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the inquisitor is beutiful Iff, nice one here.. although i understand how you feel you "cheated" but i say, still not alot of people can make it look that good even with an airbrush
[ "Don't worry, Vik! You have all of your internet friends to keep you company! And, as everyone knows, internet friends are at least one step above imaginary friends "-Rawson
"Does an Ork shiiiit green?" "...Rogue! -you rock!" "Damn you too Rogue!""[TTFN]... That means tittyfething right?""Yep, that's me, a two-dollar whore"-Dsteingass
"... but if we all fail together we can make it look like we´ve won actually.." "...to all killers out there...: my face will hit your fist so hard it´s gonna bleed...your fist that is...""lol....OMG... you are a serial""he knows no pain...nor fear^^ he is a riveteer""yep... some of the dakka chaps here sure made the joints of my jaw quite loose...""er... emailsex... now that at least sounds like the perfect safer sex... but i like mine a bit more...wet""do you know what they call a quarter pounder of a buckte full of rivets in france?" "No...what?" "Rivitz royal"-Viktor von Domm
" I expected to hear gak like that from RW, not you Vik... for shame Sir, for shame"-AnUnearthlyChilde
"We are Vik's private collection of muses for the monkey on his back.....""you, guys are worse than my children......"-mxwllmdr
"Singling one out as odd in a =][_= thread is like going into an asylum, pointing at someone at random and saying "that person's insane""-Shrike
"Because we couldn’t be trusted. The Emperor needed a weapon that would never obey its own desires before those of the Imperium. He needed a weapon that would never bite the hand that feeds. The World Eaters were not that weapon. We’ve all drawn blades purely for the sake of shedding blood, and we’ve all felt the exultation of winning a war that never even needed to happen. We are not the tame, reliable pets that the Emperor wanted. The Wolves obey, when we would not. The Wolves can be trusted, when we never could. They have a discipline we lack, because their passions are not aflame with the Butcher’s Nails buzzing in the back of their skulls. The Wolves will always come to heel when called. In that regard, it is a mystery why they name themselves wolves. They are tame, collared by the Emperor, obeying his every whim. But a wolf doesn’t behave that way. Only a dog does. That is why we are the Eaters of Worlds, and the War Hounds no longer."
—Captain Khârn of the World Eaters Legion's 8th Assault Company, from his unpublished treatise The Eighteen Legions
AWESOME! I missed the final update because it auto-appended and didn't show up as a new post.
Finally seeing it this morning when I am mostly awake. The black base does make a difference and the overall effect of the colors is very striking. You turned my pipe dream into a reality. As Gitsplitta noted already, the book adds much to the piece. I'm glad the chap that sold me that inquisitor included the book instead of the sword that GW apparently packages with that mini.
How do you do that base scheme? I'm thinking I may switch some of my new figures to that scheme since I'm building a ruined Imperial City terrain set for my gaming table.
The secret to painting a really big army is to keep at it. You can't reach your destination if you never take any steps.
Gitsplitta wrote:Beautiful work Iffy. The red and purple are wonderful together and the book is the focus that makes it.
Kudos to JB for the purple idea, I was totally stumped for that sash because it felt so out of place. Adding the purple to the book tongue helped tie everything together and turned out lovely, as it is perfect binding colour to help with the red and extreme blue.
By the way Gits, I have your dudes pinned and ready to go, but I have run into a slight problem.
I am totally out of primer. Now normally, I could resolve that by just walking to a local FLGS or Art supply store, but I had a horrible realisation that there are no bloody flgs's in Galway, and I can't order in paints or primer because Ireland no longer allows liquid in the mail.
I admit panicking a bit when I realised this, but some lovely Dakka chaps also from Galway let me know that there is a sports store called Halfords that sell really great home brand primer, so I will be getting some of that this weekend.
I am going to have to ask a hobby store to order me in paints when I need replacements, that is bloody horrid. I miss having gaming stores :(
Rogue Wolves wrote:the inquisitor is beutiful Iff, nice one here.. although i understand how you feel you "cheated" but i say, still not alot of people can make it look that good even with an airbrush
Thanks dude! I think anyone who has used an Airbrush feels slightly like they are cheating. Getting results that make you think " That would have taken me so much effort to blend up with a brush.." are a bit jolting at first, but I have to remind myself there is still some decent skill involved. Airbrushes are, em, very fickle.
