Adding a carapace pattern. Need input!

[Halollet]

I want to add a pattern to the carapace of my army, but I'm not sure which one to do.  I popped a photo into photoshop to test out some basic designs.  

Any feed back for which pattern looks best, or is there another one I should try out?  Different colour or does the orange work?  Or should I just leave the thing bare?



Thanks for your feedback!

[barizac]

i like the center one, as for colors i'm not sure i don't use bright colors to much myself

[yoritomo]

Not a fan of the orange. And for the love of god, don't do the stripe.

The center is fine, though I think I like the edge best. The way you're doing spots has potential, but right now it just looks like another way to do the edge method.

[JMech]

Centre looks the best IMO.

[almostmercury]

Of those patterns, the centre is the best.

And I'm with Yori, you should use a different colour. I'd experiment with a dark colour to contrast with the light armour plates.

[gangisconn]

Centre.

[Halollet]

Well, I was leaning toward Centre as well, so you people make me happy!



Now for colour, I did another photoshop thing. No idea for colour so any other suggestions would be good!

[barizac]

i like the blue or the green ones, even if they were a smidge darker i think it would still work

[almostmercury]

Of those colours, green is probably best. Make it the same green as you have in on the model already, but darker.

[Halollet]

Green it is then, now... which green?  And I really don't like mixing paints so I'm very Van Gogh when I paint.  I might do a wash over it, but that's about it.

[almostmercury]

Which green did you use for the joints and vents?

[Davor]

I say everyone is wrong and you should be doing edges. (Just kidding about everyone being wrong. I do like your edges though.) As for colour I say orange. Haven't been here in a while, missed a lot. Guess I am late for my opinion.

[Halollet]

Feb 15, 2015 18:59:21 GMT almostmercury said:

Which green did you use for the joints and vents?

Moot Green with Coalia Greenshade over top.

Its bright.  Here it is slopped on.

[liberame]

I prefer orange myself, but if it is green then waagh

[almostmercury]

I don't know. There are a lot of different hues on that model already. It's hard to say which...