I finished up these fishy fellows this evening - a perfect painting task for Mischief Night! These are a Tiik Champion and three Tiik Warriors from the Reaper Bones range.
I chose a colour scheme for them that matched some art I'd seen online - I almost feel that it could have been the basis for the sculpt, or vice versa. The general theme was slimy, fishy, scaly - I created a wash for them using the Nurgle's Rot Citadel Technical paint and Strong Tone Wash so it would retain the slimy finish. I found an image of a salmon eye and tried to follow that on their inhuman eyes. Finally, I mixed up some Strong Tone wash, Nurgle's Rot and gloss varnish to make a muddy/marshy glaze for some of their bases and feet.
This is the piece of art that inspired their scheme - I love that what I assume is Innsmouth is in the background...
Comments most welcome - hoping to get some final zombies completed to round out Zomtober tomorrow!
Wonderful painting on some astonishingly good models, and based upon my fave Lovecraft story. I'll have to hunt some of them minis down. Many thanks for the posting :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome! I just need some hybrids now...
DeleteGreat work, the lighter flesh allows for the washes to do their work well!
ReplyDeleteCheers Dan :)
DeleteVery nice work Chris. :)
ReplyDeleteYour productivity and quality are both top notch. :)
Thanks very much!
DeleteThese look great!
ReplyDeleteThanks man :)
DeleteFantastic. I usually think of shades of green, but I quite love the pallid and gross white. I'll probably have to copy you when I hit these figs.
ReplyDeleteI thought they'd suit this scheme - sort of like troglodyte fish :) copy away, I'd be flattered!
DeleteLovely! Great paint job on these creepy looking suckers
ReplyDeleteHah! Thanks Simon! They do look creepy don't they? :)
DeleteCould even be World of Warcraft Morlocks! Garglelarglelargle!
ReplyDeleteLove them - the pale scheme makes them rather creepy!
Just had to Google them, I definitely see the resemblance! Cheers :)
DeleteDo you happen to remember what paint colors you used for your base coat and washes? These are awesome! I want to see if I can replicate these for my Kuo-Toa. Also, did you prime them black or white? Great stuff.
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