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Painting 'Nids: The Organic approach.
Well, the other day I bought me some of the New tyranid Warriors from Games Workshop. I was most impressed by the new plastic moldings, and believe these to be some of the best Plastic models GW has produced so far. I have also seen many varied color schemes used on these, including the numerous examples found in the Tyranid Codex, But I wanted something a bit different. I’m a great fan of The Predator Movies, and love the color scheme used on the Monster of the same name, and this is the look I have tried to emulate here.
Step 1: I started by painting the model Overall with a pale sandy beige, similar to Bleached bone, but a tad more grayish. I Then proceeded to cover it in dark brown (scorched brown) spots, Larger in the center of the areas I wanted to end up darker on the finished model
Step 2: A wash of dark red brown was applied all over the model. Keep this thin, and reapply more selectively in the deeper recesses if necessary.
Step 3: I made up a dark glaze from very dark brown and some retarding (extender) medium, and painted this onto the back, tops of all the arms, legs and tail, fading it out towards the edges. A glaze is basically transparent paint that can be built up in layers to achieve a shaded effect. |
