The Fury of Athel Loren (Picture Intensive)

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The Fury of Athel Loren (Picture Intensive)

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Hey everyone,

Here is my Forest Spirit army as it stands at the moment. The list itself is currently a WiP as I cannot decide whether to field Drycha or not. :crazy: Otherwise, everything is pictured here except for her and a couple of Branchwraiths.

Army list (help is greatly appreciated!):
http://asrai.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=14280

The Entire Force
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Treeman Ancient
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Treeman
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Wild Rider Noble & Wild Riders
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2nd Unit of Wild Riders with Warbanner
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Treekin
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And last but not least, the Dryads!
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Here is a link to the photobucket album:
http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/W ... 20Spirits/

For those curious, my painting method is as such:

Prime white
Paint leaves Goblin Green, some Shining Gold was added to the armor of the Wild Riders
Dip in Minwax Polyshades (Bombay Mahogany)
Paint base Bestial Brown & flock
Matte Varnish!

Thanks in advance.
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The colors really bring the army together. How long did it take you to paint everything?


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This army was fully assembled and painted in about a month exactly. For example, it takes me roughly an hour to get the green on a unit of 8 Dryads and about 15 minutes to dip (gotta drag all the equipment out and whatnot :D).
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Here is the ever alluring Drycha:

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As well as a couple of rather uninspired Branchwraiths :evilgrin:

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really great work!
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Wow, a month.. this great army in only a month... respect mate! One question, I've seen this technique dipping now quite a lot, but I don't really understand. Is it just like taking a mini and then put it in the paint jar? I doubt it... please explain the technique and teach us :ninja: .
Seriously though, awesome, really a united force, it looks great!

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As i understand it, dipping is where you paint the base coats onto the model and then dip the model into a special solution which act similarly to a wash. It goes into the crack and crevices and darkens that area making it look like the model has been shaded.

I'll admit i was skeptical of the procedure but these models look pretty good. The problem with dipping is that its obviously very inflexible but for something like a dryad i imagine its perfect.
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Thanks calinleafshade! I guess you don't know which solution I need?

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t12161991 wrote: I thought it would have been something along the lines of "Spez Mahreens. Kill. Kill again. Look good while killing. Proclaim that you're the best at killing while killing. Minor plot disturbance caused by a cracked fingernail. More killing. Kill the alien/chaos lord. Kill some more."
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Post by Beithir Seun »

Farodin, you can use whichever wash/ink-type solution you want.


For my part, I would recommend Army Painter. They do a number of different tones and it's specifically designed for dipping. The website has a gallery so you can view examples of the effects each of the different tones has.
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YOu can also get the same effect using wood stains from a hardware store. A light walnut is a good color to start with as it looks good with just about everything.
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Thanks guys for clearing that out, I might try it out once on some dryads/treekin and maybe even more :sexy: .

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Sorry. Haven't checked this board in a while. :D

Yes, what they said. I use Bombay Mahogany (Minwax Polyshades).

I simply paint whatever green / gold I need and give them a dip, shake them off, and let dry. After they're dry I paint the bases / flock them.

Lastly, it is absolutely imperative to varnish the models.
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Here is the Photobucket account link again.

http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y244/W ... 20Spirits/

And here are some updated pictures:

Glade Riders

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Sorcerer

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BSB (sorry for the headache :P)

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Glade Guard

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The full force:

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Thanks in advance!
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They look nice together.

There's too much brown for my liking but otherwise they look good :) I especially like that spellsinger. He's great :D
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They did actually come out a bit darker than I intended. However, I'm very pleased with the end result. Now I just have to finish my Lizardmen.
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very nice mate :nod:
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I like the brownish look they have. I can see that the dipping technique described above really works wonders with this particular palette. I think it's effective in giving them that earthen quality, they look like they really are made of wood. Adding some bush-flock or gravel to the bases would be a good addition.
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They look great together! Just the bases.. they could use some extra work, couldn't they?
But apart from that, great job!
-Farodin
t12161991 wrote: I thought it would have been something along the lines of "Spez Mahreens. Kill. Kill again. Look good while killing. Proclaim that you're the best at killing while killing. Minor plot disturbance caused by a cracked fingernail. More killing. Kill the alien/chaos lord. Kill some more."
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Really like the look of the army as a whole. Have you used the same technique for the elves and tree models? if you have, do you paint the greens/gubbins/flesh (if any) on before dipping?

Getting my asrai together and it will include a higher % of elves so was wandering if this is a good technique
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All the models are painted with the same technique. Goblin Green is applied before dipping.

Sometime next week, I intend to post pictures of my Highborn on Dragon, Warhawk Riders, and Great Eagle.
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So am i right in thinking I can use any kind of wood varnish found in a hardware shop?
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I use Minwax Polyshades. I have no idea if other wood stains work.
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