Author Topic: Sandor's Ostland work in progress(lots of pictures)02-07-2011 small update (Read 59880 times)

Sandor · « **on:** October 26, 2009, 05:56:04 PM »

Hi I'm new empire player very slowly building ostland force, starting with battalion box then adding same heroes ,cannons and etc. So hire it is start of my army, I'm not the best painter so beware

Handguners

marksmen

and individual close ups

I still need to work on my whites,and painting stripes

but we will get there.That's all for now, will be back soon.

Siberius · « **Reply #1 on:** October 26, 2009, 06:26:03 PM »

They look pretty good to me.

I'm really digging the whole stripe thing, which seems to be on the uprise around here, I suppose to help give some definition to the clothes in the absence of puffs.

Works especially well with black and white, too.

Zygmund · « **Reply #2 on:** October 28, 2009, 01:38:24 PM »

Very good colour scheme.

Post when you've improved the whites. I'd like to see these as intended.

-Z

ieloks · « **Reply #3 on:** October 29, 2009, 08:59:43 AM »

Yay, Ostland

Not something you get to see very often around here.

Your handgunners look pretty decent to me. Painting white is a pain in the backside indeed, and kudos for the stripey pants, I have not yet tried the stripes (and probably never will).

Marius · « **Reply #4 on:** October 29, 2009, 09:30:16 AM »

Yes, black and white is indeed quite a striking scheme (the problem being that black and white are the colours of the Collingwood Magpies football tem, but seeing as unless you live in Melbourne you have not the slightest CLUE what I am talking about, I will carry on), and my very own black and whiters (not Ostland though) are consolidating their power as we speak...

Anyway, keep up the good work, Sandor

Sandor · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2009, 03:40:17 PM »

OK time for little update. Ive added another two layers of white in the first row, and started work on second row. that what i did so far :

This guy will replace marksmen i firs row if I don't need him he still needs bit work

and group picture

and whole unit

Captain Dob Van Dwi · « **Reply #6 on:** November 01, 2009, 01:26:57 AM »

Wow I like Ostland in fact I have a Ostland Mordheim warband That I have been working on. Well done on these guys man!

Cpt.Dwi

Sandor · « **Reply #7 on:** November 04, 2009, 04:10:46 PM »

OK with handguners finished its state troops time i went for sword & shield combo
and that is the first model .

and close up

i will try to post progress on rest of the unit next week.

ekman · « **Reply #8 on:** November 05, 2009, 12:41:29 AM »

Looks nice man, I like the way you painted the paper. The wood on your guns looks good too.

The white is still a bit thick though, are you starting off on black? I'd recommend you first put down a layer of some kind of light brown first, it gives it a good shading and its easier to paint white over black. If you want it to look like "pure" white, then use a light blue such as GWs Space Wolves Blue.

I have an army with bright white as its main color and believe me you need to build to it, and possibly use two thin coats of white at the end instead of getting it all on at once, it's worth the extra bit of effort. I'd also recommend buying the P3 bright white (dunno what it's called), it covers very well and was a huge improvement over the GW pot I was using before.

Sandor · « **Reply #9 on:** November 05, 2009, 09:24:31 AM »

Quote from: ekman on November 05, 2009, 12:41:29 AM

The white is still a bit thick though, are you starting off on black? I'd recommend you first put down a layer of some kind of light brown first, it gives it a good shading and its easier to paint white over black.

Hi so far I was building up my Whites in this way :

black spray

codex grey

3-4 layers of tinned down skull white

Propably i need to water down my whites bit more and try browns as the base.

thx for feedback I really appreciate it.

Gneisenau · « **Reply #10 on:** November 05, 2009, 09:43:43 AM »

Hey Sandor,

if you don't mind: An excellent and easy method to get clean white on black primer is to use Devland Mud (the foundation paint). It covers the black easily, and you have a nice and realistic base colour. Then just use Skull White as the next layer (or mix it up a little if the contrast is too stark for your taste). The white will have an easier job covering Devland Mud than covering black primer.

Also, when dealing with clear borders between black and white, like on the swordsmen's shields, think about applying the white first, and making the border with a final coat of black from the other side (not white). This way, you'll only have to paint the border once, not with several coats, which is easier if you have shaky hands (like me).

Nice bases, by the way!

Valetus · « **Reply #11 on:** November 10, 2009, 12:49:52 PM »

Love the variety in the uniforms. The stripes are especially striking.

Sandor · « **Reply #12 on:** November 11, 2009, 09:23:41 AM »

Valetus thx i really appreciate .

Gneisenau i will try brown undercoat on my next unit and many thx for painting tips.

ekman :thx for painting tips its always welcome

And now time for small up date:

swordman work in progress

unit champion

musician

and standard bearer

rest of swardmen will fallow soon, then its canon time

peraturabo · « **Reply #13 on:** November 11, 2009, 01:44:44 PM »

I thinkt your colours are too thick
water them down a bit,and you white will be much better

Sandor · « **Reply #14 on:** November 18, 2009, 03:37:53 PM »

OK time for next up date first 10 state troopers(still with grey undercoat because i want to be consistent with unit color shame):

and canon

i will be back with rest of unit soon

OK very quick up date and first attempt of free hand standard bearer:

I'm not completely happy but overall is OK i think

Sandor · « **Reply #15 on:** November 25, 2009, 02:13:30 PM »

OK small update finished swordman

unit champion

musician

and whole comand group

OK now i will be working on canon crew and then great swords

Skyros · « **Reply #16 on:** November 25, 2009, 03:29:20 PM »

I think your bulls head on the banner is well done - nice freehand.

peraturabo · « **Reply #17 on:** November 25, 2009, 04:41:52 PM »

Your white is looking better

Your Mother · « **Reply #18 on:** November 25, 2009, 09:05:31 PM »

That banner came out pretty good.

Sandor · « **Reply #19 on:** November 26, 2009, 01:51:21 PM »

Skyros, Your Mother thx for feedback on banner.

peraturabo thx i started to wash my whites with watered down skull white it smooths white a lot.

and now a canon and the crew with crew i wanted to go with dirty weathered look (all that gun powder and hard work

)

first the canon

and canon base

and now the crew

and the individual shots

Gneisenau · « **Reply #20 on:** November 26, 2009, 02:01:10 PM »

That's a very good cannon base!

Zygmund · « **Reply #21 on:** November 26, 2009, 08:34:17 PM »

Good progress!

If only I was as industrious as you are...

The whites are better now, but I think they're a bit flat, i.e. the contours of the sculpts are lost. Washes could be one solution, although on white they'll produce a somewhat untidy look. As you are painting in several layers, have thought about mixing colours? Like Skull White mixed with 1/6 Codex Gray for the first layer, and then proggressive highlighting, i.e. blending.

The banner looks good. And I like the swordsmen's green feathers.

-Z

Sandor · « **Reply #22 on:** November 29, 2009, 01:56:49 PM »

Quote from: Zygmund on November 26, 2009, 08:34:17 PM

Good progress! If only I was as industrious as you are...
-Z

Me industrious no !!

as always thx for feed back its really helpfull .

Ive started work on great swards that means i did test model. sorry for dark pictures but the weather in UK is recently crap.

I'm not sure about purple feathers , but as elite state troops Ive wonted them to look rich and the purple dye was most expensive.

Sandor · « **Reply #23 on:** December 06, 2009, 10:26:19 PM »

OK that's the rest of the unit

Skyros · « **Reply #24 on:** December 07, 2009, 04:44:05 PM »

Looks good. Only thing that jumps out at me is that the knuckles of the standard bearers left arm appear to be silver rather than flesh.

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