http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Im still pretty new to this so anything will help!

https://imgur.com/a/1CwoC3F

I have cleaned it up a small bit since i took those, such as the accidental silver paint on the black on the top of the aircraft.

Lighting in those pics is also not amazing, sorry about that!


One huge question i have, Is what is the best way to pain the gemstones? I've tried following tutorials on youtube but doesn't seem to work, even if i try to follow it step by step, Is it just a case of personal practice? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10359824.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10359824.page GMT lol if that makes sense. Then Gloss varnish it.

Just try get the brightest blue to be angled to where you want the "light" to hit, like if you want the lighting to be coming straight down, then the brightest blue area would be right on top of the gem in the middle.

Edit - Mabey you can put a tiny bit of white on it for the very brightest spot of the gem.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10359828.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10359828.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10359830.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10359830.page GMT IMO. And yeah every things nice and tidy looks nice.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10359837.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10359837.page GMT ill add that ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10359839.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10359839.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10360191.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10360191.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10360524.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10360524.page GMT
Use the Citadel gem paints with the recommended metallic undercoats. It ends up looking pretty good and you don't need as steady of a hand

You can also try things such as painting the base of the gem in a bright metallic and a darker metallic toward the top to add depth. For example, on a green gem use stormhost silver around the bottom, and then leadbelcher on the higher half.

Check this to see what I mean:

https://youtu.be/FZLuiIHSV5g

I haven't painted anything Eldar, though, so when I use these gem paints it's always on really small stuff, so YMMV.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10360734.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10360734.page GMT
1. I see that you've smothered the bleached bone to get the color to come out. I'd try a thin coats of brown tone before the bleached bone. It's neutral enough to not bleed through the bleached bone in a contrasting manner while being opaque enough to help you tone down the black for your bleached bone.

2. Don't rely too much on black paint to make your figure look black. Miniature painting (or any painting or drawings for that matter) is all about contrast - dry brush 50:50 mix of black and grey on the black areas. While this will make your figure a bit grey-er than pure black, but the contrast of the light color (bleached bone) and the dark color (black) will make the grey appear black. This step will help the model look more refined since currently you have the black as your midtone (areas that needs to be darkened cannot go any darker). You want to brighten up your black areas to make room for those crevices that you really need to darken.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10360845.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/772051/10360845.page GMT