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Ello all, heres my current project. I'm known for my orange Tyranids and am pretty comfortable with those techniques, but I've always felt the Eldar stuff I painted was very sub par and am always challenged by my wife's choice of easter colors.I wanted to try new things on it since its such a big model and it would be a large time investment. So I wanted to practice:

A) Building up colors so that the off white would have a gold glow to it (failed and it instead has a worn look, which I still like)
B) Practice sapphire gem stones (Realized I didnt have the right brush to get them exactly how I wanted and did the best with what I had)
C) OSL (Which I completely botched, learning afterwards that my first darkest color also needs to be the most thinned)
D) Painting patterns, like on the head. (Far away it looks great, up close not so much. The knights left side is very even, the other side pictured is not and poor. Needs a wash also)

First off, the window is where my tamaskan jumps up with muddy paws constantly to let me know he's ready to come in. I gave up cleaning it. Here it is so far:







Lots of work to be done and theres a lot I have to go back and do all over.

That looks amazing for trying out all those new techniques. And going from nids, which are very organic like to a mechanical thing like this, that's a big leap. Colours a pretty awesome too!

Yea bugs/creatures I could do all day, but bright smooth surfaces are different.

This is the tutorial I was using for gems btw.

That's pretty cool! I use this tutorial for them: http://www.necrotales.com/necroTutorials/tut_gemstonesf.php

A lot more awesome than I had suspected by the thread title. Well done

nice

Thanks all. Is the 'wooden' effect on the egg cool looking or is it just my opinion? My wife says no, its not.

If it's hers and she says no. It doesn't matter what we think

Looks great. I like the organic look, aren't they supposed to be made of wraithbone or something like that which is grown not manufactured anyway?

^ See thats what I said. Also, its 'not pink enough'.

It's a muted pink, which is good I think, and well broken up across the model. When I first read the title, I expected some garish nightmare. If she doesn't think it's pink enough, that may be the way you have to go.

I like the streaked ivory too, but again, I'm not the one you're trying to please

Looks fantastic! Nice work

That my friend is what I like to call....Kickass
I thought the gems were supposed to be a star not a gem but I like it! Just like your other stuff this is great keep it up

p.s trying new techniques is always fun!