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Here is my tau scheme im working on. Inspired from the combine from the video game half life. only thing I am struggling with is making the paint look smooth. if you look closely you can see its kind of... I dunno the word...spludgy ? any tips on that ? otherwise please comment

Overall it looks nice, the orange is at the right amount adding a good splash of color. My best suggestion is just to thin the paints and do several layers and buildup from dark to light. Did you wash them yet?

 guardpiper wrote:
Overall it looks nice, the orange is at the right amount adding a good splash of color. My best suggestion is just to thin the paints and do several layers and buildup from dark to light. Did you wash them yet?

What i did so far is :

- fully cover the model with eshin grey then wash it with nuln oil
- Layering the greys with dawnstone and admin. grey
- Layering ushabti bone then troll slayer orange

 guardpiper wrote:
Overall it looks nice, the orange is at the right amount adding a good splash of color. My best suggestion is just to thin the paints and do several layers and buildup from dark to light. Did you wash them yet?

The above statement is your best bet, other than airbrushing.
Start with a half watered paint and add a layer, then another but add more water.
You want to to fill in e gaps but not be thick so it won't spread out.
Use long strokes with a medium brush and do layers in opposite directions. E.g. Back head to front then top head to bottom.

What kind of primer did you use?

Maybe you need a thinner primer (some spray can primers go on more thick than others).

Or try spraying the primer is quicker bursts, in a sweeping motion, to not get too much on the model.

(this is the guess that the surface issues might be the primer, and not the paint).

Looks neat!