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« Reply #105 on Mar 26, 2008, 8:08pm » | |
Nice i have about 100 of the old ersion like those, and 16 new ones. those don't look to bad to paint. I just can't get the striping down. I ordered a couple of brushes from the site you linked me, payed like 19 for a few brushes and 25 for shipping lol. i Hope that 3/0 brush will help me paint better stripes.
I had a few more questions. On all the painting steps besides flesh wash, do you mix in water on all the paints besides the base coat? What about striping? Do you mix water into both reds?
1 more thing before work, I made my hive tyrant into a Flyrant, I ordered Balrog wings for him, just waiting on GW to get them in. The guys at GW are going to help me greenstuff them on, but i really dont have any clue, as how to paint these things. Have you ever seen any balrog wings painted in this scheme?
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« Reply #106 on Mar 27, 2008, 12:12am » | |
Yes I mix something close to water into my paints for all steps of the process....(I used to use water now I use 85% water and 15% Future Floor Finish acrylic floor wax). I've never seen the Balrog or Fell Beast wings painted in kraken colors...if you do it...I'd love to see how it turns out for you.
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« Reply #107 on Mar 28, 2008, 12:23pm » | |
I'm going into GW on saturday to pickup the paints. I'm still waiting for the brushes to arrive. I was currious does Citidel make goo 4/0 3/0 brushes? are they worth even picking up for the time being?
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« Reply #108 on Mar 29, 2008, 1:18am » | |
GW brushes aren't bad, they're just overpriced for what you get. Plus they don't use the standard brush sizes, they go with the small, medium, and large brush sizes.
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« Reply #109 on Mar 29, 2008, 11:50am » | |
This is my first kraken gaunt, painted using your tutorial:
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(The base isn't done yet)
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« Reply #110 on Mar 29, 2008, 12:47pm » | |
Not bad at all! Nice work!
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« Reply #111 on Mar 29, 2008, 6:13pm » | |
looks good as far as i can see
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« Reply #112 on Mar 30, 2008, 5:31am » | |
looks very good indeed. Just a little clean up and you will be set...plus doing the base will make it look really nice.
@urbanquest: I'm not a fan of GW brushes really, The problem is like yoritomo said...they are over priced. For the money there are much better brushes out there. I do use a couple of GW brushes...just not for detail work (I use the Base coat, Tank, large and small drybrushes).
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« Reply #113 on Oct 19, 2008, 6:43pm » | |
sorry to necro it again but i really need a genestealer krakenfiend
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« Reply #114 on Oct 20, 2008, 6:47am » | |
Well since he ^ did it first, could you list the names and makes of your brushes? I think that's wherte my painting is going downhill (along with lazyness)
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« Reply #115 on Oct 20, 2008, 6:34pm » | |
Got to try it some day 
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« Reply #116 on Oct 20, 2008, 6:50pm » | |
I get brushes from the walmart art supply aisle. They're about the same quality as the GW brushes, but they cost 3.49 for a whole set.
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« Reply #117 on Oct 21, 2008, 3:18am » | |
Oct 19, 2008, 6:43pm, Sir Spamalot wrote:| sorry to necro it again but i really need a genestealer krakenfiend |
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Thats great.....but...no...I'm not doing genestealers...I'm not even painting while school is going on....(no time...16 cred hours is rough)...sorry...I may do some later....but not for a while...AND I do have a new tutorial in the works (Lictor) for when I get out for December Holidays.
As for brands of brushes that I use:
Kolonok
Polinov
Martin F. Weber
Windsor Newton
and a GW brush or two
 Wow what a necro...
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« Reply #118 on Oct 21, 2008, 7:04pm » | |
yeah i know right, he necroed and now its going good again
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« Reply #119 on Oct 21, 2008, 9:26pm » | |
Oct 19, 2008, 6:43pm, Sir Spamalot wrote:| sorry to necro it again but i really need a genestealer krakenfiend |
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Translation: "Sorry to necro, but I'm going to it anyway."
This thread should be stickied though. Awesome tutorial.
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