Mace Windu is here to shut down the party.
The shape of the creases in Mace Windu’s cloak did not take well to my standard wash technique.
Ponds continues my tradition of using the bare head alternates for secondaries. I’m getting quite a collection of clone helmets in the bit box.
The clones in this whole box turned out more on the gray side than I had intended. But at least it stands out on a white background.
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.
More lightsabers please.
I love the battle nun look of the Luminara box.
I did some spots on Barriss Offe’s cloak, but they’re practically invisible in the final product. Sooner or later I’ll learn to be garish in the first pass so contrasts survive washes.
Like the 501st, I uses washes and chipping to keep the clones from being too white. I also take whatever excuse I can to apply contrast in the details, like the shoulder pads and below the chest plate.
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.
