More painting
Been busy. Space hulk is time consuming!
I stopped painting Brother Valencio for a bit and gave myself a break from red. (I'll need it, only 11 more termies to go) Started painting the librarian. As the only marine in the box not stark red, it gives me oppertunities to try other things)
Started first building up layers of flat blues on the armour, before adding any shading or highlites. Then started work on the force axe, working in a blended shine point, trying to give the impression the axe was giving off its own light - which I then began to blend into the armour, reflecting that source. I was careful to try and keep those highlites only where the axe's light would hit them, and the effect has worked pretty well in contrast to the "dark side".
I've also done the same thing with a differing technique on the Librarian's face. Highlites as usual, but mixed into the final highlite of bleached bone/elf flesh was a touch of ice blue. I did this a couple of times, very watery highlites of off blue on one side of the face. To me this and the higher highlite of codex/fortress grey on his PsiHood and the cables, face mask etc makes the axe effect really stand out.
Pleased so far. I'll post a picture after kickboxing tonight.
Other projects still ongoing:
Final highlites/retouches for the Empire Wharf Captain for GD.
Chaos Warrior in NMM
Saint Celestine in NMM
Ongoing preheresy Calibanite/Luther Dark Angels (want to sign up for next years Tempus Fugitives event)
Shimmer
Emmanuelle Von Liebwitz
Warrior Priest
I stopped painting Brother Valencio for a bit and gave myself a break from red. (I'll need it, only 11 more termies to go) Started painting the librarian. As the only marine in the box not stark red, it gives me oppertunities to try other things)
Started first building up layers of flat blues on the armour, before adding any shading or highlites. Then started work on the force axe, working in a blended shine point, trying to give the impression the axe was giving off its own light - which I then began to blend into the armour, reflecting that source. I was careful to try and keep those highlites only where the axe's light would hit them, and the effect has worked pretty well in contrast to the "dark side".
I've also done the same thing with a differing technique on the Librarian's face. Highlites as usual, but mixed into the final highlite of bleached bone/elf flesh was a touch of ice blue. I did this a couple of times, very watery highlites of off blue on one side of the face. To me this and the higher highlite of codex/fortress grey on his PsiHood and the cables, face mask etc makes the axe effect really stand out.
Pleased so far. I'll post a picture after kickboxing tonight.
Other projects still ongoing:
Final highlites/retouches for the Empire Wharf Captain for GD.
Chaos Warrior in NMM
Saint Celestine in NMM
Ongoing preheresy Calibanite/Luther Dark Angels (want to sign up for next years Tempus Fugitives event)
Shimmer
Emmanuelle Von Liebwitz
Warrior Priest
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