Now my personal opinion is that the color of the Blood Angels should be, well...the color of blood. And that's not orange. It's definitely a deeper red than that--more Red Gore than Blood Red. So I did up a series of three test models to try to determine which result looks the best:
Model 1: Primed white, then painted with Red Gore. This requires a few coats of Red Gore, but the result is pleasingly bright. The color looks decent, but maybe it's a bit too pink?
Model 2: Primed black, then painted with Red Gore. This requires several coats of Red Gore because it takes a lot to cover up the black. But like the Mechrite Red over black below, the black primer is good in that I get instant shading, and instant dark lines between the armor plates, which adds a lot to the final product, I think.
Model 3: Primed black, then painted with Mechrite Red. Mechrite Red has much better coverage than Red Gore does, although I still need to put on two coats to make it even. And I'm not sure it's quite the right shade of red that I'm looking for. I think that it has a slightly orange tinge to it. Also, its opacity makes it look less like blood because real blood isn't completely opaque.
Now which looks the most like blood? I need to figure out which one, because there are a lot of Blood Angels in the pipeline...
11 comments:
The last one, Mechandrite red I believe you called it, looks best imo. Very vibrant and bold. Plus, you have the shadows there from the black primer. I use a craft paint called Crimson Naphthol that gives me a similar look.
One suggestion though. I used GW Magenta Ink over my models and it really brightens it up alot.
Good call - I've never been a huge fan of the 'fire-engine-red' blood angels. Personally I think #3 looks the best. To me this first is a little too violet, and the second is a little too crimson (though that's an ideal color for the Flesh Tearers). I have a hard time with reds myself, I really need to give the mechrite red foundation color a try - I like that result!
The middle model. The one on the left lacks some of the definition and is a little bright for a "blood" color, while I agree that the model on the right has a slight citrus tinge to it. The model in the middle looks spot on to me.
I like #3
I vote for the body of #1 with the head of #2.
No, I'm not kidding. They all look well-painted.
Cheers!
@Hessler: I took more time painting the helmet of #2, so I don't blame you picking that one. I like #2's helmet the best as well, and whichever scheme for the body I take, I'll be painting the helmets like #2's.
#2
Dang... another person that can paint yellow! Looks good man! I'm jealous... my yellow always looks stupid.
The yellow is a basecoat of Iyanden Darksun, followed by a complete coat of Golden Yellow, then Sunburst Yellow highlights and finally Bad Moon Yellow.
I'd try the following:
black undercoat
2 coats of mechrite
Highlight in Blood Red/Red Gore to taste.
Simmer for 20 minutes.
Serve.
That's essentially #3, but light on the highlights.
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