more scab red...

Not much more to report but a few more pics. Gradual buildup of thinned paint makes things quite easy. Everything looks very smooth. Didn't get a lot done today (so far)

The carapace

So I said I would try and do no more mixing for the carapace. I think the first highlight layer has worked. Scab red, watered down like milk and applied in multiple layers (takes the paint seconds to dry with these quantities going on the model) Next is red gore, then blood red then something else....

I'm happy with the result!

Eyes

Saw a nifty tip on the web for "eyes that burn" thought it was an awesome idea for creature eyes.

Whole eye picked out in black, basecoat of mechrite red, 3/4 of the eye painted over with blood red from front to back, then about half the eye in a sunburst yellow, blood red 50/50. Lastly a dot of sunburst yellow. I then washed this with scab red, black 75/25 watered WAY down. I dont have a red wash!

I think it has turned out rather good, whilst doing it I realised I haven't really considered how I am going to do the gums/mouth area.... I think I need a pinky/red wash... Will add that to the next GW order!

Also need to think about a blending or feathering technique that will look good but not be too much fuss... spent too much time on this already!

anyway Pics!

Second basecoat | Detailing

Take a look at this for second basecoat application, light makes it look really shiney :/

I've also picked some spots which are eventually going to be green in a black basecoat, the bottom central plate in the second picture has had a second basecoat, it is almost a wash as opposed to a second coat "milky consistency"

More basecoating

Some more basecoat shots, just 4 claws and the head to do really, bit tedious this part....

I removed the 2 sacs from his top hands, I didnt think they looked very good, having to do a patch job on the area where they were stuck on, it looks OK. I am going to try like a bear to make the next highlight stages involve no mixing if I can.

Next job will be either biting the bullet and finishing the basecoat or maybe giving the green details a black basecoat with my fine detai brush!

Basecoat of carapace

50/50 Mechrite red and basecoat black, thinned a touch. Looks nice and smooth but will need another quick coat. I think it will be worth it for the smooth finish...

You can see my highly sophisticated colour choosing method on the base there as well!
Which incidentally will be done in a snow theme!

Not very noticable but I have Devlan mud washed the "vents" and on his ribcage I have inked to darken down the really shaded areas a bit more.

Also his damn arm fell off!

Bit of white.

Added some skull white highlighting. Looks poo on these closeups, much more appealing at range. I need to tidy up vents with a smidge of devlan mud maybe... also do some tidying, trying to resist the urge to glaze the whole thing in maybe Sepia again, very watered down glaze..

next is probably basecoating the armour plates and the bone claws. 50/50 black and scab red... Bone claws I might do grey, then wash black and work from there. They need to contrast with the flesh so cant really do them bone. Maybe a scorched black bone.

Bone time...

This is quite thinned down bleached bone, just working in thin layers until it brightens up...

Next up is a very thin layer of selective skull white... steady as she goes and all that

50/50....

Here is the application of 50/50 Bleached bone and bubonic brown as promised.

Highlights stage 2

I am now highlighting selectively (ish) quite hevily to be honest, a thinned bubonic brown (I am trying to make my way towards bleached bone here... I am thinking 50/50 bubonic and bleached bone then onto bleached bone with selective skull white for completion but we shall see..... I know the photographs need some work, the lighting is shocking.