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Trying a new #speedpaint approach. Black primer, base, wash, finer & finer dry brush, then #contrastpaint
True metal #slapchop?
Dexter: leadbelcher > nuln > runefang steel
Media: canoptek alloy > nuln > runefang
Sinister: bronze > agrax > retributor > runefang
What do you think? One stand out? All ? None?
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For dexter, next time a drybrush of canoptek between the wash and silver, like the retributor on sinister
dark angels green contrast on the colored parts, watered down on media & sinister. Used a finger while wet to remove a dot at the 'lightest' point eg shoulder & kneepads, exhaust covers
Shaded with an extra layer where necessary, especially on sinister
Obvs details, gubbins, weathering to do
Probably recess washes to for details like hands, heavy wash on tubes to darken them etc
@neurontosomething @nerdlings The green-to-bronze one is the most striking, and interesting, for me. It's similar to a technique I've used before with acrylic inks, which can work really well on models with large amounts of texture, such as the ones you have here.
Thanks for the feedback. I'm leaning that way myself, though I wonder if a combination of the other two, leadbelcher > nuln > canoptek > runefang Cound be nice for variety.
Noted on the inks, using the contrast I have because I bought it by accident 
but inks is something to explore for the future
@neurontosomething @nerdlings Inks are a bit tricky to use, but they are amazing in that, together with medium, flow aid and retarder, you can essentially mix _any_ kind of paint. I use them for basically all my painting nowadays, with recipes that mimic base coats, shades, glazes, etc.
@koz @nerdlings
That sounds fascinating. Know of any basic 101 style guides?
@neurontosomething @nerdlings Not really. This is essentially something I've had to trial-and-error to figure out.
@koz @nerdlings
Fair enough, that's something to look forward to then
@neurontosomething @nerdlings I'm happy to share what I've learned if and when you get around to it. Inks are fantastic tools for painting minis, but there are definitely learning curves involved.
@neurontosomething @nerdlings In the meantime, here are some example results I've managed to achieve:
* https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/113/242/305/201/980/770/original/d3c9c5ec5276bfaa.webp
* https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/113/178/386/804/147/332/original/47794cbe1d847625.jpg
* https://assets.chaos.social/media_attachments/files/113/128/706/257/185/126/original/849f92d6bdf31ee2.jpg
I have a bunch of others, but these I feel really show what inks can do.
@koz @nerdlings they're really impressive, and as you say, versatile
Thanks for the offer, and have a follow.
@neurontosomething @nerdlings I like the experimentation - thanks for sharing the processes!
I've in the past used transparent inks over metallic but now that you show this I think I should have added nuln oil or nuln oil gloss as an intermediate step
Thanks! It's basically an adaption of what I use on cloth/organic surfaces, build in a lot of contrast and shadows with washes and drybrushing. Not gonna give you pristine results, but sits in that sweetspot of talent/time/fun/results for me currently