Just starting Imperial guard army and deciding on a colour scheme before i buy everything. Thinking about at desert army with this scheme. Thinking about adding a camo pattern to the trousers and jacket but unsure, might also dip the model at a later time. Any thoughts?
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Your skin could use a little work since it looks like it's the same color as the fatigues.
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Originally Posted by Torpedo Vegas
Chocolate chip camo?
The skin wouldn't blend with the clothing as bad if there were more definition to the face.... how are you at painting eyes?
Also, line the areas where the skin meets the armor/clothing with devlan mud to further enhance the difference.
Deathmethod,
I think the color scheme you have chosen works well. It seems you are painting these with just washes and metals over white primer. Nothing wrong with that, it's quick, effective and easy. I think you do need to up your differentiation of things on the models though. The boots could do with an additional wash of devlan mud for example. I would skip the camo pattern on the clothing for now as they look pretty great without it and you can always go back in later to do it if you really want to. Alternatively you could use the camo pattern to differentiate from Vets and regular Platoon guys depending on your list. I might also go in and throw some edge highlighting on the armor plates with skull white.
Following all that, basing is an important step to giving your models a completed look. I think yours you could do it with just bare gw sand. Paint the entire base and the rim scorched brown and glue sand on top. Boom, instant desert.
I look forward to following your progress on the army.
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Found a nice camo pattern i like last night, the main catachan camo looks very striking to me and have always liked the tanks in this colour scheme.
what does everyone think? still got highlights and eyes/ skin to touch up.
The lasgun and armour looks a bit plain, try a couple washes of gyphone sepia. test it on plasticard or paper before you do it on the model though! or a test model.
otherwise i really like the desert camo. keep em coming!
Looks nice so far!
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Some (almost) completed models. just a few touchups to do.
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