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Painting Mantics Twilight Kin Sorceress Part 6
January 21, 2014 by elromanozo
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nice tutorial i do blood effects using nylon fishing line and craft embossing glue. i have on chain swords and some monsters i did also did a green version for nurgle troll glue.
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Yes, fishing wire works well because of transparency, but depending on what thickness you get the ends tend to be a little rough. Cat hair end in a lovely point… Plus, that’s less hair for me to be allergic to. Human hair, if sufficiently clear, can work as well… I do not have that option any more, but you may. However, make sure you grab some from a brush and not a head. It hurts, and it’s creepy when you ask for them. The human hair that you get anywhere BUT on the head (beard hair, etc.) is too thick,… Read more »
Great call on the blood being slightly transparent! I often see people make their blood extremely thick and globbed on. It takes away from great paint jobs and can leave them looking a bit silly.
Thanks ! 🙂
Okay so the PVA glue method is pretty standard then? I was about to suggest it but I obviously don’t need to.
is dragon red a Vallejo paint? and what is the nearest Citadel equivalent, from their new range of paints. Actually there may be a specific paint in the new special effects range if I recall?
Dragon red is a Warpaints paint (Army Painter’s range)… It’s a slightly purple red, the equivalent in Vallejo would be scab red. It’s a bit like cadmium red. Skorne red (P3) is a nice equivalent. In the new Citadel range, there’s no real equivalent. It could be something like Wazdakka red in the “layer” range (which would be closer to that texture), only more purple. Khorne red is the best equivalents, but it’s a bit desaturated and too opaque. “Blood for the Blood god” is interesting, and I’m sure it can be used for blood, but it seems a little… Read more »
I must invest in some alternative paints and brushes too cause I’ve been possibly too reliant on Games Workshop and Citadel painting and modelling supplies ; (probably through sheer ladziness. I also missed what specific colour Romain mixed with Dragon red to achieve his “fresh blood” colour shade.
I mixed Dragon Red and Hull Red. Hull Red is Vallejo. It’s one of my favorite tones… But I think I’m too reliant on it myself.
If you’re looking for alternative paints and brushes, I’ve done some reviews right here on Beasts of War, in video and in article form. You can find them with teh search engine ! 🙂
Loved the series, Romain! I very much enjoyed the way you blend and use different colors to great effect on the model. The Twilight Kin Sorceress might be my favorite Mantic model, although I am not even a fan of constant blood on my models. That being the case, I swapped out the bloody heart for a magical staff and added some to the blood alter to make it holding a wizard’s orb. If I can paint the whole thing to your standard, then I’m getting somewhere! That said, what are suggestions for painting larger armies that will fit in… Read more »
Thanks for the kind words ! 🙂 I love the Mantic models… My favourite are the dwarven heroes and kings, but that’s just me. I do like your idea for a conversion, though ! It seems to me you have two issues here : painting armeis quickly, and painting characters so they blend in with the army. I had done a whole article on Beasts of War concerning motivating yourself to paint quickly, but I can’t seem to find it now… Oh well. It must be here somewhere. Basically, use what works to ease the pain of chain painting :… Read more »
nice job, just curious about what is the natural light lamp you were using?
Thanks !
The hobby lamp’s brand is scarcely important. I have a different one at home and they both work equally well. As long as it’s a white light bulb, it’s fine. Neon tubes are good, so are “daylight bulbs”.
We’re spoiled for choice nowadays, and we frankly weren’t even five years ago ! 🙂
It’s interesting to actually see how big the brush you’re using for this job is, BoW-Romain. I don’t think I’ve previously realised what a large brush you could use for such detailed / semi detailed work. Maybe it’s a steadiness of hand thing and cause my hands twitch a bit more than you would ideally want for painting intricately detailed minis I tend to use a smaller brush than I need; I don’t know. I really need to get in the to the habit of bracing my hands against each other or against something. I also don’t think I’ve previously… Read more »