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| Raise your hand if you're Horus. |
Started some initial testing for Horus. I was fairly certain on going a for a blue hue to the armour, and that's turned out "ok". I'm not entirely happy yet, but I think it's enough to do more and see how it goes. I think so far there's not enough shine maybe, or not enough contrast. So it looks actually more blue than black. This may change later - I think more of the model is required to really know.
The plan if it does look too blue is to grab a dark grey and desaturate the colours with some glazing.
So far the armour is a base of Black (several thin coats to get it nice and even), followed by Dark Reaper for initial highlights, and then Russ Grey for edges. A little more Russ Grey is still needed in some parts.
The trim is Balthasar Gold washed with Reikland Fleshshade, highlighted with Sycorax Bronze and edge highlighted with Runelord Brass. This is similar to the Grey Knight weapons on purpose: Grey Knights use pyschic powers and force weapons, and Horus' armour was supposed to offer psychic shielding. So this basic brass theme has now become the go-to for (Imperial technology base) metals related to pyschic uses.
I did try a Warplock Bronze base on one small part of armour trim, but it was a little too dark for my liking.
Overall though, the armour does offer colours reminiscent of Solar Auxillia. This kind of fits in with Horus seeing himself as the proper leader of Imperial forces. Horus should look evil, no doubt there, but if I can put in hints that he didn't see himself as evil and corrupted, then it might give that much more character.
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| Bedknobs & Broomsticks, 40k style. |
This model is the first play test with some different approach to airbrushing. Basically a mix of Mephiston Red and Rhinox Hide, overlaid with Averland Sunset for highlights. Over that goes Mephiston Red, and over that goes Evil Sunz Scarlet.
The Averland Sunset didn't really show through, and I messed up the last layer - the paint was far too thin and I couldn't apply it proper. Also the compressor on the airbrush is basically gone, as it keeps kicking in and getting extremely hot. So I'm having to fix up again with a paintbrush. The photo doesn't do things justice sadly (the camera just doesn't capture the gradient), but I am getting better at the red.
At any rate, once the current lot of marines are done, the next batch will be:
- Rhinox Hide (all of the model)
- 50/50 Rhinox Hide / Mephiston Red (most of the model, try leave the deepest recesses)
- Mephiston Red (less of the model, mostly mid range highlights)
- 50/50 Mephiston Red / Evil Sunz Scarlet (less still, highlighted areas only)
- Evil Sunz Scarlet (less of the highlighted areas, if it's needed)
Wanting to do more airbrushing will hopefully motivate to get this lot done relatively quickly, and I do have Tolmeron to use as a reference for colours too.
-- silly painter.
