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Hi my first go about wet blending thought id start small see how it went ..!! opinions welcome..

VERY cool nicely done all around what'd you use for the armour.

CajunMan550 wrote:VERY cool nicely done all around what'd you use for the armour.

do you mean paint wise bud or what model is the armour off..???

An excellent first attempt mate you should be super proud. I've just completed my own first attempt at wet blending. Can I ask what colours you used? I would like to do some lighning claws in a similar colour scheme.

Did you use slow dry/drying retarant at all? If so, did you find that it made your paints too thick?

Sorry for all the questions man, I just think were at a similar level so would be cool to hear how you went about it.

Kev wrote:An excellent first attempt mate you should be super proud. I've just completed my own first attempt at wet blending. Can I ask what colours you used? I would like to do some lighning claws in a similar colour scheme.

Did you use slow dry/drying retarant at all? If so, did you find that it made your paints too thick?

Sorry for all the questions man, I just think were at a similar level so would be cool to hear how you went about it.

hey matey yes i used ice blue,watered down asurmen wash and then ice blue again then skull white watered down 3/1 ratio water to paint so i didnt need drying retarder .. let me know when you put a pic up il check them out.

Looks spiffy to me.

Cool !!

What colors do you've used ?

Woo Hoo! GO BULLYBOY! :-) sweet work again by you! honestly every day you seem to just get better and better at painting! I really need to lift my game and actually do something now because you are just freakin' amazing! you've just made my top 3! ;-)

webmax wrote:Cool !!

What colors do you've used ?

ice blue, asurmen blue wash, skull white matey


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nerdfest09 wrote:Woo Hoo! GO BULLYBOY! :-) sweet work again by you! honestly every day you seem to just get better and better at painting! I really need to lift my game and actually do something now because you are just freakin' amazing! you've just made my top 3! ;-)

cheers my bro always good to hear off you thanks for the comment

Anytime my friend! :-) like I always say, credit where credit's due! and in this case...it's due!

That looh Really good
That is awesome

origarmi chicken wrote:That looh Really good
That is awesome

thanks bud

nice painted

Looks good, very nicely done.

HOLLY !!!! That guy looks awesome. Especially the hammer. Great work.

Look great for a first attempt. I am still waiting to try out wet blending on my terms. I once saw a fantastic tutorial of someone who did it with oil paints, as they tend to give a better blend. Nice work on your though, fantastic color choice. The overall appearance of your character looks amazing!

Element206 wrote:Look great for a first attempt. I am still waiting to try out wet blending on my terms. I once saw a fantastic tutorial of someone who did it with oil paints, as they tend to give a better blend. Nice work on your though, fantastic color choice. The overall appearance of your character looks amazing!

Hey dude ye i saw that one on you tube but i thought i better try get to grips with acrilics before i attempt oils but ye oils do mix better and give a better result thanks for your comment really appreciate it

Element206 wrote:Look great for a first attempt. I am still waiting to try out wet blending on my terms. I once saw a fantastic tutorial of someone who did it with oil paints, as they tend to give a better blend. Nice work on your though, fantastic color choice. The overall appearance of your character looks amazing!

Ive not seen that vid but I use a ddrying retardant when i try it out and that gives the paints, not so much an oily texture, but certainly allows you to push colours back and forth a little bit more.

Also, Richie Tenenbaum is amazing!

Kev wrote:Also, Richie Tenenbaum is amazing!

your pretty much the first person who has even recognized the 'Baumer' -- Definately love his character

Blending looks great!

I had a quick question about thinning the Asurmen wash. Does it effect it's properties at all? I am needing a light glaze of blue on some models I am working on, I want it to settle like the wash does but much lighter so as not to cover my layering. So, you can thin washes with water and have it behave the same? Does it separate if you don't keep it mixed up? Thanks.

If I could offer my input.

The wet blending is nicley done, gives good flow to the hammer.

The head of the marine looks like it is standing out quite far from his body, I've have a similar problem with my Close Combat sergent, looks like he has a bull neck mixed with giraffe neck.

over all great model.

The video is one of Lbursley/Awesomepaintjob's work.

BladeWalker wrote:Blending looks great!

I had a quick question about thinning the Asurmen wash. Does it effect it's properties at all? I am needing a light glaze of blue on some models I am working on, I want it to settle like the wash does but much lighter so as not to cover my layering. So, you can thin washes with water and have it behave the same? Does it separate if you don't keep it mixed up? Thanks.

yes mate you can thin the wash out without it seperating.


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Knightley wrote:If I could offer my input.

The wet blending is nicley done, gives good flow to the hammer.

The head of the marine looks like it is standing out quite far from his body, I've have a similar problem with my Close Combat sergent, looks like he has a bull neck mixed with giraffe neck.

over all great model.

there was a head previously in the torso when i pulled it out there was a little bit of plastic left behind so the new head didn't fit all the way in ddoohh... il remember to drill it out nxt time.

What Armour is that?

Torso - Sanguinary Guard box
Legs - Space Wolves box
Head, Hammer, and Storm Shield - Terminator Assault box


DV8

I like the mellow yellow.

I like this very much. The transitions are very smooth and the colour scheme is nicely put together. I have a thing about OTT colours, and the subdued tones you've used are excellent. The fact that this was your first go is impressive.

The TH looks awesome Also the paint scheme looks pretty good; I like how it's not that bright, I can't stand bright colors on anything but Eldar.

Captain Shrike wrote:What Armour is that?

sanguinary guard


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Reanimator wrote:I like this very much. The transitions are very smooth and the colour scheme is nicely put together. I have a thing about OTT colours, and the subdued tones you've used are excellent. The fact that this was your first go is impressive.

ye mate if these are supposed to be these bad ass super soldier with war gear passed dwn through the generations then i didnt want it to be all bright and pretty not my style thanks for your thoughts

th is very cool,as is the armour colour.