ok here is some of my new Imperial Guard Urban fighters. The Greywolves!!!!!! Please understand this is my FIRST attempt at doing camo scheme. I was inspired by Kiwi's work.
Ogryn: Grimshaw " Hell's Janitor"



Sniper: Zane " Death's Herald" [Special Character]



Captain: Maddock " Hell's Gate Keeper"




Lieutenant:




Lieutenant:




Sergeants: Kane and Able






Heavy Weapon Specialist:




Heavy Weapon Specialist:




Guardsman: Radar " Hell's Seer"




Medic: Higgins " Hell's Nurse"




Guardsman:








ok that's the lot would have had two more pics of the last Guardsman but the batteries ran out on the camera. Also bloody Firefox crashed when I had 75% of the pics loaded and I lost the lot so this is attempt two to get this post done and now that it has I am off enjoy.

Cheers
LGW

Top notch - absolutely love the Ogryn (nice and old school) and that is an immense base for the sniper special character. I like the blue tinge to the urabn camo - works very well. Welcome to the urban fighters fold!

Cheers Laney

AGGGGHHHH!!! I had a model by model observation... lost it. So here is the short version.

EXCELLENT WORK! It shows that you are converting and painting like mad, your skills are getting sharper and sharper. Feel proud... you pulled the camo like a season veteran!

The models are VERY good. My only real critique is the Sniper's base. It is cool and all, but unplayable. That model 'comes with his own terrain and Cover Save'! Ha!

On criticism so you keep raising the bar...
1) Drill the barrel of the guns. This is a personal peep of mine... nothing major, but the models do look better... more realistic and takes 30 seconds to do! It is the easiest 'upgrade' you could ever do... and they get upgraded from toys to deadly guns!!

2) Eyes are the Windows to the Soul. This is a major one... but do not hesitate! The observer always goes for the eyes, to insure that the subject (model) is real... if everything looks real, and there are no eyes the illusion is broken. Sure, table top (5 feet away) doesn't require eyes, but we are trying to raise the bar! Not hard... it is like learning to driving a car... you think is the hardest thing in the world, until you pass the test. Then it comes as a second nature... and then you feel silly when you figure out that there are millions of people who can drive. At first the models will looked a likke spooked but then you get the hand og the technique. Practice, practice, practice! There are a lots of tutorials... but the trick is brush control. If you practice doing eyes, then everything else will be easy... so start early!

3) Shades & highlighting. Your over all technique is based on wash/inks with some drybrushing. This is great... as a matter of fact, I base my style on that too. For your vext evolution, try minimal highlighting. Don't go overboard... this is about 'less is more'. For example... if your next model has a 'leather bag', paint it bestial brown and wash it brown (as you normally do)... then when is dry, take leather brown in a small brush and paint the edges... use the brush's side (rather than the tip) for better control. This will make the bag to have a defined edge (lighter color) with great depth (wash). It works great with black boots... paint black, wash black (yes, it makes a difference!) then highlight key points with fortress grey (you seem to have plenty of that one!) As you get confident, your own instinct will 'demand' of you to highligh something else. I know it is also a hard technique, but you need to learn it someday! See DeafNala's models... he is a true Master of this technique, and that is why his pieces are Golden Daemon quality (hands down!) Also Laney uses such technique, and you know how good his stuff is... amazing. Again, don't expect to try it once and be a master... just practice!

Well... that is basically what I got. Your models are REALLY good... no major stuff. My comments are for your next batch, so you keep improving. Slowly but steadily... you are a natural, when it comes to paint. I can't wait to see your next work!

What Mordheimer said... No but he put it well

Another thing I'd like to ad though, it really suites the miniatures that you have kept such a small pallet of colours, brings out the militaristic nature of them.


I assume you are using GW's washes, I would say sometimes it is being applied too generously, especially on the metals and faces.


Great conversions all over as well, my favourite is your medic.

Keep up the good work, and like Mordheimer said, challenge yourself, you can be big

thx guys.

Mord: I'll drill the gun barrels today. as for the eyes I'll do a test fig first before I try on the IG. hate doing eyes [infact never do them. let the ink do a "fake" job]....

I have tried the painting technique before and its nice but not one I have done much on. I sort of do it with the flesh.

Painted the skin a dark coffee colour then inked with brown. picked the muscles out with skin tone, then used cream with the very tops of the muscles picked out with white. Then I used a thinned down brown ink wash over the skin. [Re: that's how the Ogryn got done]

I am painting up my Orks at the moment so they will be next. Slaanesh after them followed by the Eldar...

this was a fun project and the minis look better in person but I'll give the eyes ago [wish me luck]

Cheers
LGW

On eyes... paint the area BLACK... then put a dot on each corner. It works... and avoids the look.

If it small... a black dot will work for the illusion!

Another neat little trick with eyes is to avoid using pure white at all costs, this will make the eyes look starring or insane, bleach bone is usually a much better choice.

Also you can practice on a piece of pater first, make little eyes with stencils and try to make good eyes, personally I have never done this, but it can be a really good way to learn.

Oh and number 1, thin the paints down, this is SO important when doing the eyes, especially as you are properly going to be doing them over a few times.

Give it a whirl! and before you know it you'll be doing incredible eyes

Sorry to heard about your eyes, that has got the be the most important thing when painting, I hope there is a solution for you.

As for me I can't concentrate on painting or modelling for long at the same time, which can be immensely frustrating when I'm on a good streak, guess what I'm trying to say is it's not uncommon for people to have circumstances making it more difficult for them to enjoy our hobby, but you just have to do what you can, when you can, and if you do enough, results will come.

well looking at your models again I must say they have a lot of character, I really like your devastator backpacks for the guardsmen, looks amazing, and many of your poses are making them really stand out and come out into their own.

A damn shame with your eyes mate, damn shame, I think it's really cool you still paint and model in spite of it.

Kick back, open a brew, and enjoy the experience. (though drinking and painting don't always mix with the best results.. which is lucky really haha)

Gotta try he bone white for the eyes! I do paint my eyes the 'hard way'... white first, then dot the iris THEN paint the top and bottom liner (not black, but a darker flesh tone), so to remove the look. They tend to look very natural... but I practice a LOT.