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[Optimates]

Alright... so I\'ve been trying to paint a blueish skin tone and I seem to be failing miserably at it.

Anyone have any ideas for how to achieve the skin tone seen in this picture using Citadel paints?

http://privateerpress.com/HORDES/default.php?x=world/legion

My undying gratitude to anyone who comes up with a good way of achieving that color!

 

[Wolf Fang]

wow that would look sweet tyranids conversions!

eny way did something similar on a daemion model while back.... i think i used icey blue and kept adding pallid flesh ???

 

[Dragon Forge Design]

Well their looks to be a bit of Space Wolves Gray in that paint job which is a blueish gray.

 

[TAB Studio]

Think Fluffy would know you may want to U2u a question that direction.
My guess is there is Hawk turquoise and or Ice blue in the mix somewhere

 

[Modderrhu]

Base shadow grey, working up through space wolves grey. There\'s a bit more blue in those minis than in the paints, so perhaps a stock of blue water, 1:80 blue ink and water, would help to intensify the blue a little.

 

[Ogrebane]

I did a woodelf army in this color. Shadow gray was the base and high light with SG and white. Black and SG for the shading. I dont have pics right now but I will post one when I get it.

 

[Optimates]

I was kind of thinking along the lines of you guys. I tried some practice runs with shadow grey, but it seemed a little too pale to me. I\'ll have to give it another run. And if you can get the pictures Ogrebane, I\'d love to see them!

 

[Ogrebane]

This is a WIP of some woodelves. They are darker now they are finished. I used the grey with a touch of black as a wash to darken them up.

 

[EricJ]

Originally posted by Modderrhu
Base shadow grey, working up through space wolves grey. There\'s a bit more blue in those minis than in the paints, so perhaps a stock of blue water, 1:80 blue ink and water, would help to intensify the blue a little.

This was basically my first thought, I would suggests shading your shadow grey with mix of enchanted blue, shadow grey and a touch of black. Enchanted blue is a very versitile color I\'ve found for mixing lighter or darker.

 

[Medved]

i\'m guessing shadow grey, space wolf grey, and some purple ink glazes and possibly a very thin green one too.

 

[fluffy]

I posted here regarding the colours I used - http://forums.privateerpress.com/index.php?showtopic=62720&hl=legion

The web piccie makes the skin look more blue than it really is.

 

[supervike]

I think that qualifies as \"straight from the horses mouth\"



(not implying you are any sort of equine Fluffy....)lol