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Tau empire color schemes
Tau empire color schemes









tau empire color schemes

Thinned paint flows off the brush easier and means you don’t drag your bristles.ĩ. My advice is brace your wrists on your desk and use watered down paint. Sometimes this isn’t possible because you’re trying to add a highlight to an armour gap edge in the middle of the shoulder, these tricky ones need to be painted with a steady hand. Edge highlighting is easiest when you use the side of the brush on an edge held at a 45º angle. Paint all the upper edges with Screaming Skull. Use 1 part Lahmian Medium to 1 part Zamesi Desert mix to highlight the lower quarter of the panels and the top of the helmet.Ĩ. If you look at the close up you’ll see I’ve shaded the upper parts of the armour panels.ħ. Use this glaze mix to shade the flat armour plates. The ratio should be 4 parts Lahmian Medium to 1 part Skrag Brown. Secondly you need to use Lahmian Medium to to turn Skrag Brown into a Glaze. If you accidentally miss, you can usually wipe off a stray brush stroke with a finger if you’re quick. Firstly line all the armour joints by painting slightly watered down Skrag Brown into all the lines between the armour. We’re going to use Skrag Brown in two different ways for this step.

tau empire color schemes

Wait for each coat to be dry before painting the next coat.Ħ. Each of the three coats should be watered down slightly to keep it smooth. Do not paint on one thick coat it will cover detail and look lumpy. So you will need to paint three thin coats to achieve an even smooth coat. This is a layer paint so has less pigment in it then a base paint. Paint all the armour and the weapon’s body with Tau Light Ochre. It also helps blend the colours a little.ĥ. This is tone down the colour by tinting it brown. use Agrax Earthshade to wash over all the cloth areas. The highlights are a little too bright for military cloth which should be a bit duller and not shiny at all. Highlight the previous stage further using Baneblade Brown.Ĥ. We do this by painting Gorthor Brown onto all the raised areas of the cloth leaving Rhinox Hide in the recesses.ģ. Now we need to paint the highlights onto the previous layer. This is a base paint so goes on with one coat with no need to water down.Ģ. First step is to paint the trousers, sleeves, gloves and balaclava under the helmet faceplate with Rhinox Hide.











Tau empire color schemes