In progress Riptide (needs advice)

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**Melchiour**

So I am working on my color scheme for my tau and have one of my riptides almost finished, I am looking for some pointers on maybe adding an additional color as I feel more is needed I am just not sure what to do. I am by no means a great painter but I like to have everything painted to table quality. So please take a look and give me any feedbak you can.

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**Desubot**

Whats the rest of your army look like/whats your full army colors?

If you need another color white would be great for heads and sept lines.

otherwise color in your lenses and edge highlight and you would be pretty much done besides basing.

**Melchiour**

The riptide is an example of the color scheme. They pretty much are all black and the teal color. I am using the racing stripes in pretty much everything as well. Idea is a Tau race team (silly I know)

**Desubot**

I dont think a tau racing team is silly at all. but you did it wrong. they should be red

jokes aside

i think an orange eye lens should round out your colors and make em pop.

**Melchiour**

I will give the orange a try and see how it goes. I appreciate the advice so far.

Any feedback on the actual painting so far or the scheme? Does it look okay?

**Desubot**

Melchiour wrote:

Any feedback on the actual painting so far or the scheme? Does it look okay?

Its mostly ok but it seems uneven, one more thinned down coat for the blue should even it out a bit. also you should finish painting around the edges such as the front of the gun and some of the side panels.

**Flinty**

I really like the scheme. Seconding on orange/red lenses and targetting arrays. You could also maybe colour up the sept marking on the chest with red/white?