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Hi guys,

Just thought Id share my Imperial Fists so far. Its only a captain and 3 Sternguard but I think they are decent. I have still got to complete some details, eye lenses, gemstones, bases etc. Opinions welcome.

Cheers

I like them a lot.

What an utterly ingenious way of painting yellow! I may have to copy this.

I undercoated with Skull White and then a Devlan Mud wash over the white.

Armour plates were painted with Iyanden Darksun, Ogryn Flesh wash in the recesses to dirty them a bit, tidy up with Iyanden Darksun again and then highlight with Sunburst Yellow and thats it.

I think I'd tone down the highlight if I were you - probably move down to say, Golden Yellow. As it stands it's a little too bright for its own good, which is a shame because your actual painting quality is rock solid.

Thanks for the feedback guys

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Thanks Sam! I am going to try and make them look a little more battle hardened I think.

Nice work.

WIP doesn't go in Showcase, though. Moving to P&M.

Sorry Mannahnin, I didnt realise. Thanks for the heads up.

Hey Mackem,

Those Imperial Fists are looking very good! You don't have to change anything. However, here is my honest opinion:

If you do more in the future, you'll want to think about what you're highlighting the Iyanden Darksun with. Look at it this way: Iyanden Darksun and Sunburst Yellow are two completely different colours. It took me a while to figure it out, but it's like using pink to highlight red. Not as extreme as that, of course, but in theory exactly the same. You're best bet is to go with Bleached Bone or Deneb Stone. Mix it into the Iyanden Darksun at a ratio of 1:1 at a time. Even using straight Bleached Bone might look more natural, too. Don't worry, I totally understand, but it does make sense (Iyanden Darksun is quite a natural tone, and so is Bleached Bone. Golden Yellow - and especially Sunburst Yellow - are very flat, "factory" colours. Only pure white is good enough to highlight them).

Having said all of this, You're highlighting/neatness is absolutely top notch!!!! I'd recommend using a lighter tone of your yellow highlighting colour to exagurate the most extreme cases of the armour, really giving it a sense of where the light is falling from and increasing the contrast between the highlights and the shadows. It's even quicker and easier than painting all of the edges that you highlighted previously.

As always, look around for as much inspiration as you can. The internet is a fantastic tool for this. I've seen some of "girlpainting"'s Chaos Space Marine tutorial videos lately on YouTube, and the technique she uses for highlighting is just brilliant.

Keep up the fantastic work, Mackem

Cosmic.

Thanks for your detailed reply Cosmic.

It has taken me a while to get back into the painting and I had forgotten a lot of techniques. These are the first models ive painted for over 10 years. I will take your advice on board. Thanks again.

Don't worry, I totally understand. Thanks for sharing them with us. What you're doing is great.

...and welcome back to the hobby!

This is my librarian. Note I have had to change the weapon as it was a finecast model and his original weapon had some miscasting. I was going to still use it and try to paint it like it was damaged but instead I decided to use Hubron Blackhearts axe instead.

Your imperial fists are looking good bud.. you will develope and understand the use of blending as time goes on for the edges it took me a long time to get my imperial fists to look half way decent..! and being one of the hardest colours to do you have done an excellent job..!

This is a god job, di you try a orange' lavis ?

Here's a few of mine .! you may like..?

Brother SRM wrote:I think I'd tone down the highlight if I were you - probably move down to say, Golden Yellow. As it stands it's a little too bright for its own good, which is a shame because your actual painting quality is rock solid.

I agree, tone it down a bit and they'll be brilliant

bullyboy76 wrote:Here's a few of mine .! you may like..?

They are awesome mate!

Mackem742 wrote:

bullyboy76 wrote:Here's a few of mine .! you may like..?

They are awesome mate!

If i can ever help you out bud drop me a pm i'm more than happy to help

bullyboy76 wrote:

Mackem742 wrote:

bullyboy76 wrote:Here's a few of mine .! you may like..?

They are awesome mate!

If i can ever help you out bud drop me a pm i'm more than happy to help

Cheers mate. Ive just bought some Golden Yellow so im going to experiment highlighting with that instead of the Sunburst Yellow.

Cool Libby!

very nice! I would second the suggestion of toning down the highlights a little, maybe just making them a little paler so they dont jump out as much.

But purely by attempting yellow you're a braver man than i.

Thanks for all the comments guys. It has really helped. I am just happy to know that there is at least some potential in my painting

Hi again guys, ive followed your advice and ive toned down the highlights on my Imperial Fists. Tell me what you think.

Cheers

May I ask, do you start with a black or white undercoat?

BTW looking really good so far, and definitely an improvement!

Awesome job! Big improvement.

Massive improvement buddy really nicely done..! 10/10

Thanks guys! That means a lot! Hopefully ill get some more pics uploaded tomorrow after work.


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I use a white undercoat and then a devlan mud wash over the white and then a base coat of Iyanden darksun, leaving the wash in the recesses.