marneus Calgar, hair, metal, armour, leather part 2

Hi there,

some more updates. all the below points have now been done since last update.  He is complete except the base.

I am starting with ice blue then highlighting that up by adding white.  Then I'll be using my crushed glass mixed with water effects. then a quick dust of crushed glass.... contrasting black base.

As with all projects, I am freaking desperate to get it finished to move on to the next thing :D 

• skin highlights
• gold highlights
• make the black black then highlight.
• highlight the green areas.
• hair highlights.
• eyepiece.
• BASE (looking forward to this.)

Marneus Calgar, hair, metal, armour, leather

Hello,

Marneus Is getting very close to completion.

todays done list:

• hair basecoat
• armour highlighted and completed.
• metal basecoated.
• leather completed.
• details made white.

to do:

• skin highlights
• gold highlights
• make the black black then highlight.
• highlight the green areas.
• hair highlights.
• eyepiece.
• BASE (looking forward to this.)

Oh and I have got a High Elves Warmaster army. I count it as a fair bit over 1.000 points.

• 3 units spearmen
• 3 units archers
• 1 unit chariots
• 1 unit bolt throwers
• silver helms
• the other cavalry
• general on dragon
• general on giant eagle
• general
• wizard
• hero
• 10 casualty markers.
• the rulebook
• giant eagles...

think thats about it... and for 40 quid!! 

I have started work on the spearmen... The previous owner has used a white base coat.... I don;t really like this but I dont seem to get any daylight hours to paint very often.  

The compromise is to black wash the miniatures then paint.  It might end up working really well as it adds shading and depth but doesnt dull the colours too much.....

Marneus Calgar Notes

http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/tutorial-painting-ultramarines-stahly.html

http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/tutorial-painting-ultramarine-armour.html

Asurmen blue + badab black wash

• Basecoat is a 50:50 mixture of Chaos black and regal blue
• Armor color is a 50:50 mixture of regal blue and ultramarines blue
• First highlight with pure ultramarine blue (thinned down with water)
• second highlight is a 50:50 mixture of ultramarines blue and space wolves grey

The result is a "flowing" color progress: chaos black<-> regal blue -> regal blue<->ultramarines blue->ultramarines blues->ultramarines blue<->space wovles grey.

Orc Armour & Skaven basecoat

Started basecoating the orc armour, thin layer of metallic paint there... the metallic paints are so much better if applied slightly thinned, negates the need for drybrushing a lot of the time in my book.

Also a quick basecoat on the skaven dude. (picture below shows paints I plan to use for reference)

Knarloc green looks nothing like that pot through, dark pigment stuck on the sides no matter how much I shake it!

Felt great to paint something quickly, I think I got a pretty accurate basecoat on it as well.

I have also taken a picture of the light reflecting off the shoulders for reference later in highlighting.