Tuesday 24 January 2017

Inquisitor Greyfax - Non Metallic Metals Pt 1

fresh from my painting table, I'm bringing you the first WIP images of Greyfax in gloriously gold NMM (non metallic metal). This is still a fairly new technique to me, but I consulted with the divine angels themselves for a slice of godly wisdom (also known as reading Angel Giraldez's Painting Miniatures from A-Z Masterclass Part 2, and trawling the Internet for inspiration).

I started with a few layers of airbrushed Browns, yellows and finally white, before switching to the ordinary brush and using a series of glazes and highlights to try and push the contrast as much as possible. I'm not finished yet, and I've been using her left leg as a sort of proving ground for the technique, but I thought I'd bring you all the initial results of my hard labour.



Once I've finished the gold to a standard I'm happy with, I'll discuss the technique in more detail. For the minute though I'm just really enjoying building up the effect slowly. I think the telling thing was when someone saw it in progress and said "nice gold" not nice yellow, so I think it's working. I'm still trying to push the contrast further though, and will be darkening the Browns to amplify the effect as I go.

I've also started planning out the other colours with black for the corset type armour (which should make her waist look smaller and therefore extenuate the femininity of the armour) and a dark regal blue for the cloak. I'm still not sure what to so with the inside of the cloak (red maybe?). The smaller pipes/details will be silver, but again it will be NMM, so that'll be another stretch. Well, I guess I can only blame myself.

What you're looking at is probably the fruits of about 4-5 hours work.


Check back later for the next instalment, where I'll hopefully be talking about how to paint NMM gold with a finished example of the technique!




On a side note, am I the only one thinking Gray Fox every time I see Greyfax.

"Only a fool trusts his life to a weapon!"

"Snaaaaakeeeeee!"

14 comments:

  1. I'll look forward to that tutorial, it's not a technique I've ever used before but I'm interested to learn as I have a couple of inquisitor models that could do with some paint on them.

    She looks stunning so far!

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    1. Thanks. I'm working at the technique as we speak, although i'm not sure how helpful my guide will be as I'm still a beginner in NMM myself. I guess we'll see when I finish writing it!

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    2. Sometimes the easiest guides to follow are by those just figuring it out 😀

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    3. You say that now, but I'm writing it and it reads like rocket science wrapped up in an enigma and encircled by a conundrum. I just hope it'll be legible!

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  2. great work on her, the NMM is stunning work

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    1. Thanks. It means a lot to get some positive feedback, as I'm still trying to make sense of the technique myself!

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  3. Beautifully done so far, great skills.

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    1. Thanks. I'm stretching my skills and lot with this one. If she turns out as good as I hope, I'll probably enter her in the competition at Salute this year.

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  4. Simply gorgeous! Would love to see your walk-through on the technique, sometimes insights from someone new to the style are more accessible for those of us who have yet to try it!

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    1. Thanks, I'm really happy with her so far, but I still have a long way to go too. At the moment I'm just trying to do the best I can with the technique and really take my time with it to get it right.

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  5. Great work! Can't wait to see the finished product. You should definitely do a guide so that I can steal it for my own model.

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    1. I like your enthusiasm! From edge highlights to Non Metallic Metals in 8 weeks. I think you should do it as a challenge for the blog or something!

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    1. Snake, be careful! There are Claymore mines around there. Use a Mine Detector...

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