CalasTyphon216 wrote:Inquisitor looks awesome
Inquicredible!
JB wrote:
AWESOME! I missed the final update because it auto-appended and didn't show up as a new post. Finally seeing it this morning when I am mostly awake. The black base does make a difference and the overall effect of the colors is very striking. You turned my pipe dream into a reality. As Gitsplitta noted already, the book adds much to the piece. I'm glad the chap that sold me that inquisitor included the book instead of the sword that GW apparently packages with that mini.
Yessss! So glad you like him! I totally agree that the book made a big difference, if he had a sword he would not be nearly as engaging to the eye. It's something you so rarely see, and especially with nice aged pages, the way they should be! I think he will make a really nice eye catching mini for the army, and he is very strongly sealed so he can handle being played with without any problems.
JB wrote:How do you do that base scheme? I'm thinking I may switch some of my new figures to that scheme since I'm building a ruined Imperial City terrain set for my gaming table
It is a very simple, very nice scheme as it really does suit anything, and puts lovely emphasis on bright colours. Just base as normal with sand, and either do it before you prime black so the sane gets coloured too, or give the sand a layer of unwatered black ink you can get from most stationary stores. It is dirt cheap and you only need a little bit, and I find it also dries slightly tacky which helps keep the sand on.
You then just wait for it to dry properly (don't start painting too early or the sand will come straight off when you add pressure ) and start drybrushing up very dry layers of Ghost Grey, I use vallejo but I am pretty sure the citadel version is.. ghostly grey. It's great because it is very pale but has very good pigment, so you get a nice strong contrast
Tidy it up with black around the outside and you are done. Very simple, quick, and effective. I do like to add grass tufts, but that could just be me being mental.
Today is starting on weathering the space wolves and starting on JB's other character standard mini. (sorry gits, cant do nothing till I get primer :( ) I also have another awesome warmachine ready to get started on, so I might do some parts of him in between.. the first sold near instantly and it is very tempting to get him up on Ebay asap to try for a little needed cash.
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Man... that's quite a conundrum for a professional painter Iffy... sorry to hear that. No great rush on my figs though. Do them whenever your muse calls to you.
Anvildude: "Honestly, it's kinda refreshing to see an Ork vehicle that doesn't look like a rainbow threw up on it."
Suck about the primer thing, surely there must be a way you can get some.
Im sure ive heard of primer with different stuff in it that means it can be sent overseas. Theres always the option of getting airbrush paint to prime with the ab.
Vitruvian XVII wrote:Suck about the primer thing, surely there must be a way you can get some.
Im sure ive heard of primer with different stuff in it that means it can be sent overseas. Theres always the option of getting airbrush paint to prime with the ab.
Ireland has a complete ban on any liquids in the mail, so thats paint and primers out of the question regardless of what they contain. I have to get them from stores. There are no flgs's here, and no Gamesworkshop :S
I've chatted to some people and can get ownbrand primer from Halfords, but my only option for paint is to head to an art supply shop that sometimes stocks Citadel, and make requests for what I need. It is bloody pathetic.
I cannot comprehend this ban. It is completely and utterly pointless. I've contacted An Post and they couldn't give me any explanation bar " new EU laws". EU laws my ass.
Was there some kind of giant increase in the amount of small paint pots in domestic post terrorism that was striking fear into the heart of Ireland? No. So what is the point.
Don't get me started, I am seriously enraged. I knew there was a ban from a while back when I tried to send Gitsplitta a load of vallejo paint, but I'm only feeling the brunt of it now that I can't even resupply from Ebay :(
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It must be an Ireland only kind of thing. I have ordered a few bottles of Vallejo primer through the mail here in Germany. I think I bought them from Maelstrom but maybe it was Wayland - one of the English mail order sources. I can also buy it from a local FLGS but they always seem to be out of primer when I need it.
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The secret to painting a really big army is to keep at it. You can't reach your destination if you never take any steps.
