Genestealer WIP

Levi Genestealer

No back pockets.

Wow, yet another post. On a roll. Don't expect this to continue however, as I intend to finish all eight genestealers before showcasing them.

For a genestealer from Hive Fleet Leviathan, obviously the name of the first model should be Levi. I should probably paint that under the base.

These particular models take a little while to assemble. Many mold lines to clean up, and the arms can get in the way if not positioned properly. The good news is that once assembled, there's really nothing blocking any part of the model - no need to paint in parts and assemble at the end.

Nothing too much to say about the painting techniques used: they're identical so far to the termagants. I've been using a medium glaze brush with contrast paint on finer details - I find the brush keeps the tip better than the layer brushes with those particular paints. It really helps when trying to be neat around fine details.

Volupus Pink is very useful here in the joints, and seeing as it's thinned down and used all over the model, then it's also excellent to accent various details. It's mostly a matter of intensity. I've used it to draw out the veins on the head a little more, and to add a little more contrast (heh) around the nostrils. The head was always going to be the focus of the model, and so it deserves that little bit of extra attention.

I tried to thin out the Shyish Purple and sort of fade the back carapace into the rest of the body in places. The idea is to make the carapace look more like it's a part of the genestealer; hard lines would make it look more like something attached to, rather than grown from, the beast. It can be difficult to use water for this purpose, as it breaks the flow properties of contrast paints and turns it into more like a wash.


Not a bad start though, and shouldn't take too long until the brood is finished.

-- silly painter.