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A few months ago I started a craftworld army based on scheme I had pictured for a while, it was an opportunity to paint the new lovely eldar models I’ve been admiring for a long time, use some new paints I had my eye on and build a new army very different from my ORKS and space marines.

The basis for the scheme would be teal/jade armour with vivid pink helmets, both colours I’ve not painted much before. I would paint the rank and file efficiently but to a decent finish, still army painting but going for a higher end finish. Characters and centre pieces would get more attention. I started with a squad of defenders, my favourite unit in the army.

I got the old combat patrol plus wraithguard through someone reselling the magazines on eBay at a decent price. These would be my first units plus a pair of warlocks (my next favourite models).

I used monument hobbies proacryl paints mostly, fallen in love with them in the last few months, they tick all the boxes.

The armour was based with jade, then highlights of mixes with Bright Jade were airbrushed on. Initially I used a dark green oil wash to line the recesses as a shade but switched it to magenta in later units.

The helmets were hot dark pink highlighted with layers of white mixed in. The white desaturated with pink too much so I also mixed in some proacryl fluoro pink to keep it vibrant.

Weapons were just black.

Some quick edge highlight in the brighter colours were added and some pink accents on the bodies.

The gems were quick versions of every gem guide out there.



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The warlocks were next, I still didn’t have basing sorted so the guardians didn’t get based yet.

I used the same colours on the warlocks but the were brush painted. The robes were layered up with glazes of the jade colours, the helmets were also layered up. The would stones on these got more attention but same colours and ideas.

The weapons were painted as crystal prismatic blades. I followed the amazing rogue hobbies guide for it, it was so simple and effective. Link below. Had to match the paints as best I could, didn’t have the all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJEVU9FQR94

I then decided on a fun lurid set of tufts for the bases.

Next up I painted up a support weapon I’d got, the wraith guard, a wraithlord and the farseer.

All got the same treatment as the guardians. Farseer got a lot more attention in 5e same paints.

Nicely done. Sweet color scheme, too. Always happy to see more Eldar.

 youwashock wrote:
Nicely done. Sweet color scheme, too. Always happy to see more Eldar.

Thanks. They are going to be a challenge to play but loving painting them.

Next up wa she half dozen jet bikes and ten warlock on a bike.

I rushed the painting if the bikes and my masking tape pulled off the pink, creating a nice weathered effect. Not what I wanted for his army!

So I tried to mask off the green and repaint the pink and the tape pulled off the green this time.

So learned to not bother masking this stuff and just freehand it. A mate pointed out that my colour scheme resembled a brand of green tea that cherry blossom on the packet. Got me thinking and googling and there were some lovely eldar and tau with cherry blossom on so the warlock got some on his bike.

In reflection I’m happy with the blossom but should have done it a bit smaller or finer. But overall, I like the look and plan on using it on my vehicles and things.

Wow nice work on the Eldar mate! Great colour scheme and love the freehand on the bikes.

Thank you! I think I’m going to use the cherry blossom a bit like the “vines” or thorns on beil-tan vehicles. To break up the big panels a bit.

I’ve some storm guardians on the go now and then an avatar and some fire dragons coming. Thinking about doing the fire dragons in one of the alternate schemes, black armour and orange hats.