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Here's a Sentinel I built and painted a while back but never got around to properly taking pictures of until now.

I had a lot of fun trying to incorporate the camouflage pattern into such a small canvas. There wasn't a whole lot of space to work with but I think it looks good! I'm aware of some blotchy spots like the winged emblems and the lenses not looking too crisp, but oh well. Let me know what you think!

The excellent weathering more than makes up for the 'blotchy' spots.

Thanks! I'm pretty happy about how the weathering turned out. Just some simple sponging here and some Typhus Corrosion-ing there.

You did some awesome weathering there. The feet look really good. I have tried to mirror that on tanks and I don't think I've ever got it to look that good. I voted on it

Great looking Sentinel and solid work with the weathering!

Nice work on this one! I can tell you spent a lot of time on it. One thing you can still choose to incorporate is a something to make the base a bit more lively. I like to use dead grass patches on my mud bases to give the base a bit of contrast. Army Painter makes a whole range of nice ones.

Anyways, hope to see more from this force, nicely done!

Thanks guys! I love painting the tanks and stuff because I get to do weathering like this, it's always a lot of fun. I like painting infantry at well but I'm just slower about doing that production line work, so more pictures from this army might take a while.

HCD, I might add some more to the bases since the dirt as is is pretty barren, but I'm not sure what. Grass could definitely work.

A dead grass tuft and a rock or two (painted a different color) goes a really long way.

Nicely done Bubs.

I think grass would look a little out of place on a base like that. A body would look better. Or a skeleton or something.

 Snrub wrote:
Nicely done Bubs.

I think grass would look a little out of place on a base like that. A body would look better. Or a skeleton or something.

I agree with this. Grass would look out of place as its not really earthy as in plants and fertile ground, it looks more like a barren wasteland post apoc earth vibe. By the way I love the weathering an the overall paintjob on the sentinel, I'll definitely try and replicate this style on my chimeras.

Cheers

Ig

Agreed. Definitely a post bombardment/virus kill assault

Thanks everyone!

'Let me know what you think.' Okay then.
I think when you see something that you know isn't right then take the time to fix it and your model will look better. You are attempting to make a model that would appear as it would in 'real life' and your renditions will only get better with experience.
Parts of your painting appears a little heavy handed where a lighter touch and perhaps a different type of paint is called for.
A darker shade in the recesses and around nuts and bolts etc. and then a light dry brushing over them (I prefer dry brushing with Testor enamels) will add depth to the model. Same for your rocky base, a dark wash followed by dry brushing different lighter colours will make that rock pile pop!
When painting a machine try to think about how it works. For instance, part of a piston shaft will be polished shiny where it goes in and out of the hydraulic cylinder. Likewise, ammunition is new and clean (except for maybe Orky stuff!).
All in all not a bad job, refining your technique will really bring it up. Anyhow for what it is worth, that is what I think.

I appreciate the realism comment. This may sound odd, but usually when I paint my models I don't have realism in mind as an end goal. I think the heavy weathering is just a happy coincidence, and as a result it gives a more realistic feel to my models. I'm not really sure how I would describe my style. Usually I see a technique or method that I like and just sort of throw it in to the mix of information I've picked up over the years. Some things are realistic, some things a bit more cartoonish. In the end I just go with whatever I think looks good!

I actually did do a lot of what you mentioned, the model was washed and drybrushed in places like the rivets to add definition, as well as the base. IIRC I used Rhinox Hide for the base and then drybrushed Gorthor Brown over it, aftewards applying some splotches of Stirland Mud and a final light highlight of Terminatus Stone. So there's definitely some layering in there!

That's a good point about the ammo, and weaponry in general in fact. You would imagine they would keep those clean above all else. I find that when I'm weathering things I can't help but go over the whole model ( more or less in specific areas ) to try and sort of just seal everything in a muted dirty tone so that nothing stands out awkwardly.

Thanks for the insight!

We all develop a personal methodology over time. I can see by your reply that you think about what you are doing. Some things don't stand out in photos because of lighting or whatever but that is all I could base my comments on.
I myself like building and painting machinery but hate painting figures (but I enjoy modding them!) and have to take an inordinate amount of time to even get a passable result!