WIP Tutorial

Bone Armor (Grail Brethren)

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    20 Feb 2024
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    29 Feb 2024
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Armor for custom SM chapter

Stage 1 - Armor Base

Airbrush settings - 25-30 PSI, 2:1 Flow Improver:Paint for Pro Acryl

  1. Prime whole model with Red Brown
  2. Base Colour: Airbrush upwards facing parts of the model (Approx 45 Degrees) in Ivory allowing the Red Brown primer to show through in the underside/recesses
  3. First Highlight: Add further targeted volumetric highlights in Bright Ivory focusing on top areas/helmet/shoulder pads
  4. Gloss varnish in preparation for panel lining and decals
  5. Add Decals to Shoulders, Back of backpack, Knees and any other areas with Microsol/Microset
  6. Panel line with Tamiya Black panel line.
    Areas of note: Studs, Fingers, Helmet, Grills of Helmet and Backpack, Skulls, Chest Aquila, Various lines on feet and back of legs
  7. Clean up mistakes with earbud dipped in white spirits (Windsor & Newton) using light touch strokes

Stage 2 - Armor Details (Metal, Pouches, Accessories)

  1. Paint detail metals (Pistols, Boltguns, Chainblades, Grills, Tubes) and pouches in Blue Black
  2. Paint metallic weapon components (Pistols, Boltguns, Chainblades, Grills, Tubes) and pouches in Silver
  3. Paint Chest Aquila and Shoulder trim with Bright Gold
  4. Wash details, Weapon Details, Details and Pouches with Black Wash
  5. Wash Gold details (Aquila, Trim Etc.) with Sepia Wash
  6. Edge highlight Metals (Pistols, Boltguns, Chainblades, Grills, Tubes) with Silver drybrushing where possible.
  7. Edge highlight Pouches/Holsters with Eshin Grey
  8. Edge highlight Chest Aquila and Shoulder trim with White Gold
  9. Edge highlight armor edges with Bold Titanium White

Stage 3 - Eye Lenses

Stage 4 - Basing

Badger Stynylrez
Base 1
  • Red Brown
Citadel Painting System
Layer 1
  • Eshin Grey
Monument Creature Caster Pro Acryl 6
Base 4
  • 001 Bold Titanium White
  • 022 Bright Ivory
  • 023 Ivory
  • 056 Blue Black
Metallic 2
  • 029 White Gold
  • 031 Bright Gold
Vallejo Game Color
Wash 2
  • 72.200 Sepia Wash
  • 72.201 Black Wash
Vallejo Metal Color
Base 1
  • 77.724 Silver
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