pictures with a Sony Cyber-shot (I know nothing about cameras so I just took a quik look at what was printed on it )

i have to say that you have a good start here, but i dont like the swords you have on the big guy. its cool to se you wing it like no one eals out there. but when it comes to the swarmlord there is one that i love and it is this one

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/123354-Chapterhouse%20Studios%20Bonesword%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Hive%20Tyrant%2C%20Swarmlord.html

i find it to be the best one out there, the paint job is not the best but the way he did the swords are awsome, they feel so organic when you look at them. well any how keep it up gif more soon man

muffinlove wrote:i have to say that you have a good start here, but i dont like the swords you have on the big guy. its cool to se you wing it like no one eals out there. but when it comes to the swarmlord there is one that i love and it is this one

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/123354-Chapterhouse%20Studios%20Bonesword%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Hive%20Tyrant%2C%20Swarmlord.html

i find it to be the best one out there, the paint job is not the best but the way he did the swords are awsome, they feel so organic when you look at them. well any how keep it up gif more soon man

Il agree with you that that is one insanely cool swarmlord, yet my skills in greenstuffing and converting are still below sub par

Give the skin some brown ink in the recesses and it would be perfect.

Minor and (easy) tips that is certain to improve your photo.

1) Light Source , people always seem to forget this but , the place the light hits makes the spot brighter >.<
for example... you are taking photo of the model front yet the light is shinning onto their back, wouldnt work.

2) Your camera is fine , i can tell from the clarity of the static grass as well as the patterns on your bases lol.
Basically your camera's lens is zoomed in at the wrong spot ( cant blame the camera right? it doesnt know the difference between the base and the tyranids! )

But there are easy ways to fix this too.
a) Use a clean back ground , this way it cuts out the chance of the lens zooming in at the wrong things.

b) Further the distance of the camera. See how HUGE the pics are? ( for those that didnt know , click on the pics enlarge it to the original size )
There is simply no need for a pic to be that close. Take the distant you are using now , and increase it by 1 foot.
I can tell the problem with distance easily by this pic: http://www.dakkadakka.com/s/i/at/at2/2010/10/8/e40c073f4a951cd212b303cc2228042a_28332.jpg
It means it was SO CLOSE that the lens is only able to choose to zoom in one of the area ( the body that was further away ) hence the whole closer area ( the arm )
is blurred. Having more distance means the lens will be able to focus on ALL the mini indifferently.

There you have it , 2 simple solutions Guaranteed to make you happy with all your war gaming photos

LunaHound wrote:Minor and (easy) tips that is certain to improve your photo.

1) Light Source , people always seem to forget this but , the place the light hits makes the spot brighter >.<
for example... you are taking photo of the model front yet the light is shinning onto their back, wouldnt work.

2) Your camera is fine , i can tell from the clarity of the static grass as well as the patterns on your bases lol.
Basically your camera's lens is zoomed in at the wrong spot ( cant blame the camera right? it doesnt know the difference between the base and the tyranids! )

But there are easy ways to fix this too.
a) Use a clean back ground , this way it cuts out the chance of the lens zooming in at the wrong things.

b) Further the distance of the camera. See how HUGE the pics are? ( for those that didnt know , click on the pics enlarge it to the original size )
There is simply no need for a pic to be that close. Take the distant you are using now , and increase it by 1 foot.
I can tell the problem with distance easily by this pic: http://www.dakkadakka.com/s/i/at/at2/2010/10/8/e40c073f4a951cd212b303cc2228042a_28332.jpg
It means it was SO CLOSE that the lens is only able to choose to zoom in one of the area ( the body that was further away ) hence the whole closer area ( the arm )
is blurred. Having more distance means the lens will be able to focus on ALL the mini indifferently.

There you have it , 2 simple solutions Guaranteed to make you happy with all your war gaming photos

Hey thank you for the tips for the camera, il definatly remember that.


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Mr Nobody wrote:Give the skin some brown ink in the recesses and it would be perfect.

I actualy did a Ogryn flesh wash over the skin yet my camera skills were not the greatest to bring that detail out lol