Just throwing a pic up of this guy while a take a break. Skin and black armor is done, his skin has a really nice finish so I will get a better shot soon once the cape is all done
ahh an awsome =][= followed by another awsome =][= looks good so far Iff, btw sucks on the liquid ban, and i hope it wont effect the colours you can obtain too bad, because i still want to see you pump out these great models
[ "Don't worry, Vik! You have all of your internet friends to keep you company! And, as everyone knows, internet friends are at least one step above imaginary friends "-Rawson
"Does an Ork shiiiit green?" "...Rogue! -you rock!" "Damn you too Rogue!""[TTFN]... That means tittyfething right?""Yep, that's me, a two-dollar whore"-Dsteingass
"... but if we all fail together we can make it look like we´ve won actually.." "...to all killers out there...: my face will hit your fist so hard it´s gonna bleed...your fist that is...""lol....OMG... you are a serial""he knows no pain...nor fear^^ he is a riveteer""yep... some of the dakka chaps here sure made the joints of my jaw quite loose...""er... emailsex... now that at least sounds like the perfect safer sex... but i like mine a bit more...wet""do you know what they call a quarter pounder of a buckte full of rivets in france?" "No...what?" "Rivitz royal"-Viktor von Domm
" I expected to hear gak like that from RW, not you Vik... for shame Sir, for shame"-AnUnearthlyChilde
"We are Vik's private collection of muses for the monkey on his back.....""you, guys are worse than my children......"-mxwllmdr
"Singling one out as odd in a =][_= thread is like going into an asylum, pointing at someone at random and saying "that person's insane""-Shrike
The Inquisitor looks outstanding Iffy, so so nice and Coteaz is looking very pretty cool so far as well.
May I ask how you've done the skin on these guys as it looks really real lol. I have some guys coming up that will need a bit of flesh painting and would really like to do something similar.
Coteaz looks pretty good in black rather than gold
look forward to seeing the finished result
Glory to the Twelfth! Glory to Angron!
"Because we couldn’t be trusted. The Emperor needed a weapon that would never obey its own desires before those of the Imperium. He needed a weapon that would never bite the hand that feeds. The World Eaters were not that weapon. We’ve all drawn blades purely for the sake of shedding blood, and we’ve all felt the exultation of winning a war that never even needed to happen. We are not the tame, reliable pets that the Emperor wanted. The Wolves obey, when we would not. The Wolves can be trusted, when we never could. They have a discipline we lack, because their passions are not aflame with the Butcher’s Nails buzzing in the back of their skulls. The Wolves will always come to heel when called. In that regard, it is a mystery why they name themselves wolves. They are tame, collared by the Emperor, obeying his every whim. But a wolf doesn’t behave that way. Only a dog does. That is why we are the Eaters of Worlds, and the War Hounds no longer."
—Captain Khârn of the World Eaters Legion's 8th Assault Company, from his unpublished treatise The Eighteen Legions
JB wrote:
It must be an Ireland only kind of thing. I have ordered a few bottles of Vallejo primer through the mail here in Germany. I think I bought them from Maelstrom but maybe it was Wayland - one of the English mail order sources. I can also buy it from a local FLGS but they always seem to be out of primer when I need it.
It's supposedly most of the EU, but I call bullcrap on that one. It is clearly being enforced though as I have seen specific notices from sellers on Ebay saying they can no longer ship to Ireland/Uk :S Bloody enraging. I can't even get my pal back in Cork to mail me some from his store.
Cutthroatcure wrote:Nice, I really like the detail you took on the Book and the rest of the model!
Thank you! He was a great model to start with, I was very lucky to get to paint a book with so much space
monkeytroll wrote:Finished Inquisitor is gorgeous, I love that book And that mail ban thing totally sucks, that's rough as.
It's silly is what it is. I shall continue to rant until sated.
JB wrote:
"That guy" is looking great. The skin looks very nice and the eyes are piercing.
Sleep monster is standing on my head, but from what I can tell the armor looks good too. I'd forgotten how much gear "that guy" is carrying.
The cyber-eagle has a bit of personality too. The mini is coming to life!
That Guy™ is a freaking lovely model. The updated shots show his skin wayyy better, I took the time and got the photos right. He has a nice warm skin tone, and it is very, very smooth. Plays off the cold grey highlights and super strong cloak well.
The eagle will eventually be lovely, he is slowly getting into detail stages now I'm thinking of painting little feather details on his primary feathers as a wee bonus.
Rogue Wolves wrote:ahh an awsome =][= followed by another awsome =][= looks good so far Iff, btw sucks on the liquid ban, and i hope it wont effect the colours you can obtain too bad, because i still want to see you pump out these great models
Ah thanks dude! I have a really nice stock of paints at the moment -
And a good few spares, so I should be ok for a bit. The only ones I am going to have to refresh soon are basic black, white, and washes. Hopefully the art store I need to visit can order them in for me :(
GiraffeX wrote:The Inquisitor looks outstanding Iffy, so so nice and Coteaz is looking very pretty cool so far as well.
