Dark Elf

[Caerban]

For the skin I'd use a really thin glaze of the base colour. I mean really thin, loads of water. Get some on the brush but don't load it, you want to paint with it not wash. Just enough to leave the surface damp when you apply the brush. Then run it along the line between the shade and base colour. It'll barely change each time but it'll smooth the transition. Let each coat dry and keep going until you like the effect.
On the hair I'd work the other way and thin the shade colour. Again really thin. Again don't load the brush and paint into the cracks carefully, use a small brush so you're not painting over the highlight on the tops of the hair strands. This should deepen the shade between the strands and give you an extra bit of shade to the sides of each strand drawing the highlight and shade together. Erm... hopefully. Assuming my explanation is good enough.

[Keeper]

Thanks Caerban - I'll give it a go! :D

[gi6ers]

NOthing add to Caerban's comments. Keep going Dave, looking good so far!

[Chrysalis]

This is much better than the first picture! Excellent work on the armor Dave. Maybe a little work on the hair as Caerban said, but something really thin.

It's really nice to see how you made a drow out of our favorite paladin simply with your paintjob  :clap2:

Edit: I've had some troubles with the red eyes of my orks, if you have some tips, they're welcome  :icon_wink:

[Keeper]

Thanks chaps - I will post an update when I've improved her head a little.  I've got sidetracked with a Grymn at the moment (so easy to do!), but I'll be back to her right after that! ;)

It's really nice to see how you made a drow out of our favorite paladin simply with your paintjob  :clap2:

I can only give thanks to my RAFM Dryder (still half-painted) for the inspiration! :)

Edit: I've had some troubles with the red eyes of my orks, if you have some tips, they're welcome  :icon_wink:

All I can say about the eyes is that they're GW Blood Red, then TCR (just for good measure), then I painted on some gloss varnish.  And that's all I've done here.  I'm not totally happy with her eyes, but they're not too bad.  I'm thinking I might add a little black lining with a very, very, very, very thin black wash to her eyes.  Do you think that would do any good?