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Here's my first crack at a Stealer for Space Hulk. Comments and criticisms welcome! I'd rather have them now than after I've painted a bunch of them

EDIT: I discovered photographing it in front of a darker background gives a better representation of the colours, so here's another image.

Looks great! I'd love to play space hulk with a bunch painted so nicely.

Interesting choice of colours...

The carapace looks a little flat - could possibly use an extra highlight just to make it pop a little more.

The claws look excellent.

I like it, but I think the joints/openings could be a different colour - might also solve the flatness insaniak notes.

No idea how I am going to paint my stealers yet :/

Top notch!

Thanks for the compliments and criticisms!

insaniak wrote:Interesting choice of colours...

The carapace looks a little flat - could possibly use an extra highlight just to make it pop a little more.

The claws look excellent.

Could definitely go for a slightly brighter highlight. I suppose I could also go the other way and make the shades on the carapace something closer to pure black to add more contrast against the reasonably bright flesh.

kb_lock wrote:I like it, but I think the joints/openings could be a different colour - might also solve the flatness insaniak notes.

No idea how I am going to paint my stealers yet :/

What colour would you make them? Maybe the same colour but just a bit darker for more contrast?

Those bits were actually done with a thinned down Olive Drab. For the skin I was using a red-brown for shading through the airbrush, but then to mix it up and add some depth I decided to also hairy brush shade it with Olive Drab, I wasn't planning on painting those joints/exposed areas in the same colour, but since I had it on my brush I just gave it a try and thought it looked okay, but maybe could be a bit darker by adding a touch of black in to the Olive Drab?

Originally I was planning on using a darkened burnt umber on the joints.

Is it just me or in the third picture is he smiling.

Genestealers do love their work.

AllSeeingSkink wrote:

kb_lock wrote:I like it, but I think the joints/openings could be a different colour - might also solve the flatness insaniak notes.

No idea how I am going to paint my stealers yet :/

What colour would you make them? Maybe the same colour but just a bit darker for more contrast?

Those bits were actually done with a thinned down Olive Drab. For the skin I was using a red-brown for shading through the airbrush, but then to mix it up and add some depth I decided to also hairy brush shade it with Olive Drab, I wasn't planning on painting those joints/exposed areas in the same colour, but since I had it on my brush I just gave it a try and thought it looked okay, but maybe could be a bit darker by adding a touch of black in to the Olive Drab?

Originally I was planning on using a darkened burnt umber on the joints.

Yeah darker would be good, or maybe even just a red wash? Bloodletters Glaze maybe? Given their colour you could even maybe use a blue wash. Just something to differentiate without becoming a focal point.