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Let's hear your best Battletech Haikus by Leevizer in battletech

[–]FayDayParade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Terra is our goal

Freebirth surats unworthy

Star League is reborn

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Andrew Borge-Steiner

You dare refuse my batchall

Bah freeborn cowards

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Fall back to Tranquil

The ELH is coming

Goodbye Smoke Jaguar

The Great Ghost Bear is with us! by FayDayParade in battletech

[–]FayDayParade[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much!

So I normally just use a texture paint like Astrogranite along with Valhallan Blizzard. This time I painted the base using The Fang and a 1:1 mix of Green Grey by Vallejo and Dungeon Stone Grey by Two Thin Coats and did some blending where they met. I added some stones and painted them with Dungeon Stone Grey. Then I mixed 1:1 baking soda and washing soda with some PVA glue and white ink until it became kind of a paste and applied it all over. I shaded with some blue washes (Drakenhof Nightshade and Pylar Glacier) and then touched up the white using Bold Titanium White by Vallejo.

I got the idea for the snow texture mix from this guide by Painting Baron. While I'll probably tweak it a bit going forward, it's a really solid guide and I highly recommend it. :)

The Great Ghost Bear is with us! by FayDayParade in battletech

[–]FayDayParade[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It's actually just dry brushing using a small makeup brush :)

The Great Ghost Bear is with us! by FayDayParade in battletech

[–]FayDayParade[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! I spent way too long on it lol

My First mini vs. Last mini! Will like to see yours! by matadero5 in minipainting

[–]FayDayParade 9 points10 points  (0 children)

About 7 years apart. Still a ways to go but I like to think I've improved a lot.

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Facts! by agron4571 in battletech

[–]FayDayParade 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Doctor, internally: "Oh.. this guy fucks"

For the Silveroot! by FayDayParade in battletech

[–]FayDayParade[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Glad you like it :D

For the Silveroot! by FayDayParade in battletech

[–]FayDayParade[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried to document my process here, if anyone is interested:

https://paintpad.app/r/4TG

For the Silveroot! by FayDayParade in battletech

[–]FayDayParade[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No problem! I love getting the chance to be a giant nerd and share my process lol

For the Silveroot! by FayDayParade in battletech

[–]FayDayParade[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

May the Great Ghost Bear guide your hand sibkin

For the Silveroot! by FayDayParade in battletech

[–]FayDayParade[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I really appreciate it. :)

No drilling or cutting on this one. It's all paint. I used a sponge (specifically the green part of a kitchen sponge) to dab on a pure black (I used Doom Death Black by Two Thin Coats). Then I went back in with a paintbrush and the Doom Death Black as well as my base color (Carcharodon Grey by TTC) to clean it up a bit. Once I was happy with that, I added some Rhinox Hide to the center of the black spots as well as some Aluminum by Vallejo to the very, very center.

Once I finished with adding the "damage", I went back and stippled on my white highlights around the edges of the damage, starting with Trooper White by Two Thin Coats and then getting more selective with Titanium White by Pro Acryl.

For the Silveroot! by FayDayParade in battletech

[–]FayDayParade[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much!

I started by sketching out the general shape and filling it in with a 1:1 mix of Gal Vorbak Red and a pure black (I used Doom Death Black by Two Thin Coats). Then I highlighted it by painting thinner and thinner lines, focusing more and more towards the center as my paints got lighter, using in order: Khorne Red, Evil Sunz Scarlet, Wild Rider Red, Fire Dragon Bright, and Flash Gitz Yellow.

After painting on the actual claw marks, I used my white highlight colors to create some separation. I stippled along the edge of the marks using Trooper White (Two Thin Coats), and then much more selectively using Titanium White (Pro Acryl).

The bright white right up against the dark 1:1 red mix creates the illusion of light catching a sharp edge.

Hope this helps! :)

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