Imperial Guard Cadians and Chimeras for Client

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**Reecius**

This very nice looking Cadian army is at level 2 paint standard with level 1 basing. It also has simple freehand insignia painted onto all of the infantry and tanks. The army has a very dark camo scheme, featuring black and dark green. Highlighting was used to help distinguish the colors and make the models pop where they might otherwise be hard to distinguish.

The Chimeras also feature some light weathering with mud and dust effects on the lower portions of the vehicles as well as having all weapon options magnetized so they can be swapped out to different vehicle load-outs.

We're always taking commissions! Check us out, we have very reasonable prices: http://www.frontlinegaming.org/custom-terrain/paint-service/

**Nowlan**

Erm, the mantlet for the multilaser is upside down.

**Archon Tobias**

LOL.

Good painting skill though. Ima thinkin of starting a IG army in the next couple of months, and this gives me some inspiration.

**Reecius**

Haha, I love how much people like point out errors on the internet. The mantlet is magnetized independently from the weapon itself, the client just has to spin it around and all is well.

@Archon Tobias

Thanks, I hope you got some good ideas.

**Darkness**

The edge higlighting seems a bit sloppy and seems to have too much contrast.

**Brymm**

@darkness
Sloppy? No. sloppy would be caking on paint and doing no highlights. This is a clean basic paint job for a paying customer. It looks great! And if this is their level 2 I am impressed. Bravo!

**Qorbane**

Very good color, great highlights, great weathering,
Clean and all magnetized.

Bravo Bravo Love them. Great work

**baseballclu**

I have to admit they look good though they seem just a tad sloppy, not enough to justify having to redo it. If I was paying for those I would accept them any day of the week.

**Reecius**

Thanks for the feedback, guys.

The high contrast from highlight to base color was intentional as these are a level 2 commission and only had 1-2 level of highlight, so we chose a color that would really pop from the table top. Up close like these pictures are (larger than real life) you can see any errors quite easily, but on the table top, they look great, which is what the customer paid for.

Glad you all like them though, the pictures don't show the light drybrush and color variation as well as you can seem them in real life, unfortunately.

**Darth Bob**

I really like the stark highlighting on the Chimeras, actually.

**OverwatchCNC**

These look great. I am always amazed at what your level 2 quality is. Do you get many commissions for your level 3 with level 2 being so good?

**Reecius**

@Darth Bob

I do too, actually. I paint my own models with really bright colors and high contrast highlights because it makes them pop like crazy. It does tend to give a cartoony appearance, but I like that personally. Some folks go for a more realistic look, which is totally fine. It's personal preference. We can paint either way, but when we have the client's permissions to take license with it, I tend to gravitate to wards this type of highlighting.

@Overwatch

We get mostly level 2 request as like you said, I can honestly say our level 2 (table top quality) blows most paint companies out of the water. For the cost, we really do give a superior product.

Lately though, we have been getting a lot more requests for level 3, but only on small groups of models.

Level 1 is pretty popular too, because it is so fast and cheap. Not much detail work, but the end result looks excellent from the table top.

**Jackal**

See, i prefer the high contrast to the usual basic edging.

Dont get me wrong, normal edging is nice and i feel it makes a model complete.
I do however, prefer to go up an extra shade or 2 with highlights like this.
I just think it gives a model alot more character and they stand out loads more, without looking weird or off.

**eldartau1987**

I like your style here. The way that it is painted looks very much like a battlefield paintjob. I am not sure if this was your intention but the numbers really make it look like that. Great work!

**Deathshead420**

Looks good to me. I like the shoulder numbers, nice touch.

**Bobthehero**

Did you free handed the numbers on the pads?

**Field Marshal Wiley**

i don't see any slop these look great you're all mad men ! MAD MEN I SAY but they look good

**Reecius**

Thanks again for the feedback, it is much appreciated! Glad I am not the only one that likes the bright contrast!

And yes, the squad numbers are all freehand. We actually prefer to freehand insignia on models unless the symbol is really difficult to paint. It usually looks better when freehanded, and is actually faster to do, too.

**Thamor**

I think the highlights on the Chimera are really good, Good job.

**Brushfire**

Didi you over-sharpen in Photoshop the 414 numbers on the Chimeras? They look pixelated compared to the rest of the photo.

**mayfist**

Not a fan of the colour scheme, but if they were commissioned that's not your fault.

The painting itself is quite nice, and I also am a fan of the highlights !

**Cave_Dweller**

These are pretty far from,sloppy. Nice work!

**Reecius**

Thanks guys!

And yes, the client specifically asked for a very dark, green on black paint scheme. He sent us pics of what he was gong for and we matched the colors almost exactly. He liked the super dark scheme, which is cool. We want to give our customers what they want!

@Brushfire

I have really, really limited photo editing skills, like damn near zero. We don't have Photoshop, but a freeware editor called Gimp that is actually quite good. All I do to the pictures is to brighten them if the color is too dark, crop them, and then add our company watermark. If the numbers look pixelated, I honestly can't say why. I don't even know how to sharpen a part of a picture! haha

**ScootyPuffJunior**

Reecius wrote:
Thanks guys!

And yes, the client specifically asked for a very dark, green on black paint scheme. He sent us pics of what he was gong for and we matched the colors almost exactly. He liked the super dark scheme, which is cool. We want to give our customers what they want!

@Brushfire

I have really, really limited photo editing skills, like damn near zero. We don't have Photoshop, but a freeware editor called Gimp that is actually quite good. All I do to the pictures is to brighten them if the color is too dark, crop them, and then add our company watermark. If the numbers look pixelated, I honestly can't say why. I don't even know how to sharpen a part of a picture! haha

GIMP is a wonderful photo processing tool, especially considering that it is free. A couple things will help make these photos much better: dump the card board box and bright white background for either a darker one or a gradient (which can also be done with GIMP) and instead of adjusting the brightness, adjust the color levels until it resembles the actual item the most.
I don't know what you are taking pictures in, but if you haven't yet, invest in a nice tabletop photo tent with lights. After you do that. check out Massive Voodoo, as they have some awesome backdrops that you can print out and use. You've really been pushing you commission services (which is good, more power to you!) on this forum lately and I think that if you address those few things, it will give your business a more polished and professional look.

**Reecius**

Those are some excellent suggestions, thanks! I feel really good about the talent of the artists we've gotten on our team, but my photo skills have held me back from posting anything as they really didn't do the models justice.

Massive Voodoo is awesome, thanks! Those are some really cool backdrops.

Right now we're using a home made photo booth, it is better than what we had previously (nothing) but it does have it's limitations as you can see.

Do you have any suggestions on a photo tent? I am new to photography and definitely open to suggestions. We want to take pictures that do the artists' work justice. And yes, I agree 100% that the better presentation equates to a more professional look, which is what we strive for.

Thanks again for the tips, it is much appreciated.

**ScootyPuffJunior**

Just go to Amazon and search "tabletop photo tent" and see what comes up. There are plenty of options ranging from pretty expensive to very cheap. I bought one for $40 and while it certainly does the job, it leaves some to be desired as far as number and quality of the lights.
The backdrops will help give those pictures a little more pzazz and a little more work with GIMP and the quality will definitely be bumped up a notch and give these artists they much deserved justice.

**Black_Falcon**

Beautiful work! I am currently in the process of getting ideas for my IG army.

**Marthike**

$25 for the tank seems resonable, but $8 for those guardmens seems pretty expensive, maybe I am just out of touch with the whole commision paintings.

**Reecius**

@Scooty

Awesome, thanks again!

@Black_Falcon

Thanks! I hope it gives you some inspiration.

@Marthike

Our average competitor charges $10-$12 for the same level of painting, we are significantly lower. And, we typically have a lot more detail work.