Brother-Sergeant Victorno (continued)

One wonders how long parchment lasts on a storm shield.

Not much of an update, mostly just an excuse to try some writing, but it's good to compare how a few small details start to make so much difference to the model. Details can be everything - while overall armour highlighting give a basic shape and form, it's the details that really bring it to life. It's one reason I try not to simply do everything the same; too much gold and silver lack character.

In this case the wreath and skull atop the armour mirror that on the chest, with the bone and white colours balancing left to right, and also against the brightness of the thunder hammer head. This should form a ring of balance that naturally draws the eye to the focal point: the head.

I've considered a jade colour on the grip of the hammer to match against the wreath of the shield, but instead a darker tone would suit against the rest of the shield better. Something closer to Dark Reaper. I think the wreath isn't enough to draw attention from the face too much, but at the same time does give the viewer an incentive to look more around the model by contrasting against the red.

Obviously much work remains on this model, but I probably should finish it after the Dark Imperium boxed set Intercessors. If nothing else, it would allow me to move onto other models in the background.

One more note: the baltea. It's not easy to see in this photo (I should find another light to angle from the front more easily), but it was highlighted with Word Bearers Red, then glazed over with Barak-Nar Burgundy to soften it slightly, before using Shyish Purple as a kind of directed shade. Word Bearers Red isn't a normally a natural highlight for Barak-Nar Burgundy, and so creates a very distinct highlight. This gives the baltea a much greater depth, and sense of texture.
I focus too much on highlighting with a natural colour lightness that a shift in hue can be overlooked. I'll have to remember to experiment more there.

-- silly painter.