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Codex: Fighting Tigers of Veda (pg 10) Pages 1 <> 2 <> 3 <> 4 <> 5 <> 6 <> 7 <> 8 <> 9 <> 10 <> 11 <> 12 <> 13 <> 14 <> 15 <> 16 <> 17 <> 18 <> 19 Painting Fighting Tigers: Introduction
The very first thing one has to learn in painting Fighting Tigers is how to properly paint a tiger stripe. “Simple,” you say? Not really. Take a long, careful look at the photo below of a real tiger, and you’ll see that tiger stripes are not “simple.” Stripes run vertically across the back and down the sides of the animal and have varying thickness and spacing, with a slight curve to them as they taper off to a fine point. Stripes may split in two and even rejoin. The tiger can have a few very small stripes that resemble spots, but these are usually found around its face. No two tigers have the same stripe pattern—and neither should your Fighting Tigers! It’s important—especially
when you’re painting Tigers of Kali—not
to paint zebra stripes. While on a superficial level they might seem similar,
tiger stripes and zebra stripes are very different:
You’ll find that the more stripes you can paint on your Fighting Tigers, the better they’ll look. Of course, it’s possible to go overboard, but in general, the more the better. Give yourself plenty of time and be prepared to make and correct mistakes: as you’ll find, it’s no simple task to slap on a few stripes and have a terrific looking figure. Once you’ve
studied tiger stripes and practiced for a bit, you’re almost ready to start
painting the basic Fighting Tiger Space Marine. As you'll see, Fighting
Tigers use four different schemes, all variations of the same pattern.
You'll be restricting your color palette to the following:
"They're supposed
to look like tigers," I hear you say, "so why aren't they just orange and
black?" Well, that's a long story...
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