Greetings and welcome to my Eldar Blog
My History:I have recently just gotten back into the hobby again after selling all my models and going on a university exchange to Taiwan. A lot has changed during my time away and i recently acquired an Eldar army to paint up and sell. At any time, if you like a model that you see and wish to purchase it, please let me know via a PM. If you were at all interested in my previous Eldar blog:
http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=173256.0 please feel free to have a look around .
I decided that i would start up a thread about the painting steps i take to:
a) Derive a colour scheme
b) Experiment with the new techniques and colour theory
c) Help out beginner painters with my modest skill and hopefully shake off all the rust before i reach my character models so i can do a decent job !
Hopefully this project will inspire others to do so, as well.
I have changed my choice of paints from Citadel to Vallejo as I find that Vallejo colours can come in quite a variety of gamuts.
Aim:1) To paint an army to the best of my ability with the goal to improve on technique with every brushstroke
2) To learn more about colour theory and to get more into the technical side
3) To have a painted army achieved in the least amount of time.
4) To give a step by step account for what i do when i paint special characters.
5) To have fun ! Painting should be an exciting and enjoyable aspect of the hobby – not a menial task.
Weapons of Choice:Airbrush
An ever increasing array of Vallejo paints
Weathering powders
Oil paints
Plastic medical gloves
Blu-tac
Corks
Hobby knives
Files
Windsor & Newton Series 7 brushes in 000x2, 00, 0, 1 & 2
Digital Camera - For all those updates
6.25" curved sharp tweezer
5pc single ended dental pick set
Dremel 421 polishing compound
3/4" brass wheel brushes
32pc needle file set
1/4" x 9/16" cone rubber polisher
Last but not least my
'Palette o' Doom' A standard artists palette as pictured here:
The Task Ahead: