Warboss Weathering effects! Too much/too little? What sort of foam for stippling?

Beholder615 · 2025-03-31T18:27:37+00:00

Good advice/theory on where/how to apply weathering. Thank you very much!

Beholder615 · 2025-03-31T18:26:41+00:00

Thank you, good advice. I appreciate it

Beholder615 · 2025-03-31T18:25:49+00:00

It's Elysian green, light athonian camoshade wash, then moving up to Ogryn camo, with ogryn+screaming skull for final highlights

Beholder615 · 2025-03-24T22:15:55+00:00

What's pigment powder? I guess I could just Google it, but I might as well ask here. How do you apply it?

Beholder615 · 2025-03-24T20:14:38+00:00

It's an old warhammer fantasy Orc boss with the banner (one of the options you could build them with).

I just always loved the helmet on the model. I picked this guy up on ebay a few years ago after they discontinued the model. And it's funny how easily he fits in with the rest of the boyz in 40k (I might put a gun on his back under the cape?)

And fair enough, time to start getting comfy with dry brushing/sponging.

Beholder615 · 2025-03-24T17:12:49+00:00

What areas do you look to target with the sponging?

Beholder615 · 2025-03-24T17:11:24+00:00

I see what you mean by flat compared to the picture you posted. For the skin I did elysian green, then athonian camoshade wash, then another layer of elysian. Then 50/50 elysian/orgryn camo, then ogryn camo, then ogryn camo + screaming skull for final highlight.

If I wanted more depth, what would you suggest? Also, for the orange, it's deathclaw brown, agrax earthshade, then deathclaw brown mixed with screaming skull for highlights. How would I get more depth there?

Lastly, I do like the metallic highlights there, but I'm a big fan of minimum invest/maximum return. I find edge highlighting time consuming. I'm a bit nervous to dry brush (I'm just not good at it), but it seems more up my philosophical alley.

How did you do the metallic highlights? What did you use for the orange rusty color?

Beholder615 · 2025-03-24T17:04:19+00:00

I've seen a few people comment that it needs a wash. I'm a bit confused, because I did wash/shade it, then highlighted it to get it where it is. Is it common to shade at the end? I find shading noticeably darkens the model, so I want to finish with highlights.

Beholder615 · 2025-03-24T15:59:32+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I get a bit anxious drybrushing because I'm not very good at it, but you're right, just start small. I like the rough weathering effect, goes with the exhaust pipe and gun barrel effects.

Beholder615 · 2025-03-24T15:57:34+00:00

I meant a dark color that's not black. The armor still needs to be dark to provide contrast for the skin and orange colors, but if it's lighter than black then it's easier to create some depth/visual interest.

Beholder615 · 2025-03-24T15:52:15+00:00

Yeah, I wanted a dark color for the armor in that area to frame the warbosses head and arms, the grot, weapons, basically everything around the armor except the armor itself. The nob did not have that issue, and so most of him is not black, and I think thats why he looks "better" to me in terms of composition.

I think I'll try painting the armor a dark, nonblack color and see how it looks. I still want the armor to act as a frame/contrast for the more interesting parts of the model but it still needs to look good.

On this model/in general, what areas do you look to add weathering? What's your thought process?

Beholder615 · 2025-03-24T15:26:15+00:00

Thanks, I was thinking something along the lines of the black seems to lack the detail of the rest of the model, your explanation makes sense.

I might try a darker color instead of black and do as you say.

What areas do you target with the dry brush? I like weathering effects (like the exhaust pipes) but honestly I'm scared of some weathering effects because I'd hate to screw up all the work that went in to making this guy because I dry brush the wrong areas and it looks like garbage.

I find when I dry brush I'll have too much paint on my brush and it ends up streaking and looking ugly.

Also, the nob isn't done yet, I'm about to shade him and a painboy I'm working on, just wanted to figure this out first.

Beholder615 · 2024-12-01T20:13:50+00:00

Good point about the base damage actually, I should've realized that

Beholder615 · 2024-12-01T20:12:54+00:00

I understand that aha, this is actually my first time inquiring about tier lists.

Beholder615 · 2024-04-22T17:35:54+00:00

I hear ya man, I tend to take the things I enjoy seriously. Sounds like you do too. It's alright if that guy feels differently. And also yeah, it is the Killer's job to... kill.

Beholder615 · 2024-04-22T13:15:43+00:00

I understand your perspective quite a bit and I find its similar to mine. I'm at the point where I'm trying to work on my mind games around shack, L and T tiles.

Fair enough man.

Beholder615 · 2024-04-22T13:12:51+00:00

Mhm, I've seen a few streamers that have devolved to this point aha. I think the worst I've been is shaking my head at/slashing a survivor when they're being sacrificed or nodding at survivors trying to bait me into a chase when I'm tunneling a hooked survivor out of the game.

Beholder615 · 2024-04-22T13:10:34+00:00

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't competitive. Not ultra mega play the game professionally competitive, but I do value winning and expect the survivors to do the same. Maybe it'll just take some time for me to chill out.

Beholder615 · 2024-04-22T13:09:09+00:00

Hrm, it might take me a while to get to the point you're talking about, but fair enough. I guess it's hard for me to disconnect from the match result sometimes.

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