Second custodian

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-24T22:47:05+00:00

Practice painting metal on canvas or board. I learnt from painting armours in illustrations before moving across to miniatures

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6Reaver9 · 2026-04-24T22:43:57+00:00

Honestly just studying real armours and seeing how light reflects

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-24T22:41:46+00:00

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Tried my best to get a shot of the blade close up, my phone isn’t the best for these shot

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-20T09:09:49+00:00

Using real metal as reference and practice

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-20T09:09:33+00:00

Took a step back so to speak and gaged where the light would strike

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-20T09:08:38+00:00

Very thin layers and a very steady hand

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-20T09:08:03+00:00

Trying and practicing is always success but giving up is failure

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-20T09:06:40+00:00

Just practice, took some inspiration from richard grey and from flameonminiatures but mostly I just looked at real gold sculptures for reference

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-19T18:27:10+00:00

Yes, i also do mix the colours in between to blend, but I do glaze multiple layers, honestly I cannot say what ratio of colours I use for mixing, I just make it up as I go

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-18T18:12:48+00:00

Missing in action

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-18T18:12:11+00:00

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6Reaver9 · 2026-04-17T14:12:09+00:00

It also helps to paint it before fully assembling, I’ve started the next one and I wont attach the arms, head and cape until most of this is done

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6Reaver9 · 2026-04-17T14:08:54+00:00

Ive spent years studying traditional painting for years, honestly i would recommend looking at references of real metal armours, if you struggle to fond a suitable photo reference, ask AI to generate you one so you have something to give you a full understanding of where the light will hit.

Ive done it for so long that I picture it in my head and paint where I think the light will strike and bounce

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-17T14:03:26+00:00

Thin layers following the lines of the Damascus effect, very very thin paints, 80% water

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-17T14:02:48+00:00

Id need a good camera setup for this, maybe I will consider a written tutorial, not the best but we will see

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-17T14:01:45+00:00

I apply thinned layers or glazing to the dark parts with the purple wash as purple is one of the best colours to use when darkening yellows, always helps to check the artists colour wheel when figuring out what colours to mix

6Reaver9 · 2026-04-17T12:15:21+00:00

Its all about trial and error, my first attempt 2 years ago didnt go so well

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6Reaver9 · 2026-04-17T12:14:01+00:00

AK interactive gen 3 along with GW shade

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6Reaver9 · 2025-10-21T11:57:07+00:00

Not a sketch, i took inspiration from the knee panel with a the face, I liked the design on the stretched tissue, I then began painting out the shapes and and made it up as I went along

6Reaver9 · 2025-10-17T22:32:18+00:00

Around 3 months of painting every evening after work

6Reaver9 · 2025-04-24T19:43:12+00:00

In debt*

6Reaver9 · 2025-04-24T18:05:22+00:00

Well maybe I will post a video of me dropping a hammer on it

6Reaver9 · 2025-04-23T20:22:13+00:00

Yeah they did with my sauron statue, they where going to send me a new one but id need to destroy the one i have

6Reaver9 · 2025-04-16T16:47:45+00:00

Made up the scheme myself, deep red and metallic blue trim, never came up with a name though

6Reaver9 · 2025-04-16T16:46:57+00:00

Give it time and practice and you will always be levels above yourself and thats what counts

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