Civs 5th Ed Trip Down Nostalgia Lane

Slot put aside for a step by step on how i painted the skinks for those interested. Pics to follow.

Paints used are :

• Terradon Turquoise (GW Contrast)
• Snakebite Leather (GW Contrast)
• Black Templar (GW Contrast)
• Flesh Tearers Red (GW Contrast)
• Aggaros Dunes (GW Contrast)
• Skeleton Horde (GW Contrast)
• Gold (GW) – Specific name to follow
• Yellow (GW) – Specific name to follow
• Chaos black (GW) – Though any standard black paint will do

1. First up is the Terradon Turquoise, liberally applied to all the flesh areas, dont worry about being too neat at this stage we will be tidying up any mistakes in the next step. Try to get enough of the contrast that it pools in the recesses but doesnt flood the area and become difficult to control, we dont want to do more tidying up than we need! I chose to leave the underside of the skinks chin and bottom lip a lighter colour to give a bit more variation in his face.
2. Once the terradon turquoise is dry then get a white standard paint to cover up any areas that have the turquoise on that shouldnt, i.e. the straps across the chest or the crest. Using contrast means you have to paint over white (or another light colour) otherwise you can see the mistakes through the second coat which we dont want.

Nest step is to use the Skeleton horde contrast paint to cover the chest and the underside of the skinks mouth and bottom lip. Again get enough on your brush to pool in the recesses but not too much to flood the area, these are only small areas to cover.

Dont worry too much about going over the strap as we will be covering this with a darker brown so you dont notice the very light brown underneath in places.

Next up i like to add in the Flesh Tearers Red. This really makes the skink pop a bit more and contrasts (ironically) with the green/Turquoise colour.

I add this to the crest and the loincloth which adds some splashes of red but isnt overbearing. Be careful at this point not to go over any of the Turquoise and make sure the area you are painting is fully covered, any white missed areas stand out liek a sore thumb.

If you do go over any areas in Turquoise you will have to repaint white and then recolour Turquoise. This is the same for any mistakes, you have to go back to the base and start again, no cover up jobs here im afraid.