I primed the models black and then did some masking. I wanted to give each skimmer a personalized look, as if each pilot had taken the time to mark his skimmer. I masked out different patterns of black stripes along the fuselage and wings of each skimmer and a circle near the front.
Once the masking was done I painted the skimmers with a base coat of Averland Sunset. I'm just looking for coverage here, it's a first step in. After the base coat had dried I peeled off the masks and painted the personal glyphs and the front engine intakes on each skimmer in Khorne Red and then washed the entire model with Agrax Earthshade.
This establishes a good base color with shade. I then starting layering a watered down Averland Sunset on the existing yellow portions, this will be my "mid-tone".
You can see I've started to block out a mid-tone color in the front of this skimmer. The paint color looks fairly consistent here, but it's not and I prefer it that way. Because I have watered down the Averland Sunset there are spots that are obviously thinner than others. I encourage this. These are Ork vehicles after all and I am trying to convey the idea of "used".
More updates soon... I hope.
