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Coolest 'nid army ever. It is like a 3d comic book...

Nard you left the undercoat visible ? Wow ... I thought that was added on after! You have some serious talents here man ... All in all how long did it take you to paint this whole army?

Krudd, about 4 years (on and off). It takes me a while as i don't have a great deal of time to paint due to work etc

Damnnnnnnnnn dude ... I wish i could paint like that, any advise??

Brilliant models, technically painted very well with amazing greenstuff but a touch painful on the eyes....

the best advise is to have a steady hand and practice fading. Practice makes perfect

Too many people on these forums want to see the same stuff, dull, dark, and tattered models, i think these are brilliant

Wow! This is actually he first Nid Army i have seen that's made me say "Holy "
Well done, that has to be the weetest army i have ever seen!

I'm a huge fan of this Tyranid force, but I've gotta say, the Hierophant gives me a headache every time I look at it .

Awesome!!!Thats a very, very, very nice army!!

I really liked the bigger models, but all the small ones looked kinda the same. I did not like them.

But still, the big ones are awesome.

Deefect wrote:I really liked the bigger models, but all the small ones looked kinda the same. I did not like them.

But still, the big ones are awesome.

That's how they should look IMHO.

Numberless swarm vs. Monstrous, Imposing Creatures.

Absolutely amazing army and one helluva job Nard. You should be rightly proud, it's really, really impressive.
My only qualm is I reckon (but i'm no expert, not even close) the bases would be better off contrasting slightly to the models.

Still, it's a great looking army. GREAT.

I hate your color scheme, but your level of skill is very very commendable and totally makes up for it.
Did you use an airbrush at all? Especially on the bigger models?

My eyes started to bleed there so awsome you are amazing love the color scheme and just love the customization so wicked im am completely subservient to you

Nard, I really like your models and the bases, how did you make the tentacles on the bases?

Echo the tone of the thread. I like the scales the best, the shift from the white-ish to grey is incredibly smooth. The smartest part is that you stuck with just a few colours. I am struggling with keeping the number of colours down to a minimum, but I always fail. It will therefor take more than four years for me to finish, for sure. Smart move there, Nard!

Thanks you all for your comments

randomentity: I did not use an airbrush. It is all done by layering (feathering each layer).

linkohki: The tentacles were made out of green stuff.

Very striking purple. Mind sharing your technique and colors used?

Wow. I'm not sure if I've ever seen a scheme like this before.

Ifurita

I used scorched brown faded into bleached bone. For the purple i use lich purple faded into tentacle pink. The techique is just layering and feathering.

Actually this unusual painting for tyranids seems great to me Really good job there!