Warmachine Cygnar Alt. Scheme.

Essentially, this is more of a teaser too, but a WIP nonetheless.  Starting off here is my Lancer's shield.

If I could take better pics, you'd have one, but I can't, so you don't.  I primered this with black Spray...it could be an old incarnation of GW's spray primer, or Krylon, or even Armory...don't recall and I own all of them and feel they all do the job.   My primary color is the buff/tan color.  I'm using RMS triad that includes Tanned Leather, Amber Gold, and Golden Blonde.  The blonde is too light for what I'm going for and my skill level isn't up to utilizing the triads properly.  So, the base is the Amber Gold, and I thinned the Tanned Leather down and put it on the lower portions of each section...not to too much positive effect.  Then I washed it down with some Devlan Mud, retouched the paint, and did a wash of Ogryn Flesh.  I liked the reddish tones.  A more simpler way to get this would be to simply paint the Amber Gold on, wash with Ogryn Flesh, and then touch-up.

I wanted a "muted" blue instead of the bright blue so I turned to the RMS triad that has Worn Navy, Soft Blue, and Heather Blue.  This time I felt the Worn Navy was too dark, so I did a base of Soft blue, and highlighted repeatedly with the Heather Blue.  I like it.  No Golden Demons will be won, but I'm extremely happy with the end result; and plan to push myself further.

Lastly, the metals are copper.  I just like that dull copper look.  So the trim is based in Vallejo Model Air copper.  (Does anyone else have to shake the hell out of Vallejo paints?  I'm thinking of getting the Game Color case, but I'm not too keen on vast amounts of shaking...or should I go with the P3's...I really like them too, but they're not in dropper bottles...and I can't afford the entire set of RMS's.)  Ok, where was I?  Yes, base VMA Copper, then wash with Devlan Mud, then extreme highlight with Reaper Pro Paint Copper (Discontinued).  RPP's copper is the fresh from Williams and Sonoma copper pot bright.  The rivets are RPP pewter, with a dot of GW's Mithril Silver.  (Yes, I painted it with the last line of Citadel's not the new one, and I haven't a clue to what the new name is for it yet.)  At the very bottom is a jewel, and you can't tell the color, but I used RPP Mint Green, slapped some GW Thraka Green on it, then touched it back up, and placed a dot of RPP Pearl White on it, then called it done.

That's just the shield, and I hope that I can replicate this on a full scale model.  Speaking of full model, here is a teaser pic of my Charger(?)  This is the classic pewter model that came in the first round of battlegroup boxes.  As of right now it is spray primered black, with a touch up here and there with RMS brush-on black primer.  And I'm working on a base coat of RMS Amber Gold.  Enjoy.  Comments, and constructive feedback is more than welcome.