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Thanks, they'll be black with gold armour segments on the Wyches using dark green tones to highlight the black.

The warriors and skimmers will be very dark purple with zenithal highlighting and fading like my Eldar vehicles rather than the outlined style seen in the codex. They will be very dark though, almost black using gloss to help with contrast on the clothing.

The Eldar Hornets will be done like my other grav tanks, the markers need based and my Seer Council is a re-paint with newly added minis. These were basecoated yesterday with the blue i normally use (Vallejo Magic Blue).

Nice Colour scheme for the DE!

The soft grey hair colour is much nicer than the fat goth looking red in the GW pics.

Yeah, I'm trying to avoid the GW style. I'm not really a fan of the red hair even if it does go with green!

The hair on the Wyches still needs highlighted and will finish up being white. i figured they're in dark/twilight in the webway so their hair would be white. I may add bits of colour but that'll get done last if it needs it.

Got the airbrush out today on the Eldar Hornets. Just gave them a coat of Klear in preparation for adding oil paint to the details.

Also continued on with the Wyches which are about halfway now.

Awesome stuff, man

Bigger better pics please, that looks too good not to see up close!

Thanks guys, I'll have better pics up once I've solved my computer issues.


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Slightly better pics have now replaced the Wyches group shot. They're still very much a WIP so I'll get decent pics sorted for when they're finished.

Some more progress on the Wyches. Just some details to do and finish the bases

Very Cool. I thought you going to stay away from the GW Dark colors on these models? Care to share how you got the skin tones? i tried to get pallid flesh but it Kinda looks like they have make-up on....

All looking awesome, particularly the Eldar grav-tanks. I like the effect the drybrush gives.

Scatterlasers on the Hornets, huh? That'll certainly pump out a high rate of fire. I'm a bit perplexed by the use of the unit, as they seem good for two roles:

1- Getting into a good hull-down position quicklythen sitting tight and sniping

2- Getting side/rear shots on armor.

Given that they can only fire one of their weapons per turn while moving, it's tempting to use them as move, sit, shoot... but they won't survive that. I'd been thinking EMLs would go well with both the above uses, but now that you mention it maybe scatterlasers are better just by virtue of throwing more dice. Hmmm. Your thoughts?

And the DE are looking good so far. Will you be sticking with just black and white?

sum1thtdiesalot wrote:Very Cool. I thought you going to stay away from the GW Dark colors on these models? Care to share how you got the skin tones? i tried to get pallid flesh but it Kinda looks like they have make-up on....

I was staying away from the GW schemes in that I'll not be fine lining round everything with a colour. I've stuck to my zenithal highlighting technique.You'll see it more pronounced on the Wyches raiders soon.....

The Wyches black/dark areas are shaded and highlighted in green this evening thus the pics.

The skin tones were done pretty much the same as the 'Eavy metal section in WD a couple of months ago when the mins were released.


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Savnock wrote:Scatterlasers on the Hornets, huh? That'll certainly pump out a high rate of fire. I'm a bit perplexed by the use of the unit, as they seem good for two roles:

1- Getting into a good hull-down position quicklythen sitting tight and sniping

2- Getting side/rear shots on armor.

Given that they can only fire one of their weapons per turn while moving, it's tempting to use them as move, sit, shoot... but they won't survive that. I'd been thinking EMLs would go well with both the above uses, but now that you mention it maybe scatterlasers are better just by virtue of throwing more dice. Hmmm. Your thoughts?

And the DE are looking good so far. Will you be sticking with just black and white?

The Scatters won't be permanent as the weapon options will be magnetised This'll allow me freedom to experiment. As a unit they're really just a bit if fun for bigger 2500pts plus games.



Thanks, guys!

Hmmm. I guess I just need to practice that Skin tone because that is the same thing I use. The 'eavy metal sections skin tones that is

Vet Sgt Ezekiel wrote:Some more progress on the Wyches. Just some details to do and finish the bases

This is wonderful. The hardlining around the eyes is fantastic. Great job.

The skin tones were done pretty much the same as the 'Eavy metal section in WD a couple of months ago when the mins were released.

Any love for those of us who don't get the $9 catalog?
Puh-leeeeeeze?

: )

Eric

Those DE look fantastic, the black and gold really stands out. Looks good and regal, fitting IMO. I'm hoping that the "Bytches" caption was intentional, if not it is a rather awkward mistake

Imp. Monkey

Super clean paint job, loves it. (Thanks for the bigger pics too btw!)

PerilsoftheBrush wrote:

Vet Sgt Ezekiel wrote:Some more progress on the Wyches. Just some details to do and finish the bases

This is wonderful. The hardlining around the eyes is fantastic. Great job.

Thanks

I painted the eye area black, then white and then black in the pupils. Makes a difference i think and its another tip straight from 'Eavy Metal. Its kind of like leaving a black lin round gems to help define them.

