Colourscheme Help

[Overread]

So I'm trying to come up with a scheme for my Tyranids and not being much of a painter I'd welcome some input as to colour combinations and paints I could use to achieve a good quality scheme.

I've done some searching around as I'm not yet sold on any particular scheme, but thus far I'm thinking of the following:

Dark armour plating with the blue highlights on the edge awakenrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_3316-1024x675.jpg

A dark reddy colour for the primary skin areas of the beasty, similar to the reddy brown of the brighter parts of this beasty awakenrealms.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1001292_583042958413901_1611338978_n.jpg

Blades/spikes/claws/teeth in a bone colouration (so the yellowy white colour)


Weapons and details as well as eyes I've not yet really decided on a possible colour; I'm also not sure if I want to pant the bone areas of the carapace (eg ribs) different to the main "skin" areas of the arms and body. There's also pipes/tubes and other details (exposed brains) to pick out in a stronger, brighter colour I feel (dark body brighter details).

I'd appreciate any help on the matter

[BattleMetalChris]

If you're not much of a painter, think about which colours would be easy to achieve with just a base colour and a wash. Washes are like liquid skill and take seconds to apply.

[Overread]

That is true, but if I don't challenge myself I won't improve - and a more adventurious but pleasing scheme will be all the better once I get it to work (though I'll likely never practice enough to get to the standard as shown in your avatar with all the freehand painting)

[nighthawk76320]

When i started tyranids I wanted a hot & cold color scheme. So I used behemoth hive fleet as a base and then i experimented on 10 gaunts different variations of colors.

Took me years to get to the paint scheme I'm using right now but was worth it.

I can see you have a hornet on your signature, why not going yellow and brown with a darker skin?

Exeprience comes with experiments mouhahahaha

[Overread]

Whilst yellow looks great on a hornet I've never been that fond of yellow on xenos - it looks wrong to my eyes in most instances where ist used outside of detailing

[BattleMetalChris]

Plus yellow is an UTTER BALLACHE to paint. Trust me.

[Xenothios]

While normally I would agree with you on the whole "yellow looks iffy on nids" thing, look at THESE scary mother f(very rude, much swear, wow)

www.oliver-schlemmer.com/FEATURES/WH40K/Shoot_the_Big_Ones.jpg

[Overread]

That is a good use of orange and yellow!

[warmishmushroom]

I was tempted to do something like this, but decided to go with leviathan for my first army

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[Overread]

Nice, but I think I'm prefering the darker red/brown skin colour. I also want to bring out hte rib cages more so; I know that means more work but would be nice to have them stand out and have a three part core colour scheme - skin (arms); ribs and carapace

[blackrainbow]

I like to go through the older codex, the ones with all the little gaunts painted in a huge array of colors and patterns. Always nice to see those old pic, and some good inspiration. I do like the first link you had, the dark carapace with light highlights. I think a good body/color with those dark plates would be pretty nice. Also, liquid-skill aside, washes are great and just help to add some nice effects as you do build up. I can't see them slowing you down even at master class, give them a shot.