Well how do you guys paint your skellies.

step one: I water down vermin brown then paint that all over them.

step two: drybrush bleached bone all over them.

step three : water down chesnut ink and give them a wash.

step four : highlight bleach bone in all important spots.

Agood looking way that really is very simple is to
1) spray with white undercoat
2) cover the model with undiluted brown ink
3) paint or drybrush (depending on the finish you want) with bleached bone

The initial under coat keeps the model quite bright. The brown ink provides a template on the model of all the shading and highlighting that you can follow. The bleached bone can be painted on to the areas shown by the ink. A white highlight can be added for a sunbleached effect by a light drybrush if needed. Simple, quick and quite effective.

Well thats what a lot of people do it just didn't suit me. Well what do you guys use for your painting scheme I use dark blue and grey it looks great.

1) undercoat them with chaos black
2) drybrush them with bleached bone (this gives them a dusty ancient look)
3) finish any weapons and armour they may have

I used this technique on my light cavalry and they got finished real fast. I also used it on chariot crews

the only problom with that settra is that there sposed to be sandy not dusty.

you are right, my skeletons dont look completely like those in the army book, but I find that they look pretty good this way

yes you could make up a back groud were your king is not very found of the whole sand killing his men thing he likes them dieing in combat than carryied back. Or something like that.

good idea, i ll think of something

leave the moddels in there tray DONT SNAP THEM OUT!!

Under coat it in white (spraypaint)

paint them in their tray when you snap them out paint over the unpainted spots

paint them in what ever colour you want THEN glue them



there you have it thats what i did

1) Dont Undercoat!

2) Base coat desert yellow

3) ink the modle with flesh wash

4) Drybrush with bleached bone

5) Highlight with bleached bone

6) Paint wood with dark flesh and apply flesh wash, and if I have time drybrush with desert yellow.

7) paint metal areas shining gold, apply flesh way, highlight with shining gold.

8) enchanted blue on areas to be coloured. Wash with black wash, high light with enchanted blue.

9) place sand on the base, paint base with desert yellow and then drybrush the painted sand with bleached bone!

That gives yu a very sndy looking skellie which isn't as white and shinny as GW's skellies! :D

Personally, I don't like settra's way of painting(no offence) because the models tend to get a little too "scabby".

I would much rather go lordloverocket's way because painting the models that way gives them a more dusty look.

// Heatseeker, Lord of the Undying Legion ;)

lol you dont snapp them out! i use side cutter or scissors, i find snapping them out does more than just get them out of the sprue, but has a chance to snap theactual model!

thats what i meant do whatever to get them out
i use an exacto knife. When your cutting with an exacto knife[SIZE=14][COLOR=red]Don't cut with your thumb befind the spot you are cutting!

I tend to go for a completely random colour scheme.

With Bleached bone bases, I decided I didn't want BB on the skeleton, in forder to make the silly things stand out. So I cam up with an absolutely unique way of doing things.

Undercoat white
Paint Flesh wash (Substitute chestnut if you want brown rather then pink, or black if you want grey)
Heavy drybrush of white.
This give a very pink effect to the skeletons, like their skin never really wanted to leave them. It also allows them to standout, and you won't see other skeltons quite like them.

I'd post a pic, but I can't find anywhere quick and easy to host it.