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Hi first off this is not my model i'm looking for a tutorial on how to piant checkard pattern to do this awsome paint scheme if any one knows please can you point me in the right direction.
Many thanks

you need a good airbrush, masking tape, extreme skills and many many many many hours.

kb305 wrote:
you need a good airbrush, masking tape, extreme skills and many many many many hours.

Hi i figured that but i was looking for more of a tutorial than just the items i'd need.

unforgiven soldier wrote:

kb305 wrote:
you need a good airbrush, masking tape, extreme skills and many many many many hours.

Hi i figured that but i was looking for more of a tutorial than just the items i'd need.

Here, let me Google that for you.....

http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1807-painting-checker-patterns

Painting a checker pattern is fairly straightforward; I don't think anyone really needs a tutorial for "painting straight lines". That faded effect, on the other hand ...

Rackham used to do it by using washes of the base colour - in this case the black of the leg armour - to fade patterns into a background colour. Takes some experimentation, plenty of practise and a lot of patience, I think.

Many thanks your comments my standard of painting is ok and yes there is a tutorial like to say thanks to darefsky for the link.

 AndrewGPaul wrote:
Painting a checker pattern is fairly straightforward; I don't think anyone really needs a tutorial for "painting straight lines".

It's actually surprisingly tricky without drawing them on first, especially if the surface isn't flat.

 AndrewGPaul wrote:
Painting a checker pattern is fairly straightforward; I don't think anyone really needs a tutorial for "painting straight lines". That faded effect, on the other hand ...

Rackham used to do it by using washes of the base colour - in this case the black of the leg armour - to fade patterns into a background colour. Takes some experimentation, plenty of practise and a lot of patience, I think.

This is how I would go about it. ALSO. Id suggest practice on a sheet of paper. Draw your pattern a big large, that way you can really give it a go to get the technique. Then draw it smaller and smaller until you get to mini size. And in the end all you ruined was some paper and lost some paint. No big deal. Good luck and so us your progress

 KingCracker wrote:

 AndrewGPaul wrote:
Painting a checker pattern is fairly straightforward; I don't think anyone really needs a tutorial for "painting straight lines". That faded effect, on the other hand ...

Rackham used to do it by using washes of the base colour - in this case the black of the leg armour - to fade patterns into a background colour. Takes some experimentation, plenty of practise and a lot of patience, I think.

This is how I would go about it. ALSO. Id suggest practice on a sheet of paper. Draw your pattern a big large, that way you can really give it a go to get the technique. Then draw it smaller and smaller until you get to mini size. And in the end all you ruined was some paper and lost some paint. No big deal. Good luck and so us your progress

Hi mate thats a great suggestion il try it ! thanks again.

The model shown will have been painted as follows:

Using a light grey paint a grid. Fill in alternate squares.Thin paint, very fine point brush for drawing lines - longer bristles work better as you can do longer lines in a single stroke.

Highlight the upper squares with a little white in the mix.

Blend back everything with thin coats of black to give a gradient. This could also be done by airbrush, but it doesn't look like it to me on the model shown.

No airbrushing on the checks themselves though.