Malebolgia
05-14-2006, 06:25 PM
Tutorial 1: Painting blood...the proper way!
It is not very often you seen blood and gore on models and very often it is done in a wrong way (with inks and such...totally unconvincing IMO). Therefore I decided to do a short and easy tutorial how you can add blood, gore and splattering to a miniature, turning him into a true Butcher! The tutorial consists of three easy steps and needs the following things:
-Tamiya Clear Red (a clear paint from Tamiya that is sold at most model plane/train stores)
-Black paint
-Old brush (size 1 or 2)
-brush with hard bristles or an old brush with 2/3 of the length of the hairs cut off.
Step 1
First of all I am going into the Tamiyas. The Clears range consists of thin paints, similar to inks. A big difference is the fact that Tamiya uses alcohol in their paints. This evaporates MUCH quicker than water and thus gives a strange syrupy paint after a dozen or so seconds. It is therefore very important to add enough water to your tamiyas on your pallette or else the effect will be hard to accomplish.
The first thing we are going to is to mix some Tamiya Clear Red with the black paint with the old brush. The mix has to be reddish brown (really dark, like a real scab on your finger...not like that silly Scab Red from Citadel). Use enough water to keep it flowing well and add it to the surface. Add the stripes, splotches and splatters quite rough and in a splattering way. This should give you something like in the following pictures:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step1a.jpg
Step 2
Take the brush with hard bristles (or the shortened one) and get some of the redbrown mix on it. Now stipple the blood around your previous work (and on top of it) to get that real splattered look. Apply short and soft jabs to keep the splattering thin and convincing. Now you have a blood stain with some splattering around it. Good!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step2a.jpg
Step 3
THis step is the coolest and makes it realistic and convincing...and bloody! Take your old brush and dip it in the pot of Tamiya Clear Red. Thin it a bit with water and then paint on the blood stain you have. The Tamiya Clear Red is a very deep and convincing color and the effect usually is extremely realistic. It also has a good gloss to it, so it looks fresh. If you want dried blood, then keep the mix darker (blood dries in a dark reddish brown color after all) and finally give it a good coat of matte varnish to kill the shining effect.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step3a.jpg
Step 4 - Optional
Another VERY cool effect is to add blood splatters to the snow...ideal for Khador...and especially for the Butcher! I first made snow by mixing Baking Soda, PVA glue (or woodglue in some countries) and water. After I added this paste to the base I sprinkled some baking soda on top of it. Once this was dry...it was time to stain it with BLOOD! I first made the big dark stain by adding a bit of black to the Tamiya Clear Red. I then used my size 1 brush and loaded it with the dark mix and water to make it really thin. Just pinch it into the snow and it will readily flow from the brush into the snow...giving a VERY real effect. I added some more to the centre of the big stain to make it a bit more real and finally added some extra splatters around it. The result is very realistic and looks like blood that has dripped from his axe into the snow. Yeah!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step4.jpg
Tutorial 2: Painting Battle Damage
This is an easy and short tutorial. I think that most people have seen this technique a lot. It is used a lot on Rackham miniatures and you see it a lot by the famous French painters like Cyril Abati. What do you need:
-Your base color (in this case VGC Scar Red)
-Black
-White
-And a lighter color of your base color (in this case VGC Blazing Orange)
-Size 1 brush
Step 1
In this tutorial we are doing two small pieces of battle damage...a scar-like shape and a more round shape. I took my base color (the VGC Scar Red) and mixed a bit of black through it to get a brownish red. I painted the scar and rounder shape with it and let it dry. Done!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/battledamage_step1.jpg
Step 2
In this small and easy step I highlighted the round spot to add some depth to it. I took the base color (VGC Scar Red) and painted the inside of the spot. Remember how the light falls in this step as this is essential.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/battledamage_step2.jpg
Step 3
Here we add the highlight and finish the piece! I took the white paint and added a bit of the Blazing Orange to it to make it less white and hard. I painted a small line on the underside of both spots as this is the place where the light will 'shine'. This also adds depth and realism to it. Finished! You can see this is extremely easy and looks really cool and convincing. Try it out!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/battledamage_step3.jpg
Thanks for your time and I hope you liked my post :)
You can check out the final pictures by following this link:
http://wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?p=9750#post9750
It is not very often you seen blood and gore on models and very often it is done in a wrong way (with inks and such...totally unconvincing IMO). Therefore I decided to do a short and easy tutorial how you can add blood, gore and splattering to a miniature, turning him into a true Butcher! The tutorial consists of three easy steps and needs the following things:
-Tamiya Clear Red (a clear paint from Tamiya that is sold at most model plane/train stores)
-Black paint
-Old brush (size 1 or 2)
-brush with hard bristles or an old brush with 2/3 of the length of the hairs cut off.
