Temple of the Shattered Veil

Loving the dark blue/black colour! What colours did You use for that effect? Also, careful, dont get burnt out! That looks like quite some work to get finished for a horde army.

Thanks!  I’m really happy with the blue. It’s Vallejo Dark Prussia Blue 70899.

I mostly use GW paints because I like their durability and coverage, but they aren’t very vibrant. They desaturated all their colours slighty a few years ago when they switched manufacturers. 

Vallejo seems to have smaller pigments, and blends smoother. 

I’ve been adding a couple drops of the Dark Prussian Blue into my GW blue-grey  paints that I use for the armour, to add a little colour.

Okay, one down, nine to go.

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I’ve been using my medicine cabinet as a lightbox. Kinda’ works, so I thought I’d try a coloured backdrop so the camera doesn’t try to pick a white point from the background. 

I think I need one more layer of highlights for the skin, looks a little flat in the photo.

Edited March 20, 2019 by Ravenborn

How do you do your blending? It looks great. I struggle with blending the fairer skin tones - the whites are so streaky compared to painting red or green. Do you lay it on thicker then feather with a wet brush? Or do you just mix on a wet pallette and go up the spectrum?

Also curios about your color choice. I’ve been starting at rakarth and moving up to pallid wych (I think? It’s close to white) and I’ve been OK with it but am keen to try other variations. I find adding the pinker tones to be tricky to get right.

The consistency of GW’s fleshtones is pretty awful. I use lots of thin layers of watered paint to get a smooth finish... between five and ten coats just for the base skin tone. It’s pretty slow, unfortunately, but the end result is worth it.

I tried a few different skin options, and  in the end I just used Kislev flesh and white. It’s pale, but healthy-looking, and seems to contrast well with the blue and pink in their outfits. 

Edited April 16, 2019 by Ravenborn