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**LunchBox**

Hello...I joined up recently, as I am getting a little bored with websites limited to a single theme.

I play Space Marines, and have started painting a small Ork army. However, I rarely play, and spend all my time painting.

Fire away!

**Deff Dread red Edition**

Welcome,I like your work.

**31rls31**

welcome,amazing work.
do you use white under coat on all your models and build the color up from there?
i ask because im trying to achive the crisp clean color effect,and just cant seem to get the shades and highlights down:(
well if you could take some time to help that would be great,once again awsome work

**darkangels_rule**

welcome to the madness

**Shadowbrand**

Welcome aboard

**LunchBox**

Thanks!

I generally prime white, and build color from there. To make it simple, if I have a color, we'll say blue, I select a color near the lighter end of the gradient I wish to paint. For instance, #1 might be a very dark blue (maybe Midnight Blue <GW> ), #2 a medium dark blue, #3 a medium blue, #4 a light blue, and #5 would be a near white variant...like SW Gray, or Ice Blue <GW> . I'll lay down a few layers of my base coat using the #4 color, and then shade with 3, 2, 1 from there. Then I go back, and clean it up during my highlights with #'s 3, 4, & 5 as a final touch.

In reality, I don't stick with blues on that scale...and there may be a few paints, or 10 different colors...it just depends. I'll generally use purples to shade blue, reds to shade greens, and so on. After I get my color down, I'll glaze in nuances.

**tigonesskay**

What part of texas you live? I'm in san antonio

**Red_Zeke**

There's also a thriving community in Austin if you're around here.

Welcome.

RZ

**Emperors Faithful**

Hello,
As if we don't have enough SPAZ MARINZ around here...
Just joking, always glad to welcome another loyalist.

**Waaagh_Gonads**

Welcome to dakka.

**Deadshane1**

Welcome aboard.

**Beastmaster**

Welcome on behalf of the Hive Mind