So just finished the first of my "Desert Lizards": the Saurus Warrior command. I decided to do a tan/brown desert theme, since I haven't seen that around much. A total of 20 different colors of Citadel paint were used, and a small layer of 'Ardcoat for the black/obsidian. Hope you all enjoy the result! I'm posting WIP and finished pics I am extremely pleased with the results, and I can't wait to get more painted!
Wow your way of painting the parts before gluing them really is different. May I ask why you don't glue them before painting?
Thanks, Arli! I tried the "glue then paint" style with my previous minis (not lizardmen), and the quality of coverage wasn't up to my liking. There were little places where I couldn't get the brush to paint easily. So I figured if I painted all the pieces individually, then I could get the quality and coverage I was looking for! It does take a lot longer to paint this way, especially because I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, but I think the minis come out looking much better for me!
I am definitely an advocate of painting the model in different parts. Just like you I keep the shield and head off separately before attaching them to the model. Anyway, I really like your color scheme. The model came out very nice and the blue shield contrasts well with the model
I only keep the shield apart. What is your painting process? Should I take the shields out of the spruces and then paint them? Or should I paint them while they're attached? Will the normal plastic glue still work once I apply the paint over the plastic or is PVA the better choice of glue in this case?
For this model, I cut the pieces out of the spruce, and painted them by holding on to them very delicately haha. I have a magnifying lamp, so that makes it easier to see the detail. I've seen some examples of painting pieces while they are still on the spruce which probably makes them easier to hold, but I don't get as good of a coverage that way. But that's just me. As far as glue goes, the glue that I have is plastic model glue from my local arts & crafts store. PVA glue is just regular white glue, the kind you used for art projects in grade school. So I would recommend plastic glue. And it is probably best to leave a little plastic showing where the pieces will be joined together, otherwise you will be gluing paint to paint, instead of plastic to plastic, and that increases the chance of them coming apart stlightly.
As far as green stuff goes, I don't use it. I'm not that obsessed with having my lizardmen look absolutely seamless and perfect. I think they look fantastic how they are, and that's exactly what I was expecting. So I am very happy with the outcome. For touch ups, I might have a little more difficulty than some painters, but I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it haha.