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The Ancient Kin – An Elf Project
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About the Project
The goal of the project will be to paint a range of miniatures with a common theme: that they are all Elves. There’s a variety of different miniatures here, and there’s no one particular faction or game in mind. Once done I’ll have some options ready for RPG encounters, small forces for skirmishes and ultimately... less stuff in the Grey Pile ?
Related Game: Dungeons & Dragons
Related Genre: Fantasy
Related Contest: Spring Clean Hobby Challenge (Old)
This Project is Completed
14 Nov 18: Dark Elven Progression.
Drow, Grey and Palid
Not satisfied with these two, Grey has a beard coming!
Toned down the Palid SkinUsing glazed of purple and the original base colour, I’ve tried to improve the skin on these two in particular. Palid is better, still not happy with grey.
Alternative view
By the end of the night we’re hereAt this point I’m happy with Drow and Palid. Grey isn’t working for me. A bit more work on it, but I might set it aside on finish the other two.
15 Nov 18: Adding colour
Red Leather:
- Base: GW Base Mechrite Red
- Wash: GW Baal Red
- 2x Wash: GW Shadow Black (old colour!) possibly 1 coat of this would be enough.
- 1st layer: Mechrite Red again
- 2nd Layer: GW Blood Red.
Green/Black Leather
- Base: GW Chaos Black
- 1st Layer: GW Kabalite Green
- Wash: Asurman Blue
- 2nd layer: Kabalite Green again, leaving some visible fro previous layer
- 3rd layer: GW Vile Green
19 Nov 18: Metal work
Working on the metals, gems and smaller details.
Ive used a recipe for “Aelven Metal” as inspiration for the lighter metal, “Gun Metal” for the sword blades and my usual recipe for the gold.
“Aelven Metal”
- base: Vallejo Model Colour Silver
- wash: Citadel Waaargh Green
- 1st layer: Vallejo Model Colour Silver
“Gun Metal”
- base: GW Boltgun Metal
- wash: Citadel Shadow Black ink
- 1st layer: Boltgun metal
Gold
- Undercoat: Vallejo Model Colour German Camo Brown
- Base: GW Dwarf Bronz
- Wash: GW Brown Ink
- 1st layer: GW Shining Gold
- 2nd layer: GW Burnished Gold
Gems are:
AV German Camo Brown, GW Mechrite Red, GW Blood Red, a tiny dot of GW Skull White
The bases have been done to match the existing Elves.
After a little feedback in the Hobby Weekender thread ( thanks @dawfydd and @horati0nosebl0wer ) I gave the bases a little bit more of a highlight and adjusted the hair of Palid Elf slightly.
Darker hair, on the left
All about the base...22 Nov 18: More Reinforcements
5 More High Elven ArchersNearly finished these, just metals and bases
The last of my High Elf Archers
29 Nov 18: Phoenix Guard, Reborn
I started work on four GW High Elf Phoenix Guard. These minis have been stripped of their old layers of paint, ready for a new updated look.
They’ll have the same mix of colours that the other High Elves had, with one or two hints of what the Dark Elves have.
The colours will tie them back to the other High Elves but they’ll also have their own look.
3 Dec 18: Sea Grey Cloaks
The clocks are a neutral grey.
For the Elves any Grey will use the following recipe:
Base: GW Codex Grey
Wash: Black Ink (I’m still using old GW Shadow Black)
1st Layer: Codex Grey again
Glaze: Thined GW Asurmen Blue
2nd Layer: 1:1 Codex Grey to AP White.
