Ninjas! Scorpion Shadow Assassins (Clan War, Rokugan)

[vulture]

 

A quick followup to the earth oni I posted last night, to help dig into my Rokugan project. Ninjas are awesome, so I had to lead with them for the clans. They also make good generic bad guys since ninjas are pretty prominently featured in most fantasy RPG settings at this point.

 

Because I have soooooo many minis to paint for this setting and I am just starting on this big project speed is the name of the game (well, that and having a 3yo and a 5yo makes anything that takes time impossible). I painted these in a few sittings, but it took much longer than it should have because the black paint was giving me trouble. So much black. Originally I had gone with a blue black but it just didn't look right (and too similar to colors from another clan). So, I completely repainted all of it using primarily the dark elf skin triad with vampiric skin for highlights  giving it a more purple-grey hue. That recipe worked nicely for me and i'll be sure to tap it for future scorpion clan models. simple paint job, but that black really was tough to pull off.

 

One of the nice things about the old clan war blisters is that most packs come with 4 unique sculpts of the same troop type for lots of variation, making them ideal for skirmish and RPG games where unique mooks are nice. I have a few more sets like this in the queue before I start on the personalities.

 

many more to come!

[Glitterwolf]

They look mighty fine.

 

Good idea to use the Dark Elf Skin Triad.

 

*** Takes notes***

[Dr_Automaton]

They look mighty fine.

 

Good idea to use the Dark Elf Skin Triad.

 

*** Takes notes***

 

Same here.  I might have to pick up the triad if I ever need to paint a lot of black.

[vulture]

The dusky skin triad is also nice for very dark colors. The shadows for both are very very dark. The key for me was to save pure black for the deepest recesses, so that contrast and shadow still existed on the black surface.

 

The nice thing about grinding through the factions of Rokugan is that there is plenty of opportunity to practice color formulas, as each clan traditionally wears 2-3 colors. I just finished working on some royal purple, and now I'm on to crimson red.

Edited September 26, 2016 by vulture

[Chaoswolf]

Nice and sneaky looking.

 

Good job!

[Jasper_the_2nd]

Woohoo, Clan War!!!!

 

Also, I love using the Dark Elf Skin triad for blacks.

 

 

So, you are doing ALL the Clans???

[vulture]

I am doing all the clans, and more (eg the tengu from the reaper ks, for sure!). I'm mixing it up a bit in terms of what I am working on, but I'm emphasizing shadowlands and scorpion clan stuff to start because they make pretty good initial villains (well, the scorpion aren't really villains, just loyal to a fault).

Edited October 3, 2016 by vulture

[hiddenone32]

They look great!