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macewind · February 16th, 2008, 20:58

I did a kind of step by step on the modelling of this beast, so ive decided to do the same with the painting. Ill only ever show small parts at a time and save the full shots for when he's done. Please offer any advice you like, its always helpful to get someone else's point of view.

First up, the part that could make or break the entire job, the eyes. The paint job is finished, they need a coat of gloss varnish but that can wait in case i slip whilst painting another section! The paint looks really thick on the photo, but in real life it looks smooth as can be. I blame 3 year old black paint!

Pickle · February 16th, 2008, 22:20

Wow, those eyes are great, the effect is awesome. If the whole thing is done this good it will look great.

DARKTROOPER · February 16th, 2008, 23:19

stunning, simply stunning, more!

rp252 · February 16th, 2008, 23:26

Macewind, you crazy talented fool!

Those eyes are looking really good dude. Very impressed. Looking forward to seeing the rest of this beast!

Will it be appearing at the meet?

Rich.

Tsele · February 16th, 2008, 23:56

The eyes are just wonderful... You can do a tutorial only for the eyes man! Looking forward for more! ;?

Seasonreaper · February 17th, 2008, 01:15

Those eyes look great! Awesome stuff, cant wait to see more ;Y.

frozencore · February 17th, 2008, 02:50

Very creepy eyes, keep it up!

The Toon · February 17th, 2008, 04:48

Speechless. I don't know what else to say. At least the spider is black and not that dirty color tarantula one. Nice work mace.8Y

Leech · February 17th, 2008, 19:58

Those eyes are very cool looking. They remind me of something? I think the red you used on them works very well. The black of the spider's main body is good too as a choice of colour as obviously you haven't done anything to it.

How do you plan to paint the black? There are many ways. I would suggest that you use very pale flesh tones or very pale greens on that black. It could give it some colour but not overpower the effect of a giant black tarantula. Those colours won't be as stark as white either.

macewind · February 17th, 2008, 20:38

Thanks everyone. Ive been mulling over a few colours for the spider. I dont want green as the marine's armour is green. So blue is also out unless I use a very dark blue, almost black. Ive done some web searching and found the vast majority of furry spiders are black and red. Now, since ive done the eyes red, and the spot colour for the marins is red, im reluctant to use it. So i think ill go with the next best thing, Orange! Nice bright orange and black stripes all over the fur! Maybe yellow for the armour plating.

Ill try a few things out before deciding. Right now im having trouble painting the sorcerers face. Darn thing keeps going blotchy!

February 16th, 2008, 20:58	#1 (permalink)
macewind Game Over boys Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, uk Age: 27 Posts: 1,027 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 74	Mounted Sorcerer - The paint job <a onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outgoing/http_d1_openx_org_ck_php_n_a83f474f_amp_cb_46587945173');" rel='nofollow' href='http://d1.openx.org/ck.php?n=a83f474f&cb=46587945173' target='_blank'><img src='http://d1.openx.org/avw.php?zoneid=22572&cb=46587945173&n=a83f474f' border='0' alt='' /></a> I did a kind of step by step on the modelling of this beast, so ive decided to do the same with the painting. Ill only ever show small parts at a time and save the full shots for when he's done. Please offer any advice you like, its always helpful to get someone else's point of view. First up, the part that could make or break the entire job, the eyes. The paint job is finished, they need a coat of gloss varnish but that can wait in case i slip whilst painting another section! The paint looks really thick on the photo, but in real life it looks smooth as can be. I blame 3 year old black paint! __________________ [SIGPIC] [/SIGPIC] Visit My LO shop and buy something!

February 16th, 2008, 22:20	#2 (permalink)
Pickle Son of LO Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wanganui, New Zealand Age: 17 Posts: 2,229 Blog Entries: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 85 Total Awards: 1	Wow, those eyes are great, the effect is awesome. If the whole thing is done this good it will look great. __________________ Miss Spam Master 2009 The Briny Series: Urban War Beginnings \| Cygnar Thrallstudios

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DARKTROOPER Lord of the Expanse Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California Posts: 226 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 37	stunning, simply stunning, more! __________________

February 16th, 2008, 23:26	#4 (permalink)
rp252 Father of the Failed Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Holy Terra Age: 25 Posts: 1,181 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 69	Macewind, you crazy talented fool! Those eyes are looking really good dude. Very impressed. Looking forward to seeing the rest of this beast! Will it be appearing at the meet? Rich. __________________ "Praise" for rp252: Da Mighty Camel: No, for your information, rp252 is lonely because he is hideous Jaffar_Hasad: Behind his ugly bloodthirster face, there's some wisdom stored away for moments like this.

February 16th, 2008, 23:56	#5 (permalink)
Tsele LO Zealot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Age: 29 Posts: 1,772 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 65	The eyes are just wonderful... You can do a tutorial only for the eyes man! Looking forward for more! ;? __________________ Thanks to all the people showing faith in me I sometimes feel that everyone will leave me and they will be on their own...

February 17th, 2008, 01:15	#6 (permalink)
Seasonreaper Lord of Purple Join Date: May 2006 Location: Floating around space finding and converting small planets into biomatter for the fleet. Age: 19 Posts: 822 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 53	Those eyes look great! Awesome stuff, cant wait to see more ;Y. __________________ Septem Edo - Long-term Tyranid plans and ideas.

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frozencore Nightlord Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,776 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 78	Very creepy eyes, keep it up! __________________ WIP updates My LO Army

February 17th, 2008, 19:58	#9 (permalink)
Leech Blood Boy Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Age: 30 Posts: 2,768 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 105 Total Awards: 1	Those eyes are very cool looking. They remind me of something? I think the red you used on them works very well. The black of the spider's main body is good too as a choice of colour as obviously you haven't done anything to it. How do you plan to paint the black? There are many ways. I would suggest that you use very pale flesh tones or very pale greens on that black. It could give it some colour but not overpower the effect of a giant black tarantula. Those colours won't be as stark as white either. __________________ Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.

February 17th, 2008, 20:38	#10 (permalink)
macewind Game Over boys Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, uk Age: 27 Posts: 1,027 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 74	Thanks everyone. Ive been mulling over a few colours for the spider. I dont want green as the marine's armour is green. So blue is also out unless I use a very dark blue, almost black. Ive done some web searching and found the vast majority of furry spiders are black and red. Now, since ive done the eyes red, and the spot colour for the marins is red, im reluctant to use it. So i think ill go with the next best thing, Orange! Nice bright orange and black stripes all over the fur! Maybe yellow for the armour plating. Ill try a few things out before deciding. Right now im having trouble painting the sorcerers face. Darn thing keeps going blotchy! __________________ [SIGPIC] [/SIGPIC] Visit My LO shop and buy something!

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