Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:
No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.
If you are already a member then feel free to login now.
Finally! The long awaited Ynnari Skyweaver unit is painted! What a project this was....
When I started painting my first test model, I had a small vision on how I want it to look. Not everything came out as planed, but some on the spot decisions, turned in to a fantastic result. Now, since I had a clear plan in mind, I shouldent have any problems painting my first unit, right?
Well... Lets say I forgot every single paint I used for my test miniature. First of all I highlighted the skin to much. The test miniature had a darker tone to it, and I still am mad I couldent achieve the same result here. Then the gold... I used the wrong one here But quickly released that and repainted all gold parts.
The the hair.... Dont even remind me Or, actually do remind me, because I still have 0 clue how I did it on the test model. Did I glaze it without applying a wash? Or I washed it first and then started glazing? Or did I highlight on top of glazing?
The bikes them selves were a nightmare.... The was a point when I was so close on trowing one of them in to the wall.... But a small mistake saved them! You see, I dont like smooth models. I dont like to paint any Eldar transport or bike because of that. So I struggled with shading them, and then building back up the high light. It was to red for my liking, also considering I dont remember what colors I mixed to achieve the red on my test model. But then I noticed one small thing, I stroke of black paint on the side of the bike. And I really liked how it looked, it gave them worn out, burned, effect. So I started thinning down my black, and applying 7 layers of it on parts I believed should be burned. And that just came out really well!
All in all, I think this unit came out amazingly good
Oh, did I mention that the bases are different to? Well, I had this color in mind from day one, the problem was that I dident achieve it on the test mini. So some times mistakes are for the better :lol!:
This message was edited 4 times. Last update was at 2019/05/06 15:19:56
Wow! Absolutely gobsmacking! I love the kitbash with the Doomfire Warlocks and the spooky shadow hands just gives it that extra special touch that really screams Ynnari. Great job!
The conversion is a great idea, it's well made and painted. Those bases though are stunning, the darkness and grasping hands look stellar. If you don't mind my asking what was your process for getting that shadowy grasping hands effect?
1500 1000
Please check out my project log on Dakka here
I have plans for a Chaos Daemon Engine army which I am rather excited to make, but I didn't know how I wanted to do their bases. Some years ago I had ordered a bunch of ghoul hands for some reason I can't remember. Clearly seeing your bases was a sign, so consider the style borrowed, haha.
Overall I think your Skyreavers look awesome. The only thing I (personally) am not the hugest fan of is the colour of their hair. It's painted well, but the pink kinda sticks out in a weird way, IMO.
Grimskul wrote: Wow! Absolutely gobsmacking! I love the kitbash with the Doomfire Warlocks and the spooky shadow hands just gives it that extra special touch that really screams Ynnari. Great job!
Pretty awesome. Love the basing and colors
Thanks! Thats what I was going for with the bases. I think Ynnari should be really scary, since they do deal with spirits and stuff.
The conversion is a great idea, it's well made and painted. Those bases though are stunning, the darkness and grasping hands look stellar. If you don't mind my asking what was your process for getting that shadowy grasping hands effect?
Thanks man, glad you liked it! I was actually planing to do a proper tutorial on how I did the base, but its just some ghoul hands, painted black, and glued to the base. While the liquid stuff, I just got a bottle of some king water effect from my local store, mixed it with black paint and here you go ^^D
I have plans for a Chaos Daemon Engine army which I am rather excited to make, but I didn't know how I wanted to do their bases. Some years ago I had ordered a bunch of ghoul hands for some reason I can't remember. Clearly seeing your bases was a sign, so consider the style borrowed, haha.
Overall I think your Skyreavers look awesome. The only thing I (personally) am not the hugest fan of is the colour of their hair. It's painted well, but the pink kinda sticks out in a weird way, IMO.
Glad you got inspired. I knew from the start that I wanted pink hair on them, I did experiment with blue as well.
Inevitable_Faith wrote: The conversion is a great idea, it's well made and painted. Those bases though are stunning, the darkness and grasping hands look stellar. If you don't mind my asking what was your process for getting that shadowy grasping hands effect?
1500 
1000
