O Captain! My Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up—for you the flag is flung I thought i could throw this model away, after making so many mistakes. Eventually i'm realy happy how he turned out.
This is by far the best looking terminator i made, though i painted in the wrong order, (details -> wash -> dry brush) but that powerfist is so so awesome
Hey, man, do whatever works. Doing stuff in a different order can really impact how it looks in the end.
I know i know, getting that dry brush all over your hard work golden trim is a good way to get weatherworn armor, yet i'll try a different way, which i wash the model first and dry brush afterwards, with details coming after that on my dreadnought just to check the look.
You dont necessarily have to dry brush every miniature. I usually only drybrush fur or pelts that are used as capes or shoulder accessories. I rarely drybrush my miniatures. You can also do a primer in Black, then drybrush the entire miniature in grey or white, then paint your base coat. This gives you natural looking highlights in under the base coat, which you will notice after the base coat goes down. My usual method. -Primer(Airbrush) -Basecoat(Airbrush) -Lacquer(protective layer) dont go overboard, very thin layer. I use the Testors cans off of Amazon -Detail work. I may use a Citadel wash on specifics areas or pieces. -Glue on the heads, arms, shields. -Touch up(fix your mistakes) -Lacquer(Satin or Gloss) -Oil Wash(Check out Buypainted's Oil wash tutorial on Youtube) -Edge Highlights -Final protective coat(Lacquer Dull Coat or Satin) -Mount on Base
Color me intrigued. I never would have thought to do that. I'm always worried that I'm putting too much paint on the minis, that I'll suffer loss of detail. Gonna have to try this on a character or a sergeant. What I find most interesting is how different peoples' painting processes can be. Mine is: - Fix limbs and head in correct positions. - Prime in dark red or black. - Shadow layer (dark version of ever color that will appear on the mini). - Core layer (base colors). - Highlights/ object source lighting. - Dry brushing for dirt, wear and tear, furs, etc. - Washes on exotic materials. - Matte coat.
