3 Colours Up: Painting an Imperial Fist Dreadnought Part 1
September 7, 2011 by elromanozo
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It's time for another 3 Colours Up series and this time, Romain has fearlessly decided to tackle a much bigger model than he's used too... an Imperial Dreadnought!
Of course it wouldn't be Romain, if the Dread wasn't going to be fabulous. So it's going to be a Imperial Fist's Dread, in a snazzy golden yellow.
Enjoy.
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Splendid timing again – I’ve just basecoated/wash/repainted/sworn/throwntheflamingthingintoacorner an IF dread myself 🙂
Epic, epic t-shirt. Serious kudos for that.
Nice tutorial once again dude, good show.
Thank you guys ! I try…
BoW Romain
Which is your special way of priming?
My special priming method is :
First, spray black on the whole miniature.
Second, spray gray on the raised areas.
Third, spray white just on top, lightly.
It pre-shades the whole thing.
One day, there will be a tutorial about that, specifically…
In the meantime, I explain it in my first tutorials (the Grey Knight Terminator, for example).
BoW Romain
sorry i wasnt concentrating did he say wet pallet at anypoint
there’s more parts to go yet 😉
Blaming it on Darrell, is that the BoW way ?
For errors in building minis ? Yeah, Darrel or Justin. Pretty much 🙂
BoW Romain
😛 leave me out of this one it was all Darrell on this one 🙂
BoW Justin
Sorry Justin but this is just not good enough now, you’re sacked and I’ll replace you !
BoW James
If mixing the yellow with purple gives you a yellow brown why not mix yellow with an existing brown (I’m not good with colour theory) I use a mix of Iyanden Darksun and Calthan Brown which looks similar to your base colour to my eyes … is it better to start with your highlight colour, shade it down with the complementary colour then gradually lighten the mix up until you get to the pure yellow …
I’ve successfully shaded yellow with brown as well, it gives you a more orange result, or something more grey, depending on the brwn you use… It’s a matter of taste, really… Purple will give you a more brownish result, actually. As for the eternal question… “is it better to shade or to highlight ?”… Well, people usually find it easier to shade, and most painters do both anyway… But, really, no one can answer that for you : You have to experiment and find what you do best, what you like doing… The end result is usually the same, and… Read more »
Well answered Romain – cheers 🙂
Is your special way of priming, to prime black/grey and then spray white over the top of that?
Also, is there not a way of simply just using a brown paint as a basecoat then mix more yellow into that?
Intrigued as this could cause me to go back over some yellow ork killa kans I have! 😀
About that question, “is it better to shade or highlight ? is it simpler to start from brown and go up, or start from yellow and go down ?”…
About that question “what is my special priming method ?”
See my answers in comments above. Happy painting !
Bow Romain
Amazing, very useful for crappy painters like me who are trying to improve 🙂 never would of thought purple would be the complimenting colour. Thanks again!
another epic start but any chance of you showing us more of colour theory and that nice colour wheel at some point pretty please Romain.
Boring as it is, I may write an article on that subject…
Thank you for asking !
BoW Romain
Colour theory is only boring to someone as experienced as you 😉
I for one would read that article for sure!
Nice vid, regarding the variations in tone within the basecoat. I think the word you were looking for is modulation. 🙂
At least thats whats its called in AFV circles.
“That´s very german, isn´t it?” *lol*
Surely that’d be the Holy Romain Empire?
It’s like Bob Ross with a Boltgun. Brilliant!!!!
Truly, the beginning basecoat was a mess. Please do not mix on your wet palette, your first 3 areas were all different tones – really.. hit the “unrecord” button and start a new.
See the whole process, then tell me again I’m bad at this. Homogenous coverage is achieved by several transparent coats, and the final basecoat was different on different parts of the mini because it was intended as such… Except for the feet, which in retrospect could have been darker, but it didn’t matter in the end. If I didn’t care about doing it better, it’s that it wasn’t that important at this stage… Unless you need to compete for a Golden Demon or something. That’s not why I’m doing these tutorials… I’m showing good, yet quick techniques, sometimes dirty ones,… Read more »
Once again, Romain shows he’s a brilliant guy, and doesn’t allow petty comments to affect him. As stated, constructive criticism is useful, just flaming on video comments isn’t. People respect the work Romain puts in, and is the reason he gets so many comments and friendly words of thanks. People like killaminis with an arrogant demeanour will just be ignored, and their advice will fall on deaf ears. Rant aside, love the tutorial, just about to watch part 2. Was really hoping you’d do a tutorial on a mini with flat panels, as I want to redo my Protectorate warjacks.… Read more »
Please can you tell me how you’ve made that wet pallette? I’ve tried searching for it on here but can’t find it anywhere. Look like a nice technique for preventing your mixes from drying out and wasting time trying to remix to the same quantaties.
I’ve been asked this question so much i’ve taken to copy-paste the answer… But it’s not your fault, it’s a legitimate question, and thank you for asking ! It means you’re taking an interest. It’s easy to do. Grab a plate, put a flat thin sponge on it (or, if you can’t, put a few paper towels or a few sheets from the kitchen roll on it), saturate it with water… Then, put a piece of baking paper over this (or oven paper, of the porous, non-glazed or plasticky variety). Press slightly so it sticks. You paint on that palette,… Read more »
Cheers, Leaving it in the fridge sounds brilliant although I think the missus won’t be too pleased. Tried it, really great technique.
Romain, great tutorial, as usual, nice method of priming ( i do something similar) and also nice rythm and information during the whole video. Thank you for sharing your tecniques and thoghts.
Would be very interested in that!!
Does it matter which way up the baking paper goes?
additionally, when you say ” non-glazed or plasticky variety” am I reading it right by thinking Non Plasticky also? I am thinking I have read it right, as this way as the plastic would stop the water re-hydrating the paint.
I know P3 do a wet pallet, but if this works just as well it would be awsome.
Thanks for your help
Broadside
Thank you everyone for your kind words !
And @broadside, yes, you’re right… Non plasticky also !
It also answers your other question, because such paper is the same on both sides.
No need to spend your money buying “wet palette” specific stuff, just buy either fine tracing paper or good baking paper by the roll. Preferably white, to allow you to see your colors properly. That’s what I do.
BoW Romain
Romain, my last post I said about a different way of priming but forgot to explain and ask you advice. I usually do the priming with a color similar of what I intend to paint it, using a white almost bleached bone color where you used white.
best
Silvio
@silvio, Yes, this works as well… It works really, REALLY well when you have to paint an entire army with the same colors. Bravo for that ! I don’t use that technique myself and prime “black-grey-white” only, just because I usually paint individual miniatures… I’m simply unwilling to buy a different spray can for each miniature ! Investing in an airbrush would solve this problem, but my painting schedule (and the rest of my life… I also have a day job !) doesn’t warrant such spendings. A brush is quite enough, and I’d rather buy more minis. But I entirely… Read more »
I want to thank you for making these videos, as I have been in a painting slump as of late and needed a bit of inspiration. At first I wasn’t sure about your painting technique, as it is quite different then from how I do things. But as I watch and see the final results, I find I like it more and more. Your painting tips have helped me think of new ideas, as well as educate me on aspects of painting I didn’t contemplate before. Keep up the good work! I can’t wait to see how the dreadnought comes… Read more »
That’s the idea !
Thanks for your amazing praise…
Keep painting !
BoW Romain
do you know when part 2 is going to be posted