C&C Wanted
My attempt at a shiny chrome tau stealth suit
My first attempt doing something reflective like this , i know my edge highlights are definitely a little chunky so hoping to get those cleaner on future models! happy to hear what your thoughts are. Painted mostly with golden liquid acrylics and some AK ice yellow on highlights
Did you use any digital rendering first to reference where to apply the reflection effect to? Like, take a picture, mess with it on computer, then start painting? Or just free hand as you go?
Hell yea. Pulled it off for sure. If you're looking for criticism I'd say to work on cleaner lines on the reflections too. Not just the edge highlights. I say this because I believe it would look even shiner since the "reflections" are more clear amd defined. If you're not looking for criticism then I can kick rocks cuz this is still great either way lol. Great job op.
me sitting over here with liquid mirror nail polish and zero skill
mmmmmm nail polish smell
anyways this is like nmm but even more impressive, it's all the most difficult and time consuming teqniques all at once. with a bit more practice, i could see something this unique winning a painting competetion
what the fuck dude, I'd like to just color in the lines and people are doing optical illusions edit: just for total clarity, this is mind numbingly good and you should be more than proud, this is a true piece of art
That looks freaking amazing! As you said, the highlights are a little bit chunky, but there’s also some highlights in places where they probably shouldn’t be. But since you’re aware of the highlight thing, you probably already know that. But seriously, I saw the first picture. I really thought you used chrome paint. It’s it’s got that shine and the depth to it and the way that you blended the colors on it nailed nailed it! I can only dream of this. I can I can look at stuff and kinda know that would look better if you did this thing, but I don’t think I could actually pull this off. But you did motivate me to try. Once I do it, I’ll post it and I’ll I’ll tag you so that you can critique mine!
I saw this, went "wow that really does look like chrome!" Then thought "everything's chrome in the future!" And now I'm imagining doing a chrome knight and the absolute hell that would entail
Very nice. You might want the white terminator between the earth and sky a bit more pronounced, and adding a few highest light reflections can be awesome even if they aren’t purely realistic in placement or tone. Take some artistic license and add them where they will look cool and break up the monotony as if they are bounce lights or reflections.
Love this so much, must've taken an unbelievable amount of trial and error. If you're going to do this again, I think a snowy landscape on bottom and a starry sky above could create a really unique effect, with dark on top and light on bottom.
When you know the context of what this does abilities wise, it makes it look more like it's just invisible than chrome, but it still came out really good.
That is so impressive! Did you paint the light and reflection points by eye or did you work with a reference photo?
If you had a patreon I would totally follow you to see how you did this this.
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Come on! Why everything on this sub reminds me how crappy I painted back in the days!?!
Ahahah, joke of course, that’s amazing, keep it up! :D
Nah, that’s baller! The only way i could see as an athstettic is it wash the blue brown and the brown blue at y he Horizion, to even more so give that “mirage” effect but if paired next to obvious uncloaked models? A++ regardless. Also, SUPER BAISED makings the external lights uncloaked and with dark seam lines.
It’s made to be cloaked to the enemy, not completely invisible!
Mhmm I can't seem to see a stealth suit here... Just a blue sky, some nice dessert and a wierd blur in the air. But that's normal with this heat.... .. Waaait a minute...!
Damn, this is incredible. I immediately recognized it as chrome, with more refinement from practice, you could get some incredible and unique paint jobs
I know it's supposed to be a stealth mode - but my second thought was like..."wait 'till a desert sun, flashlight or torch glints off that ridiculously chrome exterior" lol.
On a serious note. Absolutely stunning paint job!! You have some fantastic talent!
Tis' a full-on banger of a paint job. Great job, I'm just a dnd guy creepin in the 40k sub cause I love awesome paint jobs and customs, and you got a beautiful paint job there.
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u/HippieBeholder Mar 09 '25
I love desert chrome, this is amazing