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Now that I have virtually all of my flying circus built with most of the modeling done I am turning to the painting aspect. My skills are pretty novice, but hey a fully painted army is better then a grey horde right? Anyways I've come to a problem as I have no idea what to paint my mono Tzeentch army. True there are CSM allies, but they are undivided (least will be with Belakor) and can wait. Right now I am more concerned about my Kairos (Finecast) , Lord of Change (metal), two Princes, and Horrors. What makes this particularly annoying is that I want a non-traditional scheme to make everything stand out, so I'm trying to stay away from pink and blue. Its been recommended I try a green scheme by a local, but I'm unsure. What do you think Dakka? What could be an easy paint scheme that would make these boys stand out?

I like blue and pink. green will make them look like orks. You could do purple and yellow. The key to good skin tone is using four or more layers. start with black primer then if you were going to do red for example use a dark red like a black cherry fallowed by a heavy dry brush of something lighter like tomato red then a wash i like the ogryn flesh it is called something else now, fallowed by a light light dry brush to highlight of a red pink color like raspberry.

I say why stop at one colour?!

Tzeentch is change, so go with a whole load!

I've gone traditional blue and pink with mine, but I've still found ways to subvert it and make it mine. For instance, I've done 10 Horrors in the traditional pink, but the other 10 in a powder blue, which allows me to field two units of 10 in some lists, and a large unit which won't look like a uniform blob. My screamers are a much darker blue (something around Macragge, but i don't exactly recall which paint I used) but thanks to the magic of airbrushes I've blended through purple to pink on the edges. I've done a similar thing with my only unit of Flamers, but have plans to do some in green/yellow and perhaps something else TBC.

I've also used non-GW models too, but if you're past the building stage, that's a moot point for you.

Basically, with Tz, anything goes, just stick to bright, vibrant colours and it'll look ok, use too much pastel and it might start to look too Slaaneshi, steer clear of red and green if you can, as other Gods have dibs on those, but the right shade and tone would be able to distance them visually from K or N.

If I was to pick a one, non trad, Tz colour, I'd probably go purple.

Well I'm using the old fashion ways of a physical brush, and sticking to GW paints, so I am limited. Is this blending effect mentioned easy? You are talking to a real beginning painter.

With an airbrush, yes, as it is the best tool to lay down thin, translucent layers of paint. Done well (and I'm by no means at this level myself, I've had an airbrush less than a year vs ~10 years painting by brush spread over the last 25 years) you can transition very different colours with comparative ease.

By brush? Blending colours is perhaps one of the most difficult core skills to get pinned down consistently well. That said, it is a worthwhile pursuit, as it encourages good habits like manipulating paint consistency (thinning) and helps develop brush control.