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i think your going a new and artful way if you continue the de-sat way... this will look very good in the end... gritty and used like in olf warfilms or even in some of the better sifi movies...
away from the comicesque ways of painting... the streetlevel looks stunning...

looking forward to see more drysucked scenes^^

vik

I think they work perfectly well Klaus... beautiful job on the base, wow.

I am not sure which would look better myself - difficult decision... Desaturated might work fine so long as you get a good light/dark contrast to bring out the detail.

The diorama board is Amazing with a capital A

Some of the tones are a little similar Klaus.

If reducing the bright colours you can still play with warm/cool and light/dark contrasts.

It may be worth considering complementary colours in the greys.

Sorry if you know all this which you prolly will.

you sir.. are missing some bitz.. great work !!

Joske De Veteraan wrote:you sir.. are missing some bitz.. great work !!

I take this as one of the biggest compliments ever
Cheers
Klaus
P.S: I haven't given up yet, right now I'm trying some different grey tones, with some washes of Badab Black and Devlan Mud - promising

The base is outstanding, and I'm liking this grey approach. can't wait for the finished product.

Luther's banner is superb! An inspiration!

I really like the desaturated look personally...

Thanks for your feedback

Well, I agree the result from last week on the de-saturation wasn't very convincing. But I decided not to give up so easy, and gave it another try.

So I mixed up another set of greys and applied it to the test mini


Then I gave it two hefty washes of Badab Black

and that was a lot more convincing.

So I applied the grey to the other girls, gave them some washes of Gryponne Sepia (for the Gold and Skin) as well as Badab Black (all other areas, and a 2nd wash only for the blacks and reds) and last not least a wash of Devlan Mud for the leather pieces.
And in front of the base, they are almost invisible


After that I started to mix up the highlights for the gold


And this is how far I got yesterday

Which pretty much completes the gold


So it is VERY different, but I think it will be worth the effort...at least I hope so.
If it comes together as I hope, it will be very sinister and dark looking, and hopefully I can squeeze in some OSL for the Sisters Power Sword, maybe some lights on the Bolters ect. to give it some extra highlights....
HOPEFULLY
Let me know what you think,
Cheers
Klaus

Have to say it is looking very impressive so far (I especially love the base)

this is quite depressing.... in a good way^^

the muted tones will look very stylish!

vik

You are an artist in all regards. The hobby is lucky to have such a talented person as yourself willing to share all of your work with us in such a step by step manner.

Utterly blown away, your skills are exemplary and I shall continue to watch this blog as you progress.

Thanks

Really subtle and nuanced work Klaus... very impressive.

Wow... I clicked on this to see what "de-saturation" looked like- I like the blending tones, especially when you put up a standard Sister against the background. That's really interesting. I might have to give it a go, as I was looking for a way to give the overall theme of my new (planned) eldar army a darker, more sinister feel. I look forward to more of this!

P.S. Oh yea... and congrats on the Deathwatch competition win... that diorama is friggin' SICK.

So unique! It's always nice when someone tries something new, and it comes out beautifully

A few light sources here and there and this will work perfectly - atmospheric I say

Ohh that is very nice. They look wonderful, this is going to be a very atmospheric piece. A real pleasure to follow.

Thanks guys
I really, really apreciate your feedback - it keeps me driving on.

I worked some more on my de-saturated Sisters.
Upon completing the paintjob I prepared my pigments.
For this I ground some pastels and mixed the powders as I needed them


Then I applied the powders with a dry brush


and carefully applied spirit to fixate the prigments


One must be very careful with the spirit, so it doesn't loosen or strip any of the underlying paints.
But I think the result is worth the effort


So what do you think, was it worth the extra work, or could I have achieved a similar result with the standard colors?




Cheers
Klaus

The glow on the robes is amazing.

I'm not sure if it could have been done with standard colours, I'm not very good with paints myself, but the effect is so gritty and realistic while also giving the pinks a real soft and subtle glow to them.

Congrats, you've raised the bar again

I dunno Klaus... that satiny sheen on the sisters clothing is pretty special. Don't think you could have gotten that any other way and it makes their look very, very unique. Sensual without being overly sexual... like finished silk.

I think it was worth it.

Absolutely beautiful I think it was well worth it

You would probably have got an awesome diorama just using standard colours.

But you wouldn't have got the same kind of awesome, or the level of atmosphere this piece already has. Definitely worth it

Thanks guys

Well, progress is very slow, as I have a ton of work and was plagued by some hefty migrane attacks.
Never the less, I did work on the diorama.
I began painting of the Monk, the Grey Knight, and the Crusader.
I decided to finish the characters first, so I can see where each energy weapon is poisitoned and will cast it's glow on the car and the surrounding terrain.
So I charted out which colors to use.


Then I applied the de-saturated base colors as well as the first washes of Gryphonne Sepia and Badab Black


Some glazes later they look like this

and that's pretty much as far as I got :(

But in the meantime my price for the "Deathwatch Painting Competition" arrived!

A signed copy of the Deathwatch RPG

A big thank you to Fantasy Flight Games for sponsoring the competition, a big thak you to DAKKA DAKKA for holding the competition, and a HUGE thank you to Jon for shipping the price despite the hilarious shipping rate!
Cheers
Klaus

Lucky you...

Well, skill was involved in that prize too, so congrats again!

You sir have some insane projects.... and I love it haha, keep up the good work Im loving your enthusiasm and drive!

Hey guys,
In the meantime I was working on another small piece, called "Kill Shot".

For this topic I selected a Deathwatch Marine again.
It's almost finished.




I hope you all like it
Cheers
klaus

Beeeeeaaaauuutttiiifulllllllll, just a tiny criticism, the rear shot makes it look like the marine is firing over the ork, not at it but that could be the perspective from the camera. Also will the deathwatch marine be getting a backpack??

cool blast effects.... slefmade or from armorcasts?

really cool dio and very dynamic poses!


vik

Thanks guys

The Muzzle Flash was self made with Green Stuff - its very simply, but I'll see if I can make a tut of it.
Yes, the actual shot is now going over the Orks head, but if you look at the way the bullet holes "wander" up the Orks body, from the belly up the head, the last shot - which is now released after the impact on the head, it goes over...so it is kind of intentionaly

Here's the final collage:

I hope you like it.
Cheers
klaus