So with this Acolyte for my HQ retinue I decided to try painting purple. i got out a blue based purple and a red based purple. I have to say i'm not a fan of the red based purple it's too much like pink after adding the highlights. Also with the blue purple i think i went a bit harsh with shading and highlighting but after a second look with the pictures it seems to be ok...
He has been removed from the cork base and onto a normal base I still need to figure out what i want to do with his base. I've been trying to get past a basing 'block' 'hate' or what ever you want to call it. I find basing a chore and put it off as long as i can. I'm hoping to find some sort of zen or love of basing but i'm not sure how that will happen.
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He looks brilliant. sheesh another painter that can be neat and take thier time, how I envy you your clean sharp lines and smooth blends.
ReplyDeleteAs to basing, My objective with basing is to put in the minimum effort and have a result which makes me hapy, to that end I use cheap railway ballast of two sizes mixed together. I slap on pva where i want the gravel, dunk the base, clean the edge with my thumb and let it dry.
once thats done i paint a base colour, wash black then drybrush with the base again, then the base + white or grey to highlight.
once I varnish the mini I then add a small clump of static grass or two, just a tuft held on with either pve or superglue.
nothing too fancy, dosent take long, but really makes me feel "finished"
I think the model looks awesome. I hate to do bases as well. In the future I think I am going to buy the resin premade bases and then I can just enjoy painting the bases as well as the models, but that is just me.
ReplyDeleteMaybe try some of these?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Resin_Bases
Since you have teh hates for basing.
Talk about smooth blending, he's fantastic. Especially the blending on the plasma pistol.
ReplyDeleteI had a basing block for a long time too. My Blood Pact are the first time I've broken through it, actually. I use pumice paste and cork pieces for mud and rocks respectively. Painting the base is another step, but it's a simple one and I'm much more satisfied with the models this way. With my old models, you could tell I put in hours painting the fig and about 30 seconds to glue the base and dump him in static grass or sand.
I really like the hues of this mini. Too many people go with the typical blacks and reds of the Inquisition, something I'm guily of myself. Can I ask the specifics of the manufacturer and colors you used?
ReplyDeleteAs for basing, it can be as easy or complicated as you want it to be, and I find it to be rather enjoyable since it's the last thing I do before I seal the mini and consider it complete.
Thanks for all the tips everyone! i'm sure i will put them to good use. :) *looks over at figures waiting to be based*
ReplyDeleteJonathan, I used Vallejo paints the model color line
ReplyDeleteroyal purple with a highlight of blue violet
and violet red with a highlight of mixing the violet red with white
Both of which i put a black wash over for the shading actually a few layers of it in some spots.
Let me know if you have any other questions on the colors :)