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I'm working on a world eaters army and I would like some constructive criticism.

Painting steps

#1 Mechrite Red foundation paint directly onto the plastic, one coat. Functions as a primer.
#2 Black ink wash (you can see it in the recessed areas)
#3 Layer Blood Red, typically three light layers to bring out the red color
#4 Metals and black
#5 Burning orange highlights dry brushed onto the helmet and other areas

It probably takes me 1-2 hours per model and 6 for the helbrute.

I do thin the paints a little by dripping water directly into the paint pot. I don't use a pallet because my painting time is limited and I'd waste a lot of paint by pouring it out.

Photos taken from my cell phone, hopefully they aren't too bad.

Berzerker


Chaos Lord


DV Helbrute face isn't finished)

Ok, I'm going to leave specific C+C to others, and just pick up on one thing.

Use a palette. I don't know why you're under the impression you need to pour it out, all you do is use a suitable tool (end of your brush handle is fine) to lift and transfer some from pot to palette. (Using Vallejo or Reaper is even easier, they're dropper bottles.) The issue you're setting yourself up for with your current technique is you risk over-thinning the paint in the pot, rendering it useless for all but a very few specific techniques. Much better to be able to thin the paint on a case by case basis on a palette.

Just to end on a suggestion for your models, I think a good red wash could really help bring depth to the armour, which should really help the finished look.

I agree with the above statement. One super super easy thing to do is to make a wet palette. Its very simple and cheap. What I did was went to walmart, I bought a 1 dollar pencil, pen and marker case (any flat plastic container with a lid will work, use a relatively small one), and some parchment paper from the cooking isle (not wax paper). To make the wet palette all you do is take some paper towels, line the bottom of the container and then wet them to they are fully saturated but not so much that they are sitting in a pool of water, place the parchment paper over top and there ya go! Now you can put paint in there and it can last you up to days at a time if you keep the lid closed! Great for mixing and thinning down paints, which helps any model look better.


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Also when I was first starting out, and Im still a pretty novice painter, I learned a lot from tutorial videos. Here is a great World Eaters tutorial that really taught me how to make Space Marines look good with some simple blending/highlights. Hope this helps!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MibLMEvqW4w

Looks good so far but, some Nuln Oil wash would do wonders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlJVubeExvk

Thanks for the replies

I like the bright gold throughout, but I've thought about washing other parts of the model.

I've gone back and forth on which red wash to use. I haven't found one I liked - I want bright models, and the red washes I've seen dull the model enough that I would just end up painting over it.

The WE model in that youtube is amazing! The two washes he uses in the second video in particular would really help with my current model to highlight the armor plates and silver.

That's often what you'll do with washes, repainting over with the basecoat in areas where you want to maintain brighter finishes.

Alternately, just use a small brush and apply it directly where you want it, rather than applying it to a whole area.

As the objective of a wash is to shade, using a brightly coloured one is somewhat self defeating, but if you want a bright red wash, try hunting out an old pot of GW Baal Red, as that was a very bright red for a wash, I really like Carroburg Crimson, and I also use Secret Weapon Dried Blood and Vallejo Red Wash. There's not a lot to choose between the latter two, but the GW one does have a notably bluer tint, making it slightly more purple, which is useful for some things.

Yeah washes can make or break a paint job man

Updated photo of the berzerker, after applying Carroburg Crimson, black wash on the boltgun, and some Wild Rider / Blazing Orange highlights.

I base my models after I spray them with clear coat, since I don't use flock - mixture of sand, rocks, and dried moss.

Sorry for the grainy photo, I need to get a camera with a real optical zoom rather than digital.