http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/73.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net IG army, and went with the Mentor Chapter. Of course, since a red eagle's head for me seems to bland, I went back to the old symbol, and tried to copy this guy http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110707004027/warhammer40k/images/thumb/8/80/Chapter_Master_Nisk_Ran-Thawll.jpg/1000px-Chapter_Master_Nisk_Ran-Thawll.jpg
But then I lost my Devastator Sgt's head in the sink while stripping it of paint, so I went with a bald guy, worked the Company Champion's paultron so it could end up in a point too. Since it was also the first time I painted a cape, I tried to do shadow, I think it worked well, if only a bit too tick. The first time I used white as well, I put on a coat of Codex Gray first, it worked all right.

Gonna pass it as Relic blade with Artificier Armour. Let me know what you think.




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I LOVE the beaky shoulder pad idea!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/465361/4577867.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/465361/4577867.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/465361/4580716.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/465361/4580716.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/465361/4633214.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/465361/4633214.page GMT
Some purely take it or leave it advice.

1. I would recommend using a Wet Palette to thin your paints.
2. Use nice (quite large brushes with a good point, I recommend Kolinski Sable if you get them).
3. Look after your brushes, so clean them properly and ensure they are preserved (masters brush soap is amazing).

Otherwise it looks to me, like you are well on your way to becoming a painting addict. Seriously, carry on for 12 months doing this, watching Tutorials on Youtube, reading articles and tutorials and asking questions on dakka and your will look back and see how much you have progressed in the first year. It's almost exponential how quickly you can become a good painter...
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I recently found a good way to get a nice white. I use Army Painter 'Uniform Grey' as a spray undercoat, but a grey basecoat should suffice.
From there, i mix Wolf Grey and Dead White at a 3:1 ratio. 2 layers of this, over the grey basecoat, and it covers well (Note, i dont thin this).
Then, i use Dead white (pure white) to edge highlight.
First glance it looks 'white', but upon further investigation it's a dulled white, with defined edges.
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