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i have googled this for a few minutes now and i cant find any information on it... if i wanted to paint my assassin or sniper to "blend" with the background how do i do it?

i remember like 6 years ago when i was only 12-13 and i had a brief experience in 40k, that in white dwarf they posted a tau stealth suit that had a building wall attached to the background and oh my god did the thing look as close to having a stealth suit on than anything it was amazing i used to love that photo.. ahahahah

It had to be done:



Try muted colours that blend in, make them slow moving poses...

http://www.roughneckjoe.com/mini/tau/stealth/DSC08085.jpg

this is a cool idea... but i really want a paint scheme not just clear plastic ahha


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hahahahaaha good one blapblapbalp

spaceXjam wrote:http://www.roughneckjoe.com/mini/tau/stealth/DSC08085.jpg

this is a cool idea... but i really want a paint scheme not just clear plastic ahha


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hahahahaaha good one blapblapbalp

I like the clear ones, very cool.

Think about how the unit in question is supposed to be camouflaging itself.

If it's a camo print on cloth, simply paint a camo pattern in the appropriate colors. I know there are tutorials floating around on painting various camo schemes. If you want to bring modeling into it, a number of folks have used natural bristle (harvested from cheap chip brushes) and/or medical gauze to model camo nets and ghillie suits on their models. Like this one:


If they're being cloaked with electronic systems, I've seen some pretty cool painted effects, where the model was mostly painted normally, but with a few areas painted to match the basing. The two areas were divided by an "energy wave" sort of effect, as if the optical cloaking field was spreading over the model. Here's another example from the gallery:

Here's a guide for a version the model above on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP4XCN6qr8M

The one blending into a wall:
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs44/f/2009/091/1/a/Stealth_Tau_by_Bou87.jpg

So...

I really wanted to do my Lictors (or just my DL) in clear cast resin, but never got to it. Just found clear casting resin at Michaels though, so give me time...

Currently, I painted my chitin with Chameleon paint. The colors change depending on the angle you view it from. But, if you really did want something that was "Stealthed" or "Invisible," the other ideas presented can be way cooler than my own, if done properly

BlapBlapBlap wrote:It had to be done:



Try muted colours that blend in, make them slow moving poses...

I can't see it. You can't see it. But it's there!

Chrome paint, So it reflects the things around it?

Actually I like Oadie's suggestion the best... though the clear ones are pretty darn cool.

This is how my friend (and all around awesome painter) Pekel did Lictors for a commission:



and the other 2


Basically the first one is revealing itself while the other two are still lurking.
Simple, but effective

i like the clear ones too and i would maybe highlight select edges or panels for a realy dramatic effect.

but for total stealth...you just can't beat having a base plate that is totaly empty lol just like the one pictured in the above posts, i love that idea, fantastic way to cheap around your army and it makes great sence lol

oadie's second pic would be my best guess. thats the effect i like the most, except for the clear casts

oadie wrote:If they're being cloaked with electronic systems, I've seen some pretty cool painted effects, where the model was mostly painted normally, but with a few areas painted to match the basing. The two areas were divided by an "energy wave" sort of effect, as if the optical cloaking field was spreading over the model. Here's another example from the gallery:

That is pretty dam cool. I'd go with that affect

if you pull it off successfully make a tut about it!

I'd go for a base with a lot of terrain/cover on it (any sticky-uppy bits would NOT count for game purposes) and then paint the model in colours/patterns that closely match the base, thus implying the model's ability to blend in.

don't do this:

cardboard box on a base?

AustonT wrote:don't do this:

Spoiler:

So... I'll admit that the concept was a good one, but the attempt was not. Is this a fair assessment?

I started stripping my incomplete lictor so I can do some testing with the idea. I'm gonna go do some more research on other ideas and concepts. As much as I like putting my lictor next to a wall, it's not good for gameplay. I'll try to let you guys know, if you're interested.

AustonT wrote:don't do this:

What is that? glued on flock???

Aside from the 'clear plastic/resin' stanard, I've been toying with trying some vacuum formed clear plastic, to create a clear shell to go over them for a camo-effect.
Another idea I just had (so not entirely thought through) is possibly paint a bright chromish colour, then paint some Water Effect over them.

Maybe with some glowy eyes....

I guess the ultimate way to do it would be to make molds of them, cast clear resin copies, and then only paint about half of each model to represent it entering/exiting 'stealth mode.' Seems like a lot of work, so I'd probably just try it the way the one is done that Oadie painted.

fenrir1997 wrote:

AustonT wrote:don't do this:

Spoiler:

So... I'll admit that the concept was a good one, but the attempt was not. Is this a fair assessment?

I started stripping my incomplete lictor so I can do some testing with the idea. I'm gonna go do some more research on other ideas and concepts. As much as I like putting my lictor next to a wall, it's not good for gameplay. I'll try to let you guys know, if you're interested.

I think that it was a lazy attempt to avoid painting it. If you keep the base simple like the posted example was matching it should be no big deal. Gluing flock to the model...not an answer.

pistolepete wrote:I guess the ultimate way to do it would be to make molds of them, cast clear resin copies, and then only paint about half of each model to represent it entering/exiting 'stealth mode.' Seems like a lot of work, so I'd probably just try it the way the one is done that Oadie painted.

And illegal =)

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs44/f/2009/091/1/a/Stealth_Tau_by_Bou87.jpg

I found this and it looks pretty good. There is one that was featured in White Dwarf, I'm sure of it, and it looks immensely good!

Found it, it's part of this PDF on the bottom left

http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m490157a_UK_WD319_TauStealthSuits.pdf

felixander wrote:

pistolepete wrote:I guess the ultimate way to do it would be to make molds of them, cast clear resin copies, and then only paint about half of each model to represent it entering/exiting 'stealth mode.' Seems like a lot of work, so I'd probably just try it the way the one is done that Oadie painted.

And illegal =)

Not that I'm a supporter of all things illegal and such, but if you're mostly just playing with friends and not tournaments (and you're not in a GW store), chances are nobody will care (if anything, the opposite). Now, don't go selling your clear resin dudes, because that's crossing a big bold line, but otherwise I see no reason why not for the sake of awesomeness.

As excellent as some of these dioramas are and whatnot, their is no really good way to paint a miniature that way it looks stealthed (Single exception: partially stealthed suits with the electric blue lines, that is an excellent application).

My opinion may get be in trouble, and I apologize, but that's my thought process.

Zambro wrote:

oadie wrote:If they're being cloaked with electronic systems, I've seen some pretty cool painted effects, where the model was mostly painted normally, but with a few areas painted to match the basing. The two areas were divided by an "energy wave" sort of effect, as if the optical cloaking field was spreading over the model. Here's another example from the gallery:

That is pretty dam cool. I'd go with that affect

MWG did something similar to this in the Chaos Rejects Stop Motion, I also think its pretty sweet!