I wish I had made the highlights a bit more pronounced with the airbrush, so that's a note for next time.
This is before
Before
After
After (he'll need some highlights on his helmet)
The whole squad after I finished
Calth Ultramarines - Oil Wash results
Here's the results after using a Q-tip to wipe off the excess oil wash. I waited about 6 hours after applying it and took a q-tip to each model (both ends, one per model) and wiped away as much of the wash as I could. I had to be a bit careful on any sharp bits so they didn't catch on the cotton, but for the most part I was wiping away everything on the flat surfaces. In the end all that is left is what was in the recesses and you don't need to do much highlighting. I'm pretty happy with these guys, and they could be left as is, or if I have time I could add some edge highlights. They'll definitely need a matte spray finish, but I'll do that after I do their bases with some sand finish.
I wish I had made the highlights a bit more pronounced with the airbrush, so that's a note for next time.
I wish I had made the highlights a bit more pronounced with the airbrush, so that's a note for next time.
not sure if you tried this, but if you dampen the q-tip with a bit of white mineral spirit, it will take off even more of the wash, and it will reveal the white on the helmet completely (assuming that was what you wanted). it should still work even now unless you've re-sealed the model.
ReplyDeleteGood point about the dampened q-tip. If I had highlighted more before the wash it would have been worth doing. Also, I didn't wait too long before doing the wipe down, so all the raised bits came clean.
DeleteHi there.
ReplyDeleteI've just start collecting 40k and I love your tutorials, they're so much educational. I've got a question about painting metal bits that I hope you can answer: What is the best approach for painting metal?
- Prime black, drybrush metal, wash brown.
- Prime metal, wash brown, drybrush metal.
Thank you very much.
Depends... best looking, or fast, or what? Either of the ones you describe would be fine, but for marines I'd suggest a black wash instead of brown. Brown looks more rusty, and unless that's what you're going for I wouldn't recommend it for marines.
DeleteAlso, doing a highlight after a wash will give you brighter results, but may not be what you're looking for. Drybrushing is fast, but likely to get on surrounding areas, so I don't like to do that unless its the first colour to go on the model.
Finally, metallics tend to pollute colours near them, so I like to do them early in the painting process. This way I can make corrections with later layers and not have to reapply base colours (and waste time).
Sorry, I didn't explain myself well. I didn't know how to communicate with you so I just wrote on the last entry (now second last).
DeleteI'm not painting Space Marines of any sort, I'm going to paint Orks. I've watched you painting orks and orky vehicles on your videos both ways (primer black and primer metal) so I just wondered what method gives you the best results in terms of time, difficulty and appearance.
Thank you very much.
ah, I understand.
DeleteI'd probably suggest prime black, drybrush metal, wash brown as being more consistent. Metal primers are tricky and don't always take the wash coat evenly. With the black undercoat you can control how metallic things are with the drybrush.