Pitted, worn metal:
- Prime with Leadbelcher or equivalent (I used Colour Forge's Silver).
- Coat the entirety of the metal parts with Vallejo's Environment Rust Texture
- Drybrush entire mini heavily with Black Metal
- Lightly drybrush Thrash Metal on the higher surfaces.
- Tint the scales with Basilicanum Grey
- Tint any brass elements with Snakebite Leather
Other basecoats
- Weapon wraps and leather with Vallejo Model Color Black.
- Scrollwork etc with Rakarth Flesh
- Robes and shoulderpads with Barak-Nar Burgundy
- Gems and inner-robes with Matt White
Shading
- Wash the white areas with Soulblight Grey
- Wash the purples and creams with Agrax Earthshade
Highlights
- Work up through Barak-Nar Burgundy , Screamer Pink and Pink Horror
- Light drybrush or fine highlights with Rakarth Flesh
- Tint the gems with Terradon Turquoise
- Wash Nihilakh Oxide in suitable areas across the brass
Bases
- Coat with Vallejo Dark Earth and then basecoat it black.
- Drybrush Stormvermin Fur then Screaming Skull