Cretaceous Crab's 1:6 scale Repaints

[Cretaceous Crab]

Microraptor
Figure used: Safari LTD Microraptor (the first one)
Color reference: evidence of black iridescent coloration from fossil findings

*This figure is hard to photograph because of its position!

[Halichoeres]

Looks good! How did you get the iridescent effect?

[Shonisaurus]

Great recreation! and realistic to judge by the latest scientific discoveries as you well point out in your comment.

[Cretaceous Crab]

Looks good! How did you get the iridescent effect?

After looking high and low for appropriate iridescent paints, and experimenting a little with some cheapasaurs, I went with the following process for this piece:

1) after priming and dry-brushing, I painted a base coat of dark cobalt blue (I think its Admiral Blue in the Apple Barrel acrylic paints commonly sold at Walmart)
2) then I dry-brushing with satin jet black
3) after putting all the little details in (claws, mouth, eyes), I applied a blue ink wash

All in all, I'm pretty satisfied with the end result. There may be a better way to achieve that look (some have suggested dark iridescent paint more often used for model vehicles), but I could not find a paint with the exact shade I was going for.

[Halichoeres]

Looks good! How did you get the iridescent effect?

After looking high and low for appropriate iridescent paints, and experimenting a little with some cheapasaurs, I went with the following process for this piece:

1) after priming and dry-brushing, I painted a base coat of dark cobalt blue (I think its Admiral Blue in the Apple Barrel acrylic paints commonly sold at Walmart)
2) then I dry-brushing with satin jet black
3) after putting all the little details in (claws, mouth, eyes), I applied a blue ink wash

All in all, I'm pretty satisfied with the end result. There may be a better way to achieve that look (some have suggested dark iridescent paint more often used for model vehicles), but I could not find a paint with the exact shade I was going for.

Very resourceful! I agree, the result is quite good.

[Cretaceous Crab]

Velociraptor
Figure used: Beasts of the Mesozoic unpainted Build-a-Raptor set 1
Color reference: 1996 Carnegie Velociraptor

NOTE: The muzzle, hands and feet are really a dark gray that matches the hornlets on the Carnegie figure. I just realized they appear darker in these images.