WH40k - Necrons - Painting Schemes.

[Cusworthington]

Any ideas anyone?  

[Reddemon]

Dont do the usual metalic color. Id suggest picking up some old metal necron minis and filing off the dull pewter to make em shinny and add in alittle chaos black to s**t off the depths of the mini and something for the eyes  

[Cagalli Yura Attha]

Reddemon

Dont do the usual metalic color. Id suggest picking up some old metal necron minis and filing off the dull pewter to make em shinny and add in alittle chaos black to s**t off the depths of the mini and something for the eyes

Ignore this man.
Leaving bare pewter does not count as painting.
You'd have done ONE color on the model by this method. Black. Tournament legal armies require 3 colors minimum.
There's a big ol' painting guide in the 'cron codex if you can get a look at it.
Also -
http://uk.games-workshop.com/necrons/rusty/1/
RUSTY Necrons, perhaps?  

[Reddemon]

Cagalli Yura Attha

Reddemon

Dont do the usual metalic color. Id suggest picking up some old metal necron minis and filing off the dull pewter to make em shinny and add in alittle chaos black to s**t off the depths of the mini and something for the eyes

Ignore this man.
Leaving bare pewter does not count as painting.
You'd have done ONE color on the model by this method. Black. Tournament legal armies require 3 colors minimum.
There's a big ol' painting guide in the 'cron codex if you can get a look at it.
Also -
http://uk.games-workshop.com/necrons/rusty/1/
RUSTY Necrons, perhaps?

Oh yes. The infamous 3 colour min. Though Cag I suggest you try it sometime on a sword or something. It really stands out  

[A.R.G.U.S Mykal]

Reddemon

Cagalli Yura Attha

Reddemon

Dont do the usual metalic color. Id suggest picking up some old metal necron minis and filing off the dull pewter to make em shinny and add in alittle chaos black to s**t off the depths of the mini and something for the eyes

Ignore this man.
Leaving bare pewter does not count as painting.
You'd have done ONE color on the model by this method. Black. Tournament legal armies require 3 colors minimum.
There's a big ol' painting guide in the 'cron codex if you can get a look at it.
Also -
http://uk.games-workshop.com/necrons/rusty/1/
RUSTY Necrons, perhaps?

Oh yes. The infamous 3 colour min. Though Cag I suggest you try it sometime on a sword or something. It really stands out

A skilled painter has no need to cut corners like that. How hard is it to drybrush on a silvery colour over black spray?  

[Reddemon]

A.R.G.U.S Mykal

Reddemon

Cagalli Yura Attha

Reddemon

Dont do the usual metalic color. Id suggest picking up some old metal necron minis and filing off the dull pewter to make em shinny and add in alittle chaos black to s**t off the depths of the mini and something for the eyes

Ignore this man.
Leaving bare pewter does not count as painting.
You'd have done ONE color on the model by this method. Black. Tournament legal armies require 3 colors minimum.
There's a big ol' painting guide in the 'cron codex if you can get a look at it.
Also -
http://uk.games-workshop.com/necrons/rusty/1/
RUSTY Necrons, perhaps?

Oh yes. The infamous 3 colour min. Though Cag I suggest you try it sometime on a sword or something. It really stands out

A skilled painter has no need to cut corners like that. How hard is it to drybrush on a silvery colour over black spray?

True. But compare a silver paint job to the shine from the pweter when scraped  

[A.R.G.U.S Mykal]

Reddemon

A.R.G.U.S Mykal

Reddemon

Cagalli Yura Attha

Reddemon

Dont do the usual metalic color. Id suggest picking up some old metal necron minis and filing off the dull pewter to make em shinny and add in alittle chaos black to s**t off the depths of the mini and something for the eyes

Ignore this man.
Leaving bare pewter does not count as painting.
You'd have done ONE color on the model by this method. Black. Tournament legal armies require 3 colors minimum.
There's a big ol' painting guide in the 'cron codex if you can get a look at it.
Also -
http://uk.games-workshop.com/necrons/rusty/1/
RUSTY Necrons, perhaps?

Oh yes. The infamous 3 colour min. Though Cag I suggest you try it sometime on a sword or something. It really stands out

A skilled painter has no need to cut corners like that. How hard is it to drybrush on a silvery colour over black spray?

True. But compare a silver paint job to the shine from the pweter when scraped

Wouldn't that ruin the composition of the piece? Like doing a pencil drawing and then colouring in the guy's face in pink felt tip?  

[Reddemon]

A.R.G.U.S Mykal

Reddemon

A.R.G.U.S Mykal

Reddemon

Cagalli Yura Attha

Reddemon

Dont do the usual metalic color. Id suggest picking up some old metal necron minis and filing off the dull pewter to make em shinny and add in alittle chaos black to s**t off the depths of the mini and something for the eyes

Ignore this man.
Leaving bare pewter does not count as painting.
You'd have done ONE color on the model by this method. Black. Tournament legal armies require 3 colors minimum.
There's a big ol' painting guide in the 'cron codex if you can get a look at it.
Also -
http://uk.games-workshop.com/necrons/rusty/1/
RUSTY Necrons, perhaps?

Oh yes. The infamous 3 colour min. Though Cag I suggest you try it sometime on a sword or something. It really stands out

A skilled painter has no need to cut corners like that. How hard is it to drybrush on a silvery colour over black spray?

True. But compare a silver paint job to the shine from the pweter when scraped

Wouldn't that ruin the composition of the piece? Like doing a pencil drawing and then colouring in the guy's face in pink felt tip?

Not as much as you may think. It might comeout alittle pitted but it looks like it has been used  

[Eldar Pheonix Lord]

anyone got C'tan nightbringer painting tips?  

[FlashbackJon]

Might I suggest you use NONE of the metallic colors for your Necrons?

You can find a lot of resources for painting non-reflective metal surfaces online, and one of the best examples I've seen is in the (HERETIC!) Rackham Miniatures Confrontation Store. Their in-house painters produce beautiful work but never use "shiny" paints.

They used to have a faction of people completely sealed up in Knight-style armor, but I can't find them anymore. Just browse around. Anyhow, it produces a much better look in my opinion than any GW metallics. It looks more 'natural' and less 'glitterpaint'.

IMHO, of course.  

[Eldar Pheonix Lord]

Wellll thats a good plan but im a lazy guy so i use Boltgun Metal Primer and do some small touchups with paint  

[knight of awsome]

well i would use black primer,green for the eyes and cord on the gun, mix of bolt gun metal a mitherl silvar every were,rusty washsis every were.
cheaper than most minis and it looks cool!!  

[Eldar Pheonix Lord]

try dybrushing on a layer or two of firey orange on top of a layer of black it makes it kinda rusted look mrgreen  

[Tableau]

Cagalli Yura Attha

Reddemon

Dont do the usual metalic color. Id suggest picking up some old metal necron minis and filing off the dull pewter to make em shinny and add in alittle chaos black to s**t off the depths of the mini and something for the eyes

Ignore this man.
Leaving bare pewter does not count as painting.
You'd have done ONE color on the model by this method. Black. Tournament legal armies require 3 colors minimum.
There's a big ol' painting guide in the 'cron codex if you can get a look at it.
Also -
http://uk.games-workshop.com/necrons/rusty/1/
RUSTY Necrons, perhaps?

NO, polishing it right is a legitimate technique. I hear it's pretty hard to get right.  

[Eldar Pheonix Lord]

any c'tan ideas other than not using matalic colors