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So it seems to day has been excessively prolific and the skeletons seem to have done from undercoated to finished in the space of a few hours!

 Turaxa wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
Eyes are one of those things that are easy to screw up, but add so much to the finished model. High risk/high reward. But like most things, practice makes perfect.

 JoshInJapan wrote:
But if they are big enough to see, then painted eyes really do make the model pop.
I say, give it a try and see what happens. Practice is the only way to get better.

Thanks for the encouragement. I don't often bother because I get such mixed results, but I gave it a go this time. I got good results dotting the pupils with a micron pen, but when I was painting the whites of their eyes my teeny-tiny brush felt more like a mop.

The best way to do eyes is paint the eye black, then paint a smaller white eye shape inside the black one (so you have a thin black edge around the white) the white can literally be a line of white that tapers at each end. Then a dot of black in the center of the white, that black dot should reach the top and bottom of the original black edge...that will prevent your eyes look like they are starring.

Hope that helps,

CB

 Captain Brown wrote:

 Turaxa wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
Eyes are one of those things that are easy to screw up, but add so much to the finished model. High risk/high reward. But like most things, practice makes perfect.

 JoshInJapan wrote:
But if they are big enough to see, then painted eyes really do make the model pop.
I say, give it a try and see what happens. Practice is the only way to get better.

Thanks for the encouragement. I don't often bother because I get such mixed results, but I gave it a go this time. I got good results dotting the pupils with a micron pen, but when I was painting the whites of their eyes my teeny-tiny brush felt more like a mop.

The best way to do eyes is paint the eye black, then paint a smaller white eye shape inside the black one (so you have a thin black edge around the white) the white can literally be a line of white that tapers at each end. Then a dot of black in the center of the white, that black dot should reach the top and bottom of the original black edge...that will prevent your eyes look like they are starring.

Hope that helps,

CB

I usually have the black dot touch either the top edge or the bottom, but not both. I find that having the pupil reach both edges makes them look like cat's eyes. It probably doesn't make much difference at arm's length, though.

You can also put the pupils off-center to give the impression that the model is looking at something to one side or the other. You have lots of options.

Ah the good 'ol Black Dot, White Dot, Black Dot.

More often than not I tend to go Black Dot, White Dot, White Dot for 28mm (and even up to 58mm), leaving the pupil unpainted (although I sometimes do have to go Black Dot to correct afterwards). I find it's just faster and I usually end up doing less correction than the black-white-black method.

Some absolutely stellar entries once again folks!

I have missed two rounds already. Trying my best not to miss a third one.
It has been so unbearably hot in our crib for the last two weeks or so that it's hard to focus on painting.
30+ celsius (or 86+ fahrenheit) is pretty rare at this time a year in a country, where midsummer's snow / sleet is not totally unheard of.
In addition I'm usually less active on the painting side during the summer. Too many other hobbies demand attention

Trying to get the Incubi done for my Drukhari project.


I will most likely do a quick 'n dirty tabletop paintjob on these guys. So nothing too fancy, just to get some models done for a change.

Whew! Just barely finished my entry on time!



I know they're kind of boring, but I needed them for a future chapter of 28mm. They're more table-standard than anything. Also, my pitiful attempt at OSL on the plasma gun is, well, pitiful.

This painting challenge was a good way to goad me into finally getting them done. Kind of like how my friend always needed a 40K tournament to force him to finish his models (usually at the last possible moment )

I'll probably take one last photo tomorrow with terrain and different lighting.

 Captain Brown wrote:

 Turaxa wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
Eyes are one of those things that are easy to screw up, but add so much to the finished model. High risk/high reward. But like most things, practice makes perfect.

 JoshInJapan wrote:
But if they are big enough to see, then painted eyes really do make the model pop.
I say, give it a try and see what happens. Practice is the only way to get better.

Thanks for the encouragement. I don't often bother because I get such mixed results, but I gave it a go this time. I got good results dotting the pupils with a micron pen, but when I was painting the whites of their eyes my teeny-tiny brush felt more like a mop.

The best way to do eyes is paint the eye black, then paint a smaller white eye shape inside the black one (so you have a thin black edge around the white) the white can literally be a line of white that tapers at each end. Then a dot of black in the center of the white, that black dot should reach the top and bottom of the original black edge...that will prevent your eyes look like they are starring.

Hope that helps,

CB

used to do that style but in the end it looks more like eyeliner all around.

I basicly dont do eyes anymore, but when i try to, i just let the skin shade colour be the outline, so skinshade-white oval-black dot.

@Kid Cthulhu - for the OSL maybe try one last hard edge highlight if pure white at the core of the glow. Also the light source is really close the the race and chest of the trooper, but you haven’t done any reflection. Not sure how to do a light source in a dark skin tone, but you could check online for random images of people using smartphones to seem is the colours might work, and also add some brightness to the helmet and chest plate will help carry the light source.

