Eldar Color Thoughts

[Erich]

Been having some trouble deciding on colors for the Eldar I am working on and would love to hear what the BG community thinks.

Here are a few recent samples (these models have been painted over at least twice).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/esridlon/11242364305/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/esridlon/11323977435/

(Sorry for the links...hvaing an issue linking the images.)

[Typhus]

I've always been a fan of Ulthwe (black/bone)

[Erich]

I've always been a fan of Ulthwe (black/bone)

There is a simplicity to it that I enjoy.

[Grimwulfe]

Screw that shit!!  Go flourecent Orange and Hot pink!!!

[andalucien]

All 3 look purty good, but I also prefer the Ulthwe.   

[andalucien]

That sort of stark color scheme looks really great when you are capable of painting the whole thing very meticulously and neatly, which you obviously are.

[Sir_Prometheus]

I liekd the bluish one best, but they all looked good.  Air brush?

[Erich]

I liekd the bluish one best, but they all looked good.  Air brush?

Yeah, I use an airbrush for all of the base coating and initial highlighting the rest is hand painted. Punched it up the bluish model but kept it toned down on the Ulthwe model as I did not want to make it look grey.

[Grimwulfe]

I wish I knew how to use an arbrush that blue one is very close to what I wanted to do with mine and turquise

[Erich]

I wish I knew how to use an arbrush that blue one is very close to what I wanted to do with mine and turquise

Starting next month I'll be coming into the store for "workshops" (proper post about it in the near future), airbrushing is on the list of things to demonstrate.

[Ian Mulligan]

The blue looks killer. While Ulthwe is pretty sweet, they don't have the same wow factor that blue scheme has.

[Grimwulfe]

Agreed

[Rurouni Benshin]

I've always been a fan of Ulthwe (black/bone)

There is a simplicity to it that I enjoy.

I'm actually making an Ulthwe army as well.  I finished a Hemlock Wraithfighter not too long ago, and I can share a pic of it, if you'd like.  I was thinking of adding some highlights to it, or maybe even a decal or two.  Part of the reason why I like it is like you said as well.  Ease of color scheme is very helpful when you've got 60+ Guardians to paint. 

[jhobin]

esthetically the blue ones look the best (in my opinion) and are the most eye popping but easy of painting can matter. It all depends on the amount of work you want to put into them.
 

[Erich]

I've always been a fan of Ulthwe (black/bone)

There is a simplicity to it that I enjoy.

I'm actually making an Ulthwe army as well.  I finished a Hemlock Wraithfighter not too long ago, and I can share a pic of it, if you'd like.  I was thinking of adding some highlights to it, or maybe even a decal or two.  Part of the reason why I like it is like you said as well.  Ease of color scheme is very helpful when you've got 60+ Guardians to paint. 

Send a pic, I'd love to see it. For me it is less about ease of the scheme and more about the starkness of it (when it comes to Ulthwe as least). Waffling too much on colors, I could have had several units done in the time it has taken me with various other choices...these were the three I liked the most.