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hey guys, i made a thread about the BA, but i need tips on making tyranids have that creepy organic look, without looking like skeletons

Search engines are great I hear:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+paint+tyranids

thanks, i was thinling of colors. My experiacne at painting is more on the lines of armour and trim form my warmachine menoth days. I can't paint flesh worth a damn and i can''t paint organic matter the way i need to i need to give tyranids a certan creepiness almost like aliens that slick look no one likes to look at.

Here's a guide I found in the articles section which I think is right up your alley.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Dipping_Tyranids

Should give you a nice slimy organic look. (Note that for the spinning part you can just use some thin rod in a variable speed drill)

thanks, i like the aliens slimy look that aliens have. I was thinking a midnight blue with black brushed in then a gloss to make it look real sleek.

Gabrial Seth wrote:thanks, i like the aliens slimy look that aliens have. I was thinking a midnight blue with black brushed in then a gloss to make it look real sleek.

If you don't want to dip the models you can still brush the varnish on, the same principle still applies in that you are using a tinted clear coat that will darken recessed areas thus making details stand out.

If no varnish period, you can get some GW wash/shade paint (same thing, different names) and apply it over your entire model then put on a gloss coat.

You might want to look up some tutorials on slime and dripping fluids aswell some slime dripping off parts of the nids could really make the effect you're going for pop. The drool from the alien creature when it opens its mouth is kinda the effect im thinking of here.

some people prime then wash then paint, would that be a good thing to try on the genestealers im going to pick up on monday or tuesday. What is a good brand for slime and dripping fluids, over here we have hobbytown USA should i mention to them what i want to do.

http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/hemiptera-belostomatidae3.jpg

Maybe a brownish carapace like the kissing bug would do