Winged Tyranid Prime

Another departure from the norm for me here, with my first ever Tyranid model! I chose this winged Tyranid Prime mainly because of how cool it looked, and it was a lot of fun to paint.

It required a different approach to painting that I usually take - I normally paint a lot of inorganic materials in my usual choices, weapons and armour and such, so it was unusual for me to paint something that is entirely organic in nature. The skin, carapace, claws, and wings all needed to look distinct from each other in texture as well as colour, so I relied on a few different techniques - airbrushing for the skin and wing membranes, glazing and stippling over the wings for a more realistic feel, dry-brushing on the carapace, and traditional blending on the claws and talons.

Overall, I'm happy with how it came out! I think the wings are my favourite part, the gradient of colours I was able to achieve is very satisfying. I also like the amount of shadowing I built up on the skin, and the varying colours across the carapace.

Normal operations will be resumed next I think!