im new to painting

[CantTouchDis]

Ok MC Hammer here we go,

Wash the model all over with agrax earthshade or a dark brown, drybrush the red parts with red then orange then yellow, drybrush the silver with silver.

Job done

ok..
ill have to use slightly different colours, i only have simple red, blue etc
also do you know any ways to thicken paint, my silver is like water!

 

[CantTouchDis]

I found my Aragorn and Gimli models of my lotr force View attachment 22246

painted when i was 12 (Aragorn) and 13(Gimli)

 

[n810]

ok..
ill have to use slightly different colours, i only have simple red, blue etc
also do you know any ways to thicken paint, my silver is like water!

Stir it up with a toothpick or something, metallic paint tends to settle and separate after a while,
so all the thick parts of the paint are probably suck to the bottom of the jar.

 

[CantTouchDis]

Stir it up with a toothpick or something, metallic paint tends to settle and separate after a while,
so all the thick parts of the paint are probably suck to the bottom of the jar.

thanks

 

[CantTouchDis]

Ive tried what Crowsfoot said. say if i made a mistake or misunderstood.
i only tried the layered dry brushing so far

again sorry about the bad pic

 

[Bowser]

Looks fantastic, really breaks up that solid orange and gives it some fine details.

 

[Camazotz]

Very nice color scheme! i might copy your idea for the orange scales on the sauri to make contrast with my green scaled skinks
If you want to give it more impact you should try using the drybrush with a little less colour on the brush it may need more passes taking more time but will leave more red in the crevices this will make the colours pop out even more

 

[CantTouchDis]

thanks, Crowsfoot gave me an idea of how to get it like that
i followed his instructions and it turned out well!!

 

[CantTouchDis]

Heres my temple guard again..
i think ill paint them all like this one
but before i do. any improvements/ suggestions?

 

[Jorgik]

That is excellent!

 

[CantTouchDis]

That is excellent!

Thanks

 

[n810]

Don't forget to use washes on your metals.

 

[CantTouchDis]

I use this model as Gor-rok. Its a kroxigor with a shield really but i decided to paint it differently... I dont know if the shield is a bit too colourful.. but here it is so far. I still need to finish it.

 

[CantTouchDis]

Don't forget to use washes on your metals.

The kroxigor is an attempt at washing/ dry brushing. i dont know if you can see it very well but please say if i did it wrong

 

[CantTouchDis]

Very nice color scheme! i might copy your idea for the orange scales on the sauri to make contrast with my green scaled skinks
If you want to give it more impact you should try using the drybrush with a little less colour on the brush it may need more passes taking more time but will leave more red in the crevices this will make the colours pop out even more

Thanks for the hints. ill try that next time..

 

[n810]

 

[Jorgik]

Awesome picture! I have had so much trouble explaining the differences between shadow and drybrush!

 

[CantTouchDis]

does anyone have an idea to make the fire thing on the stegadon?

 

[Bowser]

Looks like some pipes ending in statue like lizard heads, you could probably construct/sculpt something similar from cheap dollarstore dinosaur heads, or have fun with it and just make some flame throwers. Give a good paint job and should be good to go.

 

[Bowser]

I suppose if you want to get really cheeky with it, build a sling shot for the howdah and mod a skaven so it looks like it is on fire, then you're shooting flaming skaven at the enemy, and sling shots are easy to make. You could even make it a working model that actually flings the model. (Eye protection recommended.)