Here is how I painted the Outlaw Gang. I decided to keep them largely monochrome with a splash of read, to give them all a uniform feel and make them easily identifiable. There is some pretty blatant inspiration taken from pop culture here, rather than historical accuracy.
Red Bandana
- Basecoat with an equal parts mix of Khorne Red , Wazdakka Red and Evil Sunz Scarlet .
- Shade with 1:1 Khorne Red and Abaddon Black .
- Add general highlighting with Evil Sunz Scarlet .
- Apply finer highlights with 2 parts Evil Sunz Scarlet , 1 part Ungor Flesh and 1 part Ushabti Bone .
- Selectively highlight raised areas with the above mix, but containing roughly twice as much Ungor Flesh . So this would now be 2:2:1.
- Finish with small highlights of Ungor Flesh .
Black Cloth
- Basecoat with Black .
- Apply chunky highlights of Dark Reaper .
- Now add fine highlights of Stormvermin Fur .
- Selectively highlight with 3:1 Administratum Grey and Stormvermin Fur .
- Finish with 1:1 highlights of Administratum Grey and White .
Black Cloth (Dirty)
- Basecoat : Black & Dryad Bark 1:1
Layer: Basecoat Mix & Stormvermin Fur 1:1
Highlight: Previous Mix & Rakarth Flesh 1:1
Highlight: Rakarth Flesh
Grey Cloth
- Basecoat with Stormvermin Fur .
- Shade recesses with 2 parts Stormvermin Fur , 2 parts Abaddon Black and 1 part Incubi Darkness .
- Edge highlight with an equal parts mix of Stormvermin Fur and Administratum Grey .
- Finish with selective highlights of 1:1 Administratum Grey and White .
Worn Black Leather
- Basecoat with Black .
- Apply larger highlights to the majority of the material with 1:1 Rhinox Hide and Incubi Darkness . I used a fairly thin brush and ran along edges highlighting in a series of scratchy lines.
- Mix the previous colour 1:1 with Karak Stone and apply chunky highlights. Like the previous step, would recommend keeping them scratchy.
- Apply fine highlights and establish a few big scratches with Karak Stone .
- Selectively highlight and re-enforce scratches with smaller lines of Ushabti Bone .
- Finish with spot highlights of Ushabti Bone mixed with a little White on corners and points where scratches meet the edge.
Shiny Black Leather
- Basecoat Black .
- Add chunky highlights of Stegadon Scale Green .
- Apply fine highlights of Thunderhawk Blue .
- Selectively highlight with Fenrisian Grey .
- Finish with specular highlights of Blue Horror .
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.
Beige Cloth
- Basecoat with Ushabti Bone .
- Wash with Seraphim Sepia .
- Shade deep recesses with thinned Dryad Bark .
- Add highlights with Screaming Skull
- Mix some White into the Screaming Skull and more selectively highlight.
- Finish with some small White highlights.
Skin
- Basecoat with Kislev Flesh .
- Wash with Reikland Fleshshade , then re-establish with Kislev Flesh where needed.
- Mix the Kislev Flesh 1:1 with Pallid Wych Flesh and highlight selectively.
- Finish with specular highlights of Pallid Wych Flesh .
Rugged Skin
- Basecoat the skin 4:1 with Cadian Fleshtone and Screaming Bell .
- Highlight with Cadian Fleshtone .
- Apply fine highlights of Kislev Flesh .
- Selectively with 1:1 Kislev Flesh anf Pallid Wych Flesh .
- Add specular highlights of Pallid Wych Flesh .
Pale Skin
- Mix 2 parts Cadian Fleshtone , 1 part Administratum Grey and 2 parts Blue Horror . Then apply a basecoat.
- Mix Reikland Fleshshade and Cadian Fleshtone 1:1, then add general shading.
- Shade more carefully with Berserker Bloodshade .
- Pick out some selective highlights with Pallid Wych Flesh .
- Finish with a few specular highlights of White .
For the eyes, I made sure the colour around the sockets was dark enough with a shade of thin Doombull Brown . Then I basecoated the eyes with Ulthuan Grey and I finished them with a Black pupil.
- Where there should be stubble on these heads, I mixed Dawnstone and Kislev Flesh , then glazed it over the area.
Steel
- Basecoat with Leadbelcher .
- Wash with Nuln Oil .
- Highlight with Ironbreaker .
- Add fine highlights with small amounts of Vallejo Model Air Silver RLM01 Metallic .
Arid Basing
- Basecoat with Zandri Dust .
- Wash with Agrax Earthshade .
- Drybrush with Zandri Dust to re-establish the base colour (if needed).
- Repeat with a lighter drybrush of Ushabti Bone .
- Drybrush very lightly, essentially dragging your drybrush over the details with a single pass of Screaming Skull .
- Wash the rocks with Reikland Fleshshade .
- Pick out prominant details and add general highlights to the rocks with Pallid Wych Flesh .
- Finish with a few small White highlights on large rocks.
- Finish with a nice Steel Legion Drab rim.
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