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Mechanicus Standard Yellow Paint Scheme Pt1


Mechanicus Standard Yellow Paint Scheme Pt1




A FORWARD TO MY WORK: A note about a vast majority of my painting:  I mostly use an airbrush for all of my basecoats, special effects, shading etc, really as much as I can.  Something you can't use an airbrush for, its just not efficiently possible.  I don't really fancy myself an artist.  I look at myself as more of a craftsmen.  My goal is to produce tabletop+ quality pieces and whole armies in a reasonable amount of time that look great and inspire people.  You'll find that most of my techniques are adapted from the scale model world, for that reason you'll see numerous oil and enamel washes being used, as well as the hairspray chipping technique and color modulation.

I chose to do my mechanicus as yellow for the sheer fact that I love the way that yellow weathers and I wanted the mechanicus army I was about to paint to feel like it had seen some action and wasn't the typical red mob of Martian Skittari and Cult Mechanicus.  I will say its been a learning curve getting this process down and getting everything to work.

Yellows:
  • Tamiya - Flat Yellow thin w/ Acrylic thinner
  • Vallejo Game Air- Golden Yellow for darker areas
  • Orange Flame Ink for Rust and wear and the orange shade around the bottom of the cabin
  • Vallejo Game Air - Moon Yellow for highlights
  • Johnson's Pledge Acrylic Floor Polish - Gloss the whole model (this helps protect your paint work and it will make the decals and transfers lay very flat and they won't silver.) I use the Johnson's Pledge Acrylic Floor Polish
  • Apply transfers w/ proper products, I use MicroSol and MicroSet
  • Citadel Typhus Corrosion - Sponge - make sure the sponge is nearly dry, small chips is what your looking for. Aim these around corners, hatch covers, areas that would get dmg
  • I apply a burnt umber oilwash/siena oilwash (sludge wash), this effectively fills in all the nooks and crannies w/ brown. I go back w/ cuetips and white spirits and clean off large panels and areas I don't want dirt grime or rust.
  • Gloss
  • Matte Cote w/ Testors Dullcote until you've achieved your proper finish. I like mine very matte.
  • Vallejo Game Air - Moon Yellow - At this point I will do touch-ups and some line highlighting.


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