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Need help on colour choice!

Posted: 10 Jan 22, 22:44
by the_real_iron_hand
Hi folks,

I'm going to paint my Stormcast as Astral Templars but I'm not sure what colour to paint the Stormdrake Guard dragons. I've put a pic below of the scheme (not my paintjob). Thanks for any advice ^^

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(I believe this is Brushstroke Painting's work)

Re: Need help on colour choice!

Posted: 10 Jan 22, 22:48
by James
I mean.. That looks fantastic. Are there any other contenders for scheme of choice?

Re: Need help on colour choice!

Posted: 10 Jan 22, 23:47
by pawl
I tried taking a couple of colour swatches from the model (not easy to get the 'true' colour!) and throwing them at a colour wheel. From darkest to lightest the armour results all looked something a little like this:

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Given that you're using blue for your hair (is that hair?), perhaps a green? =]

Re: Need help on colour choice!

Posted: 11 Jan 22, 07:23
by the_real_iron_hand
James wrote: 10 Jan 22, 22:48 I mean.. That looks fantastic. Are there any other contenders for scheme of choice?
No, I really want to do these guys after reading Hamilcar: Champion of the Gods, he's like the AoS version of Ciaphas Cain 😆

Re: Need help on colour choice!

Posted: 11 Jan 22, 07:48
by the_real_iron_hand
How about white or pale grey? Something neutral?

Re: Need help on colour choice!

Posted: 11 Jan 22, 08:22
by the_real_iron_hand
pawl wrote: 10 Jan 22, 23:47 I tried taking a couple of colour swatches from the model (not easy to get the 'true' colour!) and throwing them at a colour wheel. From darkest to lightest the armour results all looked something a little like this:

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Given that you're using blue for your hair (is that hair?), perhaps a green? =]
Oh yeah it might have helped to tell you that's Screamer Pink with a Nuln Oil wash xD

Re: Need help on colour choice!

Posted: 11 Jan 22, 09:14
by pawl
the_real_iron_hand wrote: 11 Jan 22, 08:22 Oh yeah it might have helped to tell you that's Screamer Pink with a Nuln Oil wash xD
That would have been helpful, yeah 😂

the_real_iron_hand wrote: 11 Jan 22, 07:48 How about white or pale grey? Something neutral?
All the examples I can find are box scheme blue-green with a white belly/wings, which would actually work quite well I think.
If you went pure ivory then you might find that it ends up looking too plain. That and a giant pale dragon would probably look a bit odd! 😅

Typically I can't find any examples of them with Astral Templar riders...