Requiem's IG

[ElegaicRequiem]

Ok. I think I'm done with this squad. Comments and criticisms?



and a sample from rear













A thank you to those who posted tips for painting eyes on the other thread. I use a synthesis of the techniques given, centering around the use of my .2 mm pen. Unfortunately, his eyes are in shadow in this super close-up, but I think the shot works artistically.





If this group shot is ridiculous on here, I'll fix it...

Any suggestions? And also for the vehicles? I tried a proto, and didn't like it.

Edit: N/m it auto-shrunk it. Also, forgot to mention I haven't finished the bases yet, so ignore them...

[Deleted]

As much as I despise bright colors, that actually looks pretty cool. They've got a dirty, battered, and beaten look to them. I look forward to seeing more.

[aeonian]

I like the really, really close up pic. It really shows how much detail GW puts into their figures.

I like the colour scheme, however it needs some tidying up. Take you time an paint slow. I love what you've done with the red and gold, though. Very nice

[tankshock]

Very nice! What's the red stuff on their bases though?

[ElegaicRequiem]

These colors actually aren't that bright irl. And there's no hurrying involved in painting these. Sometimes I'll just sit and stare at them for an hour or so to plan the next move -- these were a color scheme prototype. On the bases I've got hot glue and ballast; the glue is a height-map for snow drifts and the ballast is an iron-rich gravel. That'll all get a liberal dusting of snow flock.

Thanks for the encouragement!

[ReWolf]

Looking cool. I'm just wondering why that closeup shot shows the surface to be... 'grainy' and uneven. Did you undercoat with white spray paint by any chance? If it's not shaken up a silly amount, and/or the temperature isn't perfect, that effect can occur. It happened about 50% of the time I used to choose to undercoat in white, so I gave up and I always use black now

Loving the b&w overalls camo effect. How did you do that?

[commissargaunt]

very good well done! you do need to work on your brush control and tidiness but apart from that great!

[Mighty Muffin]

Really nice colorscheme. Keep it up

[Colonel-Commissar, (M.I.A)]

they look a bit inquisitorial.anyone agree?

[commissargaunt]

yeah,but any Ig that are dark red look like I dudes.

[sniperbob]

NEVER TOUCH YOUR MODEL UNTIL All the wash is dry!

[ElegaicRequiem]

Actually, they look =I= because they're the PDF on a monastery world where the ecclesiarchy keeps a commandery of SoB handy.

Got some long overdue replacement brushes today. My next minis should be cleaner, and not look like I was the kid who refused to color inside the lines.

sniperbob: ...? I don't see any fingerprints, and I avoid touching the models at all times except for the shoulders - that's what the base is for. Could you clarify what you mean?

Almost forgot: Rewolf, I developed a 'staining' technique that I used to do the camo in one meta-step. First I put on some flat white enamel, then I mix-up some black acrylic so that it's 1/5th or so thicker than a wash. I apply that in a loose pattern and let it sit for a bit. Then, using my cleaned but still wet brush, I scrub the stain around into a more detailed pattern. That way I can achieve an organically shaded effect on the camo, and as it dries it actually gets even more detailed from the surface tension of the water. Like the little Mandelbrot set edges... I didn't do that, I let the power of science work for me Um, the same thing goes on the armour, just with insignia red underneath.

[Ignatius]

I agree with the grainy part. It sort of looks like all of your men have smallpox or somethin'.

I like the scheme, quite a bit. I wish i could do that staining effect.

[mccaptain]

I love whatever it is you did for the camo. I wouldn't try it on the face though... it does kinda look like they have the 'pox.
But seriously, in all else they look great!

[ElegaicRequiem]

In the grim darkness of the far future... there is nasty skin disease. Haha, I did want some texture on the face, (the stain actually makes the surface smoother, I might try something similar to fix this) but it's true there may be too much. I have to figure out this crazy flesh paint I got - it really is the weirdest acrylic I've ever used. It even smells different. It does make the face look great when you're not zoomed up to 400 times the normal size of the the mini with the lens of the camera 1 cm from his face...

Edit: I took a look at the real photo, not the one that's been shrunk-down to put on here, and it's not quite as bad. It probably has to do with the compression of the pixels... If I shaded his cheeks and jaw w/ a gray-brown, it would become perfect stubble. But I was going for caked-on dirt and such.
Sgt.: Why are you so filthy soldier?
Grunt: Too busy shooting at the filthy xenos to shower, sir.
Sgt.: ... Carry on...

[aeonian]

Commissar Aeon: *pins badge on grunt for a good response to the sergeant*

[pupyut]

I like how you painted them with gloves, not enough gloved guardsmen, I have seen it done but it usually looks like they just haven't finished the model, but your gloves look like gloves.

[ElegaicRequiem]

Thanks about the gloves, pupyut! My fluff has them on a wintery planet (wintery being different from winter in that it's cold, but with sorta temperate zones around the equator).

Anyways, here's a tease of the actual first IG I painted a while ago. I'll get individual detail shot up when I take some that don't suck. And, yes there are only 9 of them, I'm waiting to see if the sgt. must take the pistol and CCW, or if I can use a guy with hellgun. That answer will determine the amount of conversion work I need to do -- there will be no helmet-less soldiers in my army. I've seen helmet-less heads painted very nicely, but fluff-wise if the guy isn't putting his head in a helmet, he's putting it in his posterior...

So w/o further ado...

[mccaptain]

And yes, as I look at the pic you have for your profile, you can't tell about the bumps at all. So I'm sure on tabletop it gives exactly the effect you're looking for.

[pupyut]

The guns could maybe use a bit of highlighting. It's good but just having them totally black it's hard to see the detail, like where there are rises and bumps on the gun.

I like the gold and red

[ElegaicRequiem]

The hellguns aren't quite so flat-finish IRL, sort of a matte. They're sneaky drop-troops, so I wanted them to look like they put paint on there stuff while in the drop ship. And when I get the cu pics on here you'll see the red lacquer showing through the black in little spots.

[ElegaicRequiem]

Mokay... a caveat about colors: refer to the group shot above for the colors, as that is the closest to what they look like IRL.







The barrel of the GLauncher was out of focus, so I cropped it. I'm sure you're all familiar with its appearance, though.








I had my shot set-up and knocked the mini over with the barrel of the lens twice to get this pic, and it's still 'meh' quality photo...

[ElegaicRequiem]

Bonus! I just finished my first pair of guys from the penal squad. They'll all look like this except the sgt will look like any other sgt unless/until I do shoulder pads.

A note for any who don't believe: having brushes that don't look like they survived a small explosion makes life 10x easier. So, don't be a cheap sonofa__ like me, and don't wait a year to replace them.





Getting the wood grain on the lasguns to look right is retarded. But when it looks right --- cool.

[ElegaicRequiem]

Yes, I know I'm double-posting -- I'm doing it on purpose... does anyone have ideas on how I could paint my vehicles w/ my red/white/black scheme? I don't want to have it be too plain i.e. standard stripes/ splotches overlapping. Help.

[pupyut]

Ummmm no idea about the vehicles but man that is a nice camera, or good photography skills. Maybe both but jees nice close ups.