 Turaxa wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
Eyes are one of those things that are easy to screw up, but add so much to the finished model. High risk/high reward. But like most things, practice makes perfect.

 JoshInJapan wrote:
But if they are big enough to see, then painted eyes really do make the model pop.
I say, give it a try and see what happens. Practice is the only way to get better.

Thanks for the encouragement. I don't often bother because I get such mixed results, but I gave it a go this time. I got good results dotting the pupils with a micron pen, but when I was painting the whites of their eyes my teeny-tiny brush felt more like a mop.

This guy was the best of the bunch. He's a bit "I've seen things, man...".

Hi, I see there's a bunch of others with good suggestions, but I decided to respond to the original to avoid quote clutter.

Anyway, if you're still looking for a good way to paint faces, including eyes, this is a high level tutorial video from a former member of GWs 'Eavy Metal team: https://youtu.be/ER7f-W-BHVg

He made a lot of other great tutorials and painting videos as well before GW quietly ordered him to stop. Likely because they realized they could monetize them as "classes" which they are now doing with Warhammer+.

 Flinty wrote:
@Kid Cthulhu - for the OSL maybe try one last hard edge highlight if pure white at the core of the glow. Also the light source is really close the the race and chest of the trooper, but you haven’t done any reflection. Not sure how to do a light source in a dark skin tone, but you could check online for random images of people using smartphones to seem is the colours might work, and also add some brightness to the helmet and chest plate will help carry the light source.

Thank you! That's some great advice to try on a another model sometime.
I'm just really afraid of messing up this plasma gunner.

Teehee. I know that feeling. I can recommend taking a deep breath and trusting your skills and go for it

Here we go, one custom built Orlock Lugger servitor, known as The Pit Pony. Originally designed to drag minecarts over uneven terrain in Necromunda's many quarries, my gang has stolen it, added a heavy bolter and inducted it into their ranks complete with gang colours.

Here's my progress. I'd say I'm about 75% - 80% done. I apologize in advance for my dining room's gakky lighting. I'll be using my lightbox for the final photos.



If anyone's wondering why I puttied over the details in the book, it's because I have a decal I'm going to use.

@Graphite - looking forward to “liberating” (or obliterating) the pit pony in due course looks great. Giving it blue trousers was an ace idea

I finished my crew members last night. Largely keeping with the orange and blue theme that has developed, so each dude and dudette has a touch of those colours somewhere. The samurai lady’s sword unfortunately warped on curing, and the hand is a bit tiny fir me to replace it with some kind of rod, I’ll keep trying the bend it back into shape, but may just have to live with a bendy katana.

Been working on the swords all day. First time doing NMM since the Judicar in January and my second attempt overall.

I have looked back over the feedback i got last time and this is where i am at. Any thoughts and feedback would be greatly appreciated at this stage.

My only thought is that it looks ace! Keep up the good work.

Awww cheers Flinty!

Theme poll for next month.
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/799350.page

Oh, and my last photo for my entry:

Looking damn fine, Flinty, the face on the guy with the blue mohawk came out particularly well.

As for the sword being bendy? It's a space sword, it doesn't need to be straight.

Jamie, those swords look good - I've never tried NMM, it looks too difficult.

KidCthulhu - good looking squad. The OSL on the plasma gun shows up better in that photo, for some reason.

Hah! The wonder stuff that was Gryphonne Sepia, and with some eyebrows

Finished the last one and I will take some new photos these days.

Finished the Arbites squad to bring some enforcement of Imperial law to the Underhive.

Boots on the Ground in the Underhive







Cheers,

CB

Updated the photos.

Day two of faffing with NMM, i think it looks better for it though and did get the first highlight down on the reds too.

That nmm looks a lot smoother and has benefitted massively from the hard edging. I did write this out in a comment but never posted it. For the future, I would recommend trying to work some colours in. Maybe some blue on the upper facing edges to represent a sky reflection, and a brown or green on the downward facing for floor reflections.

That nmm looks great. Much better than in the first picture.

Thanks everyone! Now two days to finish all the other colours.

@Captain Brown: Really neat work!

@Jamie Shred: Nice work with the NMM. Good improvement!


My entry is done. A few nights of painting was all I could muster.
These are painted to the tabletop first and foremost, so no shenanigans. Only minimal layering and some edge highlighting.
Could use a bit more contrast, but like I mentioned, hard to focus in this heat.

Drukhari Incubi.






Good luck everyone on finishing your entries!

Well, here she is. My first time doing dirt/weathering, my first time doing LEDs, and my first time entering the painting competition. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, I haven't painted anything in years really so this was a bit of a struggle. The only thing I'm considering changing on it is doing a heavier drybrush of silver on the black, it's not very visible in these pictures.

I like it!