Dark Eldar Commission: Finished

Tonight I was able to finish the Dark Eldar Warrior Squad commission.  This took me around 4 days, in addition to other projects I was working on.

I am very happy with how the flesh worked out, as well as the hair, highlights, and basing.

Group Shot

Group Shot

1/2 Squad

Other half

Up close and personal

Here are some of the individual figures that I thought came out fairly well. I went with an accent color of Solar Orange then a wash of Devlin Mud then a highlight of Orange again, followed by a further highlight of Skull White and Solar Orange.

I thought his face came out well

Dark Eldar Warrior

 When highlighting the edges of the armor, it is key to maintain a slightly thick paint consistency.  When your paint gets too wet, it will flood the crevices.

Dark Eldar Warrior

Dark Eldar Warrior

It is very important to paint all parts of the model.  Neglecting small things like hair bands is very tempting, but it will detract from the figure.  When you are putting 15+ hours into a squad, what is 5 more minutes?

Dark Eldar Warrior

Dark Eldar Warrior

 I have found that a wash of Badab Black over Boltgun Metal works wonders.  A further highlight of Boltgun Metal, followed by Chainmail can really make your metal parts pop.

Dark Eldar Warrior

Dark Eldar Warrior

 Games Workshop has done an AWESOME job with the plastic kits. They mesh together wonderfully and really provide a menacing look for the Dark Eldar.

Dark Eldar Warrior

These guys were painted with the Kabal of the Poisoned Tongue.

The bases were drybrushed with Codex Grey, Fortress Grey, and Space Wolf Grey. Bright green static grass was added. The rims will be painted black, but I wanted to get these up for you guys!

Thanks for looking,

Dave