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[Renegade]

Been putting some of the commission dudes through their paces at my LGS. How good are you?
What colour paints were used on what you can see of this Chimera?
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs054.snc6/168407_10150373222015375_612070374_16785130_630464 0_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs046.snc6/167629_10150373398780375_612070374_16789007_819357 9_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs780.ash1/167092_10150374013290375_612070374_16800562_446163 7_n.jpg
Hint, it is not a green Chimera

Going from Chocolate to Choc-Chip cookie

[geisthammer]

bad quality photo.

[Renegade]

bad quality photo.

Well as you haven't even tried to name but a few...

[Mizzrym]

Wow those look like 2 different chimeras just from the photo/lighting qualities

[SotonShades]

I'll have a go once I've had a few hours sleep :) Although I agree a better picture would be nice

[Renegade]

The only difference between the two pictures is the lighting, zoom, and backing. On, and pose if you want to be picky about it. If people are still having problems, I'll try for a third pic in a few days or so.

Its surprising how much that lighting gives away that you normally cant see...:(

[gwensdad]

For the "paint color guessing" can you tell us if only 1 brand of paint was used and what brand it was? I almost think I'm seeing brass there but can't be specific about the name of it without a brand.

[BuFFo]

The only difference between the two pictures is the lighting, zoom, and backing. On, and pose if you want to be picky about it. If people are still having problems, I'll try for a third pic in a few days or so.

Its surprising how much that lighting gives away that you normally cant see...:(

The pictures are horrible. I can't see jack squat in them.

Take a better picture, and then once people can TELL what color they even are, they can guess at what color they may be.

Once picture looks green, the other one looks silver. I assume these are the same tank?

[addamsfamily36]

here are my guesses:

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat470011a&prodId=prod930046a

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat470013a&prodId=prod1350021

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat470014a&prodId=prod930001a

then also maybe

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat470012a&prodId=prod810839

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat470011a&prodId=prod930045a

[Renegade]

addamsfamily36, you got the Boltgun metal... but none of the others are right (other than being CITADEL paints) As with the hint I gave before, it is not green (ok it looks it) but there is NO green paint in use on the parts you can see.

Yes Buffo, same tank. I've had commission painters that have held it swear to me that it is a green.

[lobster-overlord]

Just because you didn't use green doesn't mean it isn't green. Color is what your eye accounts for in the light spectrum. If you've been able to build up other colors to the point where green is what is being reflected to the eye because of an absense of another color or the overlay of teh light waves from what is there, then the color IS green dispite what you've made it with.

This is how RGB screens work. They make other colors by adding or subtracting one of these three colors in a pixel form to account for variations in the spectrum to make your eyes see white, black, yellow and any other color they wish (with limitations).

But, yeah, I agree with others... better pics, other wise, it's green

John M>enough of the color theory lesson for now...

[Rusty Nail]

The only difference between the two pictures is the lighting, zoom, and backing. ...:(

Er no that's not the only difference the other is the white balance that your camera has used which affects every single colour in the picture - sorry.

[Renegade]

Rusty nail. That would be the lighting more than anything, and noticed that you posted with out making a guess.

If your not going to have a go, whats the pointing in posting? Its suppose to be a bit of fun.

[Lockark]

Looking like Shining gold with a black wash on the metal trim.

That or it's burnished gold.

[Squirrel_Fish]

Even though you've said it's not green, it looks green (or most of it does). Or a green-ish gray. Or a gray washed in thraka green. The rest of it looks like shining gold washed with like devlan mud.

As most of the other people in this thread have said - we can't correctly tell you what color it is without a high quality picture. If I sent you a black and white photo, would you be able to tell me what colors I used?

Cheers,
SF

[Rusty Nail]

Sorry I don't see the fun in trying to figure out the colour of something in some photos where the one thing that controls the way we can see the colour is different in both pictures - Oh and trust me it is the white balance I take pictures for a living.

[fuzzbuket]

with a shaky picture and camera settings and lighting you can make it any colour you want

[BuFFo]

The colors present are blur and inconsistency.

[Renegade]

Squirrel_Fish: Closest so far, but no to the gold, the green and the mud.

Will give the answer on friday if no one gets it.

[geisthammer]

The colors present are blur and inconsistency.

You made me lol BuF.

[gwensdad]

For some reason, I'm thinking of the experiements I've made with lizards-paint basecoat of bright (sunburst?) yellow, then a green wash.

[gcsmith]

Boltgun metal with yellow wash?

[addamsfamily36]

Ok so im going for a second guess of

either shadow, codex grey or granite (foundation paint)

washed in either devlan mud or gryphin sepia. (maybe a bit of thraka green) ?

[gcsmith]

well since he sed no green, no green wash.

[addamsfamily36]

fairs.

i figured maybe he meant the base colour wasn't green.

[Renegade]

I have already said that Boltgun is one of the colours, but yay, some one has a main colour! Gryphin sepia was widely used.

How did you guess the use of sepia?

[gcsmith]

Well I guessed based on the fact that its a browny greend colour, and one of the main components considering no green and u sed someone was close with gold washed. I assumed metalic washed, and went with it :P

if u meant addams then I dont no his basis

[Renegade]

So far addemsfamily36 has got two colours correct!

To be honest, I thought boltgun metal would have been one of the first guesses by anyone, its not like its obscured.


either shadow, codex grey or granite (foundation paint) warm... but no.

[addamsfamily36]

So far addemsfamily36 has got two colours correct!

To be honest, I thought boltgun metal would have been one of the first guesses by anyone, its not like its obscured.

Quote:
either shadow, codex grey or granite (foundation paint)
warm... but no.


WOOP!

Erm, well sepia has a slight yellow tint, so i figured if the tank had a slight muddy green apperance, then its possible that the mix was a wash of brown/yellow over a grey that has a slight blue pigment.

as its not any of the grey i mentioned, im a little bit stuck. but as you said its getting warm, it's either another foundation paint, or a grey.

So possibly fortress grey or astronimican grey.

[Renegade]

So possibly fortress grey or astronimican grey. Astronimican grey was used in the lighter areas, such as the skull and wings, but its not the colour used for the "slight muddy green" areas.


black wash care to name it?

[Renegade]

Today is the day youve all been waiting for!
The metallic areas are a mix of Boltgun and Chainmail.
The Chimera was painted Adeptus Grey for the most part, with some areas of Astronomican Grey, with a Sepia and Badab Black wash layered over.

Some of these pictures and those of the rest of my guard will appear in the gallery at some point in near the future.

It looks like I get to keep my web cookie.

Thanks for playing.