Antarius Winter-Spring projects (presently Black Templars and Tyranids)

[Antarius]

I think you're right on the base colour. My "default" look is darkish browns for bases, but I also think that might be too close to the carapace, colour-wise.



Anyway, here's some cute little critters and an experiment on the base - the crackle paste reacts a bit strangely when you mix in colours - it looks super coloured at first, but dries very desaturated and almost colourless. But it does seem to adhere much better to the base now, so I think priming the base and mixing in a little paint with the crackle paste is the way to go.

I also kinda think it's a good look, colour-wise. Like they've started sucking all the nutrients out of the soil + I think the (lack of) colour contrasts well with the minis (as mentioned, a darker, more brown ground colour might look too much like their carapaces, which would be neat for camo, but less neat for looking good on the tabletop).

[Firedrake Cordova]

I'm wondering if a light (near-white) or strong yellow would work for the eyes?

[Dr_Ruminahui]

I like your basing colours from your experiment - I think the colours on the right are just right - enough brown/tan to make the models look like they belong on them, desaturated and with enough gray to make them stand out.  And I do like the grayish streaks and blotches you see on the top right of the basing experiment - looks very natural to me.

Edited 3 hours ago by Dr_Ruminahui