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Akhelian Allopex

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    18 Jan 2024
  • Updated
    14 Apr 2024
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Prime

  1. Spray with Chaos Black then zenithal with Mechanicus Standard Grey

Metallic armour

  1. Wash all armour with a constrast mix of 1:6 Tenebrous Grey + Contrast Medium
  2. Drybrush the top edge highlights with Offwhite
  3. Apply two even coats of Gold/Pale Blue over all the armour
  4. Glaze black 1:4 Tenebrous Grey + Contrast Medium into the recesses to increase the contrast between light and dark and show off the patterns of the armour
  5. Edge highlight the very top edges with a mix of 1:1 Offwhite + Gold/Pale Blue

Leather straps, belts, seats

  1. Base all leather and straps with Tenebrous Grey
  2. Edge highlight with 1:4 thinned Vampiric Flesh + Contrast Medium

Purple skin

  1. Base all shark flesh with Deep Purple
  2. Layer Magenta on the top surfaces of all skin, then glaze the magenta to smooth the transition
  3. Glaze violet into the shadows 1:4 Violet + Contrast Medium . Use 2 thin coats so the dark recesses get darker while the raised areas stay light giving more contrast.
  4. Layer a 2:1 mix of Magenta + Vampiric Flesh over creases folds and upper details on the flesh. Muscles etc.
  5. Highlight edges and tips of fines and face details etc with 1:4 thinned Vampiric Flesh + Contrast Medium

Mouth & teeth

  1. Base shark mouth/gums with Dirty Red
  2. Wash with 4:1:8 mix of Dirty Red + Violet + water
  3. Base teeth with Tenebrous Grey
  4. Layer 1:1 mix of Tenebrous Grey + Vampiric Flesh
  5. Layer 1:3 mix of Tenebrous Grey + Vampiric Flesh
  6. Highlight with a thin Vampiric Flesh

Cloth

  1. Base tassles, clothes and fabric with Dirty Red
  2. Create a gradient by layering Deep Purple along the end and glazing to smooth the transition
  3. Layer Magenta on the highest surface areas facing up
  4. Edge highlight the tips and corners of the upward facing material with a layer mix of 1:1 Magenta + Vampiric Flesh

Base

  1. Basecoat the base in a 1:4 mix of Tenebrous Grey + Offwhite
  2. Wash with a 1:6 mix of Violet + Contrast Medium
  3. Drybrush with a 1:6 mix of Tenebrous Grey + Offwhite
  4. Drybrush lightly with Vampiric Flesh
AK Interactive 3rd Generation Acrylics 6
Standard 5
  • AK11002 Offwhite
  • AK11026 Tenebrous Grey
  • AK11057 Vampiric Flesh
  • AK11067 Magenta
  • AK11095 Dirty Red
Intense 1
  • AK11074 Deep Purple
Citadel Painting System 3
Technical 1
  • Contrast Medium
Spray 2
  • Chaos Black
  • Mechanicus Standard Grey
Kimera Kolors
Base 1
  • Violet
Vallejo The Shifters
Magic Dust 1
  • 77.006 Gold/Pale Blue
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