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Hi guys,

Im looking for a way to paint/airbrush in the biomechanic way ( ala giger) on some tau.
But it seems that i cant find any tutorials ihrer then the One on the airsick stencil Homepage but they use Big rumplagest and i Need small ones.
Anymore got tipps?

Having recently painted some Giger art on my tank I can, at least, tell you how I did it.

This shows what I was aiming at, and my first attempt:


And this is annotated with the stages I used to achieve it on the tank:


Beyond that, I can't really help with "how" to paint like him. I was only copying one of his pieces. It is very hard to match the level of detail he adds to his work, especially in scale, but it is possible to give a representation of it.

Can't help with airbrush work, I don't have one.
Good luck.

I'd probably find something in the open domain (not someone's IP).

Shrink it down to scale and print it out on a decal sheet.

Giger-esque biomechanic stuff is generally monochromatic. Look for info on painting in greyscale, then either tint directly or glaze over your work in a sepia or green-grey tone.