Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Lizardmen Cold One Cavalry WIP #4

With the Cold Ones themselves done, it's time to move on to the riders.

"I have a sword!", "Wave it over there somewhere."
Well, ok, it's not just the riders. A few other models are on the go right now as well, as can be seen by a work in progress skink priest. This is just to mix things up a bit and not get too bored painting the same thing eight times in a row.
Each rider will be done individually, and I'll probably just play around with the colours for each. I won't be keeping track of what I use - that would defeat the purpose of them all being indivdual really.
The main point for today is the feather. Yes, the multi-coloured one. I tried a base coat of white, and then various shades over each part, but it doesn't blend together that well. I may need to water down the shades a little before application, and do multiple passes (like with layer paint highlighting), which is a bit of a pain but will give better results. I'll very likely try that next with the skink, although I might try a base of Celestra Grey instead of Ceramic White - the feathers might otherwise be too bright compared to the rest of the model.

-- silly painter.