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Just ordered some chaos termies and decided to test out the paint scheme on a Spare terminator.
The overall model isn't done. But I decided to test out lightning and highlighting on him.


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Sorry, can't get the first image out of download form!

just sharing or looking for feedback?

Feedback please!

May be the pic dude but it doesn't look great.
Try a smaller brush or less paint on the brush.
No offence meant.

 psychadelicmime wrote:
Feedback please!

to start, try using a brush with a very fine tip. you want your lightning forks to be very thin and sharp, not wide and soft. also, think about how lightning looks in real life (google up some storm photos; always helps to have a reference at hand). it tends to be directional, meaning there's a clear starting point and one or more end points (often with lots of tiny forks off the main one along the way) as opposed to just going every which way.

you can make it as simple or as complicated as you want. here's a tutorial on painting power swords that might help a bit, as she goes over her way of doing the lightning bolts (starts around 2:15):



this is pretty similar to how I do the lightning for my night lords.

You've got the right idea. but you need to be doing thinner lines.