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So this is my first grey knight attempt aswell as my second mini ever painted
Let me know what you guys think .

Added a Justicar the rest of the squad coming up !

I like the sword, is it airbrushed?

Yes a quick and very easy way !

I'm impressed. If that's your second mini, then you're well underway to getting much, much better then most painters, myself included. You can be proud of yourself, especially on the sword, looks great. ^^

Thank you very much mate

Great looking model. Are you an artist by trade or do you paint other miniatures? Because, I'm gonna say it... its almost too good to be your second model ever - especially if you did that on your own.

Very good, I agree it's almost too good to be your second mini ever.
Do you mean second GW mini? Second mini ever completed? Or overall?

It's very good regardless.

Great looking model! I'd really advise looking into photographing models though, even a simple white (or light coloured) background can make the miniatures photograph a lot better. There's a few great articles in the articles section.

Love 'im!

Great job on the mini, looks straight outta the 'Eavy Metal workshop!

Wow thanks guys

And yes this is my second mini ever painted the first beeing a chaos lord . So all your responses regarding that i take as huge compliment .
I used an airbrush and than worked on thinning my paints whilst adding glaze medium to it

Love the way he looks and have already done 3 more pics coming soon.

Though advice on the eyes to make them not look so flat would be much appresiated .

Ps i Will work on my pictures aswell might say that i have no artistic background . Cheers

Hells-legion wrote:
Wow thanks guys

And yes this is my second mini ever painted the first beeing a chaos lord . So all your responses regarding that i take as huge compliment .

And so you should, it's far better than anything I can paint by a long shot.

With regards to his eyes, (perhaps on a second model not particularly this one) start with a light colour in the middle of the eyes, or the corner, (white, light blue) then a darker blue over that, the lighter part will glow slightly, then add a touch of a second different light blue to highlight.

It's difficult to explain, but I did this to get a glowing effect on one of my miniatures and it looked alright.
Still, he looks awesome regardless.

Maybe just add another blue into his eyes at one corner or something?

First attempt, and a very successful one at that! Nice work.

That's your second mini ever painted? You must be a natural that's an awesome GK. C&C:

- I see edge highlight on the weapon but none on the armor. Is it because of the light or did you decide against it?
- The eyes look cool but a bit strange. I'm sure that you are able to add a lighter tone near the center for that "glow" look
- With that much quality that stormbolter needs to be drilled!

Overall, great job!

Edit: Now that I looked a bit harder, I think I see edge highlight around some areas of the armor. And I still can't believe how nice look those Gold details look! Gold / white paints are the devil for me, but you did it so well.

Thanks mate i will absolutely drill the stormbolter dont know how i didnt think of that

The eyes im thinking of remaking red instead.
The goldparts i found quite easy in this model i used hashut copper then washed it with seraphim sepia and finally drybrushed it auric armor gold .



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Thanks mate i will absolutely drill the stormbolter dont know how i didnt think of that

The eyes im thinking of remaking red instead.
The goldparts i found quite easy in this model i used hashut copper then washed it with seraphim sepia and finally drybrushed it auric armor gold .



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Thanks mate i will absolutely drill the stormbolter dont know how i didnt think of that

The eyes im thinking of remaking red instead.
The goldparts i found quite easy in this model i used hashut copper then washed it with seraphim sepia and finally drybrushed it auric armor gold .

It looks great! The sword is awesome and the silver is nice. Maybe just some more highlighting on the eyes would really make it pop

Yes just dont really know how :(

Yeah, the eyes need a little pop but for your second mini...

FREKKIN AWESOME JOB!!!!

Quite nice that you have a airbrush at your disposal, I love the result!

Cheers im overwhelmed (dont know how to spell that) by all comments

Yeah bought a cheap airbrush together with a aircompressor all for 100 $ really pleased by it so far

These guys do look nice, need to give it a go one day

No way is that your second mini! Amazing job, keep it up!

In all honesty it is my second mini ever
And thanks Will post more pics soon just need to get my lightbooth set up

You messed up on the eyes. And that paint looks thick, too. You may need to use acetone or a hobby knife to fix them if it is.

Already started to work on the eyes decidided to go with red eyes using a touch of white to pics coming soon

Pics of my termies coming up soon !

Impressive! Keep at it, you are already lightyears beyond my skills!

The sword is done quite well, but the eyes really stand out to me; and not in a good way. The rest of the model has a lot of depth, but then your eye is immediately drawn to the face, where the eyes look rather flat and painted on, rather than having the depth of lenses. I also think that changing the eyes color would help too. Maybe red? That would really stand out and make the focal point of the model (the face) pop.

I like the piercing look of the eyes. As DarthBob pointed out, they DO attract the gaze immediately, but I think they allow a gradual visual acceptance of the rest of the model (when viewed in detail) or make a simple, very definitive impression (when viewed casually). All in all, a wonderful model.

Thanks !!
The eyes have been repainted red using 2 different reds and a touch of white looks loads better then before.

Pics of all 10 termies coming up very soon .

BR Hells-LEGION

Very well done! He do look rather fancy. Will be hoping to see more of your work