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Cheers guys, as always the feedback is much appreciated.

I realised I definitely haven't been posting these in chronological order! That helbrute and his pals were the first things I painted for this army, everything inbetween is just being posted in a random order until I catch up to 'present day'.

Here's another cultist:





I love this model, so managed to include him by just adding a pistol to his waistband! Great thing about cultists (and chaos in general) is that you can pretty much somehow include any sculpt you like - especially humans.

This was also one of my first attempts at blood - looking at the weapons on the original post in this thread, I'm pretty confident I've got much better at it.



I'm not a big fan of the hourglass though, might have to change it...

That's cool. What is that model?

EDC

Awesome conversion work!! Really, really nice painting too.

Thanks guys

EDC, he is the Forgeworld limited edition Empire Warrior Priest (I think he was event only).

He looks a bit like Kor Phaeron in his priestly days haha

Simply superb thread, awesome stuff

Cheers Doombiscuit!

Here's another dude I painted around the same time as the guy above, from the same unit:



He's mostly washing and weathering, just a model I wanted to get off my to-do list.

i really like how You use colors. Your mminiatures looks weird but cool as hell

Ha thanks, yeah I get bored with standard Nurgle palettes so wanted to do something different.

I try to include all sorts of colours including yellow and purple which isn't particularly nurgly!

Look out for the next guy, there's some prominent high-viz orange coming to the party...

I promised high-vis, so here's high-vis...



He's rather large for a cultist, right... nah seriously, he's a cultist. I like how the models in this unit are all different sizes as it makes things feel more authentic.

I envisage he scavenged a rubberised haz-mat contaminants bag for use as a hood. Hence the fluro-orange colour. I think it provides a nice focal point and is suitably different to 'standard' Nurgle schemes.



I really enjoyed painting him due to all the different components - mechanical arm, pale flesh, cloth, corroded metals etc.

I painted clearly visible, poisoned-looking veins across specific areas of his flesh, which greyed towards the edges of the (still raw) wound where his pneumatic-drill arm had been fitted. Probably without anaesthetic.



I wanted his skin to look dirty, almost sooty. It was my first attempt at using weathering powder so I overdid it a little, but I got better results on the most recent guy I painted (see post #1) so will be using that newer technique moving forward.

It was also my first attempt at using the biro / paintbrush method of gore spray (also using Citadel technical blood paint), which turned out ok but again I think less would have been more.

I really enjoyed painting this guy so I might create a full unit at some point - but for now my main goal is to finish the core elements of the warband.

Nice 'cultist'. Nice work on the flesh areas he does genuinely look like he's covered in dust /dirt.

EDC

Monstrous ! Yeah, the hazmat hood is an excellent idea, and really well realized, congrats.

Love your latest work, really phenomenal effect you pull off. The seemingly natural layers and grime and just the state of each piece of the model really make it exceptional.

Thanks for the compliments guys, much appreciated

I found another photo of him with a few of his squad, I like this one as it shows the randomness in the unit starting to tie everything together...

Fantastic stuff! Great to see them all together. The style on these is very different and cool. Epic job! Looking forward to more!

looks badass

Aryllon,

Great Heretic Guard Aryllon.

Cheers,

CB

Thanks guys!

So, after an initial play around with some Eldar bases I had my first attempt at airbrushing an actual miniature... the learning curve is pretty steep and I find myself understanding how to use it quite quickly. I was pretty happy with the pre-shading element, although I used a warm brown in case black was too stark or cold for a bone end finish.

Still making mistakes and figuring out what I did wrong, but for a first attempt I'm not too concerned by how this is going...

I bought the rhino specifically because I wanted a really basic tank to practice on first.

Once I hand-brush the details on the bone areas I'll seal it with Testors, then move on to the brass areas (the sides and top door). Then do the same with the iron, then it'll be ready for decals and weathering!

 Aryllon wrote:
...the learning curve is pretty steep and I find myself understanding how to use it quite quickly. I was pretty happy with the pre-shading element, although I used a warm brown in case black was too stark or cold for a bone end finish.

Airbrushing that first "real" miniature and recognizing the great potential of such a tool--- it's such a cool experience, isn't it?!? Fantastic job, and this is the exact sort of practice/experiment which will aid in the development of your skills with the airbrush.

Don't be surprised when, upon completion of this first Rhino, you find yourself recognizing exactly what you could do to improve on the next experiment. Maybe it'll be a darker pre-shade, or maybe you'll decide to throw in another mid-tone, or perhaps an extra highlight to make it pop. Don't be afraid to try new things, and have fun with it!

