When I finished that, I wanted to paint something more fun, and I was given a Culexus Assassin just before I left home. He seemed like the perfect model to work on.
The black body suit is highlighted with P3 Coal Black, which I really like for highlighting black fabric. I will do edge highlighting on armor with greys, but that looks too hard edge on softer materials.
I played around with metallics on the helmet. I used a dark silver and a couple different golds, as well as a few different washes, to keep it all metallic while still having high contrast. I'm pretty pleased with how it came out.
Here's a shot of the face. I really wanted to accentuate the smile. I see the Culexus as the 40K version of the Joker, gleefully spreading misery around him as a punishment for his isolation. To make the smile extra stark and creepy, I painted the teeth stark white over black. I think it looks suitably creepy.
What do you think?