So now it was time to paint the model. Well, actually now it was time to choose a color scheme. I decided to go with a predominately blue model but with purple in the fleshy looking joint areas. The spikey bits are going to be yellow/orange and the mouth will be pink with the teeth some off-white color.
First I chose a very dark blue and painted it into the recesses of the areas that were going to be blue. Next I took a medium blue and thinned it down alot making it very watery... then I painted it over the rest of the 'to be blue' area leaving a strip of white at the highest points. Since the paint is watery, I end up with a very pale blue.
So far so good..
Now I let it dry a bit them I paint over the medium blue with that same watery blue paint.. but I creep just a bit into the dark blue and into the white. So what I end up with is a thinner strip of white and four shades of blue. Now I repeat that a few times creeping into the white and dark blue areas more each time. What this results in is a fairly gradual blending between the different shades of blue.
(( Some people mix their paints and apply it in strips but I find I just end up wasting a ton of paint that way... also with this method, if I need to retouch an area later then there is less worry about getting the color to match. Really, you want to apply your paints in thin layers anyways since it keeps the paint smooth. ))
The general goal here is for the raised areas to be the lightest and the recessed areas to be the darkest... adding a little extra depth to the model. In some places on this model I chose to leave a more abrupt transition between the medium blue and the dark blue (such as on the edges of the armor plates) to make them stand out and look a bit more dramatic.
The only other thing I did at this stage was to paint the fleshy connective areas a dark purple.
... more later
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