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- The turn counter is based black, then the gear is Mechrite Red then Red Gore. The numbers are Burnished Gold then Shining Gold. The Skull is just Skull White with Bleached Bone on top, and I went back with Skull White highlights. The moon (to designate turns with the Night Fighting Rule) is the same gold layering.
- Blue movement tokens are based in Midnight blue, then Regal Blue and finished with Enchanted Blue.
- Red damage tokens are based in Mechrite Red, then Red Gore and finished with Blood Red.
- The smoke puff is based in Bleach Bone and then watery Skull White is added to give the surface a cloudy, dirty look from vehicle smoke.
- Symbols on each token are based in Boltgun Metal, then Mithril Silver, and dry brushed with Boltgun again to keep them from shining too much. The explosion lines are the same two steps of gold as above. And then I hand write the effect on in skull white. Everything is covered with 'Ard Coat to seal the colors in since these will be heavily handled by people.
7 comments:
I really like what you've done with the turn counter.
Why thank you! I used it as a sort of guinea pig for the scheme I want to paint my Blood Angels and I'm quite satisfied with the dark red that turned out. May see a whole army that color one day, with some Blood Red highlights of course.
What a fun idea!
Very nice idea and great execution.
Thanks guys! I completed another 5 tokens last night. The hardest part: writing the words on each. Space is limited for words in the past tense. On some I'm leaving them off so I don't make varying sized letters in the same word just to make it fit. I'm using a 10-0 Reaper detail brush for the words and they still come out thick and I've had to paint over some and redo them... Argh!
Other than that, I'm super satisfied with my color choices and finished look.
Sounds like you may need to use a pen to write them in. It's a cheat but it works. I just found your site and I am enjoying reading through it. Thanks for joining mine =)
No problem Shelexie, just trying to spread the 40k love around, joining many people's blogs, hoping they return the favor. I do need some sort of white paint pen or marker. That or like the reaper 20-0 brush! The bane of my painting experience is shaky/imprecise hands. :-(
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