Blog Aquilla reloaded, Marcus' 40k blog

Still not a huge fan of the blue parts but otherwise they look pretty good.

 

Yeah I know, it is just... I don't know. Too solid maybe? Too strong? I would probably have tried painting the glasses white or light grey and then use a thinned down blue glaze to achieve that effect.

 

I like the yellow jackets. They really pop.

Your browns all blend together a bit. Perhaps an addition middle step of reapplying your base coast as a layer between your shad/wash step and your highlighting might preserve some of the sculpts details.

@Aginor had great advice on the lenses. If you watch this there is some solid advice as well.

 

Lenses are looking good.

 

Yep, those are a lot better.

 

If you have gloss varnish you could also apply a thin layer of that, that would make them shine a bit.

 

With the lenses apply a thin short white diagonal line to represent relection, go top to bottom but don't go the full length.

 

As long as the first coat is dry it won't do anything apart from changing the gloss level.

 

Yep that should work.

 

You can also use interrupted diagonal lines or parallel lines. I recommend trying a few different passes on scratch paper if you are really particular.

 

Don't overwork it. Apply a thin layer and try not to move it around too much.