I have painted skin on minis rarely in the past so it was a interesting looking into the theory on it. After all the reading though it was already covered in WD. At least I know why they use the combinations of tones.

The GW Space Hulk Terminator Captain how-to has a great skin step-by-step for a more tanned and normal skin tone which has worked for me in the past. I reckon a lot of the skin tones work because of the Tallarn Flesh Foundation paint being a good start point. Just add space wolves grey for DE and Dwarf Flesh for SM's or other healthier looking subjects.


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MagickalMemories wrote:

The skin tones were done pretty much the same as the 'Eavy metal section in WD a couple of months ago when the mins were released.

Any love for those of us who don't get the $9 catalog?
Puh-leeeeeeze?

: )

Eric

Yep, Tallarn flesh with Space Wolves grey 1:1 for the base. Devlan mud poked into the deepest parts around the nose, bottom lip, ears etc. Keep adding SW grey for a coiuple of highlight passes with skull white as a final highlight. Then a purple wash into the recesses. I diluted all the steps apart from the washes with 1;1 paint to flow improver. I added Klear to the washes 1;1 also. it helps it seep into the areas better and the flow improver in the paint helps me as the paint stays where I left it!


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Imperial Monkey wrote:Those DE look fantastic, the black and gold really stands out. Looks good and regal, fitting IMO. I'm hoping that the "Bytches" caption was intentional, if not it is a rather awkward mistake

Imp. Monkey

No, it was quite intentional. Them's me Byches.

On a ridiculous side note I can't think of a name for my Wych Cult but in the meantime I'm going for 'Cult of the Gammon Dagger' which for those not used to Glaswegian euphemisms is fairly rude.

Oh dear. I will have to resign my account for old adverity reasons. Can't talk to a Weegie on here

Imperial Monkey wrote:Oh dear. I will have to resign my account for old adverity reasons. Can't talk to a Weegie on here

Don't you mean inferiority reasons?

I'm sure the phrase 'Gammon Dagger' is used by even you posh people over there in Edinburgh

Very nice painting, it's good to see another guy using an airbrush, the way you painted those Eldar tanks it awesome, I shall have to try out your colour scheme someday. Keep up the awesome Dark Eldar stuff too, do you plan you airbrush the raiders?

Yeah, I'll be doing a black to dark green fade on the panels and I'll also be trying something new with the old oil paints.

Fingers crossed it works like i think it will......

Looks awesome.

You sir make me feel embarrassed to field my DE, as they don't look even CLOSE to that beautiful. You have an amazing gift sir, and I look forward to seeing anything you paint in the future.

Those wyches are damn awesome!

The shading and blending and stuff on the gold is done brilliantly.

And the eyes... And the flesh..... And the bases!

That's the Wyches squad done now. Not bad for a basic troop choice. I'll be buying another squad to spread out the extra special weapon.

Not sure what to do for Bloodbrides but I'll think of something!


More up soon......

Very nice.

Looking forward to seeing them in the flesh.

Can't wait to get 1500pts together and start playing them! I suspect I'll be getting tabled a lot to begin with similar to my Eldar early exploits. They're very fragile gaming wise but they look like immense fun in cc.

I think the colours of my Wyches are close enough to the Cult of Strife so I'll go with that and get a Lelith Hesperax ordered up.

I think I'll paint a Raider for the squad next. I'm working on my Hornets now and I'll hopefully have them done for a game later in the month.

Quick Update:

Still working on the Hornets. I've given them the oil paint treatment in all the recesses. Def the most defined result yet as i refine the technique. Just need to wait for it to dry (tomorrow) fully before I put matt varnish on it with the airbrush.

Here's how i did it for those interested:

1:Airbrush/Brush on a decent layer of Klear floor polish or a thin layer of gloss varnish. This will aid the capillary action which will cut down on mess.

2: Dilute some of your chosen colour of oil paint for the recesses in question (i use standard art turpentine). i used burnt umber paint to kind of match the weapons I paint up for my Grav Tanks. It should to be very runny. You can always go back and add more to the model in layers.

3:Load a basecoat sized brush with the thinned oil paint and dab the point into a section of the recess you want to fill. The capillary action of the paint coming off the brush will flow round the details.

4: Once you've got all the recesses you want filled with enough oil paint leave it to dry for an hour (or hairdryer it to dry off the thinner for 5 mins).

5: Repeat applications as neccessary for an even line/detail. Once your happy and most of the thinners has dried wipe the model with a cloth soaked in a little tuprentine and wipe off the excess oil paint. This will leave the paint in the recesses where its supposed to be.

6: Leave to dry for a day or two and then varnish the model to seal it in like you would do after applying inks.


I got this technique from reading lots of military modelling magazines. Its pretty much routine when painting those kinds of models.

First the hornets look great! Second you double posted that last update