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I'm looking to buy the Company Command set from GW soon and I noticed it contains a Standard Bearer. On the site it depicts an Ultramarine heraldry on the banner but I was wondering how they had done that.

I'm aiming to paint my set as Salamanders, but my main concern was how to paint the Standard - is the model depicted painted free-hand? Or is it simply a transfer or a varnished on print out (not sure if that's possible, but I've heard of the idea).

I could do it free-hand, but the result would be rather plain and I suspect it would not be up to standard. If anybody could tell me how to achieve a good standard or where to find a relative transfer etc. I would be much obliged.

I'm pretty sure that's free-hand (or photoshop). The way I usually do freehand stuff is to sketch it in with a pencil, and then fill in the lines.

Alternatively, you could print something out and transfer it on. They make inkjet/laser transfer paper, though it's kind of expensive per sheet.

http://fromthewarp.blogspot.com/p/archives-and-tutorials.html?m=1

This site (run by a fellow named Ron) has tons of useful hobby tutorials, articles, and discussions. In the modeling tutorials there a few articles about banners that may be of help to you.

Thanks to both of you.

I'll try the pencil free-hand way, and i'll look into the transfer paper. I'd rather do it free hand than print somebody else's design off. I'll also take a look into the tutorials.

Much appreciated.

I draw it up in paint, usually combining original with graphics & artwork found on the internet, scale it in photoshop to the inside dimensions of the banner's piping & then do a photo quality print on standard paper, seal it with a spray varnish, press it flat & then attach it with PVA glue to the banner, let it dry & hit it with several more coats of gloss varnish & then matte varnish.

Red_Starrise wrote:I draw it up in paint, usually combining original with graphics & artwork found on the internet, scale it in photoshop to the inside dimensions of the banner's piping & then do a photo quality print on standard paper, seal it with a spray varnish, press it flat & then attach it with PVA glue to the banner, let it dry & hit it with several more coats of gloss varnish & then matte varnish.

Yeah, I had a look at some tutorials that ScootyPuffJunior suggested and they do a similar thing with a blown up template of the flags area, drawing on a design, re-sizing to the original size and then varnishing and painting the design. There was another tutorial detailing how tracing a design onto a basecoated plastic banner with graphite on the back of a design can produce an easily painted guide. I'm going to look into both methods and see which works better