Lictors [Finished] (pic heavy)

[drdan]

The scheme:

Skin: Enchanted blue, Badab black wash, Enchanted blue highlits, then 2 more rounds of highlighting with enchanted blue/skulll white mix.

Fleshbits: Blood red, Badab black wash, Blood red highlights, then blood red/sunburst yellow mix highlights.

Carapace/claws: A dark grey made of 1:1 skull white/mithril silver darkened with chaos black. This is then layered to a light grey by gradually mixing in skull white.

The pair:



The GW model in more detail:





The conversion (details can be found in this thread:

Talons here are chaos black layered through blood red to sunburst yellow.





Please criticize!

[Covalent]

Your paint is so smooth, I like it. Your scheme seems a bit cartoonish, but it's not a flaw, it's great. The base is nice and your conversion is...creepy For me, it's a rather perfect model

[drdan]

Yeah, the cartoonish look is not something I do on purpose, it seems to have just developed over time. I think it's because I'm using quite bright contrasting colours, and I guess it's something to do with the style I paint in too. I like the style, though I know not everyone does.

[agonzoman00]

I like the base on him. It gives him that "I'm gonna get you and you wont see it coming" effect.

[cyberwatt]

I agree with Agonz; the basing really adds an amazing element. Great work, Drdan! I'm also liking the custom feeder tendrils.

[Hive Carnithrope]

Love the painting but not keen on the conversion.

[drdan]

Thanks for the comments - I'm also very pleased with the base on the conversion, especially now that it's finished:

[bigpig]

I wasn't sold on how the conversion would come out. I loved the pose but I was turned off by how blocky he was compared to the traditional lictor. I must say, though, that I really like what you've done with it.

Nice paint work and basing. The combo really works

[rebecca]

I really like this model, conversion is also good IMHO, only don't really like the feeder tendrils.. think it's the color

[vecuu]

I've been following you working on this guy for a while, and I must say, the finished product is really amazing. Great job!