<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Help me steal this paint scheme"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Help me steal this paint scheme
I am starting with my Eldar army and want to use this paint scheme:



Now I need some input on how to replicate it.

My idea was to use Wraithbone White as a primer, which should be slightly less saturated than the armor on the picture. So a second layer with _something_ is needed followed by a thinned down coat of Skeleton Horde?

What would you suggest for the white edge highlighting? White Scar?

I'm totally lost on how I would do the blue hair on the helmets, please advice!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11415109.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11415109.page GMT Re:Help me steal this paint scheme
The blue plumes look like sotek green base, then layered up to blue horror, going through temple guard blue and possibly another intermediate blue, maybe baharroth blue?

I paint a lot of Mymeara and Iybraesil, so the blues look very similar to what I use. I agree, this is a really nice looking scheme.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11415167.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11415167.page GMT Help me steal this paint scheme GW's black and white paints, save yourself the horror of trying to work with clumpy, chalky gloop. Especially doing big smooth armour panels on these guys.

Literally any other company's white is better. Personally I use Createx Airbrush white.

Not sure there's a thinned wash of anything in this scheme, it looks way too smooth. Could be contrast, thinned? There's either an airbrush or a buttload of wet blending / layering going on here otherwise. Either way a white/cream primer is going to be the starting point, then careful transitions to the shadows and highlights. Pick one or two colours darker and lighter than your midtone, which is a warm off-white/khaki. Highlights may not go all the way up to full white, but a slightly off-yellow like Vallejo Pale Sand (possibly + white).

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldar/comments/ullmqi/bone_color_scheme_question/

Someone's already asked about this scheme on reddit, so there's some good answers out there already.

Plumes look like they may be Akhelian Green contrast? Some kind of phthalocyanine green/blue to be sure. It's a common inexpensive pigment with high staining properties and very vivid to boot. Third pic on this page has an example. https://www.chaosbunker.de/en/2019/07/12/citadel-colour-contrast-part-3/ If so there's likely a gradient established already underneath, to get that dark to light transition.


]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11415266.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11415266.page GMT Help me steal this paint scheme http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11415316.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11415316.page GMT Re:Help me steal this paint scheme
Are there better white paints? Sure. But they're not the vast improvement people claim. And like I say, if you've got a pot already, you're just wasting money buying another one.

The painting style looks a lot like Juan Hidalgo... do you happen to know who the painter is?

Fire_Forever wrote:
Not sure there's a thinned wash of anything in this scheme, it looks way too smooth. Could be contrast, thinned?


He never said anything about a wash. Skeleton Horde is a contrast paint.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11416010.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11416010.page GMT Re:Help me steal this paint scheme
 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
The painting style looks a lot like Juan Hidalgo... do you happen to know who the painter is?

Yep, this lady here:
https://twitter.com/ICantThinkEm?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11416013.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11416013.page GMT Re:Help me steal this paint scheme GW's books doing their youtube demonstrations. Have you tried asking her directly?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11416017.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11416017.page GMT Re:Help me steal this paint scheme
Fire_Forever wrote:
Not sure there's a thinned wash of anything in this scheme, it looks way too smooth. Could be contrast, thinned?


 CancelledApocalypse wrote:
He never said anything about a wash. Skeleton Horde is a contrast paint.


I know. Covering the bases on 'ways to get gradient effects on a model', of which washes/shades are one. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11416206.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11416206.page GMT Re:Help me steal this paint scheme ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11416208.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11416208.page GMT Help me steal this paint scheme
So many ways you can get to a given end point with a paint scheme, but a lot of potential paths!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11416252.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11416252.page GMT Help me steal this paint scheme
The edge highlighting is clearly creamy on zoomed in pictures. I wasn't able to determine the exact paint, but Screaming Skull or anything brighter than Ushabti should do the trick.

Thanks for everybody who gave some input!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11417695.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11417695.page GMT Re:Help me steal this paint scheme
Good work!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11417795.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11417795.page GMT Help me steal this paint scheme http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11417802.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11417802.page GMT Help me steal this paint scheme GW prices you could use iraqui sand from vallejo for the base. Army Painter soft tone or your tan brown of choice and then iraqi sand and a little white or buff to lighten it for highlights. Iraqui sand will cover black in 1 or 2 coats without and matches this really closely. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11417811.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/806439/11417811.page GMT