Emperor's Furor Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Can anyone help me identify which greens were used for this mantis warrior? I've done some search for how people have painted them and there's one that says Castellan base, layer of Loren Forest, highlight of Straken, but I'm unsure if that's the right shade. http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/2/26/MantisMini2.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/334323-mantis-warriors/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Hmmm I'd say the first two layers of castellan green and loren forest are spot on. For shade i'd say using black would be better than green, I've done this with the uniforms of my Stirland army which have the same kind of green and it looks better. For the highlight though, I think it looks more like Elysian green perhabs, which is kind of a yellowy green colour. Hope this helps a bit :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/334323-mantis-warriors/#findComment-4772240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Gilbear Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 GrandMagnus' suggestion looks very reasonable to be, although I would do the blackline shading with a 50/50 mixture of Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade to get a dark brown, and just apply this to the recesses (not all over). Not only is the dark brown still quite striking in contrast against the green, but the red hues in it (as brown is green and red mixed together), will help to keep the green "warm". Subtle, but effective! ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/334323-mantis-warriors/#findComment-4772306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Gilbear has a great suggestion with the shade, using dark brown wash might even be better. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/334323-mantis-warriors/#findComment-4772448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 So I did a rough test model on an old model and I think it came out quite well, sorry for the poor picture quality I took it at night. http://i.imgur.com/DLbVcVZ.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/334323-mantis-warriors/#findComment-4773936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurservor Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I think you got the armor color right, but I would go with blue for lenses rather than red. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/334323-mantis-warriors/#findComment-4774075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 I think you got the armor color right, but I would go with blue for lenses rather than red. Why do you think blue? From the images I've seen of them they've had red or green. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/334323-mantis-warriors/#findComment-4774197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claws and Effect Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Ummm. They're blue in the image you posted yourself... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/334323-mantis-warriors/#findComment-4774594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Gilbear Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 The original RT scheme had red eyes, and he's right that most subsequent depictions also have red eyes. It happens that the model in his original post has blue eyes, but that seems to be the exception rather than the norm. I suppose it's a bit like Salamanders - to me the "correct" eye lens colour is and has always been yellow, but it's pretty common to see red/orange lenses (even on official GW studio stuff). In the end though, whatever looks good to you is probably best - even factors like what exact shade of green or yellow you use for your Mantis Warriors's main scheme will affect how the different eye lens colours are perceived afterall. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/334323-mantis-warriors/#findComment-4774761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 Ummm. They're blue in the image you posted yourself... Yeah I'm dumb lol sorry. I was mostly looking at the images from FW for them. I think I prefer the red because the Mantis Warriors logo itself has red eyes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/334323-mantis-warriors/#findComment-4775321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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