Finally, I'd suggest browsing around YouTube for tutorials. I'm a big fan of Next Level Painting, look his channel up if you haven't already

Thanks bud, always appreciate the compliments and encouragement - I had a look at your stuff and you really know what you're talking about!

Yeah airbrushing is awesome hey. I specifically bought this rhino as a test piece because it's basically the lowest common denominator (a real basic vehicle that's great for practice & nobody is really going to look at later).
You're right I already planned to do some things differently - like not fully assembling it before painting! The darker pre-shade is likely too.

Next level... I have seen a few videos yeah, they're really helpful but I almost can't watch. The dude is really talented but it's like... teenage Garth from Wayne's World trying to be compton gangster.

Anyway the main hull is almost done - the first phases of weathering are done (generic wear & tear followed by corrosion), I just need to add dirt and grime once the other sections are finished so everything is uniform across the whole vehicle.
Next steps will be the ram and track units, then the side panels and roof hatch, then final details and weathering.

I will have to get the inside of the viewing slit painted black because that white showing through is really annoying me!

Rhino is looking decent so far. Keep it up.

EDC

Yes, that rhino is going well! i like those little box tanks.

Progress has been made!

I attacked the ram, track units and step-plates next, which involved a lot of rust-tinted FW powders.
The main issue I had was, you need sealant to prevent powders rubbing off / being spread around. But once you apply sealant it dims the colour and removes the matte powder finish. So they basically don't look as good (almost like you just spread paint everywhere).

I don't know if this is just because I use Testors' Dullcote - which also makes metallic paints look dull and flat. Anyone got any tips??

I also decided the underside of a tank - especially one having seen centuries of service and blessed by Nurgle - probably wouldn't have anything in the way of recognisable paint left. So it's mostly just bare, rusted metal.

Next stop, do a few of the smaller details and airbrush the brass side panels / top hatch.
Then finish the side panels & details before applying all the dirt and grime.

This will probably be my last update before posting the finished pictures

Looking good. I've never used powders, so can offer no advice. Only reassurance that it looks brill

Underside of the tank looks good too.

EDC

Well that took longer than expected!

To be fair, I converted a couple of chosen and my 'extra special' Dark Apostle before finishing the rhino.

But here it is in all it's er, 'glory'.

This is the second tank I ever painted. The first was a Leman Russ in about 1997. Which I did with a 5mm wide powder paint brush haha.

I think I got the lighting right but it looks like there's a subtle colour temperature shift between a couple of images so apologies if it looks too warm in one or two places.

Looking good love the blue discolouration of the metal.

As another hobby I restore classic cars so I know a fair amount about what happens to metals under various different conditions.

If you apply phosphoric acid to rusted steel (an anti-rust process), the residue that you get is a sort of washed bluey-white colour, just like you've painted.

Top marks for realism

That corroded blue color is perfect, in both pictures.

Really nice. The corruption runs deep!

EDC

Really loving the front plates on that Rhino, just adds great depth.

Ynneadwraith wrote:Looking good love the blue discolouration of the metal.

As another hobby I restore classic cars so I know a fair amount about what happens to metals under various different conditions.

If you apply phosphoric acid to rusted steel (an anti-rust process), the residue that you get is a sort of washed bluey-white colour, just like you've painted.

Top marks for realism

Good to know, thanks!
Actually the lighting isn't great but those sections are brass / copper with a couple of glazes of dark green verdigris all over (until almost opaque dull black/green), washed thinly with a green / white verdigris which also settled a bit in the recesses, sponged and drybrushed with brass to bring out the areas most prone to wear and impacts, then a brighter verdigris washed into the recesses and streaked across the surface where water might run.

Actually one of my most favourite painting techniques

Ork_Intelligence wrote:Really loving the front plates on that Rhino, just adds great depth.

Awesome, thanks - yeah I originally has them in raw iron but they didn't stand out enough from the main hull whiere the paint has worn off to reveal the metal underneath... glad it had the desired effect of making them stand out a lot more!

Things just keep moving - I've converted a Dark Apostle to go with the cultists (two units, the 'fighty' guys are finished so the 'shooty' ones are next) but I've also begun work on my Chosen.

These will replace the plastic Chosen from DV, exact same weapon loadout plus a few extra bodies equipped as per codex rules.

These two are 'power axe guy' and one of the bolter-toting dudes with combat weapon.