<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Painting thick darkess?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Painting thick darkess?
I just ordered a large bunch of Warriors of Chaos and I really want them to give off that "slaves to darkness" feel once finished. I'm thinking about painting them in different shades of black which I'd build up with dark blue and green colours, but I've got no clue on how to do that. The examples of shades I'm thinking of that can be found on GW's website are Chaos Knights' steed skin/fur, that mutated skin stuff on some of the Chaos Knights' shields, Daemon Princes' wing leather and the way Dorghar (the horse) used to be painted while on GW's website.
Any tips'd be tremendous. Cheers! ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8578660.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8578660.page GMT Re:Painting thick darkess?
The fur on the hooves could be Mecahincus Standard Grey, also washed with Nuln oil and then highlight with Eshin Grey and then another highlight (or dry brush) with Dawnstone or a similar color dry compound.

Don't forget that a lot of the stuff you see on their Website is wet blended by the best of the best (I think, at least) so there is a lot of technique involved. Hope that helps!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8578911.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8578911.page GMT Re:Painting thick darkess? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8578944.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8578944.page GMT Painting thick darkess?
I'd suggest they were mostly likely done by basecoating black and then gradually highlighting up to shadow grey, maybe finish off with a wash of Nuln Oil.

The trick with those dark colours is to still highlight up to a reasonably light colour, but focus the highlights more in smaller regions so you avoid making the whole thing look too light.

EDIT: My mistake, must have been looking at the wrong picture. The Chaos Steeds are slightly more greenish than blueish. They are possibly basecoated black, a couple of highlights working up to Incubi Darkness then a couple more highlights mixing white in to Incubi Darkness, I don't think they're Sotek Green or Kabalite Green highlights, they're much more pale than that. Maybe Sybarite Green. Maybe washed black somewhere in the middle, I'd save my black wash to either the very end or just before doing the final highlight.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8579859.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8579859.page GMT Re:Painting thick darkess? However, i was thinking about only working with abba black, incubi darknes and various greys (I've got quite a few of them from the old paint range but can't recall the names, it's been quite some time since I've picked up the brush), and, if I'd go the sybarite green route, should I leave it for the final highlight or work it in somewhere in between?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8581137.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8581137.page GMT Painting thick darkess?
Honestly I'd just go by feel, I'd have black, incubi green and white on my palette and just mix them to get a handful of colours to use for the various levels of highlights.

For the basecoat I wouldn't use pure black, I'd mix in just a touch of incubi to tint it just ever so slightly green. Then the highest edge highlight would be white with just a touch of incubi in it to green it down, then mix the inbetween colours as you need.

The trick is how you distribute the colours, covering most the model in the darker colours and saving the edge highlights for the light colours will make it look dark, covering most the model in the pale colours and saving the dark colours for the deepest recesses will make it look lighter with the exact same colours.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8581155.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8581155.page GMT Re:Painting thick darkess? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8582176.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8582176.page GMT Painting thick darkess? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8582317.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8582317.page GMT Re:Painting thick darkess? https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Chaos-Knights-2016

If you look at the second pic (the one you can rotate), the legs have a green tinge.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8582584.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8582584.page GMT Re:Painting thick darkess? Tbh I haven't read the forum rules about posting links yet, hence no links in my previous posts.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8582618.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8582618.page GMT Re:Painting thick darkess?
Mdlbuildr wrote:
Here is a link:
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Chaos-Knights-2016

If you look at the second pic (the one you can rotate), the legs have a green tinge.


Honestly looks more blue to me. I would try getting furisan (spelling?) gray. It's a bluish gray, looks like he based in black, the glazed in the blueish gray up to the highest point, then highlighted with lighter shade of gray then probably washed in in nullin oil.

That's just a guess though.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8582703.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8582703.page GMT Re:Painting thick darkess? That little bit of tint decides the literal "tone" you want the model to have and you should start working with a grey.

- Red: demonic (Khorne)
- Green: Rot, ghostly (Nurgle)
- Blue: (lighter) mystical, "energy", unworldly. more "clean" look. (Tzenitch)
- Brown: Old, more "natural" looking (John Blanche kind of palette) remember this color is a mix of orange and blue. (Iron Warriors kinda, though black / yellow trim).
- Purple: Regal. (Slanesh)

So I think it depends on the brand of chaos you wish to represent.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8589594.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/686996/8589594.page GMT