Step 1
First of all I am going into the Tamiyas. The Clears range consists of thin paints, similar to inks. A big difference is the fact that Tamiya uses alcohol in their paints. This evaporates MUCH quicker than water and thus gives a strange syrupy paint after a dozen or so seconds. It is therefore very important to add enough water to your tamiyas on your pallette or else the effect will be hard to accomplish.
The first thing we are going to is to mix some Tamiya Clear Red with the black paint with the old brush. The mix has to be reddish brown (really dark, like a real scab on your finger...not like that silly Scab Red from Citadel). Use enough water to keep it flowing well and add it to the surface. Add the stripes, splotches and splatters quite rough and in a splattering way. This should give you something like in the following pictures:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step1a.jpg
Step 2
Take the brush with hard bristles (or the shortened one) and get some of the redbrown mix on it. Now stipple the blood around your previous work (and on top of it) to get that real splattered look. Apply short and soft jabs to keep the splattering thin and convincing. Now you have a blood stain with some splattering around it. Good!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step2a.jpg
Step 3
THis step is the coolest and makes it realistic and convincing...and bloody! Take your old brush and dip it in the pot of Tamiya Clear Red. Thin it a bit with water and then paint on the blood stain you have. The Tamiya Clear Red is a very deep and convincing color and the effect usually is extremely realistic. It also has a good gloss to it, so it looks fresh. If you want dried blood, then keep the mix darker (blood dries in a dark reddish brown color after all) and finally give it a good coat of matte varnish to kill the shining effect.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step3a.jpg
Step 4 - Optional
Another VERY cool effect is to add blood splatters to the snow...ideal for Khador...and especially for the Butcher! I first made snow by mixing Baking Soda, PVA glue (or woodglue in some countries) and water. After I added this paste to the base I sprinkled some baking soda on top of it. Once this was dry...it was time to stain it with BLOOD! I first made the big dark stain by adding a bit of black to the Tamiya Clear Red. I then used my size 1 brush and loaded it with the dark mix and water to make it really thin. Just pinch it into the snow and it will readily flow from the brush into the snow...giving a VERY real effect. I added some more to the centre of the big stain to make it a bit more real and finally added some extra splatters around it. The result is very realistic and looks like blood that has dripped from his axe into the snow. Yeah!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/blood_step4.jpg
Tutorial 2: Painting Battle Damage
This is an easy and short tutorial. I think that most people have seen this technique a lot. It is used a lot on Rackham miniatures and you see it a lot by the famous French painters like Cyril Abati. What do you need:
-Your base color (in this case VGC Scar Red)
-Black
-White
-And a lighter color of your base color (in this case VGC Blazing Orange)
-Size 1 brush
Step 1
In this tutorial we are doing two small pieces of battle damage...a scar-like shape and a more round shape. I took my base color (the VGC Scar Red) and mixed a bit of black through it to get a brownish red. I painted the scar and rounder shape with it and let it dry. Done!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/battledamage_step1.jpg
Step 2
In this small and easy step I highlighted the round spot to add some depth to it. I took the base color (VGC Scar Red) and painted the inside of the spot. Remember how the light falls in this step as this is essential.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/battledamage_step2.jpg
Step 3
Here we add the highlight and finish the piece! I took the white paint and added a bit of the Blazing Orange to it to make it less white and hard. I painted a small line on the underside of both spots as this is the place where the light will 'shine'. This also adds depth and realism to it. Finished! You can see this is extremely easy and looks really cool and convincing. Try it out!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/malebolgia/WARMACHINE/battledamage_step3.jpg
Thanks for your time and I hope you liked my post :)
You can check out the final pictures by following this link:
http://wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?p=9750#post9750