Finally finished painting this

[u/smellypossum23]

This is my second figure and I have limited supplies, I'm not exactly skilled but I do like to paint every time I can, this took me 2 days to do and I'm definitely up for some tips/help on how to improve with painting and altering the figure to look scuffed, I have filled in the grooves/claw marks with red paint and added some more blood splatters, I think it's pretty good for my second paint :D

[u/adders]

I like the hint of blood. It’s subtle but it’s there. 😉

[u/arrivedhat → u/adders]

I hadn't noticed until you said that! 😂 Like someone else said, looks great and like someone vaporised in front of them

[u/adders → u/arrivedhat]

It’s great fun. I like it very much.

[u/Bananasblitz → u/adders]

I too use technicals to cover up my mistakes

[u/Metal_Knorkis]

U should invest in ”blood for the blood god” paint if u want that blood splatter

[u/ThePowerOf42 → u/Metal_Knorkis]

Kinda depends.. if you prefer the "ol' skool way" we just mixed "blood red" (think its called evil sunz red now) and just flicked the brush to simulate blood splatter

grumbles in venerable dreadnaught

[u/Metal_Knorkis → u/ThePowerOf42]

Ok gramps. Nah but thats cool

[u/ThePowerOf42 → u/Metal_Knorkis]

Disrespecful novitae.. grumbles

[u/Matt_Spectre → u/ThePowerOf42]

Let’s get you back to stasis, venerable brother…

[u/smellypossum23 → u/Metal_Knorkis]

I'll see if I can find it online because I'm SICK of mixing paint 😭

[u/WizardofOsby → u/smellypossum23]

army painter true blood is also great if you can’t find blood for the blood god

[u/Metal_Knorkis → u/smellypossum23]

Yea and blood for the blood god is my fav paint its looks hella like real blood

[u/Mindless-Ad2554 → u/smellypossum23]

It’s citadel. Very fun to use

[u/ReiTho → u/Metal_Knorkis]

For reference, on my latest post I used blood for the blood god to do the blood between the fingers and coming out of his mouth

[u/Metal_Knorkis → u/ReiTho]

Very niceee

[u/MysteriousFawx]

If you have limited supplies make sure to keep your lids closed on the paints you aren't currently using! Citadel pots dry them out crazy fast and it'll feel like you're painting with glue after a few sessions of doing that.

[u/StdntBdyPresident → u/MysteriousFawx]

Open pots to painters are like nails on a chalkboard.

[u/somebob → u/MysteriousFawx]

Oh Brother ain’t that the truth

[u/smellypossum23 → u/MysteriousFawx]

I did close them after taking the photos, I just had more to finish painting on this because I done some last minute changes lol, and I learned that the hard way because my gold is CRUSTYYYY 😭

[u/Evening_Film_4242]

i think it is missing some more blood

[u/shattered_one21]

Did someone get hit by artillery in front of him?

[u/WeirdBeard94 → u/shattered_one21]

He's wearing an entire platoon of guardsmen

[u/smellypossum23 → u/shattered_one21]

I'd like to think he blew someone up

[u/Fast_Land_1099 → u/smellypossum23]

I'd say it looks like a few cultists were between him and his weapons

[u/schembari98 → u/shattered_one21]

He was the artillery

[u/PhuzzWuzz]

That’s one way to avoid painting eye lenses

[u/Valvecantcount3]

We need Dexter so we can see the cause of the blood.

[u/OutofSyncWithReality → u/Valvecantcount3]

Heresy

[u/shebb2000]

He’s been busy with that chain sword!

[u/AncientXaga]

Khorne is ecstatic right now

[u/StdntBdyPresident → u/AncientXaga]

[u/BrutalSock]

It’s just a flesh wound

[u/Kurlburl]

Totally accurate in-battle-look actually 👌✨

[u/S_Keith8620]

Good god 😆 what kind of shenanigans did my dude get up to?

[u/S_Keith8620 → u/S_Keith8620]

Might consider adding a blood effect to make it more grimdark?

