Need help with scheme colours!
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Need help with scheme colours!
Today i recieved my DE through the post and have started on a test model:
I need help will colour choices to use for the robes and the armour.My HE are red and white so i would like to avoid using them colours and i don't want to use the Liche purple scheme in the book either.
Painted examples of other schemes would also be helpful.
Cheers
I need help will colour choices to use for the robes and the armour.My HE are red and white so i would like to avoid using them colours and i don't want to use the Liche purple scheme in the book either.
Painted examples of other schemes would also be helpful.
Cheers
- Silverheimdall
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Hiya Hexter.
Part of me envies you being at the stage in army composition where you are, and part of me don't That brain-wracking period where you decide, change your mind, decide again, get in doubt, decide on something else, etc etc. Annoying, and yet fun at the same time
It took me an age to settle on a color scheme, so don't feel discouraged if it seems to take a long time for you.
Here is an early test shot I did when I was playing around with color schemes, showing black armor with metal highlights combined with red robes, and more metallic armor combined with green robes.
Eventually I settled on green robes and black armor with metal edges, seems to work well so far.
Bear in mind also that if you plan to carry your color scheme throughout your army (I do so, I find it gives everything a unified look), then you'll need to consider if your scheme works for models where the ratio of armor, robes, flesh,etc are different from your test model.
For instance Cold One Knights have very little cloth on them, but lots of armor, while Shades have almost no armor, but lots of cloth, and Witch Elves have neither :p
Hope you find a good scheme, happy brainstorming!
Part of me envies you being at the stage in army composition where you are, and part of me don't That brain-wracking period where you decide, change your mind, decide again, get in doubt, decide on something else, etc etc. Annoying, and yet fun at the same time
It took me an age to settle on a color scheme, so don't feel discouraged if it seems to take a long time for you.
Here is an early test shot I did when I was playing around with color schemes, showing black armor with metal highlights combined with red robes, and more metallic armor combined with green robes.
Eventually I settled on green robes and black armor with metal edges, seems to work well so far.
Bear in mind also that if you plan to carry your color scheme throughout your army (I do so, I find it gives everything a unified look), then you'll need to consider if your scheme works for models where the ratio of armor, robes, flesh,etc are different from your test model.
For instance Cold One Knights have very little cloth on them, but lots of armor, while Shades have almost no armor, but lots of cloth, and Witch Elves have neither :p
Hope you find a good scheme, happy brainstorming!
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Well there are so many options, however Cal'Mihe has a good point if you want everyone to have the same color scheme it is good to think about it as an army not just a warrior.Remeber the druchii.net Album, google and coolminiornot.com are your friends for insperation.
With that out of the way here are some models I liked the scheme of.
http://www.coolminiornot.com/60458
http://www.coolminiornot.com/index/whatm/GW/id/21463
http://www.coolminiornot.com/index/whatm/GW/id/23828
http://www.coolminiornot.com/index/whatm/GW/id/23822
Hope these help.
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With that out of the way here are some models I liked the scheme of.
http://www.coolminiornot.com/60458
http://www.coolminiornot.com/index/whatm/GW/id/21463
http://www.coolminiornot.com/index/whatm/GW/id/23828
http://www.coolminiornot.com/index/whatm/GW/id/23822
Hope these help.
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I like to think of colour schemes that are uncommon or unseen, makes my army stick out, for example:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/ ... G_0033.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/ ... G_0034.jpg
But I was looking at the Dark Eldar codex the other day, and saw some rather unique paint schemes that could work well with Dark Elves as well. You'll have to search for it but I hope this helps
@crazyhorse: I love your corsair and that white warrior. Good Job on them!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/ ... G_0033.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/ ... G_0034.jpg
But I was looking at the Dark Eldar codex the other day, and saw some rather unique paint schemes that could work well with Dark Elves as well. You'll have to search for it but I hope this helps
@crazyhorse: I love your corsair and that white warrior. Good Job on them!
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Thanks for the really helpful replies guys!
So far i have tried a blue scheme:
At first i didn't really like it,but after a while it has started to grow on me.
I'm still not sure if i will use it though,i would like to use something similar to Cal'Mihe's green corsair.
Comments on the blue scheme would be great and helpfull.
So far i have tried a blue scheme:
At first i didn't really like it,but after a while it has started to grow on me.
I'm still not sure if i will use it though,i would like to use something similar to Cal'Mihe's green corsair.
Comments on the blue scheme would be great and helpfull.
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I personally like the blue color scheme, after all I use it. I think it also makes a nice contrast with your high elves. It may be a bit blue for my taste, but as it is your model it only has to please you.
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i use blue too!
however, i have the sleeves of my crossbowmen black, and as their shields are attached to their arms and not their backs, the mostly black shield (with blue trim) reduces the blue-ness of my guys
my guys: http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj19 ... bowmen.jpg
you might want to add another secondary color to the blue somewhere on the models.. maybe white? gray? or even gold / bronze / red (?) just to give them some contrast, and it'll make the individual colors stand out alot more
however, i have the sleeves of my crossbowmen black, and as their shields are attached to their arms and not their backs, the mostly black shield (with blue trim) reduces the blue-ness of my guys
my guys: http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj19 ... bowmen.jpg
you might want to add another secondary color to the blue somewhere on the models.. maybe white? gray? or even gold / bronze / red (?) just to give them some contrast, and it'll make the individual colors stand out alot more
I had another go at a different scheme,this time with green armour like the example in the army book:
I like it more then the blue scheme,and it's still WIP.The gold needs finishind as does the dark blue robes.
Mnesthius-I really like your Elves,especially thier shields,they look great.Thanks for sharing!
I like it more then the blue scheme,and it's still WIP.The gold needs finishind as does the dark blue robes.
Mnesthius-I really like your Elves,especially thier shields,they look great.Thanks for sharing!
Last edited by Hexter on Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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I prefer the green one, is more original
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