Scheme Reference
The Turkina Keshik colors its ‘Mechs turquoise green with lime green highlights. A gold pearl glaze is then applied, changing the green aspect in varied lighting. Wanting their enemy to know exactly whom they are fighting, all MechWarriors adorn their machines with large falcon murals. Camo (usually shades of green) is used only on the orders of the Khan.
Camo Specs Online
Artist Notes
This mech uses fun technique that can really make a mesmerizing miniature. I started by base coating the whole mech in a bright silver, brush or spray is up to you. Next I applied a Turquoise contrast paint over the silver, although any paint of similar nature to contrast will work. this application of effectively a colored wash over the silver, gives the Turquoise that metallic shine. If using this technique with other colors, be wary of the consistency of the contrast paint, it is relatively easy to work with if only base coating in one color, but if you wish to use two or more, you will have to be careful to not let the contrast drip and flow where you don’t want it. After the base coat, the Lime Green lines were done with a small brush and a relatively steady hand. I followed this up with painting all the metallic areas like the weapon barrels, actuators, and exhaust ports in a darker gunmetal silver. You can sue any paints and tones you like for this step. Next it was time to wash, and for this step, I’m neither fancy nor sophisticated, a brush all over the mech in everyone favorite, Nuln Oil, although once again, any black tinted wash you prefer would work for this step. Once the wash was dry I painted the cockpit with another wash like paint, this one specifically being Citadels “Tesseract Glow” technical paint, which I have found useful for cockpits as it tends to flow into the crevices and makes for easier painting of these notorious features. I last did some final details, like dabbing a bit of gloss red on my lasers and some blue on my PPC barrel. For the base, I used a basic texture paste, but carved out a channel in the paste for later. Once it was dry I base coated in brown, washed in Agrax Earthshade for which you can use any brown tinted wash, and dry brushed. I then filled in the channel in the texture paste with some Water texture to make a small stream. There are many brands out there, so if you wish to try this yourself, feel free to try any of them. All in All, a fun paint job, with a few interesting techniques.