A moment in time
The moment is captured
Time is in really short supply for me, so I have had to fit this in as and when I can, and haven’t been able to document things quite the way I like to, however, here is where I am.
After I had the basic colours done, I gloss varnished both models and then used army painter quickshade washes, a mic of brown and red for the terminator and black for the tyranid.
The reason I put gloss down first is that it makes washes flow better, getting into the detail without leaving those awkward stains on flat areas that you often get. I also wanted the tyranid to have a gloss finish, like a beetle or similar in real life.
I also added some text to the marine’s scrolls. Good painters paint these on, but my hands are nowhere near steady enough, so I use a o.o5mm pen, it makes it an easy job. A pic of the one I use with a couple of images of the terminator below.
Then I had to put them into place. I added yellow wash to tint the lebses on the wall lights so that the light source is clearer, then cut away the fixed base of the space hulk termi, and carefully positioned both models.
This is the result.
At the moment, I am debating thinning down a mix of black and blue ink to add real darkness to the two models, and using yellow ink to highlight the small areas the light is catching them, but as time is short on the competition I’m not sure I will get chance to do it soon enough.
Thanks for looking!
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