The Sanguinor, Exemplar of the Host - Part IV (Showcase)

 

Battle plan? Just wing it.

Technically the model isn't finished yet, but enough is done to showcase the Sanguinor, Exemplar of the Host. The backpack exhaust glow is yet to be done, but that's nothing visible in the photo.

Taking a lot longer than expected, there are numerous little problems with this particular sculpt. Most of that is down to finecast being finecast: rounded surfaces aren't round, little holes here and here, pieces that don't quite fit together properly. The sculpt itself is a little disproportionate in places too (pauldrons are too large for the arms, the backpack itself is at least twice the depth of the model, if not more) and honestly I didn't have the best time painting it. I do appreciate going for something different however, and the Sanguinor has certainly become an iconic character.

Strangely I don't want a plastic updated version of this. Not yet. The current styles just aren't a good fit, and some kind of horrendous to assemble model on a flimsy base would result.

As far as painting goes, I'm happy with the wings. The armour icons were highlighted up to White Scar, where as the wings never had that step. It helps to separate the two - the wings aren't actually wings, but aren't quite the same as the shoulder pad adornments either.

The halo does a fair job of framing the model without taking too much attention, the gemstone colours mix it up a bit to keep it from being boring. The chalice in particular works nicely with silver-blue edged in gold, purple gemstone around the cup and red on the base.

The sword I did a small experiment on. It was first given a type of shading with metallics to show dark/light contrast in areas, all then given a very thinned coat of Aethermatic Blue. It didn't quite work out, but I'm convinced it's worth exploring further. The "power glow" highlighting wasn't quite right, and the Aethermatic Blue was thinned a little too much, but with a bit more practice it holds some promise. I won't do the "power glow" with this method, but I'll balance somewhere between here and what was done for Mephiston.

The base could use something else, but I'm not sure what and so I'll just leave it. It's not bad, just uninteresting.

Fineliner pen on the scrolls was incredibly useful. Can't recommend that enough. I use a 0.03mm tip, and don't really want anything larger personally. Not for scrolls and purity seals at any rate. Just be sure to let it dry for about two days before covering it with a varnish; it must completely dry or it will just smear at the slightest brush pressure.

-- silly painter.