Firstly I've been looking at alternative color schemes (more on that soon!) I'm not convinced i'll change the scheme, but i need to scratch that itch before i continue painting any more.
The other thing I've been pondering over is bases. I generally put a bit of effort into my bases, especially the larger ones. However, i kept looking at my Alpha Legion and thinking that something was missing. They were quite bland. I did a quick trawl of the internet to get some ideas and found a great tutorial from Third Eye Nuke Studios on how to paint urban bases. I highly recommend it! I couldn't replicate their tutorial completely (i'm waiting for spare parts for my airbrush) but i did try my best to do so using weathering powders.
Below is a Destroyer. I had used some weathering powder on the Destroyer bases, but they did little to make them more interesting.
So what i did (using Third Eye Nukes ideas) was add some black weathering powder to the recesses of the base and anywhere i could achieve a good contrast between the powder and the grey of the base. Then i added some dark rust colored powder over the top of it (sometimes mixing the two before application) This is what the base looks like now:
I think its a big improvement! Golden Daemon statues didn't start falling from the sky, but it just makes the base a lot more interesting and gave the overall appearance of the model more depth. I also took some proper photos in the light box so you could see the effect better.
After thew Destroyers bases were 'treated' i moved onto the Tactical Marines i'd done.
Again, mode depth and better contrast, making the base a bit more interesting! I'll be giving Third Eye Nukes technique a proper go once my airbrush is operational again. I'll let you know how it goes.
How do you do your bases? Do you have any good tricks that can supplement this method?
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Haha, 'golden deamons didn't fall from then sky'. It looks really good though!
ReplyDeleteThey look great already. It's good to see you painting some 30k again!
ReplyDeleteI use plain old boring dry brushed sand or earth colours generally. I did do more with Russ though.
If I want to add a bit more life to a base, and I want it to look a bit outdoorsy, I wash a bit of green into the recesses and stipple it about a bit. It gives a slight overgrown mossy look to you otherwise sometimes bland greys and browns. It looks a bit like this:
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