This is the second vehicle I managed to finish for the army. The first of two Hydras this time. I manage to use the weathering techniques to a better extend since I am getting used to them. Also this time I was much faster and I hope next time I'll finish even quicker.
looks Great!!well done baby!!:)xxx
ReplyDeleteGreat damage and shading effects! Thanks for posting a walk around set of pictures.
ReplyDeleteHey, I am glad you like it. I try to give the same attention to every part of the vehicle (since most of the time I ll be looking its rear side while playing).
ReplyDeleteBrilliant work!
ReplyDeleteI have so much trouble doing weathering of any kind, and it seems you do it so effortlessly; color me jealous :)
Thank you for your kind words sir. To be honest I am still in the process of learning all this. My advice to you would be this.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all get educated about these weathering techniques. I would recommend watching the 2 excellent tutorial DVDs by Mig Productions. There are also a lot of useful books out there like the Imperial Armour Masterclass by FW and the stuff Osprey Publications put out. And there 100% free tutorial videos on Youtube, check ScaleModelMedics channel it's pretty good.
Then you will need all the right tools for the job. Most notably a good air brush and air compressor. Then all the good acrylic and oil colours and pigment powders you can get.
Lastly practise makes perfect. I had to "ruin" a few models until I got it right but I couldn't have done it other wise.
I can see that you paint miniatures very well so let me tell you a secret. Painting with these methods is much much easier than painting with the ways GW has been showing us all these years (edge highlighting,layering, blending etc.). So if you can apply the GW as well as you do then you should have no problem doing the weathering stuff. Hope this helps!
Everything helps. I appreciate you taking the time :)
ReplyDeleteWow, just wow. Looks killer, makes me want to try painting up some IG tanks :)
ReplyDeleteHey glad you liked it. I think Eldar tanks are much harded to paint than IG's because you can't really do any weathering on them to enchance their looks.
ReplyDeleteYou've really got a knack for painting tanks. I presume this was mostly done with an airbrush?
ReplyDeleteCheers mate! The old post day thing really works too. I think you got a lot of support from many blogs so this could be an ongoing thing every year :)
ReplyDeleteThe basecoat and *many, many, many layers of) varnishing was done with the airbush. Lots of the smaller details were painting by a brush as well as the chipping effect. And then there was some oil and pigment powder weathering :)
It's really taking off quite nicely. I certainly hope it keeps going year after year. Though I hope March 2nd is on a weekend next year so that I'll have time to read all the great posts.
ReplyDeleteHow did I miss this?!
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