Nekima - Part II

Don't stare.

Next phase on the Nekima model: after the basic airbrush steps, go back with a paintbrush and further highlight and shade as necessary. This time it was more than perhaps I would have liked, but the airbrush phase still gave an excellent baseline from which to work. That, if nothing else, still makes the airbrush worth it.

I chose layer paints to work with going forward, mostly because they're more translucent than the base paints and I wanted to glaze more than cover up. Owing to a wet palette making the paints easier to mix, I simply put down Xereus Purple, Genestealer Purple, Lucius Lilac (an edge paint) and White Scar, and mixed them as necessary.

Don't use the edge paint. It has a very high pigment count, thicker medium, and does not glaze as easily. I had to cover up quite a few mistakes with that.

Genestealer Purple ended up as the primary colour used on the skin. This was highlighted in places by mixing in the White Scar. Xereus Purple was used to add some shade to places as necessary. Very little Genestealer Purple was used on the wings as well, but it wasn't highlighted to the degree of the skin; I want the wings to be darker and not draw attention away.

I've not used any shades at all on the model yet, although a blue based shade on the wings later might be used between membrane folds. On the subject of the wings, a little Warpfiend Grey along skeletal outlines gives them more depth without going too bright, or too purple.

-- silly painter.