The month Is still young and I have made more progress on this thing. Remember, the spirit behind the
Dreadtober event is to try to get at least one Dreadnought (or Dreadnought sized/class) model fully painted in the month of October. Here is it's current state, followed by the steps that got it this level:
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Current stage. |
Moving on from
the previous post, I picked out some areas in black that will likely be painted in a metallic color. I also went hog wild on the base, almost finishing it.
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Black basecoats and a mostly painted base. |
Next I decided to darken the recesses and grooves by applying some ink. I mixed a classic Citadal Green ink with black Game Color Wash, with another dot of yellow. The result didn't turn out the way I though it would however. I wasn't sure quite why. And since it was still wet, and colors can look distorted while still wet, I decided to sleep on it and check how it turned out in the morning.
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Dark green ink... |
Looking at it in the morning, it was apparent to me that had unintentionally performed an amateurish faux pa so grievous that could lose my art certifications: I highlighted the lowlights and lowlighted the highlights!!!
Luckily I immediately determined the solution. I went over these areas again using Agrax Earthshade. And wow, and I am super pleased that I did! This really kicks up the Olive Drab while also giving a dirty/rusty/worn vibe to the whole thing.
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Agrax Earthshade to the rescue. |
And this is where we are at currently, we will see where it is at come the weekend or next week. I say that because I have a careeer change occurring this week that may challenge my hobby time.
4 comments:
Great progress, love the recess wash stage that really makes it come alive, nearly done - whats next??
Yeah....this is going way quicker than I thought it would. Time permitting, maybe I will do a Space Wolf Dread? We'll see.
Definitely nice, I like seeing this unusual Dread. More, more!
Coming along great!
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