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1490 DOOM: Hedge Knight

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Red Cloth/Shield

  1. Basecoat with Khorne Red .
  2. Add general shading with a thin 1:1 mix of Khorne Red and Incubi Darkness .
  3. If any particuarly deep recesses need a little more defining, consider mixing some Abaddon Black in and applying a fine line.
  4. Apply chunky highlights of 1:1 Khorne Red and Squig Orange .
  5. Now add in fine highlgihts of pure Squig Orange .
  6. Selectively highlight with 1:1 Squig Orange and Ungor Flesh .
  7. Finish with very small/specular highlights of Ungor Flesh .

Cream Cloth

  1. Basecoat with 1:2 Steel Legion Drab and White .
  2. Add shading with some thinned Baneblade Brown .
  3. Shade more selectively with a small amount of Steel Legion Drab .
  4. Mix White into your basecolor, then add highlights.
  5. Highlight more selectively with pure White .

Black Cloth

  1. Basecoat with Black .
  2. Gradually mix Ice Yellow into the Black , then pick out folds and edges. Each time you mix in more Ice Yellow , highlight more selectively, until you are defining sharp corners and folds with a small amount of almost pure Ice Yellow .
  3. Finish with a few specular Ice Yellow in prominent places.

Brown Cloth

  1. Basecoat with a mix of 2 parts XV-88 , 2 parts Zandri Dust and roughly 1 part Doombull Brown .
  2. Shade with a thin 1:1 mix of Doombull Brown and XV-88 .
  3. Define very deep recesses with a small amount of Rhinox Hide .
  4. Highlight with 1:1 Zandri Dust and XV-88 .
  5. Now add fine highlights of Karak Stone on edges and prominent areas.
  6. Mix a little White into your Karak Stone and selectively highlight.

Drab Cloth

  1. Basecoat with Karak Stone .
  2. Shade with some thin Steel Legion Drab .
  3. Enhance the previous stages highlighting with thin lines of Rhinox Hide in deep recesses.
  4. Edge highlight with 1:1 Karak Stone and White .
  5. Finish with a few small/specular White highlights.

Skin

  1. Basecoat with an equal parts mix of Cadian Fleshtone , Kislev Flesh and White .
  2. Mix some Doombull Brown into the basecoat and glaze in some shading.
  3. With some thin Doombull Brown , shade the deepest recesses.
  4. Mix some White into the base colour and highlight the skin.
  5. Increase the amount of White in the mix for further highlights, pushing them as far as you need.

Bandages

  1. Basecoat with Steel Legion Drab .
  2. Shade recesses with some thinned Rhinox Hide .
  3. Glaze raised areas with Karak Stone , dragging your brush towards the most exposed part, to help build highlights.
  4. Edge highlight wrappings with Ushabti Bone .
  5. More selectively highlight with Screaming Skull .
  6. Mix some White into your Screaming Skull and highlight a little smaller.

Wood

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Dryad Bark & Mournfang Brown .
  2. Run some thin Rhinox Hide into deep recesses.
  3. Apply chunky highlights with a 1:1 mix of the base colour & Karak Stone .
  4. Now apply fine highlights with Karak Stone .
  5. Finish with selective highlights of 1:1 Karak Stone & Wraithbone .

Black Lance and Horse Mask

  1. Basecoat with Black .
  2. Apply chunky highlight with Dark Reaper .
  3. Now add fine highlights within the previous stage using Thunderhawk Blue .
  4. Selectively highlight with Fenrisian Grey .
  5. Finish with a few specular highlights of Blue Horror .

Steel

  1. Basecoat with Exhaust Manifold .
  2. Wash with Nuln Oil . Adding glazes of Agrax Earthshade towards deep recesses, and where more interest is needed.
  3. Highlight with mix some Silver RLM01 Metallic into the Exhaust Manifold and highlight. Do this roughly, with a mix of edge highlights and a few stippled marks.
  4. Finish with some small Silver RLM01 Metallic highlights.

Gold Details

  1. Basecoat with Retributor Armour .
  2. Shade with a 1:1 mix of Reikland Fleshshade and Agrax Earthshade .
  3. Shade the very deepest recesses using a thin mix of 1:1 Abaddon Black and Doombull Brown .
  4. Mix some Silver RLM01 Metallic into your Retributor Armour and highlight.
  5. Finish with a few selective highlights of pure Silver RLM01 Metallic .

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Citadel Painting System 27
Base 11
  • Abaddon Black
  • Dryad Bark
  • Incubi Darkness
  • Khorne Red
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Retributor Armour
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Steel Legion Drab
  • Wraithbone
  • XV-88
  • Zandri Dust
Shade 3
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Nuln Oil
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 13
  • Baneblade Brown
  • Blue Horror
  • Cadian Fleshtone
  • Dark Reaper
  • Doombull Brown
  • Fenrisian Grey
  • Karak Stone
  • Kislev Flesh
  • Screaming Skull
  • Squig Orange
  • Thunderhawk Blue
  • Ungor Flesh
  • Ushabti Bone
Vallejo Metal Color
Base 1
  • 77.723 Exhaust Manifold
Vallejo Model Air
Base 1
  • 71.063 Silver RLM01 Metallic
Vallejo Model Color
Base 3
  • 70.858 Ice Yellow
  • 70.950 Black
  • 70.951 White
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