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Blue Shell

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Kantor Blue and Sotek Green .
  2. Shade with 1:1 Kantor Blue and Abaddon Black .
  3. Glaze some general highlights and apply chunky highlights with Sotek Green
  4. Add finer highlights with 1:1 Sotek Green and Ushabti Bone .
  5. Now apply selective highlights with 1:1 Sotek Green and Screaming Skull .
  6. Mix the previous paint 1:1 with White and apply specular/really small highlights.
  7. Finish with specular highlights of White in areas that would really catch the light.

Cream belly

  1. Basecoat with Screaming Skull .
  2. Soft shade recesses with 1:1 Screaming Skull and Tau Light Ochre . Keep this stage very thin and don't be afraid to do multiple passes to build up colour.
  3. Mix the above paint 2:1 with Dryad Bark . Now add a fine line of shading to all recesses, separating panels.
  4. Use some pure Dryad Bark to seperate materials distinctly. I used this sparingly, mainly when I needed to separate elements clearly.
  5. Highlight with 1:1 Screaming Skull and White .
  6. Finish with selective White highlights.

Red Claws/Feelers

  1. Basecoat with Khorne Red .
  2. Shade with 1:1 Khorne Red and Abaddon Black .
  3. Highlight with Evil Sunz Scarlet .
  4. Selectively highlight with Fire Dragon Bright .
  5. Finish with a few specular highlights of Lugganath Orange .

Yellow Eyes

  1. Basecoat with Averland Sunset .
  2. Glaze the bottom third towards the recess with Troll Slayer Orange .
  3. Run a very small amount of Mephiston Red where the eyeball meets the stem.
  4. Highlight the top third with a glaze of Flash Gitz Yellow .
  5. Mix some Ice Yellow into the Flash Gitz Yellow and highlight more selectively.
  6. Finish with a very small highlight of pure Ice Yellow .
  7. Paint in the pupil with Black .
  8. Add a glint of pure White , towards the top right of the pupil.

Black Jacket

  1. Basecoat with Black .
  2. Mix a little Administratum Grey into your black and glaze highlight raised areas.
  3. Add more Administratum Grey into the above paint (roughtly 1:1) and pick out edges.
  4. Selctively highlight edges with pure Administratum Grey .
  5. Finish by adding a little White and poping a few very

White Trim

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Celestra Grey and White .
  2. Shade with Administratum Grey .
  3. Shade more selectively with Dawnstone , where needed.
  4. Higghlight with White .

Boxing Gloves

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Mephiston Red and Evil Sunz Scarlet .
  2. Soft shade with some thin Khorne Red .
  3. Enhance the shading in particularly deep parts with a mix of Khorne Red and Abaddon Black .
  4. Highlight with Evil Sunz Scarlet .
  5. Add finer highlights with Wild Rider Red
  6. Selectively highlight with Troll Slayer Orange .
  7. Mix a little Ice Yellow into your Troll Slayer Orange and add a final highlight.

Flames

  1. Basecoat with Averland Sunset .
  2. Glaze the bottom half of the flames, closest to the source of the heat with Yriel Yellow .
  3. Now do the other half, pulling your brush towards the tip of the flames. This time, using Fire Dragon Bright .
  4. Covering roughly two-thirds of the previous yellow, glaze using Flash Gitz Yellow towards the heat, again.
  5. Do the same, but towards the tip with Troll Slayer Orange .
  6. Now glaze/wash the area closest towards the "heat" with Dorn Yellow . This should be roughly one-thirds of the area now.
  7. Similarly repeat on the top thirds of the orange area, this time moving closer to red with Evil Sunz Scarlet .
  8. Finish the area closest to the heat, by washing with pure White .
  9. Now really darken the tips with glazes of Mephiston Red , Khorne Red and mix in a little black for the final glaze.
  10. These last two stages are a little nebulous, and I cannot really give you precise steps. Just use the yellow paints like the Flash Gitz Yellow , Dorn Yellow and White to enhance the look of heat in recesses. Just use a brighter paint the closer you get to the start of the flame.
  11. Now highlight the ridges closest to the tips with the more red colours. I would advise working your way up with the Troll Slayer Orange , Mephiston Red and Khorne Red , the cloest you get to the tips. Finishing by re-establishing black on the tip if needed.

On all of these steps, the aim is to get a smooth transition. You may want to repeat certain steps or go back at forth until you are happy with the result.

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Citadel Painting System 21
Base 7
  • Abaddon Black
  • Averland Sunset
  • Celestra Grey
  • Dryad Bark
  • Kantor Blue
  • Khorne Red
  • Mephiston Red
Layer 14
  • Administratum Grey
  • Dawnstone
  • Dorn Yellow
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
  • Fire Dragon Bright
  • Flash Gitz Yellow
  • Lugganath Orange
  • Screaming Skull
  • Sotek Green
  • Tau Light Ochre
  • Troll Slayer Orange
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Wild Rider Red
  • Yriel Yellow
Vallejo Game Color
Base 1
  • 72.051 Black
Vallejo Model Color
Base 3
  • 70.858 Ice Yellow
  • 70.950 Black
  • 70.951 White
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