Rather than a full competition, I though it could be interesting to have people have a go at this advanced painting technique and record how they get on. Anyone interested?
Any mini, any manufacturer.
For those who don’t know what this is, NMM stands for non-metallic metallics; painting armour and gold etc without using metallic paints.
Then there is SENMM (sky-earth non metallic metallics), painting metals to such a shiny finish that they actually reflect the horizon. A chrome finish. I’m going to be having a go at this soon on a grey knight. So I will let you know how I get on.
- but I would rather we did a more general painting challange then just a NMM specific one. Theme could be NMM once and a while - but think that it should be open to other painting technics like OSL, feathering, wet blending, glowing effects (like eyes ;)) and painting specific elements that can be hard to get right - like fire, faces, metal oxydiation (and a lot more).
I’ll have to decide what I’m going to paint. I’ll either do chrome SENMM on a shining spear (eldar 40 - by GW) or I will finally paint of of the Moscals test castings I received (by Scibor).
I like the idea always want to pic up some new techniques and such.
I am new here… but i would like to say that even if its an unofficial competition deadlines do help, that way someone isnt caught short, or others think “well, sheesh sure wish i knew i could have spent another week or so on that”.
What if people contributed slaves as a reward offering? entering for the pittance of a slave, and the winner taking the slave pool?
willing to give it a go… any mini, any theme… just the use of the NMM or SENMM.
I did check out that space marine link posted above… wasnt too impressed till i saw the back, thats some good work there, definately worth picking up that technique.
That came out really well! The SENMM on the jetbike is very good.
Space marines are a good choice for this as you can pick and choose how much exposed metal you want (excluding gun).
I have not forgotten, but I have been entirely focused on updating my rules pdf with artwork and edits. I intend to spend june-september on my golden daemon entries. So I may squeeze a bit of NMM in there.
I am currently making an iron golem (battlerager) that would look very good painted as NMM.
Holy crap! That SENMM is fantastic! I was also thinking about this the other day. I did a Trollslayer with NMM last week, although it looks more like stone than anything else. I’ll post pictures shortly (ish).
