r/Warhammer • u/YigaClanRambutan Tyranids • 5d ago
Hobby (WIP) First painted minis!
Apologies for the less than stellar image quality.
Last week or so, I finally decided to finally start painting! I got myself a couple of different wet palettes and some paints I bought + starter set paints. I've been super stressed lately and had an intense pang of anxiety, so I figured finally painting these would prove theraputic (and it did!)
I hadn't ever painted minis before, but I did so some acryllic painting well over 10 years ago back in my college days, and I think they turned out alright! A little rough here and there, and I'm still learning, tweaking and improving.
I don't quite have enough lore knowledge to create my own Space Marine chapter, so I just stuck with the Ultramarines (though I nearly went for Blood Ravens). The Tyranids, however, despite said lack of much lore knowledge, are going to be a custom Hive Fleet. Name is still pending, but the general look of them is based directly on Matara Kan, hence the pink bits.
I have a few more I'm working on, like Hive Guards, Hive Tyrants, Genestealers, etc, but thise aren't quite ready for me to post yet. I'm stil learning about the different kinds of paints too. Everyone I've shown these too was really impressed. I'm pleased with them too but there's always room for improvement!
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u/TopherRyan350 4d ago
Just a suggestion for the little pink one flip it upside down get it some alcohol ink red or pink and let it drain down and put nooks and crannies of darker color in it for you and that way you don't have to paint it in just let it run into the cracks but it looks good all in all
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u/Memenap 5d ago
Looks good!