Airbrushing Blackstone Fortress Terrain Part 9

It's been a while! Work has been kicking my butt....

I managed to get 4 hours in on these tiles tonight (it's like 2 am). I'm not sure if I can get the colours to match any more than I already have... I feel slightly unsettled with them being done, but I'm not sure if I have the skill level at this moment to take it further. These two were the ones I was least looking forward to (especially all the skulls). I think I brought up the yellow into a lemon colour direction rather than a gold.

Airbrushing Blackstone Fortress Terrain Part 8

Gold Sharpie FTW!

I was dreading this one. I've gotten so used to airbrushing that I don't really ever want to touch another paintbrush ever again! So with that in mind, I'm using Carl Tuttle's (from the Independent Characters) gold Sharpie trim. It worked fairly well, then I stuck some Nuln Oil around the edges.

Airbrushing Blackstone Fortress Terrain Part 7

Well, it's been a long while since I've had time to paint. As a teacher, this is a hellish season! I decided that since my wife went to bed early on a Friday night, this would be a great night to paint.

I was still not happy with the previous entry that I've posted twice (man, the amount of matte varnish on those tiles!). I was listening to an interview with Caleb from CK Studios about his Night Lord's army that he did for the NOVA Open Charity Raffle. He was focusing on lightning and I felt that my lightning was missing something. Turns out, it was just a simple white line! I used Daler Rowney White for this. I probably didn't give it as much care and attention as he did, but this is just terrain and I'm hoping to be done it soon!

Here are the final results for real:

Then I managed to do two simple tilesets in 90 minutes or so. I enjoyed doing the blood on the floor. I kept the one with the pillars more simple just so not all the tiles are overwhelming with colour.

I'm not sure when I'll do my next painting (maybe it'll be a Friday thing?), but at the moment I have 0 subscribers and this is more of a reflection/posterity piece I guess!

Airbrushing Blackstone Fortress Terrain Part 6

It's been a while since I last posted... been on vacation and as a teacher, this is about the time I start doing a bit of work going into the fall.

However, my computer decided to go on a major updating spree tonight rendering my PC useless, so I got some airbrushing in. Going forward, I know I'll always have airbrushing to do, but I have a small window to get some key tech stuff done with school, so I probably won't get another update here on the blog until September.

I finished a few tiles tonight. I'm not sure if I'm super happy, but it doesn't look bad. And of course, this is a learning process for me. I also finally experienced CK Studios' 'Ugly Phase'... I didn't get bent out of shape with the dreadnought I did for their 101 class, but doing the pink/purple lightning I sure did!

Some updated pics:

Airbrushing Blackstone Fortress Terrain Part 5

Just got a bit of highlighting and shades done tonight. Just wanted to post some progress pics. Now, just the dreaded magenta to learn!

Airbrushing Blackstone Fortress Terrain Part 4

Well... I'm starting up a bunch more tiles. Mostly that turquoise hue, but now there will be some magenta OSL coming in.

I only had time to do the greys up... and I'll tackle the colours another night.

The other thing that has come up is that I own 3 airbrushes... Badger Patriot, Patriot Xtreme, Sotar. I don't need 3, but I got the Patriot and Sotar on Badger's annual birthday sale for $55 USD each. I already had an Xtreme.

I used the Xtreme for my airbrushing course with CK Studios and it worked great for a mid-sized model like a contemptor dreadnought, but it's not very handy for terrain. Do I keep it for those times when I need a middle of the road airbrush... or do I sell it and re-invest the money into hobby funds. I'm leaning towards selling the Xtreme... we'll see how it goes.

All the finished tiles just put together. I notice that the light sources might not always match up, but I hope the game cards have already taken that into consideration. If I feel motivated, I'll do a bit more detail work later.

The current tiles with the grey tones complete.

Airbrushing Blackstone Fortress Terrain Part 3

I got a bit more tiles done tonight.

I decided to keep to the turquoise tiles that I've had some success on (I already re-primed those sepia tiles! Will try those later). I also tried out some bigger tiles that had those colours. I enjoyed playing with the light source that the tiles used. Essentially, I've tried to just copy the cardboard tiles and apply them to the printed tiles

Below are some photos of comparisons. I'm pretty happy with most of them (not sure about the two sets of stairs though). I'm not sure if the white balance in my photos is great since the only light source is my lamps given the time of night. You'll get the idea!

Airbrushing Blackstone Fortress Terrain Part 2

Well, I've been madly spray can priming all the terrain. I'm almost done and I've gone through 2 cans of primer.

I started testing out some of the tiles for Blackstone Fortress. These are mostly extra tiles and I decided to go with the turquoise floor theme.

I sprayed a base of Vallejo anthracite grey with a highlight of sea grey and then wolf grey. I put a filter of Vallejo turquoise and built it up.

For the rocks, I shaded with a mix of anthracite grey and Daler Rowney's Payne's Grey.

I tried highlighting the chaos symbols with Daler Rowney Sepia, but I'm not sure if I like it.

I'm happy with the rocks and the turquoise though. Will keep trucking!

Airbrushing Blackstone Fortress Terrain Part 1

Step 1: Priming

I decided to first do up some terrain from Blackstone Fortress. I 3D printed the parts over a month during this past Spring. I got the files from Dragon's Rest.

I had to start priming black. It took a long time and I'm second-guessing whether I want to commit to this given the amount of terrain I printed! It is late, so maybe it's just that.

I noticed that I'm spraying some water out of the brush, so I may have some condensation built up in the hose. I also decided that I'm going to use up my Vallejo primer before the Stynylrez. I want to save that primer for my models over terrain.

I also have no paper towels in the house! How annoying! I also need to buy a bent tip water bottle and some proper isopropanol.

 My big bucket of terrain

What I managed to prime in an hour or so

As an update the next day, there is no bloody way I'll be priming these with an airbrush as it will take me all year! I'll be using a rattle can and I already got a bunch done in 2 minutes!

Introduction

Hey to those reading this....

So, at somewhat of an invitation to a Facebook group, I have started this blog to chronicle my progress with airbrushing. I recently completed CK Studios' 101 class, and I have learned a lot! Time to put it to use.

A bit about myself:
- I'm an elementary teacher from BC, Canada
- I've been playing 40k since 2001 (3rd ed)
- I play Eldar, Necrons, Crimson Fists (Space Marines), Orks, collecting some Dark Angels, want to start Ashen Claws
- I also play X-Wing, and I'm trying to get into Blood/Blitz Bowl, Star Wars Legion, Blackstone Fortress
- I have young kids, so I don't get to play much at all and my painting is limited to late nights

I'm attaching some progress photos from the 101 course.

Later,
Lane

The work station

Primed

Base colours

Shadow stage

First highlight stage

Second highlight stage

Post filter stage (forgot to take a photo there), gun heat, details brushed on