Aside from conducting surgery, I've found being hypercafeinated helps in most aspects of life 😆

@@DarcyBonoCreations Sometimes caffeine feels like a loving divine push towards your goals. Thanks again for teaching this technique.

Aw well thank you! 🥰 I try to keep it simple, mainly because I'm terrible at explaining myself if it takes more than a few steps 😅.

Very slaaneshi to even bring their marble with them to not have to step on mere dirt.

Thanks for watching Merlyn!! 😀

Thank you! Yeah just add a bit more Guilliman Flesh and it makes a pretty close rose marble color, especially when combined with the Wraithbone stippling. Maaaaybe add a tint Carroburg Crimsonshade in as well if you want it even pinker.

@@DarcyBonoCreations Thank you!

Well thanks for checking it out! Yeah my husband and I are constantly at war with oils (he's a scale model vehicle dewd) vs Contrast Paints. Oils lose me at their drying times is all, that and I'm just more familiar with the behavior of Contrast Paints. But either way, that's for stopping by 🙂

Maybe a really thinned Black Templar with stippling using Celestra Grey. Basilicanum Grey Contrast is nice but is more of a dirty brown grey when thinned.

I really appreciate it Mike!

Thank you for reminding me!! I had them from ages ago and couldn't remember where I had bought them 😆.

Me too!

Unfortunately not one I've actually tried myself. I'd say you can play around with Black Templar and maybe a bit of Space Wolves Grey for a colder black. Maybe lighten Enshin Grey or Mechanicus Grey with a little Fenrisian Grey to keep them blue greys as well. Nuln Oil and Black Legion have too much brown in them for black marble, so I'd stick with colder tones if you're gonna do black marble.

@@DarcyBonoCreations over a mid gray base coat maybe? Worried about dark contrast paint over a black primer won't show anything.

@hubristichunter Correct, this technique requires a light base since you use the under layer as the highlight. Oooooh! Maybe try it this way. 1) Mechanicus Grey primer. 2) Then do some random stippling in a light grey so you have some lighter splotchy portions. 3) Then apply the Black Templar and do the "blot away" part where the lighter stippling is showing through. That should give you the mottled look.

@@DarcyBonoCreations I'll try that! Thanks for replying!

Hoooooly crap I would absolutely love that! Thank you 🥰. Here I'll tag you in the description too. I had put these in a zip-loc bag unlabeled so didn't know who they were by when I found them 😅.

This but use Black Templar Contrast instead of the green glaze. Army Painter Grim Black is even better as it spreads evenly over large flat surfaces. Then once the black is set up, go in with very thinned light grey (something Celestra Grey) and paint the veins. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hJifd8ajrc6bl4k.htmlsi=hpp7Enm9Z0zTIIz0

I think that's partly because the sculpt is decayed in large chunks. Sandstone decays so much. A more pristine base, or with cracks and chips, might sell a different material.

You can do it! Nice thin paints, brace your wrist on the desk edge and act like the base will shatter like glass if you give it more than a feather light touch.

I'd assume the marble on the Khorne model had a lot more work and care put into it. It don't really see a reason to doubt it's the same technique though?

@@henryh7140 I accept that it might well be the same technique but the results are wildly different. If someone can paint as well as shown in the thumbnail then show me how to achieve that. Why release a video of painting brown wash on a white, rough textured base and say, just carry on like this and you'll probably get the result I lured you here with.

@@henryh7140 It looks similar - just that the Avatar's helmet was a much smoother surface and so everything looked much more crisp. The base in the tutorial was quite rough and textured, which made it look less nice as marble is usually smooth, but I can imagine that on a perfectly smooth base it would be much closer to the Avatar's helmet. Won't know until we try!

Lol what can I say, I suck at making videos. It's why I prefer just painting instead of putting up with viewers like yourself. And "lured you here with." Seriously? I make my money doing commissions, such as the Avatar of Khaine. I actually lose money making tutorials because I could be spending my time painting another commission instead of editing videos. So in hindsight, a smooth surface could have been a better example, but I thought a tiled base would look better and this is what I had. I really don't see it as an issue (nor have a majority of others) as I don't see the results as "wildly different." If you don't think so, no problem, I appreciate the constructive criticism. But don't insult my professional integrity when I'm taking time out of my schedule to attempt to demonstrate a useful technique.

UPDATE: To remedy the "issue" I've updated the thumbnail. Thank you for your feedback.

It's the only tile base I had 🫤.