*UPDATED* The Creation of Hive Fleet Perisseia

done for today with the carapace. result is quite ok but I will need some more colors for my original idea. currently it looks very much like Behemoth but that is not the way I want to go. for now it's ok since i haven't been painting for ages



step 1: basecoat with 1:1 mix of chaos black and hawk turquoise
step 2: layering hawk turquoise
step 3: highlighting with 2:1 mix of elf flesh and hawk turquoise
step 4: very very thin wash of hawk turquoise
step 5: thin wash devlan mud to get it 'dirty'

feedback welcome!

Thanks zoat and @vtaeris - really helping me keeping motivation up high

couldn't go to bed without finishing the model

i did some blending on the claws and hooves. first thing today i am really pleased with - and that without my beloved Bleached Bone!!
used thin layers starting with Scorched Brown then mixing in more and more Elf Flesh until pure Elf Flesh. then washed it all with thin Devlan Mud to soften it and after washing i highlighted with Elf Flesh again. probable would have gone some further steps if i had some Bleached Bone.

in the future i won't use this technique on Gants and Gaunts though because of time. this will be reserved to the bigger models. need to find a quicker way for the Gants.

finally the photo (photo is a bit too contrasty):


hope you like it!

next plans:
assembled 3 more Gaunts but will have to wait until day for priming them. it's too dark and cold outside for spraying (it's 3am now in Germany...minus degrees Celsius)
after priming (black this time) i will try a prototype with dark Scab Red as Flesh

good night, everybody!
pSy

As a side project I've been trying something similar to that speed painting method with some orks. Can definitely work. As for bleached bone - I've found Screaming Skull (I think is the name) is a fairly good replacement. Though it might have to wait until your next order if your local store doesn't have it with his limited selection.

Hey all,

I'm back with some WIP's

As I said i wanted to try the washing thing on a gaunt. It is not finished and very sloppy :/
You can also see the so called 'Finecast' Lictor (what a ****! I was near nerd-enrage...). Had to remodel the tail with some Green Stuff. Also bended the tail (put model in hot water -> wait 15-20sec -> bend it -> rinse and repeat BUT do not let it get too hot!) so the upper claws will fit properly after painting them.




I also found TONS of old GW stuff at home: a nearly complete Empire Bataillon box (WH Fantasy) plus some Empire character models (Sigmar Priest, a Wizard, Hellfire Cannon!), many many LoTR miniatures (good and bad side) and some CSM Khorne Berserks, Kharne the Betrayer(!) AND almighty ABADDON (missing his sword though..) - most of them even unpainted...

felt like X-Mas

Did some 'carapace' painting on an Empire Knight's horse trying to improve my painting skills with blending. Even used a wet palette for the first time and I'm really impressed. Will use it now everytime...

I tried 4 different ways of blending on the armor (but all wet-on-dry...no wet-on-wet-blending yet). But see for yourself:





(Nevermind the brown fur, that's old.)


Comments and critics very welcome! I'm really trying to improve my painting skills and would really appreciate your help.

That's it for now
pSy

Hello Hive,

I'm kind of frustrated at the moment. the orange flesh looks pretty fine but I don't like my scheme anymore...don't know why but it doesn't catch me... so I really don't know what to do next. will probably go over to my Lictor and paint him as planned in Leviathan scheme for some distraction (and hopefully inspiration)

Have a nice day/evening
pSy

I think your orange-y flesh looks fine. Although, I'm not a fan of orange or dark colors in general so I wouldn't have too much direct input for your scheme. But if you are getting a bit frustrated with your paint scheme, you can try to develop a certain theme to complement your paint scheme. To me, your nids look 'desert-y' to me because of the orange. You could do a desert theme for your bases, or some sort of dry cracked earth to bring the look altogether.

This is a nice tutorial on what you could go for:
www.denofimagination.com.pl/2012/07/dry-earth-bases-tutorial.html

I really think the dry earth would look pretty good along with the orange flesh and the tan scything talons.

edjammies + Squire: thanks for your comments and support! I will think about that

Here some new pictures of Lictor WIP. Highlights on Flesh are done now: