Light Brown Feathers

1. Basecoat with Baneblade Brown .
2. Wash and shade with Rhinox Hide . I started by thinning down a small amount substantially, then washing it all over. Once this was dried, I carefully shaded deep recesses with some layer consistency paint.
3. Highlight with 1:1 Baneblade Brown and Karak Stone .
4. Selectively highlight with 1:1 Karak Stone and Ushabti Bone .
5. Add a little White to the above paint, then finish with a few specular highlights.

White Feathers

1. Basecoat with Corax White .
2. Wash and shade with Baneblade Brown . I started by thinning down a small amount substantially, then washing it all over. Once this was dried, I carefully shaded deep recesses with some layer consistency paint.
3. Finish with specular highlights of White on the tips.

Between the light brown and white feathers, I made a rough transition. To do this, I sketched out a rough area with 1:1 Corax White and Baneblade Brown initially. Then shaded and highlighted as I felt was appropriate, to create a blend. Feel free to go back and forth until you are happy.

Black Feathers

1. Basecoat with Black .
2. Edge highlight and add chunky highlights towards the tip, using Dawnstone .
3. Selectively highlight with Administratum Grey .
4. Finish with a few small White highlights.

Dark Brown Feathers

1. Basecoat with Dryad Bark .
2. Wash and shade with 1:1 Dryad Bark and Black .
3. Highlight with 1:1 Dryad Bark and Baneblade Brown . Highlight more heavily towards the tips of the large feathers.
4. More selectively highlight with Baneblade Brown .
5. Mix some Ushabti Bone into the above mix and add smaller highlights.
6. Finally, add a little White to the above mix and finish with specular highlights, where needed.

Bill and Legs

1. Basecoat with Deep Orange (or Troll Slayer Orange ).
2. Shade with 1:1 Rhinox Hide and Mournfang Brown .
3. Apply chunky highlights with Fire Dragon Bright .
4. Add fine highlights of 1:2 Fire Dragon Bright and Ushabti Bone .
5. Selectively highlight with Screaming Skull .
6. Mix in a little White and finish with a few specular highlights.

I felt the orange of the legs was too vibrant when finished. To knock it back and differentiate the skin, I glazed with Tau Light Ochre , then re-highlighting with Ungor Flesh and Screaming Skull .

1. Green Leather Saddle
2. Basecoat with Incubi Darkness .
3. Mix a little Black into your Incubi Darkness , then shade.
4. Glaze highlights and edge highlight with Kabalite Green .
5. Mix your Kabalite Green 1:1 with Ushabti Bone , then highlight more selectively.
6. Add a little White to the above mix and finish with very small highlights in select areas.

Skin

1. Basecoat with an equal parts mix of Cadian Fleshtone , Kislev Flesh and White .
2. Shade with Reikland Fleshshade .
3. Deep shade eye sockets Doombull Brown .
4. Tidy up with the base colour, if needed.
5. Selectively highlight with a 1:1 mix of the base colour and White .
6. Mix the above paint with White in a 1:1 ratio AGAIN. Now add a few specular highlights.

Blue Cloth

1. Basecoat with Thunderhawk Blue .
2. Shade with Dark Reaper and Abaddon Black .
3. Highlight with 1:1 Thunderhawk Blue and Ushabti Bone .
4. Mix a little White into the above paint, then highlight more selectively.

White Cloth

1. Basecoat with 1:1 Celestra Grey and White .
2. Take some of the base colour, then mix with Dark Reaper . use this paint to add shading.
3. Use pure Dark Reaper to enhance the deepest parts of the recesses.
4. With 1:2 Celestra Grey and White highlight the cloth.
5. Finish with selective highlights of pure White .

Dark Brown Leather

1. Basecoat with Rhinox Hide .
2. Add edge highlights to everything and volumetric highlights with Doombull Brown .
3. Selectively highlight with XV-88 , using the big highlights from the previous stage as a guide.
4. Finish with very small Screaming Skull highlights.

Brown Hair

1. Basecoat with Mournfang Brown .
2. With a thin 1:1 mix of Mournfang Brown and Abaddon Black , shade the hair.
3. Highlight strands with 1:1 Mournfang Brown and Ushabti Bone .
4. Increase the amount of Ushabti Bone in the above mix and highlight more selectively.
5. Finish with a few specular highlights of Screaming Skull .

Wood

1. Basecoat with Thondia Brown .
2. Shade with some thin Rhinox Hide .
3. Highlight and add woodgrain with a mix of 2:1 Thondia Brown and Steel Legion Drab .
4. Take the above paint and mix it 1:1 with Administratum Grey . Now use this for finer highlights.
5. Increase the amount of Administratum Grey again, then add selectively highlight.
6. Finish with a few specular highlights of pure Administratum Grey .