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I will be posting my newly painted marines from time to time here.
I've played some LOTR warhammer in the past and after a couple of years, I decided to go 40k.
I chose the space marines as my army and very much like them in their diversity.
They are so much fun to work with and I expect to do some better moddeling and painting in the future, because now it's about average I think.

I kinda noticed how bad my first tacticals were painted. I blaim HQ (not Headquarters, but high quality. I guess this is a warhammer forum. xD) photographing.
But anyway, I decided to put my dreadnought out there, on this thread.
I think i did quite well, but if I didn't, please tell me. I'm not afraid of bad commentary but give some advice then too.
For the tacticals, i'll take a look at them a bit closer and try to clean them up, so maybe I can post them here later on.
Grtz G.

EnEr-G wrote:I kinda noticed how bad my first tacticals were painted. I blaim HQ (not Headquarters, but high quality. I guess this is a warhammer forum. xD) photographing xD.
But anyway, I decided to put my dreadnought out there on this thread.
I think i did quite well, but if I didn't please tell me, i'm not afraid of bad commentary but give some advice then too.
For the tactical, i'll take a look at them a bit closer and try to clean them up, so maybe I can post them here later on.
Grtz G.

Looks pretty decent to me! The most I'd do at this point would be to add some hard-egde highlights using 50/50% Iced Blue and Ultramarine Blue to get it to "pop" just a bit. Also, Gryphonne Sepia and Ogryn Flesh Wash work great on metallic gold, giving those parts more depth in a single application. You've got great attention to detail and will only get better with practice and time. Keep it up!

Gavin Thorne wrote:Looks pretty decent to me! The most I'd do at this point would be to add some hard-egde highlights using 50/50% Iced Blue and Ultramarine Blue to get it to "pop" just a bit. Also, Gryphonne Sepia and Ogryn Flesh Wash work great on metallic gold, giving those parts more depth in a single application. You've got great attention to detail and will only get better with practice and time. Keep it up!

Thanx a lot, I notice sometimes how perfectionist I am. First the Blue, then the gold, then again some blue on the exact same spot over and over again :p. I really want my army to look good and to get better at painting/moddeling. I'll definitely use that advice, I knew a bit about highlighting, but it seemed so difficult. I will give it a try soon and post the result when it's finished.

Thanx again. G.

And i'm back. I really couldn't wait to start painting, so I went to buy some paint after school today and gave it a try. When you look at it, it really looks nice, close up maybe not so detailled but i will probably edit the flaws anyway later on, when I see them. I added the highlights, the wash too and also some burnt grass on te base. Hope you'll like it, let me know!
And thanx again for the tips.

Grtz G.

looks 10x better with the highlights!

wash the red with some black aswell, and then re-highligh with the same colour, and it will look even better!

Matrim wrote:looks 10x better with the highlights!

wash the red with some black aswell, and then re-highligh with the same colour, and it will look even better!

Thanx, I think so too! and I will try that, so just some black wash over it and highlighting it with the same colour, never even tought of that xD thanks a lot! again, I will post the result soon.

Later, G.

I did the highlights, but it's not that visible so not really worth putting on the thread :p you can see it, but yeah. thanx for the tip! I'll definitely use it later on. The next posts will either be my tacticals or my terminator which I also started painting a couple days ago.

Cya, G.

My son just painted his Ultra Marine Dred, it came out just like yours very nice and clean looking a proper model congrats on the job well done.

A simple but very effective way to make guns look better is to drill the barrels out. It would definitely make the weapon on the right arm look better.

LordWynne wrote:My son just painted his Ultra Marine Dred, it came out just like yours very nice and clean looking a proper model congrats on the job well done.

Thanx a lot, I'm quite pleased myself!

G.


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Natorum wrote:A simple but very effective way to make guns look better is to drill the barrels out. It would definitely make the weapon on the right arm look better.

I might try that! I just have to find an easy way to do it but thanx for that advice!

G.

Hey, I'm back. This time I am showing my newly finished Terminator, the first one I did. I hope you like it guys, i'm not sure if i'm going to give him highlights because it's quite nice like this and I might mess it up. On bigger models like my dreadnought I will keep putting highlights in the future. So let me know what you think!

Grtz, G.

Looks good!

use a black wash on it though, will help give shadows to the model, and make bits tand out more!

I like where you are going with this army- nice and cleanly painted.

Matrim wrote:Looks good!

use a black wash on it though, will help give shadows to the model, and make bits tand out more!

Yeah, I thought about that too in the very begin whilst watching tutorials on painting. I'll give it a shot tomorrow!

Thanx for the reply, G.


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Misguidance wrote:I like where you are going with this army- nice and cleanly painted.

Thanx a lot, I'm really putting my time into painting my models, so I like the good commentary!

G.

Just thought id add my 2 cents,

If you can id try and pick out some of the rivets and small detail on the model, this and the black wash should really add a depth to it.

Other than that is looking good keep it up.

Hobo

Pimp-My-Hobo wrote:Just thought id add my 2 cents,

If you can id try and pick out some of the rivets and small detail on the model, this and the black wash should really add a depth to it.

Other than that is looking good keep it up.

Hobo

You mean the rivets on his powerfist? or the ones on his leggs and arms even more? and what other details do you mean?

Thanx, G.

Yeah like the ones on his power fist, will just break up the flat area of the model.

hobo

Everything needs highlight, man. And good work.

I would say Bravo, getting a good clean paint job is the hardest step. From here you can become a good all-round painter easily. Definitely highlight every model you will be amazed how much it makes your model stand out or "Pop" as all the Dakka's say on here. Use Washes in sections, i don't wash the whole model I will do different sections of the model differently. To give my Metals depth I use Dwarf Chainmail (not available) or a darker shade of metal then paint on a lighter shade (boltgun metal) and then highlight with something silver (mithril silver) if you want to wash it a light wash of Gryphonne Sepia is good.

