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[Hey guys, I'm very new to warhammer and was wondering if I could have any tips on my models.I also have some ratlings on the way and I have some bitz heads coming too.


Thanks

Looking pretty good so far.Remember to thin your paints with a little water and use the washes to give shadow.

I see some mould lines! Looks good so far, but you need a wash (GW shades now) and some highlights. Also, your links don't work, so all I see is a sergeant.

Yeah, I'm trying to get the images to work, for some reason they aren't

I think you should try and vary some colours.

While I don't use many GW paints guard are very easy to get good tabletop results very quickly.

If you want a green/green look to them you need to vary the green between the armor, and the cloth. I would go lighter green on the cloth parts.

Dwarf skin on the hands, and faces. Boltgun on the metal bits. White/silver/gold or whatever you want on the eagles.
Black on the boots.
Then wash in Devlin mud (or GW's latest equivilent of devlan mud).

Later once your force is to a playable standard you can take you time and go back, and start highlighting everything.

Their faces.. they're so... melty. Thin your paints, and paint the rims of their bases.

HO there Fellow Guardsman.
Not bad, not bad at all and considering your new to the hobby you have done well. I'll add to what the others have said, water your paints down on a plated before you use it. It should, at lest for me have the consistency of full fat milk to very runny yoghurt.
Keep it up

As for the bases, they are fine, I have mine painted black and I've not had any complaints.

First step: Think about how you want your IG bloke to look; pose, colours for uniform etc, look on line for reference pictures.
Next: preparation; remove mold lines and sprue attachment points with a blade and file. Spray whole model with a suitable primer. Don't get too close and end up blasting the mini with paint. Take your time, a couple of thinner, even coats is better than one thick one.
Then: Get an idea of the order in which you are going to paint the different areas; uniform, equipment, skin, weapons, boots, base etc. EG There is no point painting the webbing first if when shading and highlighting the uniform you end up covering it up again.
Thin you paints; too thick and it wont flow from the brush. It goes clumpy, looks rough and wrecks your brushes. Too thin and you end up with a wash, which is no bad thing as you'll find thin washes of dark colours a good way to add shading.
I'd recommend either buying or making a wet palette, reduces the rate at which your paint dries out. Transfer paint from pot to palette and close the pot or it will dry out. Sound obvious but it's an easy habit to get into.
Have fun

Your sergant guy is half blurry in the picture. Try to shine more light on him and take the picture from farther away next time.

And use a tripod or rest your camera on some books or something to reduce camera shake.

Yep, thinning your paints Is a great suggestion. You can simply use the plastic lid of a small yogurt or butter container. Put a little bit of paint on the lid using either your brush or a toothpick. Then, put a drop or two of water into the paint. I do this by sticking my finger in clean water and letting a drip form from my finger into the paint on the lid. Then I mix it up and go from there.

Shading and washing helps too, so I'd recommend that. I don't water those down as they're already pretty watery.

Another tip to keep your brushes healthy is to try and keep the paint out of the metal part where the bristles are attached to the handle. Just drip the tip of the brush in if you can help it. That'll keep your brushes healthier longer.

Good luck, and keep painting. The only way to get better is to keep asking questions, and then actually put paint to model.