CliffNotes: Brent takes credit for an idea Little Barrera had.
Basically, the eyes have no pupil...
...so.the effect is deceptively easy.
This is actually my favorite picture of the army, which is why I post it everywhere... tired of it yet? |
Really, that's the trick. Easy, no? What makes it work is I'm not using high-contrast colors - I'm using dark gray and light gray!
Using black and white wouldn't work, since it's an unnatural effect.
I'd converted the Dark Reapers - not the Exarch, obviously - to appear grossly cybernetic and sadistic. Some of them are biting down on a wire which appears to cut into their faces. |
I got the idea from Little Barrera, who used yellow for the eyes of his Space Wolves... which was simply awesome! I've got to get a picture of that for you...
That's that! Questions? Comments?
8 comments:
That's pretty good I might have to try it for my Imperial Battle Psyker squad, thanks for the tip :)
Those eyes are unnerving... thanks for the tip!
Disturbing, very disturbing.
Actually, that is a fantastic effect; I really think it would be unnerving to play against and army led by an avatar with that blank look in his eye.
Weird timing. I was just noticing a few days ago that GW's photos of Orcs and Goblins usually have blank red eyeballs. I may have to give this a go...
Very nice tutorial, your Eldar still look excellent! However, did you think about using an Ice Blue or something? If you google things like cataracts or blindness, a lot of the eyes have a glossed over, shine that the blue would work perfectly for.
Good stuff!
Hey, where's the third competitive article? I want my list broken down dammit!! ;)
I tried this out tonight with P3 paints using a mix of Thamar Black and Coal Black, followed by a dot of Underbelly Blue for the off-white pupil. The eyes turned out more oval than I was going for but I'm happy with the effect. Thanks, Brent.
Papa JJ - I'm really glad you got some use out of it mate!
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