Confessions of a Reluctant Trollblood Player Part II: Skintones

We continue our discussion on my new found strange desire to play the Trollbloods. This is nothing that I take lightly. After so much time, I have to get this ball rolling or I need to drop this bad joke and set these trolls free for a better home that will care for them and play them. Well, I am not about to do that, so let’s talk about skin tones for these guys. I don’t necessarily want to follow the standard, studio paint scheme, but I don’t want to stray too far away from the defined look of the faction either. This leaves me in a difficult position. What can I do that will give them some individuality without making them look foreign or alien?

I use Reaper Master Series paints. While I tend to spend more on my paints than the average person that has a full collection of P3 paints, I benefit by never needing to mix my colors. Reaper releases their paint line in Triads. It provides the painter with the base color, shadow, and highlight in one easy three bottle set. If there is a particular look that I want, I either dig those colors out or just get a new triad. I love the concept and have been a fan ever since. They were the first models specific paints I purchased and I have never really been disappointed. Let’s explore some possibilities. After delving through my collection of paints and consulting the Reaper website for color samples, I came up with some possibilities. First of all, there are several shades of blue that are possible. Using the aforementioned color “swatches” from the Reaper Website, let’s look at one that is most like the studio paint scheme.

Soft Blue Triad
09229 Worn Navy	09230 Soft Blue	09231 Heather Blue

As you can see, it isn’t a bad look, but it is very close to the studio colors for Trollbloods. While I am not opposed to having some models that have this color set, I don’t think I want to have the entire faction looking like the studio. It just won’t get noticed.

Marine Triad
09076 Deep Ocean	09077 Marine Teal	09078 Surf Aqua

That is an interesting combination too. Not too shabby at all. But again, this might be a bit nice for a one off model, but not for the overall look of the faction.

Templar Blue Triad
09019 Midnight Blue	09055 Breonne Blue	09056 Templar Blue	09057 Ashen Blue

We might be getting somewhere here. By adding the Midnight blue as the shadow color, I have deepened the overall scheme and allow for a greater variety of skintone by omitting either the Midnight Blue or the Ashen blue depending on my preference and whim. Since I am all about serving my whim, this is a good option. Let’s look at one more possibility.

Stormy Grey Triad
09088 Stormy Grey	09089 Cloudy Grey	09038 Rainy Grey	09090 Misty Grey

I took the same approach here. While it doesn’t show well in the color swatches above, there is an unlaying blue tint to these greys and by adding the rainy grey to the mix, I achieve the same options as I did with the Templar Blue Triad above. I can also tack on more options should I desire that. Grey might be just enough different that I can get away with it with the other colors that I think might go into this faction. I had prepared even more options, but I think I will not use them as they are colors that I use more often in my Cryx models and don’t want to muddy the waters when it comes to cross faction schemes.

So now, you get a say as well. Please take a moment and select your favorite option. Please bear in mind that I am not tying myself to the whim of others, but I will weight your collective opinion greatly when making my final decision.

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