struggling for a scheme

[Adkenpachi]

So ive decided to trash most of my troopers because their old and or i dont like the looks of of them (does no one have beret storm troopers???) And start getting more Mordians.

The problem is im picky with colours and want some kind of orange/white scheme but im not sure what else would go with it and what parts to do which colour :/ any advice is apprecisted.

[3ff3ct]

Try them out on one of your scrap models, or do a test strip. Putting the colours together will help you work out what to use.

I imagine white with orange trim would work, although to be honest I think a cream/beige colour would go better with orange.

[optimat]

Agreed, a beige instead of brilliant white would probably match the orange better, if only just because brilliant white is not likely to stay brilliant as a battle uniform uniform and makes it look more grubby.

Orange itself is a bit broad also, probably best to get set on a type of orange first of all. Almost brown and murky or carrot orange? could be pale orange also which would make for a mostly neutral scheme that could work well, I think Cosmic had some test minis for some guard I saw in a thread here using very neutral slightly earthy tones and it looked great and was supposedly quite quick to produce.

[Adkenpachi]

Not sure on paint names as im a newb but i was after a kind of bright orange like the fruit. Il do some tests with a white uniform and various washes when i get around to buying more, still not sure on a third submissive colour for things like buttons clips and belt buckle, maybe a dull red or royal blue hrmmm..

[magot]

I would say Black
I would also be very carefull with washes and apply them on the orange before you paint the beige.
base color for orange probably a grey I would say especially for the Orange Orange.

[emptyhat]

What about white and yellow

[Pyrotechnics]

May 9, 2012 10:10:11 GMT -5 emptyhat said:

What about white and yellow

Aren't they the two hardest colours to paint?

[3ff3ct]

I don't think there would be enough contrast to make them interesting.

[The Hawk!]

But Black and Yellow..... Now theres a possibilty... maybe even Black and White.... You see.... Black works with everything

Dave

[Adkenpachi]

May as well do them black and red to match the commisar then

[Pyrotechnics]

May 10, 2012 9:48:39 GMT -5 Adkenpachi said:

May as well do them black and red to match the commisar then

Yar. I did a black and red scheme. It looks good, but I do feel like it looks a little bit chaos-y. Just paint up one model for each of the schemes you're thinking of, then pick your favourite.

[Adkenpachi]

White as a primary colour doesnt really suit them... Plus i need a finer brush
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[Adkenpachi]

[Peter Cooman]

i think it would be cooler if you switched red and white around

[Adkenpachi]

My idea was to have this but a deep orangeinstead of red(dont have it yet) but i still dont think that would be better. M new idea is to have a slightly more desert flavour of orange as the primary but not sure what colour would make a good border... Mordian blue?

[optimat]

www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-schemes.html

Use that link, coupled with the idea that one colour should be a washed out or lighter shade while one should be a strong tone. The catch is most people will stick to a 2 colour scheme because well, that's what the Space Marines use (plus it does actually hold a decent position in miniature painting as looking bold and effective). For something different you might want to try out a tri colour scheme but that usually works best when the third colour is black, white or grey.

[Adkenpachi]

It says i was right to pick a dark blue to contrast orange