The Path to Directorate
Milestone 1 painting progress update
Time for some painting progress report!
I believe that I have found the right color scheme direction. Final look will not be as grimdark as I have thought at first, but more like semi-grimdark, which is fine. Especially The Spire heroes will be represented in more lively alienesque higher class nobility style in contrast to more organic look & feel of their creations.
So I used three different painting approaches: Brute Drones are painted in a traditional base, layer, (oil) wash, layer, highlight method while Force-Grown Drones I went with even quicker simpler method of using Contrast paints in combination of stippling and drybrushing. Pheromancer hero was firstly value sketched and then I’ve used primarily inks for purple, violet & turquoise transitions darkened down with Payne’s Grey ink – inks are very rich in pigmentation so this way you can get nice saturated effects. Additionally I’ve made an OSL effect on the upper part of the body that contrasts nicely against lower part.
I like the brighter tones on the Pheromancer. Give him some distinction from the regular units who are also looking good.
Yes, indeed. I want to have a clear distinction between true Spires and their creations 🙂
That pheromancer catches the eye, and he suddenly looks like a dangerous fellow. That’s a great use of the inks.
Thank you! I will be posting finished work soon \O/