Angrygriffin's nostalgic Space Marines (and friends)

[Lost Egg]

Looks cracking mate.

[Daeothar]

Another looker, that

Would you please share your recipy for the eyes? It looks like you're putting some hint of yellow in there?

[hubbabubba]

I saw on Farcebook that you're not using washes, contrast or the like. The resulting pjs are really bright and refreshing.

What's your average turnaround on a fig painted this way?  3 hours ?

[Golgotha]

Those are fantastic. Love the way you did the eyes.

[NotifyGrout]

Looking forward to what you produce next! 

[angrygriffin]

Thanks everyone!

Another looker, that

Would you please share your recipy for the eyes? It looks like you're putting some hint of yellow in there?

I paint the lens in titanium white, then go over it with a light green (Diarylide Yellow/Phthalocyanine Green) then darken with diluted black progressively towards the top, a dot of white up there, then along the bottom I run a thin line of titanium white then go over that with yellow (Diarylide Yellow/Toluidine), gradually blending that yellow into the green. Once that's done I go back over the very bottom again in white to push that brightness.

I used to build up from a single pigment green (Phthalocyanine Green) but found that working with one that is already mixed with yellow makes for easier and more natural blends up to that brighter yellow with less effort.

I have to say that looking at what pigments are in the paints has helped a lot with this sort of thing because some of the greens I have have little bits of blue mixed in with them etc. which make life harder when you're just trying to make the green lenses really pop with some yellow.

I saw on Farcebook that you're not using washes, contrast or the like. The resulting pjs are really bright and refreshing.

What's your average turnaround on a fig painted this way?  3 hours ?

Cheers. I really enjoy painting the bright colours and avoiding contrasts/washes/metallics is forcing me to improve my brushwork and think a lot more about the lighting and reflective qualities of what I'm painting. I am also painting with the lighting I will use for the photo in mind - making sure that the highlights make sense with regard to where I'm going to position the strobes for the pic, or at least trying to.

I don't think I have gotten one done in 3 hours yet - the guy with the facemask I got done in four, I think the corvus chap posted just before was about the same. It's a far cry from a year ago when it'd take me about 8 hours without basing and with using metallics/contrast/washes/etc.

[majorsmith]

Loving the  3rd marine!

[AKULA]

Great PJs … love the visors 

[angrygriffin]

Thanks guys! I got the 1990 World Eater finished tonight:

[Daeothar]

Another great piece of painting!

Love the obligatory pile of skulls on his base too

[majorsmith]

Yeah he’s cool!

[Lost Egg]

A brutal looking dude, cracking job.

[angrygriffin]

Thanks guys! The second mini I got done this month was another Ultramarine:



Brother Fielding.

[Lost Egg]

Cool, I particularly like the alien look of the catapult and the free hand detail.

[Daeothar]

That's pretty! 

And I have to echo the previous remarks about the freehand and shuriken catapult.

Also; I really still need this particular one for my own project