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Just bought lizardmen battalion and am trying to figure out different cool schemes to pair them. Any suggestions would be wonderful :-). Had an Idea of maybe rattlesnake diamond back would be cool. But still am looking. An any paint guide would be cool on how to paint lizardmen. Thanks guys :-D

Heres a link to a gw paint bundle that shows what colours they used for lizardnmen,

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440005a&prodId=prod2160173a

With my li\zards I have been going for a contrasting colour scheme with the bellies and the scales in different colours, going for that real eye catching piss off I am a lizard and I may bite you look lol.

However a diamond back scheme of Lizards would certainly be unique and if done with some patience look very cool

Had that problem myself, I got a saurus old blood and initally did him DA green with a teal on the scales and gold armour, stripped him immediately cos it wasn't the right colour contrast. Then I went for blue scales and purple armour.

I like em to be striking hehe.

This is what mine look like (I'm sorry, picture is a bit dark, but you get the general idea):




It's pretty straightforward and does't look too great on a single mini. But since this is WHFB and you have ranks of models, I think it works fine.
So, here is how I paint mine:

Spray: Chaos Black
Whole Model: Rakarth Flesh
Scales: Khorne Red
Whole Model: Agrax Earthshade
Shield: Castellan Green
Shield: Athonian Camoshade
Shield: Underhive Ash
Shield: Athonian Camoshade
Scales: Agrax Earthshade
Weapon: Rhinox Hide
Stone: Mechanicus Standard Grey
Stone (Highlight): Dawnstone
Eyes: Incubi Darkness
Teeth: Praxety White
Teeth: Agrax Earthshade
Base: Lustrian Undergrowth
Base: Underhive Ash
Base: Athonian Camoshade
Base Trim: Steel Legion Drab

I personally don't like the blue look too much. It can look good when done properly, but I couldn't do it
However, I think your idea sounds really good.