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Post by mike on Jun 23, 2018 10:11:37 GMT -6
Solitaire! WIP!
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Post by cj on Jun 23, 2018 10:52:35 GMT -6
Cool!
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Post by mike on Jun 23, 2018 13:02:54 GMT -6
But he could be covered in diamonds.
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Post by Russell on Jun 23, 2018 13:06:42 GMT -6
did you airbrush on the yellow, or was that all brushwork?
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Post by mike on Jun 23, 2018 18:53:02 GMT -6
did you airbrush on the yellow, or was that all brushwork? It's air brush. I did zenithal white over black. Then orange over white and bone over orange to get the gradient. Washed the bone to yellow and edge highlight with screaming skull. Bam boom bam. If I did it again, I'd add brown in over the black base coat because orange blends to that color better but I still think he is doing okay.
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Mike's log
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Post by daniel, why on Jun 23, 2018 21:32:14 GMT -6
Ugh this is so good. I don't even need a Solitaire now, Mike's killed it.
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Post by mike on Jul 9, 2019 9:16:00 GMT -6
With the new contrast paints out, and not much new stuff I want to buy, I decided to paint some of the older models in my collection. I've had about 50 ork models lying around since the early 2000's... just enough to make a decent kill team. Here's how they turned out: I only ended up using the fleshtearer red, the ork skin green, and the leather brown. Each did fairly well over the skeleton bone base coat. I might weather them a bit more or add some checks/teeth, but I haven't decided exactly what to do so it'll wait for when the 32mm bases arrive. My cons for the contrast paint is that if you're not careful, your paint job will look like a sloppy wash. I struggled at first to find a good balance between letting it pool enough to get the dynamic range of color without it looking blotchy. The red is probably my favorite of the three, which is good because I plan on using it for a wraith host I have in the works. I also like the blend of the green and brown for this grot skin:
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Post by mike on Jul 9, 2019 9:44:31 GMT -6
Also this heavy metal banner is insanely top heavy. I probably should pin it.
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Post by mike on Jul 9, 2019 10:08:26 GMT -6
Here's some work I did on CJ's Death Guard for Adepticon 2019. Also wraps up nicely into a Death Guard Kill Team. I'll probably add some pox walkers and some pushfit marines so I can use the big flail and fill out my roster.
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Post by Nick P on Jul 9, 2019 14:47:58 GMT -6
50 orks IS just enough for a kill team, how perfect!
These look amazing Mike, its been a while since we saw an update but this is more than worth the wait!! Those nurgle dudes are insane
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Post by ocotako7 on Jul 11, 2019 9:07:34 GMT -6
I came to see pictures of Mike's Log.
But the miniatures look great!
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Post by geofflloyd on Jul 12, 2019 9:44:23 GMT -6
I love that take on Death Guard. That's a really interesting scheme, especially paired with the bases. That definitely stands out (especially at adepticon).
Glad to see contrast worked out well for the Orks. For me, contrast has been a great way to clean out the backlog, too.
How did you do the metal on the Orks? Just normal leadbelcher+nuln? I ask because I'm finding myself breezing through the contrast steps on models, but then I get bogged down for hours painting the metal bits. I was working on 15 mauraders and it felt like it took forever. Looking for ways to speed that up in the context of a model that you want to get done quickly and are okay using contrast on, etc.
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Post by mike on Jul 12, 2019 12:40:00 GMT -6
How did you do the metal on the Orks? Just normal leadbelcher+nuln? I ask because I'm finding myself breezing through the contrast steps on models, but then I get bogged down for hours painting the metal bits. I was working on 15 mauraders and it felt like it took forever. Looking for ways to speed that up in the context of a model that you want to get done quickly and are okay using contrast on, etc. Unfortunately, I didn't use contrast or anything revolutionary for the metallics. It was vallejo air gunmetal (though not through an airbrush) followed by agrax wash and vallejo silver drybrush/highlight. Retributor gold/reikland fleshshade was on the gold bits. There's also a bit of typhus corrosion on a few of the crustier models. I find there's a sweet spot in batch painting where you have enough models that by the time you've washed them all, the first one is dry and ready for the next stage. The orks were blocky enough in their colors that i didn't get bogged down too bad. I think I got through the whole team in under 5 hours over like 2 days? Dunno what rate you're hoping to hit.
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Post by geofflloyd on Jul 12, 2019 12:51:53 GMT -6
How did you do the metal on the Orks? Just normal leadbelcher+nuln? I ask because I'm finding myself breezing through the contrast steps on models, but then I get bogged down for hours painting the metal bits. I was working on 15 mauraders and it felt like it took forever. Looking for ways to speed that up in the context of a model that you want to get done quickly and are okay using contrast on, etc. Unfortunately, I didn't use contrast or anything revolutionary for the metallics. It was vallejo air gunmetal (though not through an airbrush) followed by agrax wash and vallejo silver drybrush/highlight. Retributor gold/reikland fleshshade was on the gold bits. There's also a bit of typhus corrosion on a few of the crustier models. I find there's a sweet spot in batch painting where you have enough models that by the time you've washed them all, the first one is dry and ready for the next stage. The orks were blocky enough in their colors that i didn't get bogged down too bad. I think I got through the whole team in under 5 hours over like 2 days? Dunno what rate you're hoping to hit. Thanks Mike. That just about matches my rate (but no surprise that yours is a bit faster). I think I always underestimate how long it'll take to paint details like that. Anyway, regardless, 5 hours is a really good time for 13ish models! Also I'm glad to see gunmetal black in reality. I've been on the fence, but it really looks good for that corroded old metal. I do death guard, too, and some old dnd dudes, so I will check that out. Thanks for your insight.
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Post by mike on Jul 13, 2019 7:17:28 GMT -6
Garry to the rescue:
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