Matrim is quite right on the Black Wash (Devlan Mud or Badab Black), infact Matrim is right all round. Consider using fine pens to do some detailing on scrolls and purity seals. And always Varnish your models, I would recommend Dullcote as it gives an invisible MAT finish.

I think though the fact that paint excites you and you look forward to it means in 12 months you'll look back and go wow, my skills have come along way from this solid beginning. The Tutorials and advice on this Website is second to none.

EDIT on the subject of highlighting TERMINATORS they are easy the Legs all have those ridges paint those a lighter shade, add a few lines to the Torso and the Long edges of Top and hey presto done. I would look again at the Terminator Helmet they are Difficult to do.

I made this model about a year ago when i got back into this hobby, I shaded him well and went on the whole Washes front, but I missed off the highlights. Look at how flat and dull the model looks in consequence. Highlights are really important.

Hay guys, I tried to use as much advice as possible. I don't feel really great about the highlights because they're not that smooth. It looks better in real life, but still xD. Let me know..

Hope you like it! G.

Awesome it really sticks out, If you put a wash over it now it will shade the recesses and leave the highlights in place. Believe me, it took me ages to start to get how to highlight you seem to have got it straight off.

EDIT - I like to paint my Crux Terminatus Bleached Bone and then then wash it, it comes out like this. My Termie Captain you can see where i have washed over the highlights on the raised bits.

mwnciboo wrote:Awesome it really sticks out, If you put a wash over it now it will shade the recesses and leave the highlights in place. Believe me, it took me ages to start to get how to highlight you seem to have got it straight off.

EDIT - I like to paint my Crux Terminatus Bleached Bone and then then wash it, it comes out like this. My Termie Captain you can see where i have washed over the highlights on the raised bits.

So next time, first the highlights and then the wash? cause I put the wash on him first, thinking the highlights wouldn't be clear enough otherwise..

G.

Ok, I'm going to apologise in advance for a woolly answer and say I am encouraging you but not telling you what to do? (hmm...What i mean is it's better to experiment a bit!). It depends everyone has their own way. i know some people who Basecoat, Wash and then repaint the flat areas. This means the Shading is in the corners etc. They kind of use the Pot paint as the highlight because the basecoat has been darkened by the wash, so the Pot is a lighter shade and highlights the model in a graduated manner.

I myself basecoat, wash individual areas, apply a Highlight. Review it, change it if i really have too. Fine detail it, then light wash it and then quickshade it with thinned down quickshade, Dullcote it and then base it. Long winded but I find painting therapeutic. (My article on Quickshade is here its not always appropriate and would probably recommend you don't use it as your painting is very good ).

Plus a wash helps to bring the separate colours together, softening edges and making it look more natural and ontop of this shades recesses and gives an extra dimension of depth.

Hmmm....difficult call. IMHO its all about you testing your abilities and techniques until you have a collection of skills or skill set you need for your level or the level to which you aspire too.

Its individual, I hate to say it but you need 4-5 sacrificial mini's to practice on and perfect your own technique. Its annoying, but once you know how you like it and what works for you, you will never again waste a miniature. I keep experimenting with new techniques all the time. My current one is black lining like 'Eavy Metal used to do back in the 2nd edition days, its hard but Gundam Markers and fine pens are good. Look at this example, the Cartoony element is quite interesting and its purely just for my own skill set, another technique to add to my tool chest of techniques. I use a Sakura Ink Pen.

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/10/8/145795_sm-Crisis%20Battlesuit%2C%20White.jpg

or like this, its all about discovery and sharing those discoveries with everyone on Dakka, to guide them, advise them and to help but ultimately its your army and your decision. Good luck and I look forward to seeing your results.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/s/i/at/2010/11/1/16483f6b36398dc6f265ffa94de76302_32545.jpg__thumb

SORRY to clarify these are not my models but I aspire to achieve these results with a Radiograph pen and it motivates me to try to master this technique.

That are a hole bunch of steps :p. I just basecoat, paint the blue, then all other colors, the black wash, some sepia wash on the gold and then the highlighting, together with resolving the mistakes I made.

And I really like the different techniques, it really makes all armies more different. That's one thing I like about miniature wargaming, it's fun to create something of your own which you can even play with afterwards. The next mini in the line is probably the Terminator Sergeant, I can't wait to start on that powersword! might even happen today.

Btw, those are some cool minis you showed!

we'll see how that works out ;D G.

the highlights have made a big difference.

looks 10x better!

For the Light blue helmet, maybe use a Dark blue wash, rather than black, as it will still keep it blue rather than just making it look dirty.

really starting to look awesome! any other figs?

Hey, again thanx for all the great comments. New models, could be a while, but I'll post my sergeant 'cause it isn't really the same as the other terminators. Later I will probably finish the other terminators but they're about the same so. Then i have about 5 tactical, I like to edit a bit and a whole tac squad to be done, together with my captain. That will be about everything for 'now'. I'll update you when I buy new models!

Like I said, I painted my powersword and I'm not liking it the full 100%, but as my first one i'm quite pleased with the result.

G.

Thats very good for your first sword! the transiition between the dark blue and light blue is real nice!

However, im not sure whether it will stand out against the Blue of the Ultramarines that the rest of your army is.

Matrim wrote:Thats very good for your first sword! the transiition between the dark blue and light blue is real nice!

However, im not sure whether it will stand out against the Blue of the Ultramarines that the rest of your army is.

Yeah, I was thinking about that too.. well, when it's not so good, i'm going to try and make it red. I guess I'll be painting the rest of the mini tomorrow, so we'll see.

Thanx! G.