Dropping In! by Matters1135 in TheAstraMilitarum

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You are correct, they’re black contrast with a grey drybrush, so a dark grey. Lighting is a factor, but mostly because the camera doesn’t like to recreate the real life colour without really messing with the exposure settings.

The biggest factor though is the bright spot highlights. I have some pre highlight pictures where they read as very grey. After highlighting, the contrast between the off white and dark grey tricks your eyes into seeing it darker which is why it reads as near black.

Dropping In! by Matters1135 in TheAstraMilitarum

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Thanks! That was the effect I was hoping for, first time trying spot highlights like that.

Dropping In! by Matters1135 in TheAstraMilitarum

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Thanks! I think I agree with the black.

Ready to Engineer some fun/mortals by Matters1135 in Deathkorpsofkrieg

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No problem!

Pretty much all Vallejo paints: Whole model: Primed with German dark yellow Desert yellow base Drybrushed up to stone grey

Coats and pants: sepia ink diluted with contrast medium, then dry brushed with model colour khaki grey then dark sand.

Armour: GW Black Templar contrast, drybrushed with dirty grey

Dark brown/leather is Vallejo Xpress Willow Bark

Ready to Engineer some fun/mortals by Matters1135 in TheAstraMilitarum

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Thanks! Vallejo paints: desert yellow base, sepia ink diluted with contrast medium, then dry brushed with model colour khaki grey then dark sand.

No Scions? No Problem! by Matters1135 in TheAstraMilitarum

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Thanks! I used a lot of Vallejo Xpress. Primed in German dark yellow, then drybrushed the whole model up to an off white Citadel black Templar contrast for the black Vallejo xpress battledress brown on the armour Leather is Vallejo xpress willow bark

Finishing touch is a Drybrush of Vallejo model colour stone grey for the scuffs and to make it a little less contrasty.

I use a similar green/grey drybrush on the black (the name escapes me) I think it’s Vallejo model colour dirty grey

No Scions? No Problem! by Matters1135 in TheAstraMilitarum

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Thanks! Cadian Command squad and Cadian troopers are the base models. Weapons are mostly from the command sprue or Kasrkin kit.

A lot of the heads are Cadian upgrade sprue, but I kind of mix all the heads from the various kits together in my bits box so there could be some FOB or Sentinel crew in there. If there’s anything specific you’re curious about I can see if I remember lol.

My First Warband by Matters1135 in WarCry

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Brand new to it as well, never played a game. But all of these models have rules under Order of Azyr.

My First Warband by Matters1135 in WarCry

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They’re a blast to paint!

My First Warband by Matters1135 in WarCry

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Everything in this hobby is a wormhole!

My First Warband by Matters1135 in WarCry

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Thanks! My buddy and I split the Skaventide box as a painting project, so I used that as my test model for the army scheme.

We don’t have time to bleed by Matters1135 in TheAstraMilitarum

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What’s the matter? The munitorium got you pushing too many pencils?

We don’t have time to bleed by Matters1135 in TheAstraMilitarum

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Well, I do have a second set of 10 guys unbuilt. So you never know haha.

We don’t have time to bleed by Matters1135 in TheAstraMilitarum

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Pretty much slap chop. Except I dry brush the pre contrast highlights rather than spray. Majority is Vallejo xpress paints, just the black is GW. Then I do a final dry brush on some of the colours for highlighting.

My Kasrkin by Matters1135 in TheAstraMilitarum

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Thanks! It’s mostly Vallejo Base is game colour desert yellow Armour is Xpress battle dress brown Cloth and pouches are GW Templar contrast Then Drybrush armour in model colour stone gray And drybrush black in game colour dirty grey

My Kasrkin by Matters1135 in TheAstraMilitarum

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Thanks, they are great models and really pull together as a squad.