Naishy Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I have finally after about 3 months managed to finish my IronJaw Brutes. Words cannot describe the challenge this has been, the models themselves are amazing, but so deceptive in terms of detail. The panel beaten armour is exceptional but takes so long to paint and weather, don't even talk to me about the skin... I painted them all with their front plates removed as the three-dimensional depth would have made certain parts extremely challenging. I still have checks and dags to paint on them but I just wanted to get them game finished so I can actually try out out in a game, my Megaboss tells me ordering around the Ardboyz just isn't the same. Apologies for the average quality of the pictures, I was struggling to get enough light on them. The question is now, do I paint my Gore Gruntas or my Mawcrusha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakithe Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Ooh I'm liking that skin color! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tomlin Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Great work @Naishy! You've done a grand job there. My first 5 Brutes took me ages as well. As you say the sculpts are fantastic and have sooo much detail. I'm pleased to tell you that the next 15 I painted were much easier/quicker. I really found that after the first unit I "got" the models and I have to say they are the most enjoyable models to paint I've done in years. So much so I'm planning 10 more!! Hopefully you'll experience similar. I would suggest you paint the Gore-gruntas next. They are also great models to paint and you can use your knowledge of the Brutes on the riders as they are similar sculpts - oddly the trousers are one area which differs a lot as they are pretty flat on the Gruntas compared to the texture/detail on the Brutes. Once you've got a couple of units down, treat yourself to a character. Can't wait to see more Oh, and no, the painting will never end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulsmith Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Your skin tone is fantastic, the time is really paying off! I was nowhere near that patient with my boarboyz skin and now I wish I were! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricPaladin Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I really like your bases - can you talk a little bit about how you got that effect? I was trying for something similar a little while agoa nd ended up throwing out the base in disgust and falling back on a different scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emicus Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 In short: No, the painting never ends however with results like you are making Id never want you to stop! Those are some sweet looking orks, in a brutally cunning/cunningly brutal way of course. myself im painting 40k for an upcoming tournament, its taking every ounce of my willpower as im not normally a 'painter'. it's taking away the little I had saved up for ironjawz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naishy Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 The bases are painted in Mephiston red, then I did random stripes of blazing orange (not sure of the new GW colour). I then pva'd the bases before agrellan Earth to help open up the cracks. After they had dried, a 3:1 wash of lahmian medium and nuln oil. Finally a dry brush of ushabti bone and then finish with a few tufts to taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyQwan Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 So putting a coat of pva glue down before argellan earth helps it Crack? That is an awesome thing to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tomlin Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 9 hours ago, MightyQwan said: So putting a coat of pva glue down before argellan earth helps it Crack? That is an awesome thing to know. I've been experimenting with Agrellan Earth a lot over the last couple of months and I would definitely advise PVA. If you want bigger cracks, you will also need to layer the stuff on thicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naishy Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 In my experiments I have found that the PVA coat helps the Agrellan earth crack better where it is thin which creates a better gradient from the larger cracks. For larger cracks, as Chris says above you need to lay the stuff on thick. I tend to try and have around 3 or 4 really thick parts on a base to get a nice differentiation between small cracks and large cracks. I find washes work really well over Agrellan earth as well, though ensure they are well diluted with medium. I tend to go between 5:1 to 3:1 medium to wash. I created a really striking blue base as a tester for my Warhammer Quest models which I shall try and remember to photograph next time I am at my desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naishy Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 If you will forgive the rogue stormcast in the destruction forum here is the blue base I was talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyQwan Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 That does look goodown. Thanks for the tips fellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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