Space Skaven! Spaven...errr skace?

[Brother Anderson]

Just getting caught up with this thread, your conversions are incredible! You've totally caught the vibe of skaven in space.

[Teetengee]

8 hours ago, Firedrake Cordova said:

They look great  I wouldn't have guessed there were 70 minis there

Yep!
40 Clanrats
10 Stormvermin
5 Infantry Characters
3 Rat Ogryns
3 Jezzail Bots
3 Spotters
3 Walkers
1 Walker Rider on separate base
1 Cavalry Character
1 Tank

[Teetengee]

Alright, first maybe done paint job, though curious if anyone things it needs more. Right now it is pretty understated.

I am limiting myself to the john blanche army painter paints + tesseract though, with the goal of pushing myself a bit.

 

 

it probably doesn't help that the lighting is very weird

[Tallarn Commander]

He looks great! Although if you are worried about the model being understated, perhaps adding a few daubs of various shades of rust-colored wash here and there might add more points of interest. Space Skaven are probably not known for keeping their equipment in pristine shape. Yes yes, rust rust. 

[Dr_Ruminahui]

I think he's great, but I think he would benefit from his head being a different colour than the mechanical bits, as it leaves him with a wierd "not fully painted look".  Maybe a muted and/or desaturated brown?

[Teetengee]

55 minutes ago, Dr_Ruminahui said:

I think he's great, but I think he would benefit from his head being a different colour than the mechanical bits, as it leaves him with a wierd "not fully painted look".  Maybe a muted and/or desaturated brown?

I definitely want it to be a metal, but I could render it in gold?

 

4 hours ago, Tallarn Commander said:

He looks great! Although if you are worried about the model being understated, perhaps adding a few daubs of various shades of rust-colored wash here and there might add more points of interest. Space Skaven are probably not known for keeping their equipment in pristine shape. Yes yes, rust rust. 

The blanche set came with a rust effect paint, so I'll look how to use it!

[Dr_Ruminahui]

I'm not certain - and I'm worried it would go against the Blanche style colour scheme that you are going for.  Rather, I think our conflicting images are in how we see the head - to me, its contours speak to me as it being cloth or flesh/fur, where for you it speaks as being metal.  I don't think there's anyway to square that circle and we should just put it down as a difference of vision - in which case, I think you should stick with your vision and do what works for you.

[Teetengee]

Ok, I've done a little more work to push contrast, and try to suggest some weathering (staining in the cloak, warpstone staining around the points of emission, oil on the joints) as well as cleaning up some pieces here and there. I think this is done until basing: