Stormcast Sequitors - Part IV

 

Oversized pauldrons and an oversized hammer.

Painting has been so very slow, and there are reasons for that, but some progress still. These particular models should still be done in another week, but it was worth some notes on what has been done.

First off, acrylics really don't flow well over oils. That much should be obvious. A varnish is required to over the top - and I obviously didn't apply enough here! Just another step to keep in mind when mixing oils and acrylics together.

The base was surprisingly simple, and quite effective:

• Grey Seer across all the stones.
• Death World Forest across the grass, or plantlife.
• Basilicanum Grey across all the stones.
• Athonian Camoshade across the grass.
• Longbeard Grey drybrushed over the stones.
• Nurgling Green drybrushed over the grass, with some extra patterning out onto the stones to tie it all together.

Other than smaller details, that's about it. I'm still working through the leaves - probably a mix of green, red, yellows for those.

The weapon I was concerned wouldn't work out with metallics on the haft, and a more blackened end to it, but actually I think it's turning out ok. The left gauntlet is metallic for no other reason than I thought it looked cool on one of the trio (and I wanted to use Grey Knights Steel), and so now they all have it. The Silver Hands, I guess. The haft of the weapon is also something simple:

• Wraithbone base.
• Gore-Grunta Fur.
• Carroburg Crimson.

I could do a final highlight step but honestly done feel the need to. The Contrast paint effectively does that - and this is a showcase of how useful those paints can be.

The helmet is a glaring omission of something yet to be done. I'll paint it like the other Stormcast that I've done, and it will definitely become a bright focal point - perhaps a little too bright, but I'll see how it goes. The metallic areas need highlights, or some more shading, and the right gauntlet needs some blue. Many small details to go - and yet I kind of just want to finish them off now. They were really only for experimenting with oils, so it's time to finish them and move back to a certain other model waiting for finishing touches as well.

-- silly painter.