CliffNotes: Brent takes credit for an idea Little Barrera had.
Basically, the eyes have no pupil...
...so.the effect is deceptively easy.
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| 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.
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| 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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