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I'm painting IoB skaven, particularly clan rats, but I've never really done much outside of VC, so have no clue how to do this. I've pretty much figured out everything but the skaven-specifics, as well as the washes (Agrax Earthshade/Sepia Wash), but need to know where to start with the skin/fur/tails, as well as colored metal (Red metal for armors. I've never given it much thought, and have always just used Leadbelcher)
Also, out of curiosity (Its not going to be on the models, as I've been asked to just do the robes red) what are the Clan Skyre colors?

The way I would do them is:
Cloth: Mephiston Red or Ceramite White or Waaagh! Flesh
Metal: Leadbelcher
Skin: Bugmans Glow
Furry Bits ( like on the arms ): Mournfang brown
Tail: Bugmans Glow or Rakarth Flesh
And Then an all over wash of Agrax Earthshade

The Cloth colors just add a bit of variety and make the unit more Chaotic. If it looks too dark you can highlight a bit with the original colors but it is not really necessary.

I think Clan Skyre colors are Red.

Hope this Helps

Thanks! In order to mix things up, I have 3 color schemes (Brown, Red, and a Green) with 3 sub types each (Light, Regular, Dark), so variation shouldn't be much of a problem.

Minimal paints... hmm..

Spray brown.. they just came out with a brown spray at GW.. but army painter, krylon, halfords, some other brand of spray can....
all good. Even airbrush is fine.
Even 100% coverage of whatever brown... so maybe 2 coats lol

Drybrush all over in a lighter brown.
Ratskin flesh to pick out the tails, noses, hands... anywhere the fur isnt
All Metals warplock bronze, drybrushed leadbelcher.
Pick out claws and teeth with something like Rakarth Flesh,
Wooden parts a different brown to the fur (grey furred rats might make this easier)
If you want red rags... then pick out the eyes and clothes in red, mayb use a dark grey as a 2ndary clothing colour.

Wash all over in Agrax Earthshade.

- youd get through a hell of a lot of agrax... I suggest buying a bottle of Liquitex Acrylic Ink Raw Umber, and 60ml Vallejo glaze medium. Mix to desired strength of wash. Itle cost more upfront, but will mix upto a lot of pots worth of the citadel ones. (citadel washes are quite nice however... just for an all over wash of a horde army like skaven... bulk might be a good idea)

Im counting a brown spray and 9 colours there? Add in an off white, like pallid wych flesh to make a round 10 colours, use the off white to mix highlights out of all the other paints
Maybe do simple drybrushed highlights, quick and dirty the drybrush highlighting of everything isnt going to win any contests but this is a horde and youve got to think about the time involved doing a well blended paint job times hundreds of very similar rat men.... for me.. dry brush wins in that scenario everytime!

Something I forgot to mention, they're all primed up already (In the Army Painter leather brown).