For the Penal Legionnaire for my Inquisitorial Agents Kill Team, I wanted coloured that more suggested he was a prisoner out on release. I think he reads as a former ganger out on day release. He could even be used in Necromunda, to be honest.
Skin
- Basecoat with 4:1 Cadian Fleshtone and Screamer Pink .
- Mix the previous paint 1:1 with Cadian Fleshtone , cover everything but a small amount of the recesses and downward facing sections.
- Highlight with pure Cadian Fleshtone
- Apply fine highlights of Kislev Flesh .
- Finish with small highlights of Pallid Wych Flesh .
For the stubble parts of the head, I like to over highlight it. Then glaze with 1:1 Cadian Fleshtone and Dawnstone .
Hair
I had primed my mini with Wraithbone , so was working from a very light colour at this point. Of you primes with a drastically different colour, I would recommend applying a basecoat of Wraithbone first.
- Cover the purple section with Shyish Purple .
- Over brush this section with Xereus Purple .
- Mix the Xereus Purple
1:1 with Wraithbone and highlight. - Cover the green section with Ork Flesh .
- Highlight with Moot Green .
- Mix the Moot Green
1:1 with Wraithbone and selectively. - Add a few small highlights with pure Wraithbone to both colours, where needed.
Orange Cloth
- Basecoat with 1:2 Jokaero Orange and Troll Slayer Orange .
- Shade with thin Troll Slayer Orange and Word Bearers Red , mixed 1:1.
- Deep shade with small amounts of Word Bearers Red .
- Add fine highlights of 1:1 Troll Slayer Orange and Yriel Yellow .
- Selectively highlight with 1:1 Yriel Yellow and Wraithbone .
- Finish with small/specular highlights of Wraithbone .
White Cloth
- Basecoat with 1:1 Celestra Grey and White .
- Add a small amount of Dark Reaper to the above mix and apply some general shading.
- Increase the amount of Dark Reaper for deep shading.
- With a 1:2 mix of Celestra Grey and :VallejoModelColor/White add some highlights.
- Finish with a few small highlights of White .
Black Leather
- Basecoat with Abaddon Black .
- Glaze chunky highlights of Stegadon Scale Green .
- Add fine highlights of Thunderhawk Blue .
- Selectively highlight with Fenrisian Grey .
- Specular highlights of Fenrisian Grey , with a little White mixed in.
Dark Brown Leather
- Basecoat the leather area with Rhinox Hide .
- Glaze most of the leather with thinned Mournfang Brown . Use quite a small brush and drag towards edges in rough lines. This should create some extra texture.
- Add a chunky edge highlight of Skrag Brown to all edges.
- Highlight everything again, this time with a fine line of Skrag Brown and Ushabti Bone mixed 1:1. This is a good mix to throw in occasional fine lines as scratches too.
- With pure Ushabti Bone , selectively highlight corners and exposed edges of the leather. Put a dot of this colour where the additional scratched above meet edges too.
- Add a little pure white (like Dead White ) to your Ushabti Bone and add dot highlights to corners.
Blue Details
- Basecoat with 1:1 : Kantor Blue and Abaddon Black .
- Pick out all raised details with Kantor Blue .
- Add increasing amounts of Ice Yellow into the Kantor Blue and highlight smaller and smaller.
- Finish with specular highlights of pure Ice Yellow , where relevant.
Steel
- Basecoat with Leadbelcher .
- Wash with Nuln Oil .
- If needed, enhance definition in recesses with a 1:1 mix of Abaddon Black and Rhinox Hide .
- Add highlights with Ironbreaker .
- Now selectively highlight with Vallejo Model Air Silver RLM01 Metallic .
Hazard Stripes
- Basecoat with Averland Sunset .
- Wash with Iyanden Yellow .
- Carefully paint in the black stripes with Abaddon Black .
- Highlight the top edges of the stripe with a line of Averland Sunset , again.
- Where the previous highlight isn't noticeable, go over the area with a fine line of Averland Sunset and Screaming Skull mixed 1:1.
- Finally add a small highlight of Screaming Skull within the last stage.
- Highlight the black stripes in the same way. I used Eshin Grey , Dawnstone and Administratum Grey for this.
Gold
For the 'Aquilla', I basecoated with good old Retributor Armour . When it came to the symbol on the Inquisition, I mixed some Silver RLM01 Metallic into my Retributor Armour to make it paler. The shading and highlighting was the same though.
- Shade with Gore-grunta Fur .
- Enhance with Wyldwood if/where needed.
- Now re-establish your basecoat where needed.
- Steadily mix Silver RLM01 Metallic into your basecoat, highlighting smaller and smaller each time.
- Finish with a specular highlight of Silver RLM01 Metallic .
Brass
- Basecoat with Balthasar Gold .
- Shade with Agrax Earthshade .
- Highlight with Hashut Copper
- Selectively highlight with a mix of Hashut Copper and Silver .
- Finish with a specular highlight of Silver RLM01 Metallic .
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