Million wrote:This is my mission too, I look forward to seeing the rest of your work. Would you mind posting your steps? It's a good result considering you say it was quick!
Thanks for your comment man, I really appreciate it!
And as for posting my steps I'd be more than happy to show you the method. However, I may have stated that this was a quick method, but this is just what I see as quick painting. I'm a busy secondary school student and am busy most weekends. The unit took me a little over a week to complete, (keep in mind I wasn't painting everyday) which I feel is good because I think they are to a table top standard. The method is quick, but you won't finish a unit in an afternoon.
Anyhow here's how I did it. I may try get some pictures up.
I started by priming the model Army Painter: Angel Green, they have excellent spray paints.
Next I washed each model with Thraka Green (Biel-Tan Green) to darken the recesses. Alternatively you could use Nuln Oil, giving the model a much darker look.
I wanted to go for a more 'real' look which is why in the next step I lightly dry brushed the power armour hitting only the raised areas using Warpstone Glow and then Scorpian Green. You can individually highlight each individual part of the model but that's just not my style. I don't like sharp, il luminous highlights like a how a lot of the 'Eavy Metal team painters paint.
This is where the speed of the method really runs out. A lot of time is saved when choosing to dry brush the highlights rather than paint them on bit by bit. So for all of the little details theres no corner cutting.
I won't tell you how I did each and every detail but I will tell you how I did most of it.
The reds began with a base coat of Scab Red followed by a quick and dirty highlight of Evil Sunz Scarlet. Then washed with Nuln Oil.
For the metallics I used a base coat of Leadbelcher followed by a wash of Nuln Oil and a highlight of Mithril Silver.
The whites where painted straight on using thin coats of Ceramite White, don't use White Scar, it's far too difficult to paint with.
The bone coloured parts like the Sergeants robe were done by base coating the piece Zandhri Dust, followed by a wash of Seraphim Sepia and another coat of Ushabti Bone. Finally highlight with a mix of White Scar and Ushabti Bone or just straight Screaming Skull.
That's the meat of the method. Just batch paint the unit, and bit by bit it comes together. It takes nothing more than an afternoon to get the power armour all done, after that its just the details.
Thanks again, good luck painting your army!