The stock model is fairly fantastic without anything added on. I don't think the Ironback is the best beast in the limited selection of the Blindwater Congregation but it looks cool, that is good enough for me. I wanted to paint him to stand out a litle from the rest of the army which is mainly brown. I ended up painting him mainly brown. I don't know what it is but I can't seem to branch out into something more vibrant. The skintone you see here is Scorched Brown (GW) highlighted with Sunburst Yellow (GW). It gives an interesting green/yellow tone to the final few highlights. I thought it wuld be more vibrant but I think the complementary tone on the shell doesn't help it to pop.
I painted the shell with Scorched Brown highlighted with Parasite Brown (Vajello). I wanted a strong orange colour. I think it worked out okay but a lot of the depth is lost. I am considering some brown glazes to bring out the detail on the shell and scales a little better. I don' know yet if that would work. I have heard that a blue glaze can work really well with brown but I would be too scared to try that here. Its just too much to have to fix if it goes wrong. I haven't done the base yet in these pictures as I want to varnish the model first. Once I decide whether I have more to do or not I can get busy with that.I have to buy Barnabus and a Bullsnapper and that will be my thirty five point army complete. I don't know if I will really expand it much more. I want to get busy with my Khador soon and this makes a nice brak point with the Congrgation. I just need to get the last few bits for my Circle army complete too. Hand Cannon Online has some of the best Blindwater paint schemes I have seen so I suggest if you are painting this army that you check them out here.
Heh.. I opened this article thinking to see Leonardo and be able to see where to pick up some nice TMNT models to paint up for my son ;)
ReplyDeleteNice work on it regardless of lack of katanas and bandanas.. the fact that the skin started as a brown with yellow added is wonderful to know, and something I will have to try in the future.
No Leonardo... but PP should consider a unit for the Blindwater themed on the Turtles! Make sure it is a warm brown you mix the yellow with otherwise it won't come out like this!
DeleteAfter you varnish, try using P3 Blue Ink thinned with water to see if it gives you a shading effect you like. One of the nice things about inks are that as they don't undergoe a chemical transformation while drying, they can always be re-activated. So if you don't like it, some water and scrubbing with a brush will remove the ink.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I am brave enough to do that!
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