Blitz Bowl Sea Elf (Elven Union) team - Southsea Coast Breakers

For the first time - I organized all the paints I intended to use on a team, before starting!

Blue armor in progress

Shoulder pad chessboard work in progress

My motivations for this Elf team came from the the idea of Sea Elves. Both Dungeons and Dragons 5e and the Warhammer Age of Sigmar feature Sea Elves. {Editor's Note: Apparently so did the Warhammer Old World, I just didn't know it until after!) They are very different in narrative, but that is not important -- visual inspiration was my goal and I meshed ideas for the look for these elves from both sources. Greenish skin, a cold facial look, but colorful hair and "good guy" colors... a mish-mash of Blood Bowl elves, Idoneth Deepkin, and Forgotten Realms "Sword Coastal" elves.

I would like to see a High Elf or Sea Elf team from Games Workshop. But doubt it will be coming... I include my old 1990's High Elf team at the end of the post here for comparison. I was so proud of these guys back in the day... I'll make a separate post for them someday soon -  just for fun.



Base:
Ionrach Skin {greenish pale skin}
Thousand Sons Blue {blue armor}
Retributor Gold {armor accents}
Calidor Sky {light blue trousers/undershirts/gloves}
Doombull Brown {shoes}
XV-88 {straps}
Celestra Grey {sashes}
Mephiston Red {accents}
Balor brown{gems}
Bronzed Flesh {Blond hair}
Celestra Grey {White hair}
Stormvermin Fur + layers of Nuln Oil {Black hair}
Rakarth Flesh {Bones/skulls}
Abaddon Black

Wash:
Asurman Blue {all clothing/white hair}{straps}{greenish skin}
Nuln Oil {Blue armor} {sashes} {white footballs} {black hair}
Seraphine Sepia {gold armor} {blond hair}
Agrax Earthshade {straps} {shoes} {brown footballs}
Yellow wash {gems}

Re-layer with original layers, then on to
Edging:
Teclis Blue to Lothern Blue (with increasing amounts of Ushabti Bone) {underlayers/trousers}
Ahriman Blue to Fenresian Grey (with increasing Pale Wytch Flesh) {blue armor}
Pale Wytch Flesh {greenish skin}
Ulthuan Grey to White {sashes} {white hair} {white footballs}
Fire Dragon Bright  {red accents}
Deathclaw Brown {shoes}
Balor (Snakebite Leather) and Zamsi Desert {straps}
Runefang/Mithril Steel {gold armor}
Averland Sunset, followed by lighter yellows and a white dot. {gems}
Deck Tan {Blond hair}
Eshin Grey {Black hair}
Yellow/Orange/Bone {Orange beards}
Pallid Wytch Flesh{Bones/skulls}
Gothor Brown+Averland Sunset to Khemri Brown + Ivory {brown footballs}

Bases:
Sand into Water
Armegeddon Dust and Zandri Dust beach - Ocean Nurgling Green, Sotek blue green, Stegadon Scale deep blue/green with water effects and foam, up to sandy base . form ripples in first water effects. Maybe a drywall filler wave? Decided not to as wanted all clear water. Made some starfish and a glass buoy from Army Painter green stuff. Finished with a mix of Uthuan grey and water effects fluid for sea foam.