Albino skinks

[Snellius]

Hey ya'll,

Not so long ago I started playing warhammer again after a 5-year break or something. I've played many armies (high/dark elves, skaven, O&G) under which lizardmen. Since this was the last army I've collected I now decided to go on with it (apart from the fact I like these guys the most!!). Anyway, I've bought a new box of skinks and saurus + a saurus oldblood and a skink priest. I already had saurus and skinks but since they have a thick layer of (ugly) paint on them I decided to buy me some new regiments.

I like the idea of albino lizards and here are my first 8 skinks.. They're not fully completed yet..









What do you guys think? Critics are more than welcome.. I found that white is pretty hard to paint. I want to somehow smoothen the surface of the skin, but I'm not completely sure of how to do that.

The order of layering is:
Basecoat: Alaitoc Blue
Wash: Drakenhof nightshade
1st layer: Fenrisian grey
2nd layer: Ulthuan grey
Final layer: White scar

Greets,

Snellius

 

[n810]

Try starting with some of-white shade and then slowly blend your highlights up to white.
and mix in a touch of color with the grey colors.

 

[Dyvim Tvar]

Technically they aren't albino since they have some pigment with the orange crests and blue back scales ....

But who cares!!! They look REALLY good!

This is not a usual color scheme at all, but it pops big time. It's also a really smart scheme. Since they are right across the color wheel from one another, blue and orange have the potential to clash, but you have avoided that by using a dark blue that doesn't directly compete with the bright orange. Execution is very clean as well. Once again, well done!

You are correct that white is really hard to paint, and this is especially true over a dark base coat. If I were trying to achieve this look, I would do things a bit differently to make the white easier to paint. Specifically, I would not do the dark undercoat on the areas that are supposed to end up white. Instead, I would use white primer, brush on a white basecoat, shade with a very watered-down blue wash, and then add white highlights after the wash is dry. Using a wash to shade instead of building up from dark can make it easier to achieve smoother shading and requires fewer coats of paint. You can then do the back scales with the same progression you are already using.

Alternatively, you use a basecoat that is very close to white--either a very light gray or a bone color (I think bone would look good), and build up from that. You won't have the blue shading you have now, but you can get a much smoother effect by starting with a color that is much closer to your end goal of white.

 

[Snellius]

Thanks for your quick replies!

My original idea was to highlight the skin with white build up from light blue, but I couldn't really do that because the Drakenhof nightshade oil is kinda dark. I'll give priming white a try, that might actually work quite well. For my saurus I'm trying the technique that is described here:

http://1inchwarriors.blogspot.nl/2012/03/albino-saurus-lord-wip-new-paint-brush.html

For now, already before opening this topic, I've basecoated 2 skinkies with hoeth blue instead of Alaitoc Blue. Lets finish those first! Forgot how much time painting costs.. haha

Snells