Evilbleachman Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Oh thankyou so much! That would be so very appreciated! The other thing I see everyone making but no one seems to have posted a tutorial for (well, I'm sure there are on the webs in general but maybe not here) is how everyone makes those gorgeous bases? Haha, the whole concept of making it actually look like a rock or log baffles me!! Half the time,... they are just glueing rocks or twigs from their driveway onto the base. Many of the other bases come pre-moulded with various details on them. Indeed quite a lot of basing materials are just natural things you can pick up that are laying around. LIttle bits of sand and tiny rocks, some small twigs that become huge logs on the base, etc... Often you can actually buy kits that offer you various materials to base with. Then there is awesomeness like miniNatur, a line of products that gives you grass and tufts of various kinds to glue onto your bases for a more realistic, in scale, grass effect. A lot of people also use paints to create an awesome effect as well. Mako, for instance, painted in some stones in various colors at the bottom of a base for his Misaki model (In one of the Wyrd chronicles) and then added some water effect to it to make it look perfect. There is a lot a person can do with it. I used quite a lot of pre-made bases from companies. They are usually cheap, costing about 1€ a piece and look good. Now I am at a point, where I want to make all of my bases myself. It is more fun and you have a unique base for every model. ---------- Post added at 03:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:05 AM ---------- Bleachy's Blonde Hair - A Quick Guide (LOL XD) 01. Base coat in a 1:1 mix of Averland Sunset (GW) and Karak Stone (GW) 02. Wash the hair with a 1:1:4(5) mix of Amethyst (SWM), Strong Tone (AP) and Water (This step you use a runny paint and only apply it to some of the recesses and ever so gently. You do not want to drown the original color in this wash. You just want to be able to access the depths of the hair sculpt.) 03. Wash some of the hair with a 1:4 mix of Strong Tone (AP) and Water (Here you only add in some different variety to the recesses and create a more browner tone. It just helps create different kinds of depth within the recesses. You do not want to apply a lot of this everywhere and you may need more than one coat to get a really good effect.) 04. Touch up the details with the original base paint. (This helps you clean up any parts of the hair that has been stained by the washes that you will want to keep in that great color. 05. Add 1 drop of Bone White (VGC) to your base tone mix and highlight the hair (Here you want to focus on more pronounced hairs than others. For instance hairs overlapping other hair bits would be lighter than the overlapped ones.) 06. Add 1 drop of Bone White (VGC) again to your base mix (Highlight your highlights. Remember to always leave behind a bit of the original color you used to highlight with. This helps create a smoother transition.) 07. Final highlights with pure Bone White (VGC) (Just do small tips and strands with this for the final touch. Optional: In the washes you can add 1 drop of glaze medium instead of a drop of water. This helps quite a lot as it helps retain the paints 'thickness' and doesn't make it too runny. This is what it looks like after I do it. lol GW = Games Workshop SWM = Secret Weapon Miniatures AP = Army Painter VGC = Vallejo Game Color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lussuria Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 (edited) Thank you very very very much! I really do appreciate it! I didn't even think of using things I found around me on the bases! Haha, it seems so obviously clever now! And the hair guide is awesome! Thankyou for including what brands each of those paints are for Lets me look them up to see if I have one similar in my set. *da.bomb* Very appreciative that you would take the time to write it out for a newbie! *grin* Edited July 5, 2013 by Lussuria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Hey, no problem. Doesn't really take long to write up guides. It just takes long to take the photos needed to show off. Haha. Especially since I do not have that many models with hair coming up. As weird as that sounds. lol At the moment I am working on some Infinity models. Soon there will be some funky hair shenanigans I will be able to pull there. May just go for specific colors and a camo effect on anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Speaking of camo: Going to try for some scale camo nets on any of them or on some terrain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Nah the Camo I have is more just one for fun, not functionality. I have orange, black and white camo weaponry for my Japanese soldiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Ah, okay. I've been thinking of making some scale camo netting, but I don't think I have any reason to use any at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Ah, okay. I've been thinking of making some scale camo netting, but I don't think I have any reason to use any at the moment. Could always make a militant Von Schill team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 I could...If I keep with my current color scheme for them, the camo pattern would be olive drab, ochre, and brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 You could also just use it on the Trapper, seeing as he is the most likely to use camouflage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Oh, I already have the same flocking from his base on his coat, like an early version of a ghillie suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoeRender Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 nice work dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted July 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 nice work dude Thanks! Oh, I already have the same flocking from his base on his coat, like an early version of a ghillie suit. I see! Well maybe you can do the netting on the new 2E models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Well, I could use some extra 'korpsmen...And I do have extra 1.5 stat cards for them, should I want to play them in Malifaux Classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted July 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Works out then. I don't really own or have anything I would paint up in that way. Only thing in Malifaux I could think of would be the Freicorps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Not even for Infinity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted July 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Not really. The models I will be using don't fit in that theme. I got the MC Hammer pant guys. Obviously they aren't net camouflage guys. After that I will be having a street gang themed mini army of Nomads. Will not fit there, even style wise. And then futuristic robot folk. So yeah. :l xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 With as much Mechwarrior Online as I've been playing lately, I've been wanting to paint up an Atlas. But lately I've been wanting to give it a sword and a shield, paint it to match Hoffman's crew, and call it a Guardian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted July 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Why not? Could run a camo themed Hoffman crew as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 I can hear them, but I can't see them. *stomp stomp clang clang scrape scrape* Oh, just arrest me already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted July 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Its like Predator. You know its there and its lethal, just can't see it. But I would loooove to see a Rambo/jungle fighter Hoffman. Would be fun as heck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durek Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Very nice work as always, love the hand pic btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_like_you Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Its like Predator. You know its there and its lethal, just can't see it. But I would loooove to see a Rambo/jungle fighter Hoffman. Would be fun as heck. I'd like to see a John Spartan / Simon Phoenix Demolition Man showdown in Malifaux. It'd probably be Guild versus Outcasts, or maybe Arcanists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted July 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Very nice work as always, love the hand pic btw Thanks! I do think it is my best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalkris Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 I'm missing my EBM-painted model fix. Please fix that for me, Bleachy! ~Lil Kalki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jormi_Boced Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Nice hair tutorial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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