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Interesting article on how scientists cracked the mystery as to how DaVinci got the ML so perfectly blended.

30 layers baby. Pretty damn good accomplishment given what kinds of paints he had to work with. Oils aren't exactly the easiest to thin and make look good.

What's even better is they can tell the exact pigments used to achieve various colors. I want that scanning tool.

30 layers baby. Pretty damn good accomplishment given what kinds of paints he had to work with. Oils aren't exactly the easiest to thin and make look good.

On the contrary, oils are the perfect media for smooth blending of tones.
The Dutch and Flemish painters made the transition to oils with glazes and subtle tones.

Leonardo could be pretty gakk at painting techniques. The Last Supper painted in oils instead of using Buono Fresco for the mural was disastrous.
Possibly he wanted the same tonal effects which couldn't be acheived by mural painting.



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PS I love it when the glossary gives silly definitions

how DaVinci got the ML so perfectly blended
translates as
how DaVinci got the Missile Launcher/MultiLaser so perfectly blended

I know Da Vinci is famous for his sketched inventions but this sort of weaponry?

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:
PS I love it when the glossary gives silly definitions

how DaVinci got the ML so perfectly blended
translates as
how DaVinci got the Missile Launcher/MultiLaser so perfectly blended

I know Da Vinci is famous for his sketched inventions but this sort of weaponry?

Dark Angel Vinci (techmarine) was excommunicated by the Mechinicus for his extensive innovations with weapons.

There seems to be a lovely symmetry about that!
Thanks Daba

Except that when you type Da Vinci you get Dire Avenger Vinci

Wait a minute, what does the Mona Lisa have to do with guns?!

Read the thread man!

Dire Avenger Vinci became a techmarine and was excommunicating for blending multiglazers with missile launchers

I think

I like where this thread is headed. Perfectly blended Multi-Launchers and Missle Lasers. I thank you, Brother Vinci.

She's smileing because a perfectly blended missile launcher doesn't have to roll for scatter.

Great, just what I need!

When I was finally starting to be happy with my own painting, now I've got to compete with Da Vinci!

It took me years to get past the pro hart stage!

Nah
Da Vinci ain't that great a painter
he was okay.

Now Titian on the other hand...

Titian. Hmmm, now how can we make that relevent to 40k?

Titian. Hmmm, now how can we make that relevent to 40k

Would this be the sort of thing you had in mind?


Dreamforge Titian Leviathan

Apologies to Dreamforge

Jihadnik wrote:Great, just what I need!

When I was finally starting to be happy with my own painting, now I've got to compete with Da Vinci!

It took me years to get past the pro hart stage!

I thought I was a badass with six coats of purple on the edges of my wave serpents. mamma Mia!!!

Frazzled wrote:I thought I was a badass with six coats of purple on the edges of my wave serpents. mamma Mia!!!

I bet you didn't even paint the driver or gunner smiling