The Kabal of the Silent Scream

Welcome to my Log, I've had a small army of dark eldar that I've grown fond of lately and so considered it to be a good idea to begin painting it. Unfortunately I have a really shaky hand so the only way to get a half decent paint-job is to use washes and avoid edge highlighting plus these photos were taken from my phone so sorry for the low resolution.

Archon Vex from whom my name descends

His retinue of trueborn

Their personal Raider

The family together


Any tips and constructive criticism will be taken on board
Archon Vex

I love that purple colour, dark and brooding, very DE.
If they were mine, I'd perhaps look at changing the base colour, at the moment it kinda blends in with the tabards.

Archon Vex wrote:

..... Unfortunately I have a really shaky hand so the only way to get a half decent paint-job is to use washes and avoid edge highlighting .....

First off, welcome to The Dark City, Archon Vex.

Secondly, your army looks great so far. I really like the colours you have chosen, and as far as a decent paint job goes, these are actually a very good example of what can be achieved with our beloved True Kin by just using washes!

I like it AV, looking forward to seeing more.

Cheers.

I like the Kabal name! Good stuff, keep it coming

Thanks for the support
I'm experimenting with the bases at the moment but looking at the bases in good light there is a mild difference between the ground and the tabards but i'm still tinkering around, up next I'll be painting a squad of warriors and their raider. As for army development any suggestions for tall robed models to be used as grotesques?

Very nice!

Unfortunately all of the different colour schemes for the bases I have tried really havn't clicked with me, so here is the next unit of kabalites finished along with their trusty raider


and here is a shot of everything combined into one big happy photo

and here are some images of WIP of the rest of the army



once again sorry for the bad quality these have been taken on my phone which intensifies all of the colours in the image
up next will be a unit of wracks

Nice work!

I'm really curious what material do you use to base your models? It seems to give quite a unique effect.

I use a white paint used for walls, its 'Winsor & Newton Galeria Titanium White' which i apply thick and make wavy lines through, paint it deheb stone and wash devlan mud
simple and i think rather effective