SiB's 400pt. revisions+Carapace Tutorial

[stuckinbermuda]

In response to some constructive criticism(and demand for more pics on the board) in the 400pt. club I have tried out a test gaunt without the red ink wash and also with a brown instead of green base. Comments welcome!

This is painted the same as my 400pt. entries minus the ink wash on the red and blue parts.

[Plarz]

Love it!! The carapace looks so awesome.

The blue looks a little out of place to me, although the hint of blue in the carapace does help it tie in.

Perhaps if the blue were a tad bit more subtle?

[stuckinbermuda]

Thanks
I used a red ink over the blue before to make it more purple and to give it the same shine as the skin, it is a little bright now, how should I soften it? I was thinking about maybe some black wash to darken it down a tad, kinda like what I used in the mouth.

[zark]

The brown base definately looks better, but yeh the blue looks a bit out of place the red wash would of made it look better.

Any chance on a step by step tutorial for the carapace? (With pictures of course

[stuckinbermuda]

I'm sure I can accomodate that, I'll see if I can put together the pictures tonight while I paint, it really is a simple method which is why I went with it. I'm trying to get as much speed and efficiency out of my painting because I have a lot to paint, 3000pts of Eldar and 2500pts of Tau to go

[Julio]

I think a good idea for the blue cracks and (musclelines?) would be:

1.)paint the cracks ( aka the blue parts) white. trust me on this.
2.)mix that blue colour you use with 75% water. get a really thin colour.
3.)take your brush and dunk it in the water/blue paint and dry off a smidgen.
4.)now drop 1 drop of water into each crevase. the watery paint should automatically(if you added enough water) cling inbetween every little nook.


the final resuat will look something like the purple cracks in the leviathan scheme, only though blue

[zark]

Thanks SiB your a legend will be waiting for the tutorial. I can sorta guess how its done but might as well see how you do it first, and plus im waiting on my box of foundation paints to get here

[stuckinbermuda]

"Bermuda" style carapace
I've also tried someones suggestion to lighten up the blue on the soft tissue parts, tell me how its looking

Skull White base coat, doesn't have to be pretty.

Good coat of brown ink, let it lap around the edge of the carapace it will help make it stand out better.

Water thinned Bleached Bone, very thin, it basically just deglazed the brown ink.

Another layer of slightly thicker Bleached bone leaving previous layer showing

Continue until pure Bleached bone at edge.

Doh, then I realised I forgot the back legs lol Its a little too late at night for this

[zark]

Wow thanks for the tutorial, I didnt expect you to do it so soon

[n00b1n8R]

The ink adds abit doesn't it

[stuckinbermuda]

I developed this for painting horns for chaos and dwarves. I used to base coat in brown first but the ink covers everything that is needed in the recesses and it easier and faster to work with than paint. I suppose it could be taken up to lighter shades with addition of more White but I think the little bit of brown in the bleached bone ties it in nicely with the brown ink. Also when I paint from the inside out I usually coat everything, for example with the gaunt I painted the carapace with the red and orange of the skin first, not sure if it makes a diff or just wastes paint but I like to use every coat to go from black to lighter, the white covers the red way better than it would straight black and slightly thicker paint on the carapace seems to help by leaving the slightest brush strokes that build up and help achieve a slight texture and define the streaks in the bleached bone better.

I have since painted the last two test gaunts with red ink on the skin to blend them in with the rest of my swarm after having my wife do a side by side comparison of three different versions, she liked the shiny inked skin best

[nuklearangel]

That is a very original way of doing carapace! Thanks a lot for the step by step, though it doesnt suit my colour scheme its a very cool and easy method, that gives great results! I really like the way they look mate. The blue is still a little too harsh of a contrast I think, too bright. Maybe a purple would be better? Or maybe even a yellow shaded with orange ink? Might tie in and compliment your skin colour a bit more. Just a thought.

[Plarz]

If you want to do the blue, I'd suggest going far darker. try midnight blue over a black base, highlighting up to regal blue, with perhaps hints of ultramarine blue.

The red and white carapace are nice and bright, so you need something darker to contrast and ground the model a little. Right now I'd expect it to burn if I picked it up.

Still can't get over how awesome the carapace looks...