Blog Skink advice

[Host Tar]

Sorry can't work out how the pics work on here :-(

The below is a test & I tried all sorts on him, which is why he's beaten up! - I'll go through what I did & what I think may work for the real ones, but please advise as I'm a complete novice at the lizard folk

http://www.flickr.com/photos/93380766@N02/8490931994/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/93380766@N02/8489831227/

Whole Body
1. White primer
2. 50:50 Enchanted Blue/Nightshade over whole body
3. Pure Nightshade wash (heavy over the scales, medium in recesses, light on remainder)

Scales
4. Thunderhawk Blue on scales & top of crest
5. 75:25 Thunderhawk Blue/Rakrath Flesh on scales (feathered) & top of crest (layered)
6. 50:50 Thunderhawk Blue/Rakrath Flesh on large scales (feathered) & top of crest (layered)
7. Pure Rakrath Flesh on large scales (feathered) and top of creat (highlight)

Skin***
8. 25:50:25 Enchanted Blue/Nightshade/Skull White over skin (layered)
9. 25:25:50 Enchanted Blue/Nightshade/Skull White over skin (layered)
10. 25:75 Nightshade/Skull White over skin (layered)
11. Pure Skull White highlights on skin

Eyes
12. Wash eyes and tongue with Crimson
13. 80:20 Skull White/Blood Red on eyes & tongue (layered)
14. Pure Skull White on eyes & tongue (layered)

Fan
15. Pure Skull White on crest (skin flap thing)
16. Crimson Wash on crest (fan?)
17. Skull White highlights on crest fan ridges

*** I tested various methods on the skin, hence the absolute mess! But I got to the above process correct on his right leg which you can see in the 1st image, which I was most happy with and comfortable repeating.

 

[Arli]

Welcome to the Forum.

I really like the way the skull jumps out on the skink. It has a real voodoo feel to it.

In order to post pictures within posts, use the pic button or the tags [pic].

Again, welcome to the forum.

 

[Host Tar]

Thanks for the welcome

Yea for the face, I was thinking of going for some sort of deathmask face-paint thing..will have to practice to get it right, but the lines of the model are quite sharp around the face/jaw, so it shouldn't be too tough to make some kind mask effect

 

[Qupakoco]

Here you go:







He looks good. I like the skull head too. Very primitive and kind of creepy. Maybe put a light brown wash over the head to give it some depth.

The color on the right leg looks good. Seems like a lot of work to get it there but the result is very nice.

 

[Host Tar]

Thanks! ..seems so simple now

Have tried again with a more serious attempt - didn't try for the war-paint, it wasn't looking great. Made it all darker too, will try again tomorrow with a much lighter shade.

I know my method is long, but I love experimenting, & I love the unexpected results - in this case, the blue tone you get when you mix enchanted blue with nighshade wash

Anyways, see what you think. Will go for an icy blue tmrw -- oh and the warpstone shards are because I'm making a multicultural skaven slave unit & wanted to tie it into a warp obsessed warlock engineer who's main char of the army.

 

[Arli]

That actually works really well with the blue and green. It also is not the standard 'blue' color that the old standard army was.