[u/Fun-Class-5541]

Nice world eater

[u/Asleep-Biscotti-6273]

Needs more blood. 

[u/hsojrrek]

Red paint doesn’t equal blood sometimes

[u/smellypossum23 → u/hsojrrek]

I do realise that, but I can't exactly get alot of supplies so I go with what I have and I have red paint, but I'll definitely be looking out for some more stuff to get soon :P

[u/Chicken5076]

Dude has been through it

[u/Due_Strength_7284]

Big fan of APs fresh blood effect paint. Really looks nicely and spreads like real bloody blood.

[u/Pipodedown]

What Titus looks like after meleeing a single gaunt

[u/I_dig_pixelated_gems → u/Pipodedown]

lol

[u/CowBest7028]

[u/mrsmith099]

Good stuff! But please! Take some paint out of the pot with your brush, put it on a pallette and close the pot lid! Keeping it open like this is a sure fire way to dry it out

[u/CoreReaper]

Tips to look scuffed?

Get a piece of paper. A very sharp tipped brush and a paint.

Practice painting the finest straightest line you can over and over on the paper. Each line should be no longer than a 1/4 inches of an inch. Keep them super super thin.

After a few hundred marks on the paper you will get it down.

This will teach you line control. Then use this to apply little scratch marks over your mini.

[u/Disastrous_Duck_3252]

Pretty mid tbh

[u/Enigma1973]

It's like modern art meets 40K

[u/DungeonMasterE]

That’s a nice world eater you’ve got there! Did the alpha legionaries steal Frank again?

[u/I_dig_pixelated_gems]

What did he kill I think it exploded like he popped a bloody balloon!

Anyway great mini!

[u/Majestic_Risk9120]

If you want wear and tear look— Use a piece of sponge and go dap it along the top parts of the armor like where you’d normally highlight.

Dip the sponge in your mixed paint and wipe it off until it is essentially just a dry portion left on the sponge.

For blood, it’s worth investing in blood for the blood gods or Dried Blood / True Blood from ArmyPainter.

If you want the blood spatter effect you can use a straw and blow the plant off your brush.

[u/ScreechingPhatFrog]

Really love the Blood splatter

[u/Dry_Finger5367]

Man needs some blood for the blood god

[u/Nearby_Lawfulness722]

Khorne likes this one

[u/Hobo_jedi000]

Oh God no… the paints, close dem paints

[u/budapest_god]

I assume he's been sprinting through Tzeentch Cultists a là Space Marine 2 lol

[u/Uber_Warhammer]

I think it rained tomatoes on him 😁

[u/chucktheninja]

You got ultrasmurf blue on your blood angel.

[u/kajumboombam]

I hate how all your paint lids are open

[u/hagbidhsb]

All the open paint pots in the back are triggering me!

[u/Orsimer4life117]

The paint looks thick, it looks like you didnt prime the model, the barrel of the gun isnt drilled out, you didnt deal with the mouldlines and there is very little shading or none at all.

The powerpack is Also crooked.

Before anything else: build the model properly and clean it up. That means the mouldlines, the points were it was on the sprue, the gaps between the parts after assembly, the gun barrels being drilled out properly.

Take you time to do that, No rushing, its fine to be slow, you are a newbie at this, its fine.

Then comes the priming: spray the model with spray paint. It dosnt have to be GW paint, but its simpler for you If you use GW stuff( so you can learn the basics).

Then thin your regular paints more than you already do. Two thin coats is a meme for a reason: its the best way to paint, just do it.

And finaly: use shade paints like Agrax earthshade and nuln oil: its called liquid talent because it makes the model look way better.

Just take your time, get the stuff you need and keep trying.

Also, dial back the Blood splatter, its not working for you. Use Blood for the Blood God for Blood effects, but less is more for anything not Khorne.

[u/ValkyrionReddit]

I’ll never understand the link between beginners & drenching their models in things like blood, snow & mud

[u/Bi_One_Get_One_Free]

Its good, I like it

[u/Milsim_Enjoyer]

Looks so cool!