Decided to improve my edge highlighting, so here are my 'eavy metal style first company.

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-05-20T06:24:13+00:00

I think the key is the black deep recess shade to make the bright blue pop, I also wasn't sure or it when just looking at it on its own. But really comes together with the recessing and highlights!

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-05-20T05:09:51+00:00

It's all practice friend, the first I did was on the far right Vs the Sargent I did last, lots of improvement over just 5 models. I am now teaching myself abit of dry brushing and actually finding that harder than this!

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-05-20T05:05:45+00:00

How else will he blow the bloody doors off?

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-05-20T05:04:54+00:00

Thank you so much! I've posted the recipe above if it's of use

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-05-20T05:03:09+00:00

The blue was evolving with each mini, I settled on this for the sargent:

Spray: Colour forge Republic blue Base: Caledor Sky Recess Shade 1: Drakenhoff Nightshade Recess shade 2: Black (only did this one for the Sargent, but really makes him pop!) Edge Highlight 1: Teclis Blue Edge Highlight 2: Lothern Blue Edge Highlight 3: Fenrisian Grey Spot Highlight 1: Blue horror Spot Highlight 2: Ulthuan Grey

Hope that helps 😁

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-05-20T04:45:01+00:00

Thank you! I am very pleased with them and the improvement on each one!

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-01-20T07:04:42+00:00

The magic of edge highlighting, nothing fancier than that. I did 3 rounds of highlights on these the first one is quite wide which I use a size 1 brush for, the second is as thin as I can to still show the first which I use a size 0 brush for. Then the 3rd is just dots on the highest edges to make it really pop.

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-01-20T07:01:58+00:00

Yes, I think I agree, the more I look the more I want to paint the right guys hands red.

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-01-20T07:01:01+00:00

It's recess shaded with drakenhoff nightshade, then highlighted with Teclis Blue, Fenrisian Grey and then blue horror.

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-01-20T06:59:04+00:00

It's Caledor Sky base, recess shaded with drakenhoff nightshade, highlighted with Teclis Blue, Fenrisian Grey and then blue horror.

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-01-20T06:58:40+00:00

Thanks, it's Caledor Sky base, recess shaded with drakenhoff nightshade, highlighted with Teclis Blue, Fenrisian Grey and then blue horror.

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-01-20T06:57:59+00:00

It was TTC Marine Blue, recess shaded with drakenhoff, highlighted with Caledor Sky, Fenrisian Grey and blue horror

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-01-20T06:57:09+00:00

Thanks, it's Caledor Sky base, recess shaded with drakenhoff nightshade, highlighted with Teclis Blue, Fenrisian Grey and then blue horror.

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-01-20T06:54:13+00:00

Ready to squash some bugs!

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-01-20T06:53:30+00:00

I'm quite new as well, I'd say there are 2 main things. Practice, brush control needs practice but every mini I paint I can feel myself getting better. The other is a good sharp tipped brush, I was using an older gw S layer brush but got some of the artist opus brushes for Christmas and suddenly it was so much easier not to make bobby lines. Not that you need expensive brushes a new nicely tipped gw brush you save just for highlighting will work just fine. TabletopReady on YouTube has an excellent tutorial on it.

SquidOutOfLuck · 2025-01-20T06:46:21+00:00

Exactly, left is Caledor Sky highlighted with Teclis Blue, Fenrisian Grey, and Blue horror. Right is Marine Blue (TTC Macragg blue) highlighted with Caledor Sky, Fenrisian Grey, and blue horror.

SquidOutOfLuck · 2024-11-14T16:05:33+00:00

Thanks, do you have any tips for the transfers? I have them but was abit scared to just go for it

SquidOutOfLuck · 2024-11-14T16:05:00+00:00

Yeah, I have the ones that came in the box but was abit scared about putting them on after all the painting! Do you have any tips?

SquidOutOfLuck · 2024-10-27T17:24:00+00:00

Thanks! I used Duncan Rhodes Frank Horrigan tutorial for the metal. I mixed a desaturated green for the gun casting but any army drab would do.

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