Re: paint scheme for a B5 Shadow ship

> I just got a B5 Shadow ship and was wondering how it should be
painted.
> My hazy memory recalls mostly black, but close ups showed a tan color
> with many pulsating black splotches.	If so, would a base tan/brown
color
> with either black wash or black dry brush be the best?  How would you
> add in some luminescence?  Any other ideas for "organic" ships?

Glen,

Believe it or not, for the Shadow ships in B5, Foundation used a scanned

dogs nose as the texture for shadow ships, then layered and animated the

texture to make the skin seem alive.  

When trying to reproduce the look, I have used flat black paint on my 
ships, then sprayed gloss black with a detailing airbrush through a
masking
screen to produce the highlights on areas of the skin.

Stuart