Some years ago I made a thread about my snow high elves, but that longer quite fits, so I'm making this new one, as I have now sttled on a theme inspired by Magic The Gatherings "Ojutai" clan, so primarily blacks, grays, white and red, there will likely still be snow though, it's just not the main theme as such. Anyhow I just though I'd share my work so far. I have got my hands on a lot of elves now, but I won't be putting as much effort into them as my lizards, because I don't find the same joy in painting them. And yes the gray faces/skin is on purpose, since I decided it would be easier to just have them have gray skin, and it goes with the aesthetic.
I like the scheme, but I would have done a very light elven skin complexion. I understand you are probably going for a drow look, but with how minimal skin is available against the bright armor the dark Grey's just look unpainted or lightly painted. I would bring it up one more lighter shade of grey on the high points of the cheekbones and the fingers.
I agree, I should do something more with the skin, at the moment though I just can't find the motivation, but maybe I'll come back to it... eventually