Rumbleslam: Cannonballer

Rumbleslam: Cannonballer

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    28 Jul 2025
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How I painted this tiny wrestler from "The Mighty Madcaps" team for Rumbleslam. Be sure to check out my guide for the full team, if you want to see the other members.

Goblin Skin

  1. Basecoat with Elysian Green .
  2. Make a mix of 3 parts Athonian Camoshade , 1 part Drakenhof Nightshade and 1 part Biel-Tan Green . Use this mix to glaze over the skin, pulling pigment towards the recesses.
  3. Add a small amount of Incubi Darkness to the above mix and shade only the deepest recesses.
  4. Highlight with Elysian Green and Ogryn Camo , mixed 1:1.
  5. Add finer highlights, covering even less area with pure Ogryn Camo .
  6. With a 1:3 mix of Ogryn Camo and Screaming Skull , selectively highlight the skin.
  7. Add very small/specular highlights with Screaming Skull .
  8. Glaze Kislev Flesh over knuckles, ears, elbows and lips. The re-add specular highlights of Screaming Skull , if needed.

Red Cloth

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Khorne Red & Doombull Brown .
  2. Mix Khorne Red & Abaddon Black 1:1, thin it down and shade the recesses.
  3. Highlight with a 1:1 mix of your base colour and Jokaero Orange .
  4. With pure Jokaero Orange add fine highlights.
  5. Selectively highlight with 1:1 Jokaero Orange and Ushabti Bone .
  6. Finish of with specular highlights of Screaming Skull , where needed.

Cream Trim

  1. Basecoat with Ushabti Bone
  2. Highlight with Screaming Skull .
  3. Selectively highlight with Pallid Wych Flesh .
  4. Finish with very small White highlights.

White Trim

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Celestra Grey and White .
  2. Shade with Dawnstone .
  3. Highlight with White .

Armour

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Abaddon Black and Stegadon Scale Green .
  2. Highlight with Stegadon Scale Green .
  3. Mix the Stegadon Scale Green 2:1 with Ice Yellow and add fine highlights.
  4. Mix the above paint 1:1 with more Ice Yellow and selectively highlight.

Orange Mushroom Caps

  1. Basecoat with 1:2 Word Bearers Red and Troll Slayer Orange .
  2. Highlight with Troll Slayer Orange .
  3. Edge highlight with 1:1 Troll Slayer Orange and Ice Yellow .
  4. Finish with a selective highlight of Ice Yellow .

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Citadel Painting System 19
Base 6
  • Abaddon Black
  • Celestra Grey
  • Incubi Darkness
  • Jokaero Orange
  • Khorne Red
  • Stegadon Scale Green
Shade 3
  • Athonian Camoshade
  • Biel-Tan Green
  • Drakenhof Nightshade
Layer 10
  • Dawnstone
  • Doombull Brown
  • Elysian Green
  • Kislev Flesh
  • Ogryn Camo
  • Pallid Wych Flesh
  • Screaming Skull
  • Troll Slayer Orange
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Word Bearers Red
Vallejo Model Color
Base 2
  • 70.858 Ice Yellow
  • 70.951 White
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