More Stormcast (finished)

Sir Glowhammer

There's actually three done, but they do look very similar. Three at at time is basically confirmed to be best for me at this point. It just seems to be easiest to manage.

Weapon handles are a surprisingly simple formula:

• Mournfang Brown
• Tuskgor Fur (edge highlight)
• Agrax Earthshade

The short sword scabbard I was hazy on some details about from before (because they weren't written down properly - shame!) so instead I chose to experiment with some new purchases. I didn't want the same as Blood Angel armour, so the result in this case is:

• Gal Vorbak Red
• Carroburg Crimson
• Word Bearers Red 
• Wazdakka Red (edge highlight)

Seems to work ok in the end, so it will probably be the basis for whenever I paint a red Word Bearers legionnaire.

The shield deviates from the last batch of Stormcast by using Grey Knights Steel for the lightning bolts. It's a subtle thing, but worth it. The hammer is a mix of Leadbelcher, Ironbreaker, Nuln Oil, and Liberator Gold in places. The clouds I'm not entirely happy with this time, but the basic approach is do drybrush colours together, going darker in the process instead of lighter:

• Celestra Grey
• Administratum Grey
• Eshin Grey

I did go back over some areas with mixes of colours to make starker edges, or blend it together slightly. More practice needed, but ultimately I still think something on the bottom of the shield helps to balance out the model.

Hammer glow was drybrushed, but I couldn't remember what I had used last time. Again, always write this down - that was the whole purpose of this blog! I don't know if this is better than before. It's certainly different; not better or worse, just different:

• Imrik Blue
• Skink Blue
• Wrack White
• Grey Knights Steel (to blend back into the hammer head)

The last paint was not drybrushed, but I figured thinned down it might help to soften a few edges. High pigment opacity with that paint though, so be careful trying this.

The white cloth next to the short sword is standard purity seal parchment detailed before for Blood Angels, so I won't bother recounting that here.

Using some spare bases from the shattered realms set, these were first primed with Corax White from a spray can, and then covered in Basilicum Grey in selected areas. That didn't have quite the hue I wanted, so pulling out the old Guilliman Blue glaze helped give it just the right colour. A more pure grey just stood out too much, so the subtle blue helps tie things together more. The "earth" in between was Gore-Grunta Fur and Agrax Earthshade. It's a little too red, but I don't have many contrast paints to play with right now, and I wanted to see how it worked. Thinned contrast paints do work well as glaze replacements.

The painting speed of these models has definitely improved. Mostly that's just experience: I know what colours to use, and how I want the model to look. The airbrush also saved a good deal of time, and I'm starting to get the hang using one (at least with blue).

-- silly painter.