May I ask how you've done the skin on these guys as it looks really real lol. I have some guys coming up that will need a bit of flesh painting and would really like to do something similar.
Cheers Gir! This guys skin recipe as is simple as it gets, the real trick is patience and very very thin highlight coats.
-Tallarn flesh, followed by an unwatered flesh wash.
-Start building up highlight layers with a thin layer of tallarn again and paint it carefully so you are manually leaving shadowing, not just recesses. This is the real trick to a natural face. You can't just leave recesses, you have to leave areas that would be shadowed too. Like slight forehead darkness over the brow, the jaw where it curves in to the cheek, places like that.
-Keep each highlight layer very thin and do multiple gradiated layers leading up to a rather pale mix of tallarn/white for extreme areas like the nose tips, eyebrow curves etc.
- Paint the final layers using natural strokes, make sure nothing is painted on squarly. I use fine horizontal lines across the head for the last few layers, which leaves that very slight forehead wrinkle effect.
I'm making ti sound way more complicated than it is, just take your time, water your layers, and try and paint organically, not just leaving the wash to shade recesses only
CalasTyphon216 wrote:Coteaz looks pretty good in black rather than gold
look forward to seeing the finished result
Kudo's again to JB for the colour scheme, I just tweak it a bit to help it match together on the mini! I am looking forward to seeing him finished too, I really like him.
These pictures are giant -
He is starting to come together now. Really going to work on getting those golds up to a super finish.
Oh and JB, about the hammer. Using the same technique as the shot you sent me, how about I go for the same blue to white highlighting for the power effect as on the Inquisators Insignias? Would definitely be an awesome contrast, and would tie the pair together if you are using both
i think i figured out why i like him so much.. he really gives me the "sith lord" vibe and i just love that
[ "Don't worry, Vik! You have all of your internet friends to keep you company! And, as everyone knows, internet friends are at least one step above imaginary friends "-Rawson
"Does an Ork shiiiit green?" "...Rogue! -you rock!" "Damn you too Rogue!""[TTFN]... That means tittyfething right?""Yep, that's me, a two-dollar whore"-Dsteingass
"... but if we all fail together we can make it look like we´ve won actually.." "...to all killers out there...: my face will hit your fist so hard it´s gonna bleed...your fist that is...""lol....OMG... you are a serial""he knows no pain...nor fear^^ he is a riveteer""yep... some of the dakka chaps here sure made the joints of my jaw quite loose...""er... emailsex... now that at least sounds like the perfect safer sex... but i like mine a bit more...wet""do you know what they call a quarter pounder of a buckte full of rivets in france?" "No...what?" "Rivitz royal"-Viktor von Domm
" I expected to hear gak like that from RW, not you Vik... for shame Sir, for shame"-AnUnearthlyChilde
"We are Vik's private collection of muses for the monkey on his back.....""you, guys are worse than my children......"-mxwllmdr
"Singling one out as odd in a =][_= thread is like going into an asylum, pointing at someone at random and saying "that person's insane""-Shrike
He looks amazing. Really loving the cyber-eagle too.
Inquisitor Coteaz, AKA "That Guy™", is one of GW's better releases for the Grey Knight line. Oddly enough, I got the figure for free from my old FLGS. The store manager gave it to me as a bonus when my wife bought more than $200 of figure cases and foam. I did pay full retail for the two Jokero and the Astropath.
If I can't buy liquids through the mail while I am in Europe, I should be OK. The FLGS in Heidelberg carries GW, Vallejo, Army Painter, and P3 paints. It doesn't have Reaper colours but I have stopped using those anyway.
Your hammer idea sounds good to me though I admit to some apprehension that the hammer will overwhelm the face, eagle head, and the golds which are really boffo.
EDIT: I almost forgot to ask that you do That Guy™'s base in the same scheme as the other inquisitor.
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The secret to painting a really big army is to keep at it. You can't reach your destination if you never take any steps.
I totally agree that the book made a big difference, if he had a sword he would not be nearly as engaging to the eye. It's something you so rarely see, and especially with nice aged pages, the way they should be! I think he will make a really nice eye catching mini for the army, and he is very strongly sealed so he can handle being played with without any problems.
