<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please..."]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please... 40k after a 3 year break, but I played for like 9 years before my break. I've decided to start a nids army back up. I have a lot of the stuff and I enjoy the army. The one thing I can't stand about them is painting. Back in the day I didn't care about painting but now I've grown up a lot and I want to create an army that looks good and is relatively easy to paint.

I usually run a numbers nid army and not a big creatures army and therefore I have quite a few models to paint. My painting skills are less than average right now and I would like to come up with a paint scheme that is quick and the is relatively simple. I I'm not really stuck to anything, I know that I like the armor and skin to contrast and other than that I'm open to suggestions.

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Sorry for the double post.

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Drummerboy wrote:Oh meant to mention, I like the green armor more, like what use to be in the 3rd edition codex, but it looks hard. Is it really harder or is this just my wrong perception?

Sorry for the double post.

Thanks


actually that's not exactly straight up green. For that method of dark green they base coated black highlighted the edges with dark green then a couple of shades of lighter greens then washed all the armor with a green wash to blend everything. Its a little more time consuming but its not really all that difficult. I did a similar technique using dark red to light browns in this tyranid warrior.

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ixlar wrote:I started painting a few Nids. I found the best place I got ideas was from nature. Do an image search for lizards, snakes, spiders, or other creatures that you think have similarities to the Nids. Look at their color schemes, and run with it.

Yea I thought about that, I actually own 2 snakes and worked in a big herp lab for a couple years. The problem is, I'm just not the artist that a lot of people on here are and I have a hard time taking schemes from my head to the model. I just need a lot more practice with the brush.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/389419.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/389419.page GMT Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please...
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Just for note, I had about 90 models on the table in the last 1000pt tournament I played in...so yea I'll have plenty of practice...lol]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/389485.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/389485.page GMT Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please...
Drummerboy wrote:Okay I'm going to have to ask a newb question I'm afraid, but is a wash the same thing as an ink? If not, what are the differences in what they do and how you use them?

Just for note, I had about 90 models on the table in the last 1000pt tournament I played in...so yea I'll have plenty of practice...lol


Washes and Inks are basically the same thing(diluted or very thin paint in one form or another) with a few minor differences.
Inks tend to be much more intense in color and IMHO are best used in glazing techniques(i.e. glazed over several different colors to blend them together).
Washes tend to be a lot thinner than inks and are used to create depth. The color tends to collect in the recesses of the model causing those areas to become darker. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/389502.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/389502.page GMT Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please... http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/389504.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/389504.page GMT Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please...
Any ideas on which would look better, when I say green I mean a brighter green, with darker recesses of course.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/389533.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/389533.page GMT Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please...
Drummerboy wrote:Okay thanks for the info. Do washes come in different colors like the inks and what would you suggest I use on say the skin of Ifurita's nids and either green or red armor...I can't make up my mind.

Any ideas on which would look better, when I say green I mean a brighter green, with darker recesses of course.



try using Gryphonne Sephia, its a brown with a yellowish tinge. It should give you that bone like color when applied over white.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/389971.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/389971.page GMT Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please... GW paint? I don't recognize it...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/390128.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/390128.page GMT Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please...
Drummerboy wrote:is that a GW paint? I don't recognize it...


yes its one of their new washes

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/armySubUnitCats.jsp?catId=cat1210000&rootCatGameStyle=]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/390213.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/390213.page GMT Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please... http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/390300.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/390300.page GMT Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please... http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/391650.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/391650.page GMT Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please...
1. Prime White
2. Merchrite Red and Bleached Bone basecoats
3. Wash red with Baal Red and bone with Gryphonne Sepia

And a tip - don't water down the Washes, they are already the right consistency.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/391755.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/391755.page GMT Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please...
ixlar wrote:Washes are new. The inks are the old washes. You need to add a drop of water to them to get them to look right when you wash with them. But the inks are great for doing detailed lines and highlights.


NoobLord wrote:And a tip - don't water down the Washes, they are already the right consistency.


I didn't really think how my post read. Only add a drop of water if you are using the old inks, if you want to do a wash. The new washes, like NoobLord said, don't need any water added to them.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/391869.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/218928/391869.page GMT Trying to come up with a paint scheme! Ideas please...
Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it a lot guys.

One quick question, Does anyone know of a picture of the green/tan tyranids that were pictured in the 3rd edition?

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This is Primed white with red gore/blood red (HL) armor and Bleached bone skin with the gryphonne sepia. The only problem I have is that the paint looks inconsistent and it seems like it lacks something...this might just me. Also I need to know what everyone thinks would look best on the hoofs, claws, and hooks on the models? I wasn't sure so I only did bleached bone. Also, I didn't have any skull white for the teeth or a wash for the armor. I'll have to pick those up next time I'm near a decent hobby store.

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Please let me know what I can do to help my paint scheme and feel free to give me pointers on painting in general. I have never claimed to be a great painter.

Feel free to critique!

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