Primed the Daemon Prince "Pestilence" and Helbrute "EYE" with Matt Black (recesses & lower parts) and Burnt Umber (upper parts). Added in some texture paints. It was the first time I tried the Astrogranite Debris. Very nice bluish grey tone that I later noticed provided very cool shading for the more brown tones elsewhere. The Tierra Earth paint had been diluted a LOT (propably to save the almost dried out bottoms of that bottle), and was sloppily overbrushed for a kind of zenithal highlight effect. Watered down Sepia Game Ink for shading, with heavy drybrushes of Desert Yellow, Khaki & Screaming Skull, concentrating on the edges and highest parts.
Should be mentioned at this point, that I often like to use BIG brushes (as well as old, cheap & crappy ones). Saves time and effort. Looks great.
The to-be-yellow areas were given a coat of Game Ink Amarillo Yellow. I always feel stupid when painting this thin and glossy ink over such dark & dirty areas, but after the other few yellow layers yet to come, it'll be just the look I want to achieve!
Also tried out the Plaguebearer Flesh contrast paint for the base (think it still needs the Castellan Green for a more solid base coat). At this point I Gloss Varnished everything, just to seal & secure things up a bit. The DP always seems to get lifted from the wings, and Helbrute from the banner, so those parts got extra attention.
The Chaos Lord got a gong & couple of bells to makes some revolting noise with. More Green Stuff work on the "VOID" Helbrute. Tried out some base positionings for them as well. Not sure if VOID should stand straigth or lean way too much on one side or the other. Kind of nice to have it struggling to keep balance.
The "EYE" & "Pestilence" then had an extra recess shading with a mixture of Blue Tone, Pale Grey Wash, Black Wash, Dark Tone & dirty water to contrast with the brown and yellow tones on the models. I really like the effect.
This morning I got an hour to spare, so put some thinned down Castellan Green on the bases.
AND it just might be that this friday it's time for some good old NECROMUNDA. YAY!!! So I dug up some random Chaos Cultist / ganger models I had converted, primed and partially washed earlier. Most were done this year, but the Kerrunch Elf a bit earlier, and the two flail weaving guys maybe 15 years ago. Other based on an old Elf, and the other on a Confrontation Scavvy. Gave them the Yellow Ink & few contrast paints to act as base colours. They'll be playing the double role as a Necromunda gang & Death Guard Cultists.
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