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How did he paint that bonehead?

Posted: 30 Jun 2005, o 22:41
by Slawek
I would like to learn how to paint such skulls like the chaplain have. What colors and what technics to use? Basically I need this knowledge to paint a skull on a base of one of my minis... Suggestions????

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RE: How did he paint that bonehead?

Posted: 1 Jul 2005, o 06:24
by illusionrip
it seems he use a several highliquid washes on a bleached bone, the deepest color os probably scorched brown, and then several wash of bestial are used, then he goes to the highest hilight with bleached+skull with a zenithal effect.....a tuto ????? :think: :silenced:

RE: How did he paint that bonehead?

Posted: 1 Jul 2005, o 10:05
by Slawek
Looks great! I need to try achieve something simmilar. But Im nt so tallented :(

RE: How did he paint that bonehead?

Posted: 1 Jul 2005, o 10:07
by mahon
huh... it doesn't need to be so hard. I think we can try it in about a week. and maybe we'll write a tutorial about it then :idea:

RE: How did he paint that bonehead?

Posted: 1 Jul 2005, o 10:35
by ToMaZ
Have you tried to ask the painter of the model? The painter is Bushido right??

RE: How did he paint that bonehead?

Posted: 1 Jul 2005, o 10:40
by mahon
looks kinda like his style...
he sometimes visits this website. maybe send him a PM?

RE: How did he paint that bonehead?

Posted: 1 Jul 2005, o 10:47
by Slawek
Yep it is a Bushido... I was hoping that he see my post and give me a hand :)

Re: RE: How did he paint that bonehead?

Posted: 1 Jul 2005, o 10:49
by Slawek
mahon wrote:huh... it doesn't need to be so hard. I think we can try it in about a week. and maybe we'll write a tutorial about it then :idea:
Great idea!

I have a good and interesting wolf skull to paint. On the baso of my mini :)
Or on the jumpack...

RE: Re: RE: How did he paint that bonehead?

Posted: 1 Jul 2005, o 13:31
by Skrit
Yeah Bushido hasn't been around much which is too bad! :( Lots of blending and washes involved I guess...

RE: Re: RE: How did he paint that bonehead?

Posted: 1 Jul 2005, o 13:41
by mahon
yep, sometimes it's hard to keep track of all this forums and discussions going on there. but a PM can sometimes lure somebody back ;)