The bearded one sets sail: Dreadfleet painting log

[The bearded one]

since I bought dreadfleet, it'd be a shame not to paint them and post them, wouldn't it? I started off with the stalwart dwarven ship Grimnir's Thunder to get my bearings, and a solid steel deck to avoid that damn seasickness!
The result of the first ship:


Luckily I took some pictures of all my steps, among other things to show off the difference between basic metal and metal with the addition of a wash. Here we go, step by step:

First some basic layers of the non-metallish stuff


Then the metal, I always hate this part.


Luckily washes come to the rescue! They're a blessing from the deity of painting I tell ya!


And finally the painting of the water. I'm pleased how that turns out. The Dreadfleet White Dwarf with the painting guide for water was a sound investment.



1 down, 9 ships, 9 auxiliaries and dozens upon dozens of terrain peaces and markers to go! * urgh *

[Shrapnelsmile]

Positively gorgeous, more please.

[Demoulius]

Dost mine eyes deceive me? The bearded one has dreadfleet?

[The bearded one]

no-no, your eyes deceive you! These are ghost ships! * makes spooky noises *
I got dreadfleet for my birthday 3 weeks ago

I've done some work on the Curse of Zandri!
Basecoating; bestial brown on the oars and deck, graveyard earth on the wicker and shining gold mixed with scorched brown on the gold (in hindsight not really necessary as I'd wash it with devlan mud).


Then time for the wash of wonder; devlan mud


And some highlights, on the gold as well (the pyramid mostly)




* shameless * Don't forget to vote For some reason the very first vote from the very first view was a 2, I assume because he only saw the first 1 or 2 pictures, so I placed the finished ship at the top of the page te present a better first impression.

[Fawful]

Meh, voting without leaving a comment is pretty weak either way. Good work on the ships so far.

[The bearded one]

Meh, voting without leaving a comment is pretty weak either way. Good work on the ships so far.

thanks mate I just finished the ushabti and necrosphinx!

[The bearded one]

Finished the curse of Zandri:




And then the water:

[New Cult King]

The green on the dwarf ship looks great - vibrant but not bright, and the turquoise on the TK barge looks fantastic. Even the bronzey gold on the pyramid looks like it's a chunk of bronze, and not painted that way. Very cool

[The bearded one]

#3! The black kraken!

basecoat

wash & water

[shelfunit.]

Looking good, as always TBO.

[The bearded one]

Thanks, I'm tearing my way through these ships like crazy ^^ I'll be done with the non-sailships within days. The sailships will probably take me longer. I think I'll detest painting those sails... The shadewraith should be easy though. I only need to basecoat it with a white spray and wash it with thraka green and that's most of the work.

[The bearded one]

Source lighting!

[Lord Dan]

Beautiful work, and very convincing water effect there. Why isn't this a 5 yet?

[The bearded one]

because the very first viewer voted a 2

I'm nearly done with the water of the black Kraken. I'm currently doing the final stages

[The bearded one]

And another one done!

[mrtn]

Great start to your fleet!

Those low-voters are a pain, it's sad to see a brand new thread that's just received a 1 or 2... I've gotten some myself.

[The bearded one]

Something smells fishy..

[Lord Dan]

I never noticed the exposed ribcage before. Disgusting. ...so, given that, a great choice in skin color!

[The bearded one]

Yes, these models are unexpectedly lovely, aren't they?

* GW sales rep unleashes mindshackle scarabs * Wanna buy a dreadfleet?

[Grain Weevil]

Great glow effect on Black Kraken.
Cheers.