Fae Sidhe

With this army I want them to look otherworldly.  I have read about painters using purple as an undertone when painting skin.  I like that as a concept and will try that as the final finish.  Then to dial up the otherworldly quality I’m going to channel Edward Cullen in the sunlight from the horrid Twilight films.  Therefore I’m going to highlight with Colorshift paints.

I’m starting with the Lucid Eye Root Elves.  As fanatics they are suitably nude (hence the Not Safe From Weiners warning).  They also have a nice Celtic look with their spiked hair and fit in very well with the Grenadier elves and AA sidhe.

Because I’m using Speedpaint the whole force have been zenith spray undercoated, white over grey.  I applied the purple tint to the skin, Pastel Lavender thinned 50/50 with Medium.  With this on I painted the hair with Sand Golem, wiping back the tips of the spikes with my finder for an instant highlight.  Then when dry I dry brushed the hair with white to take the highlight up a notch.

Next the tattoos went on with a thin brush in a standard acrylic, Oxford Blue.

The blades were painted with Enchanted Steel which has a very blue tone.  This was wiped off the edges with my finger as I went to provide an instant highlight.  Gold torcs and jewellery were painted with Aztec Gold which has a very green tone.  These colours help to give a boost to the otherworldly look of the miniatures.

When everything was dry the skin was highlighted with Celestial Azzure and the tattoos with Martian Green. These Colorshift paints don’t really show up in the photos but take it from me they add a very noticeable shimmer to the skin and are strongest in the places where a ‘standard’ highlight would sit.

I’ve used some unusual paints doing the bodies so for those who aren’t familiar with any here they are: