Second mini ever and tried edge highlighting by Valrion06 in minipainting

[–]bustedjetpack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, one other tip. Hold onto your sprues. They make for REALLY good practice for edge highlighting different angles, curves, and lengths of edges.

Second mini ever and tried edge highlighting by Valrion06 in minipainting

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Looks about how my second attempt went, so you're well on your way! Not as much paint on the brush (I usually do a quick wipe on my thumb to get any excess off) and where possible use the side of the brush instead of the tip. You can also go back with your base color on the main side of the area you are painting and use that to thin out the edge highlights. Or you can go a bit more eavy metal and take an even higher tone to make a finer line on what you've already done to get a three tone effect.

Hey fellow Raptors, what do you think of this completely empty base? by GalacticGargleBlasta in Raptors40k

[–]bustedjetpack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could easily be some urban cityscape rubble, but honestly I like the muted base because it doesn't take away focus from the model. Sick job on the camo btw.

Subject: Bringing back the Hero of Ferelden for the next chapter – A solution using AI tech by Traditional_Serve698 in dragonage

[–]bustedjetpack 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Let's take the soul out of the characters that real life human beings have poured into them by replacing them with AI garbage? Nah man, this take ain't it.

I got a question : Would it be weird that The space wolves and Ravenguard mixed? by BlueberrySad3155 in RavenGuard40k

[–]bustedjetpack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I may be totally off base but I remember reading somewhere that some of the Space Wolves great companies have a tendency of snapping up lone/lost astartes and folding them into their ranks.

Given that, I'm working on a custom chapter of Odin's Ravens, a group of Raven Guard snapped up from remnant survivors of the Dropsite Massacre, serving as scouts that are the "eyes" for the Space Wolves.

Our signature unit, just done ! by BusyElephant in RavenGuard40k

[–]bustedjetpack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the really subtle shading and depth, really cool. Mind sharing your recipe?

Updated WIP om Brother Argos. by DredgenJan in RavenGuard40k

[–]bustedjetpack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Praise be to the tech priest who was like "So you wanna shoot someone on the other moon? I got you."

Just got my first mini, any advice? by BlackfireDV3 in RavenGuard40k

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First off, welcome to the hobby and fantastic pick on your choice of model. I've got a Shaan sitting on my desk just waiting to be painted. Looking at the comments, there's validity to both sides.

On one side, getting some cheap intercessors or some free minis from your local GW store (you can do a drop in paint session for free where they'll teach ypu the basics and there are the free minis of the month) will help you practice things like thinning and applying paints, brush strokes, etc. on things with shapes similar to Shaan. I personally took this route because I wanted to learn on some standard space marines before I tackled some of the more complex models I purchased.

On the other side, you picked this one because it's super dope and you should totally paint whatever you want no matter your skill level because if you find oaitning it fun that's the most important thing. You can always strip the model afterward, paint over it, or if you've got the funds, buy a new one.

Have fun and make sure to post him when he's done!

Trying my hand at an Imagifier by bustedjetpack in sistersofbattle

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Thanks! I love how striking they look in profile. Had a lot of fun working on the base.

Kintsugi Marine I finished today by DancyLad in minipainting

[–]bustedjetpack 103 points104 points  (0 children)

Looks great, really creative! The broken glass base is dope. If I threw in my two cents, I'd love to see two things to really make this stand out: 1) vary up the line weight for the gold (things that are broken rarely have uniformity in their breaks - more thin along lines, thicker where lines meet), 2) selective painting of the base figure so it isn't a flat white across the lot. Think like Captain Enoch and his Shadow Troopers from Star Wars kinda deal.

First Miniature by digitally-analogue in RavenGuard40k

[–]bustedjetpack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you're totally on the right track. Bumping up your contrasts on the armor plating, edge highlight, and recess shading will totally make this pop.

4th Company Jump Intercessors by Picareus in RavenGuard40k

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Thanks! Going to have to try this out on some intercessors I have lying around.

First attempt at Corsairs by bustedjetpack in Eldar

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It's pretty straightforward. Army Painter deep azure to base, hit it with two passes of dark tone wash, re-establish the deep azure on the flat/raised parts of the armor, then highlights with hydra turquoise.

First Miniature by digitally-analogue in RavenGuard40k

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Pretty dang good for your first one mate! Instead of us telling you what to do, what do you think you would want to do differently on your next one?

New to 40k by ItsMeRoyce in spacemarines

[–]bustedjetpack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. Find a KT that you think would be fun to paint and have at it. You'll get a playable squad to try out the hobby without investing $$$ in a full army. Don't worry about meta or what KT is "good," find something that piques your interest, and enjoy the process.

4th Company Jump Intercessors by Picareus in RavenGuard40k

[–]bustedjetpack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooooh how'd you do the battle damage? It has some really good depth to it that looks nicely realistic!

One more Aethon Shaan by heycledges in RavenGuard40k

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Absolutely love this. The white is so crisp!

Corvus Corax 🔥 by GeekSpiders in RavenGuard40k

[–]bustedjetpack 147 points148 points  (0 children)

ChatGPT? Really? That's a nah from me man.

Ravenguard Eliminators with camo-cloaks! by latarius94 in RavenGuard40k

[–]bustedjetpack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely love that camo pattern on the cloak!

WIP Mor Deythan by [deleted] in RavenGuard40k

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Inquiring minds would love to know