odinsgrandson Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 So, a little while ago, I received a commission to match some harlequins to an existing Dark Eldar force. My client, in this case, was very specific about the colors- mostly they would be in black and white, but they were each to have one bright color on them (selected from one of the bright colors on the Dark Eldar force). Overall, I think the color control turned out rather nice. So, here they are: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Amos Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 I like the green guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilus Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Is the 2nd one a conversion intended to look like a Mass Effect character or is that what it really looked like. Either way its cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RolfJ Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 I really dig the black/white/one support color instead of the normal rainbow harlequins you see normaly. Do you mind if i "borrow" this concept for my Collodi and his Marionettes? Is the 2nd one a conversion intended to look like a Mass Effect character or is that what it really looked like. Either way its cool it's the official GW model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucklemonkey Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Love it. The mask on the shadow seer is hugely impressive. It all is really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Excellent work all round. And I agree with Chucklemonkey on how impressive the Shadowseer is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoeRender Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Nice work , really pops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chev Chelios Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 I've got these.Never had enough guts to paint them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odinsgrandson Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Do you mind if i "borrow" this concept for my Collodi and his Marionettes? Go right ahead. I would be tempted to use some of this concept on a Colette crew, but Collodi seems like he'd fit well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clousseau Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 I really like these, though I think the guns let them down as they look to have just had gold paint applied without all the exquisite detail and attention applied to the rest of each model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RolfJ Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Go right ahead. I would be tempted to use some of this concept on a Colette crew, but Collodi seems like he'd fit well. tnx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kretcher Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Definetly colorfull models. Have to get them as reference for a more vivid style. Keep up the nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odinsgrandson Posted August 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Definetly colorfull models. Have to get them as reference for a more vivid style. Keep up the nice work. One of the tricks to vivid-bright colors is careful color control. These are probably the most extreme examples I've painted- I only have one bright color on them, and the rest of them is extremely neutral. You can get good results without going that extreme, but the principle is still valid. Another important step is to black-line your areas. Go ahead and put black lines between all of your different areas. On these harlequins, you can see that I outlined all of the stripes and diamonds in black. It makes the mini look crisp, and helps the bright effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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