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Mordian blue is definitely NOT the color of ultra-marines. Games workshop's tutorials are BS!

How does GW paint ultramarines. Like these:


That's as good as an example as any. :3

Thanks!

looks like regal blue with a 50/50 ice blue/white highlight

2 things: Ultramarines Blue is the color you want. Mordian blue is just a base coat color to make lighter blues stand out better compared to a black base coat.

secondly, 'Eavy Metal painters don't use just GW paints. GW says they do because they would never recommend a competitors product.

Also, GW paint guides are complete gak.

aerethan wrote:...GW paint guides are complete gak.

I wouldn't go this far. But they do suggest doing some pretty complex stuff for simple results. For instance, mixing and diluting paints for basing? Really? Mixing whites with off whites to get.... very slightly off whites? For highlighting?

I wanted to know how to paint those as well. I searched the internet found basically nothing. This is the closest I have found, may even be better. It's by LBursley.




Hope this helps

Those pictures are pretty bright to be fair. Note the boltgun is a greyish colour not black. I think this is just a very bright photo!
If you look at the models in the cabinate at warhammer world it looks like regal blue base coat, obviously this would be several thinned down layers to create a smooth yet solid coating.
I hope this helps!

Tom

And of course, if you can't obtain the color you want to show on your site, there's always the power of Photoshop. How they took the photo (lighting, etc.) is also a factor. There's a big chance that it doesn't really look like that in real life.

Pay an exorbitant amount for GW's "How to paint Spess Muhrins" to find out.

Or torrent it. Whatever.

Ktulhut wrote:Pay an exorbitant amount for GW's "How to paint Spess Muhrins" to find out.

Or torrent it. Whatever.

I'll just say it here that I've read it, and it's the same stuff on the GW website

So probably Regal Blue Over a white base? I've use black under it and it gives it a really dark color..Which is closer to crimson fists actually.

I was thinking it was some sort of mix between UM blue and enchanted blue, but I don't know. That youtube video looks good. Thanks for linking the second vid too :3


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Skinnattittar wrote:

aerethan wrote:...GW paint guides are complete gak.

I wouldn't go this far. But they do suggest doing some pretty complex stuff for simple results. For instance, mixing and diluting paints for basing? Really? Mixing whites with off whites to get.... very slightly off whites? For highlighting?

Not to mention thinning down washes, which is impossible unless you want to waste an entire pot Oh, and mixing metals to get the same color:
Mix Boltgun metal and mithril silver to do the highlight. Then highlight that with chainmail

Also, in response to your OP, mordian blue kicks ass on ultras. Don't deny it. It does.

What? I've tried it before, it looked like crap! Then again, I got my mordian blue from a friend, and it was really chunky and gross, so maybe I should buy another one :3

I'll try it.

Do. With a subtle asurmen wash, a UMB highlight then a little space wolves grey mixed with UMB for an extra highlight, then a final highlight of just space wolves really does look great.

Ive had some Experience with Ultramarines in the past, I think the Undercoat would have to be white, then a dark blue (possibly Regal) run over that. Ive tried Black undercoat, then Regal Blue, and finally Ultramarines Blue, but that doesnt get that effect. Heck i've even tried Black then Ultra Blue. Still doesn't look like that.

Has to be a white primer surely.

I could be very wrong though...


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They could be Photoshopped!

Ktulhut wrote:Pay an exorbitant amount for GW's "How to paint Spess Muhrins" to find out.

Or torrent it. Whatever.

Ah... no.

Please do not suggest illegally obtaining copyrighted information.

Thanks!

All newer pics of smurfs are done with Mordian blue highlighted with ultramarines blue and ultramarines blue with skull white I believe.

You might also want to take into account what kind of sealer was used on the minis.

brother_zach wrote:
You might also want to take into account what kind of sealer was used on the minis.

DING DING!

Zach is correct.

End of round. Next question?

The how to paint citadel miniatures book tells you how to paint them like that.

brother_zach wrote:

You might also want to take into account what kind of sealer was used on the minis.

'Eavy metal don't varnish their mini's... at least accoring to a White Dwarf artical.

Tom.

wickedcarrot wrote:

brother_zach wrote:

You might also want to take into account what kind of sealer was used on the minis.

'Eavy metal don't varnish their mini's... at least accoring to a White Dwarf artical.

Tom.

I'm not a regular reader of white dwarf, but I would imagine all the handeling of these models would require some sort of sealer.

We may only see one photo of tac marines, but God only knows how many times they had to be moved around to get the perfect look. Without a sealer (Especially with metal models, combined with mediocre paint) models would chip and look like gak over time.

They simply touch them up!

Tom

I think I found it in a past WD, issue 347. It's the 'EAVY METAL' way of painting ultramarines. 1:1 ultramarine blue and regal blue, then a wash mixed from regal blue and chaos black, then ultramarine blue highlight, then a 1:1 space wolves grey ultramarine blue highlight. It did not say what colour undercoat but I think it is Black. It’s a WD guide so it might be completely gak....
Hope it helps though.

Do you know what proportions the black and blue were in the wash?

Tom

Using sealers on plastics is totaly unessesary. (According to me that is)

Never had a paint chip on a plastic miniature. The model will brake long before the paint comes off, and if i hade a chip it was because there was a cut in the plastic which the sealer does nothing to protekt against.
Only seal metals.

For the paint schem it's definitely not regal blue on black undercoat since it becomes to dark.