Lucius the Eternal

[caboosebe]

To be honest, I don't like the current color scheme of GW for the Emperor's children.

So I tried going for a pre-heresy/heresy look with bright colors and purple.

I also tried to make the faces more 'Coming-out-of-armor-feel' then the fleshy faces of the preview model of GW.

I realise I'm not the greatest painter around, but I'm still pretty happy with the results :P

C&C always welcome :)

Caboose

[Captain Mick]

Very nice painted model, i like it :P .

[Brother Paen]

I like it. I've always considered the EC "pink" as millennia faded purple anyway. Purple is the height of vanity, wear it proudly Children.

[Eikrem]

Im adding my name to the list of people who like him! Ive got the Lucius model to paint and you've given me some ideas to think about!

[tyrannosaurus]

Solid job man, I think the face came out really well, as did the cloth parts. I do think the whip gets lost a little, it would look awesome in a bright green or other bright colour. I've got this model to paint too and I'd be happy if it came out as good as this :eek

[Wagner]

I love that model, love the fluff and the rules.

It is a good paintjob well done with the purple, but it isn't quite finished, is it?

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

Wagner.

[caboosebe]

Thanks for the positive comments.

First I painted every 'string' of the whip in an other color, think blue, red, yellow and pink. (very flashy) But it made Lucius look like the drunk son of a Harlequin and a clown on a sunny summerday.

I'm still thinking how I should do the whip, maybe blending into an other color starting from the hand to the tip, but I'm still trying to get that technique under control, so the whip will stay for now till I get that right (so I don't mess him up)

His base still needs some love too. He isn't glued to it so I still can take him off.

I also think I'm going to give his combat drugs some other colors :eek

Maybe give the faces a little brighter color, but I'm still not going to make it like the GW example of fleshy faces pasted on his armor.

 

@Wagner, what did you have in mind then?

[chaplain belisarius]

wow! thats fantastic! emperors children look much better in purple and gold...;)

[tyrannosaurus]

I'm still thinking how I should do the whip, maybe blending into an other color starting from the hand to the tip, but I'm still trying to get that technique under control, so the whip will stay for now till I get that right (so I don't mess him up)

 

I would paint it green then drybrush over it with the same green mixed with white, simple but effective :RTBBB: