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Zhai_Morenn
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Post subject: Painting Forgeworld Tau ships  Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:45 am |
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Ok, Ive been building up a Forgeworld Tau fleet for some time but something that has persistently perplexed me is how to neatly fill in the grooves of the hull with black while making the rest white? This has been mostly a problem with my protectors but still I'd like to know how the other Tau players are doing it. The help is much appreciated!
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Post subject: Painting Forgeworld Tau ships Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:27 am |
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Similar scheme, just do it.
Black ink for the lines, watered down white for touch up.
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Post subject: Painting Forgeworld Tau ships Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:15 am |
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Alternatively you could try with a fine pen with water resistant ink. It'll have to be thinner than 0.5 mm to do the trick so you might have to do a bit of searching to find the right type. However I' a bit worried that the pen might cause the paint to crackle off the resin models if they've not been cleaned of mould grease properly before undercoating.
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Post subject: Painting Forgeworld Tau ships Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:33 am |
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Post subject: Painting Forgeworld Tau ships Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:07 pm |
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Hey Zhai,
I've been building a Kor'vesh fleet also. Usually I find that BFG ships are easily painted with a bit of drybrushing, but with all the flat areas on FW's tau ships, I reckoned they wouldnt look right, so I've tried something different: I started with a base coat of the colours I chose (GW paints - Catachan green main hull, with Commando Khaki/ Catachan green wings). I then use Windsor & Newton drawing inks to shade, with a coat of emerald green over the green, and nut brown over the khaki. After that I built up the colour with successive shades of highlights, using brown ink in any seams and lines which needed it (you dont really need black ink, the lines are so fine anyway, it looks nearly black). I have to say, I'm quietly pleased with the end result, but it takes ages. Reckon I'll stick with it though. If you like I'll photo one of the finished protectors and mail it in for a looksee?
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Post subject: Painting Forgeworld Tau ships Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:23 am |
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Of course we would love to see a picture!
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Post subject: Painting Forgeworld Tau ships Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:58 am |
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Having a few camera related problems, but should have something sorted out this week
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Post subject: Painting Forgeworld Tau ships Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:45 pm |
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Very much looking forward to seeing your ships and painting style Recidivist :-)
Also, I tried inking in the lines and touching up with watered down skull white and they have become quite pleasing to me, I will also try to get pics up.
New and final scheme is Skull white hulls and Enchanted blue trim.
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Post subject: Painting Forgeworld Tau ships Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:38 pm |
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After Gothicomp submissions are done I'll upload a fleet picture.
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Post subject: Painting Forgeworld Tau ships Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:48 am |
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Hey Zhai,
Very much looking forward to seeing your own ships - skull white & blue trim? That'll look pretty cool when finished. So you've found ink to work ok? I swear by the stuff, I've tried pens in the past but sometimes they clog up, so ended up opting for ink and a small brush.
Right, I'll address the camera problem soon, day or 2 max. Problem is that my home pc is crap & crashes if I send pictures, so it'll have to be my work pc (when my boss isnt looking ;-) )
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Post subject: Painting Forgeworld Tau ships Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 10:40 am |
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Check the 'What are you working on thread X' for a sneak peek.
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Post subject: Painting Forgeworld Tau ships Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 4:29 pm |
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Ok Zhai,
Not sure if this'll work or if you'll be able to make out anything in my dodgy photo, but here goes...
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Post subject: Painting Forgeworld Tau ships Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 4:39 pm |
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Hurrah! A victory (of sorts) Think I need a crash course in photographing minis. Sorry, pretty terrible photo, hope its of some use. I'll post other stuff once I've got something better than this pinhole camera 
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