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Post by Cosmic on Nov 12, 2012 12:27:21 GMT -5
Looking good so far though?
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Post by BG. Foster on Nov 12, 2012 12:32:06 GMT -5
Yeah looks good
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Post by Cosmic on Jan 14, 2013 9:56:10 GMT -5
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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 14, 2013 10:04:32 GMT -5
I looked at this on my phone first and it just looked white. Good job I looked on the PC after, can't wait to see it in the flesh.
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Post by Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four on Jan 14, 2013 13:57:55 GMT -5
 Holy crap, Cosmic! Just as I was able to realize a realistic weathered bronze effect on my statue, you have totally captured marble with your paint job on this one! Excellent work! 
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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 14, 2013 14:01:13 GMT -5
I considered asking him to do bronze but there seems to be a lot of them around, marble ones dont pop up as much.
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Post by Cosmic on Jan 15, 2013 11:45:11 GMT -5
Holy crap, Cosmic! Just as I was able to realize a realistic weathered bronze effect on my statue, you have totally captured marble with your paint job on this one! Excellent work! Thank you, Trooper I loved your bronze statue! It looked so good! I will try and post a a new tutorial up somewhen, I've left those threads alone for too long. |
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Post by cheminhaler on Jan 15, 2013 17:38:23 GMT -5
Amazing finish on the marble, Cosmic.
So you said you used oil paints over the varnish..
Is it possible to get a similar effect with acrylics, then just applying a glossy varnish finish to get a marble sheen?
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Post by Cosmic on Jan 15, 2013 17:47:17 GMT -5
Amazing finish on the marble, Cosmic. So you said you used oil paints over the varnish.. Is it possible to get a similar effect with acrylics, then just applying a glossy varnish finish to get a marble sheen? Thank you, Chem. Hmmm I'm not sure. Oils work very well here because when applied neat, they take ages to dry. You then use white spirit to to thin it down, blend it in and create the marbling effect. You have plenty of time to move the paint around and make sure it's right. Acrylics will dry too quickly I feel and you won't get the smooth marble effect. But I'm not sure, that's what I expect to happen, but I could be wrong! After all, GW have done marble effects with their own paints before. |
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Post by cheminhaler on Jan 15, 2013 17:57:12 GMT -5
Well from the pictures it's the veins of marble that really stand out. It'll be interesting to see if that can be achieved with acrylic. Although the veins themselves are always random, it's hard to get a realistic effect like you've done here.
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Post by Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four on Jan 16, 2013 15:25:16 GMT -5
Holy crap, Cosmic! Just as I was able to realize a realistic weathered bronze effect on my statue, you have totally captured marble with your paint job on this one! Excellent work! Thank you, Trooper I loved your bronze statue! It looked so good! I will try and post a a new tutorial up somewhen, I've left those threads alone for too long. You're welcome, and thank you, Cosmic! I would definitely love to see a tutorial on how you achieved the marble effect. I mean, if I came into this thread not knowing about the existence of the Honored Imperium set, I would swear that the statue was made from actual marble. I've never messed with oil paints before, and this commission is now tempting me to try my hand with them.  |
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Post by 3ff3ct on Jan 19, 2013 8:07:34 GMT -5
Well from the pictures it's the veins of marble that really stand out. It'll be interesting to see if that can be achieved with acrylic. Although the veins themselves are always random, it's hard to get a realistic effect like you've done here. It could be done with acrylic, although it'd be much harder and would probably need a lot of colour mixing/wet blending to be done. |
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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 21, 2013 8:19:19 GMT -5
I just picked this up from the post office and if it wasn't for the fact that it weighs next to nothing I'd swear it was an actual marble statue.
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Post by Cosmic on Jan 21, 2013 11:21:04 GMT -5
Glad you like it, Foster. Get some pictures up of it on your table |
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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 21, 2013 11:52:32 GMT -5
All in good time.
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Post by teku18 on Jan 21, 2013 22:21:19 GMT -5
This thing is sick!
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Post by Cosmic on Jan 22, 2013 11:22:03 GMT -5
Thank you, Teku I did struggle to send it out, I might have to paint another just for me  |
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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 22, 2013 11:28:58 GMT -5
I'll be heading to B&Q at the weekend to get some foam to do the rest of my city table. That means to statue too.
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Post by Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four on Jan 22, 2013 15:31:40 GMT -5
Thank you, Teku I did struggle to send it out, I might have to paint another just for me That would be awesome... In fact, if I may plant an idea: Cosmic, why don't you acquire several of them and try different colors of marble in addition to the white with black veins? Red with white or black veins, green with white veins, black with white veins, etc.? |
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Post by BG. Foster on Jan 22, 2013 16:44:20 GMT -5
I agree, and when they are complete they should be sent to me.
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Post by teku18 on Jan 23, 2013 2:21:33 GMT -5
I kinda want a white with blue. I was thinking about this earlier lol.
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Post by The Hawk! on Jan 23, 2013 8:47:36 GMT -5
Cosmic.... I hate your work so much that I love it.... Why can I not be as talented as you?! D: Once again, a spot on job buddy! I'm sure that will look excellent on Fosters table You're work is always inspirational Cosmic, keep at it bro Dave |
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Post by Cosmic on Jan 23, 2013 14:51:08 GMT -5
Thank you, Teku I did struggle to send it out, I might have to paint another just for me That would be awesome... In fact, if I may plant an idea: Cosmic, why don't you acquire several of them and try different colors of marble in addition to the white with black veins? Red with white or black veins, green with white veins, black with white veins, etc.? You have me tempted now. If I was to go ahead I would do black with green/grey veins first, that would look good I think. Cheers, Dave. I am rather proud of this one, it did look better in reality though as per usual! |
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Post by The Hawk! on Jan 23, 2013 14:54:18 GMT -5
I can beleive it Cosmic.... I tried snapping some pics of my Nurgle Marines yesterday and they basically looked as if I had dipped them in Camo Green, yet in person everyone who has seen them says they are some of the best Plague Marine style troops they've seen on a table. Camera's have it in for us pal Dave |
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