Show us your Skellys

[tommmmy55]

Thanks dude!

 

[Crypt Keeper]

 

[Ado]

After my test mini posted a long long time ago, I have finally finished a single rank of skellys!!

 

[Mad 'At]

Awesome! What an amazing red you've achieved, and it looks great next to the rusty metal.

 

[Cuzzy]

Great work on the reds Ado and I also like the extra work you put into the spear poles to make ´em look damaged.

 

[Sanai]

I love that red ado.

 

[Monkey's_Uncle]

Them there skellies are looking pretty gorgeous Ado!
Would you mind sharing with us how you painted them.

Cheers, Monkey

 

[Pil]

Beautiful skeletons indeed! I hope you will paint enough for an impressive unit!

 

[dimihamuzu]

WOW! fantastic skeletons Ado!!:O no seriously, they're amazing .. and yes i jelly :'(

 

[Ado]

In response to a few requests here's how I painted my skellies:

Bone: Base of charadon granite layered up with CG+kommando khaki, washed with baba black and devlan mud, re-highlighted with KK and a final highlight of skull white. There's no exact order as I washed and highlighted to achieve the effect I was after. I tried to think of the light coming from above and behind (i.e. the moon) when I highlighted.
Reds: Scab red base, layered up to Mechite Red, shaded with Thraka Green (more heavily in recesses and towards the bottom of the shields), then more Mechite red on higher surfaces/highlights. For edge highlighting, MR + vomit brown, then just vomit brown on the extreme edges. Finally glazed with watered down baal red to tie it all together.
Metal: boltgun metal washed with baba black and devlan mud. Highlighted with chainmail. ANother wash with BB, then final highights/scratches with chasmal. Rust was simply a wash of dark flesh+blazing orange, then just blazing orange, concentrating on where rust would usually collect i.e around rivets. ON the blades of the spears I stippled some blazing orange as well.
Leather: Scorched brown, highlights of SB + KK, and finally KK, before glaze with devlan mud
Wood (shield): graveyard earth base, GE+codex grey highlights, devlan mud washes, rehighlighted with GE+CG
Wood Spear Hafts: SB, stripes of bestial brown, and then stripes of KK or GE

Hope this helps!! PLay around with this to get the desired result. I'm still not 100% happy but then they are a basic unit and I can't let my painter head interfere with trying to get the unit finished in a reasonable time!!

 

[chuz]

Skellies, nothing special here, except the dwarf.

https://picasaweb.google.com/103736599275688525795/Warhammer?authkey=Gv1sRgCOaE-_TTzM3PQQ#5623923862061761794

https://picasaweb.google.com/103736599275688525795/Warhammer?authkey=Gv1sRgCOaE-_TTzM3PQQ#5623923903449710162

https://picasaweb.google.com/103736599275688525795/Warhammer?authkey=Gv1sRgCOaE-_TTzM3PQQ#5623923954055288802

https://picasaweb.google.com/103736599275688525795/Warhammer?authkey=Gv1sRgCOaE-_TTzM3PQQ#5623924000506207874

 

[Fenrir]

Skele Tones

 

[Fallen Angel]

I really like how you've mixed old and new skeleton parts! Makes them look unique and great!

 

[eggsPR]

 

[Count Von Sapponatime]

Here are my skellies.

Hope you like them

 

[Pil]

Oh yeah, that's the stuff Count von Sapponatime (hehehe), I love the paint job even though I don't really like these models.

 

[Sanai]

Like the muted style sappon. Very natural looking.

 

[Hansol]

@ Count Von Sapponatime ,

Find it funny yo see that your skellys smiley wen they stab

 

[Fallen Angel]

Whoa! Those are some great looking skellies Count Von Sapponatime! Great job!

 

[Metal_ash]

A few pictures on my skellys...

and another...

Enjoy :skull:

 

[Metal_ash]

Also had this picture on some old converted skeleton horsemen...

 

[Pil]

Oh yeah, great stuff! Very nice conversions and a lovely gritty colour scheme! :konrad:

 

[Metal_ash]

Thanks

 

[MontyAllen]

My skellys with swords and shields...

Now, with spears. Mounted on Micro Art Studio graveyard bases.

And my Mantic skellys in progress.

 

[Hansol]

LoL reminds me of the movie braveheart