Time for some non-Separatist bad guys!
I’ve tried to get a couple of different black textures: the shiny hard armor pieces, the softer fabric pants, the dark leather boots. It helps give some variety on what is otherwise a mostly monochromatic model.
These double-sided lightsabers seem like they’d be a hazard.
Oh yeah, definitely a hazard.
Time for some more Shatterpoint.
Both the cloaks and smoke use one of my new favorite paint techniques. I put two GW contrast paints next to each other on a wet palette (say red and yellow). Then I alternate between them when loading the brush for painting. The goal is to let them loosely mix in the brush or on the model, giving interesting variations.
After its dry, more washes and highlights give more depth.
The contrast paints can also be used as a wash on the base, to give a quick-and-dirty OSL effect.
What good is just a starter set? My daughter played the Shatterpoint demo with me, and when we decided to both participate in a four-week league at the local shop. I let my daughter pick the first box to expand into. She picked Grievous and his many arms.
Grievous as a model has lots of spindly bits. I’m not looking forward to putting him in foam. So far he’s been transported with some blue tack to the lid of a plastic box.
Kraken is the same sort of robot as Kalani from the starter. I did his filigree without metallics to try to give a little more to distinguish them, though it could use more.
I gave a few panels a lighter shade and stippled on some browns to give these B2s some visual depth.
Let’s do another dark side from the Shatterpoint starter, this time Asajj Ventress
I copied off the studio model and used blue in the shadows of her skirt. I like how it turned out. I should probably use color like this a lot more than I do.
Kalani came with two arm options. I chose this one over a holo display because I thought it looked cooler. Now, looking at the very similar Kraken sculpt in the Grievous box, I wish I had chosen the holo display to make them more distinct.
The battle droids come as a bunch to a base. I painted a couple of limbs a different color, as a field repair with parts from a different unit.