Update
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
Dark Eldar individual shots
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
Well there they are comments welcome as always.
Dark Eldar full squad
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
Xenos sympathising...
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
Please let me know what you think.
Assault marines continued
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
1. Base coat with Khemri Brown
2. Wash Devlan Mud
3. Highlight with Khemri Brown
4. Highlight closer to the edgeswith bleached bone leaving the Khemri brown showing
5. Highlight the very tips with skull white
An apology
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
Here's one I made earlier
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
They have blue "Gems" on their armour to denote squad so I can pick out squads of assault marines easier from my carry case.
I'm a huge fan of the Dawn of War series and I loved how the jump packs glow so I decided to try to emulate that and this is the result I ended up with. I will be putting up stage by stage pics of how I did this once I get around to painting them on my current project (which as you can see in the background has received some brown onto the bits that will end up cream).
As a final note I would like to say thank you to Paul from totalwargamer.co.uk for actually managing to supply me with the Dark Eldar megaforce I ordered. After hearing there where only 20 being made available to online retailers I started to worry but they came through for me and made it happen. So if you are in need of some models for yourself or Christmas presents for family and friends I highly suggest checking them out their customer service was excellent and their prices phenomenal.
Yellow helmets painted.
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
There was a thread on Bolter and Chainsword about how to paint yellow and a lot of people seem to have a problem with this so I'm going to share my method:
1. Base coated black
2. Cover the helmet in Iyandan Darksun
3. Wash Greyphone sepia ink
4. Glaze with Iyandan Darksun leaving the recesses darker
5. Edge highlight the helmet with a 1:1 mix of Iyandan Darksun and Bleached Bone
I will take more pictures soon my camera ran out of charge mid way through shooting and the batteries are currently charging so bare with me. I just wanted to put something up to go with the "painting yellow" guide so people can see the effect I achieve with it.
As another note if you are interested in marines of the first legion (the Dark Angels) check out this blog Roninmodern. I have been following it myself after seeing some awesome pics on Bolter and Chainswords painting forums and it's well worth sharing with all of you.
1K views!
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
Assualt squad tutorial continued.
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
Part 4: This stage is completely optional but I however do it due to them being based on lava and I like to give the impression of flames flickering around them. I put small line highlights using elf flesh at the most prominent parts of the model such as hard 90 degree edges.
That is the effect you will get if you use that method I know it isn't to everyones taste but I enjoy the look it gives what do you guys think? do you have a better way to achieve the effect I am after?
Assault Marines WIP part 1
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
The next step is to wash the entire model with Devlan Mud painting attention to the recesses of the model.
Next thing I do is black out the bolt pistols and chainswords and apply a blood red glaze back over the armour plates leaving the Devlan Mud showing where shadows would naturally fall.
More following in part 2.
Please leave comments below tell me what you think. Anything you would have done differently that maybe I should try?
Comment changes
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
Army painter review
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
The can is the standard size that GW use 400ml and this is a "pure red" primer I use this colour over the dragon red that many use as I like to wash down the colour a bit and still have it as a vibrant orange/red when finished. Due to my models being based on lava bases I like to give the impression they are slightly illuminated by their surroundings.
This is a really high quality product and would highly recommend it to anyone who needs a nice flat colour base coat, they do many different colours and I'm very tempted to try their new "alien purple" for my 'nids. This is a great way to do space marines or vehicles anything with large flat surfaces really benefits from this spray the colour is rich covers well is perfect consistency and doesn't discolour in the cold like some other sprays (this is important as I live in a rather wet town next to the sea where it gets rather cold in the winter and the air is rather salty). Another big plus is my other half really dislikes the smell of spray paint and solvents in general but the Army Painter spray has a rather pleasent smell to it, a sweet "candy" like smell would be the best way to describe it.
All in all this is the product I would recommend to people looking for a premium solution to their base coating needs. You can find them over at Army Painter where they also do a great range of scenics for your bases and a range of dips (which I personally haven't used but have heard great things about and seen some really nice quick results from others who have).
Just as a note I do not get paid anything or have any privileges for this recommendation. I just want to share cool and useful things with the community and give my two cents on them.
Update
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
On another note I have just ordered a Dark Eldar Megaforce an extra raider and the DE codex from totalwargamer.co.uk I have never used them before but they where by far the cheapest for the megaforce basically allowing me to get the codex and raider extra for the £130 asking price.
This army contains the following: 1x Venom 1x Raider (2) 1x Ravager 9x Reaver jetbikes 5x Scourges 10x Kabalite warriors and 20x Wyches.
I'm thinking of using this as a base for a Wych cult based army in a winter theme though as of yet I am undecided on a name for the army the main colours will be dark blue with lighter edge highlight blue. It will be a fast raiding type army as I love that piratical nature of the Dark Eldar if anyone has any ideas for a name for my cult something cold or wintery please leave a comment below.
Pimp my Rhino
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
Death Company finished.
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
A tribute.
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
Death company part 4
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
A sea of black
by Darkenedsquire on Nov.22, 2009, under
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