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Amallyn Shadowguide

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    30 May 2020
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    31 May 2020
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This recipe is designed to get close to the box art and is based completely off of GW tutorials and color schemes. An extensive range of Citadel paints are used in this process.

Basecoating

  1. Basecoat face with Rakarth Flesh
  2. Base coat armor and mask in Celestra Grey
  3. Base coat outside of cloak using Waaagh! Flesh
  4. Base coat inside of cloak and strips of cloth (backpack scope and knife) using Deathworld Forest
  5. Base coat rifle casing, grenades, and chain leading from belt clasp with thinned down Abaddon Black
  6. Base coat leather leggings, sleeves, and belt with Dryad Bark
  7. Base coat knife hilt and pommel, gemstone settings, charms (including on corners of cloak and grenades), and rifle detailing in Retributor Armour
  8. Base coat knife blade and ammo feed with Leadbelcher
  9. Base coat rifle foregrip, rifle and backpack scope lenses, and oval gems with Doombull Brown
  10. Base coat gem hanging from belt clasp with Thousand Sons Blue

Shading

  1. Shade outside/inside cloak and strips of cloth (backpack scope and knife) using Biel-Tan Green
  2. Shade face, knife hilt and pommel, gemstone settings, charms (including on corners of cloak and grenades), and rifle detailing with Reikland Fleshshade
  3. Shade armor, leather leggings and sleeves, belt, rifle foregrip, scope lens, oval gems, and gem hanging from belt clasp with Nuln Oil
  4. Shade knife blade with Druchii Violet

Layering

  1. Layer raised areas of outside of cloak with Loren Forest
  2. Layer raised areas of the inside of cloak and strips of cloth (backpack scope and knife) with Elysian Green
  3. Layer face with Flayed One Flesh
  4. Layer armor with Ulthuan Grey
  5. Layer leather legging, sleeves, and belt with Gorthor Brown
  6. Layer rifle casing, grenades, and chain leading from belt clasp with Eshin Grey
  7. Layer knife hilt and pommel, gemstone settings, charms (including on corners of cloak and grenades), and rifle detailing with Liberator Gold
  8. Layer gem hanging from belt clasp with Ahriman Blue

Edge Highlighting

  1. Edge highlight outside/inside cloak and strips of cloth (backpack scope and knife) with Ogryn Camo
  2. Use Ogryn Camo to create vine pattern on cloak
  3. Edge highlight face with Pallid Wych Flesh
  4. Layer/edge highlight armor and gem hanging from belt clasp with White Scar
  5. Edge highlight leather leggings, sleeves, and belt with Baneblade Brown
  6. Edge highlight rifle casing, grenades, and chain leading from belt clasp with Administratum Grey
  7. Edge highlight knife blade, knife hilt and pommel, gemstone settings, charms (including on corners of cloak and grenades), rifle detailing and ammo feed with Stormhost Silver

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Citadel Painting System 28
Base 9
  • Abaddon Black
  • Celestra Grey
  • Deathworld Forest
  • Dryad Bark
  • Leadbelcher
  • Rakarth Flesh
  • Retributor Armour
  • Thousand Sons Blue
  • Waaagh! Flesh
Shade 4
  • Biel-Tan Green
  • Druchii Violet
  • Nuln Oil
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 15
  • Administratum Grey
  • Ahriman Blue
  • Baneblade Brown
  • Doombull Brown
  • Elysian Green
  • Eshin Grey
  • Flayed One Flesh
  • Gorthor Brown
  • Liberator Gold
  • Loren Forest
  • Ogryn Camo
  • Pallid Wych Flesh
  • Stormhost Silver
  • Ulthuan Grey
  • White Scar
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