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Hi guys.


Im currently thinking of creating a DA successor chapter for my primaris and im hesitating between these 2 colour scheme, may I know what you think about it ?

Sorry for the quality/light, i did my best with my cellphone camera :p

Hey there! I'll pitch in with my 2 imperial credits.

First off, the paint looks a touch thick in places. That might just be my eyes but there's something off about it.

Secondly the blue doesn't quite pop next to the green. A brighter and more contrasting colour would look great. I prefer the first version too.

That's my opinion but I hope it helps!

So yet another interpretation of an Alpha Legion paint scheme...?

 anyname121 wrote:
Hey there! I'll pitch in with my 2 imperial credits.

First off, the paint looks a touch thick in places. That might just be my eyes but there's something off about it.

Secondly the blue doesn't quite pop next to the green. A brighter and more contrasting colour would look great. I prefer the first version too.

That's my opinion but I hope it helps!

It look thick because i tryed an other colour on the shoulders before the blue and I didnt wanted to remove it for a test miniature.

Thanks for you feedback

timd wrote:
So yet another interpretation of an Alpha Legion paint scheme...?

Every space marine have the alpha legion paint scheme

What colour did you try before the blue? There's plenty of colours that'd fit with the green.

Like the others have said, the blue doesn't go with the green at all sadly :(

A bone colour would look great, or possibly even a purple.

Yep, that's a serious clash o' colours.

Blue and green is a difficult combination to pull off as they sit next to each other on the colour wheel. If you move them further apart by using a more violet shade of blue it will look better. However it is always easier to use a complementary colour, such as red or a hue either side of complementary such as violet or orange.

I recommend a deep purple instead of the blue.
Please try so I know if it looks good when I try to copy it

If you want a blue secondary with the DA dark green you're going to need to go more violet than blue, an off white would also work well.