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Adepticon 2025 Cosmic Orc

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    22 Mar 2025
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Painted for a painting competition run by Old Guard Games and Badger Games for Adepticon 2025.

  1. Skin: Base coat with Dark Purple then layer up with Purple then Dark Hot Pink then Magenta then finally a tiny bit of Pale Pink , glazing anything too bright with Dark Hot Pink .
  2. Vest: Paint camo pattern: Brown is Dark Umber then Light Umber then Leather Brown . Green is Dark Camo Green then Camo Green then Green . Black is Coal Black then Dark Warm Grey . Wash with Agrax Earthshade after base coats are painted.
  3. Pants: Base coat with Dark Umber then sketch some highlights with Light Umber then wash with Agrax Earthshade . Then add highlights with Light Umber and a tiny bit of Light Umber mixed with Khaki .
  4. Black leather: Base coat with Coal Black then highlight with Dark Warm Grey and then Bright Warm Grey . Make highlights smaller by covering some with Coal Black and then tone down a bit with Nuln Oil .
  5. Hat: Base coat with mix of Dark Umber and Dark Camo Green . Then highlights with mixes of Light Umber and Dark Camo Green and then mixes of Dark Camo Green and Khaki .
  6. Silver metallics: Base coat with Coal Black and then Steel Metallic . Wash with Nuln Oil and add any highlights necessary with Steel Metallic .
  7. Bronze metallics: Base coat with Dark Umber and then Bronze , wash with Nuln Oil and then highlight with Bronze and Light Bronze .
  8. Goggles: Base coat with Coal Black and then Crystal Cavern .
  9. Gun: Base coat with Coal Black and then dry brush with Steel Metallic . Wash with Nuln Oil and dry brush again with Steel Metallic .
  10. Plasma glow: Base coat with Bold Titanium White then add some thinned Golden Yellow . Add more Bold Titanium White on the high parts and paint with Fluorescent Yellow . Dry brush Bold Titanium White where OSL glow will be and then dry brush over that with Golden Yellow and Fluorescent Yellow .
  11. Teeth and nails: Base coat with Bold Titanium White . Wash with Seraphim Sepia and add highlights with Bold Titanium White .
  12. Base: Add a layer of Monument Brown Earth - Fine texture paste.
Citadel Painting System
Shade 3
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Nuln Oil
  • Seraphim Sepia
Monument Creature Caster Pro Acryl 18
Base 15
  • 001 Bold Titanium White
  • 002 Coal Black
  • 004 Green
  • 006 Golden Yellow
  • 010 Purple
  • 011 Magenta
  • 015 Bright Warm Grey
  • 016 Dark Warm Grey
  • 018 Light Umber
  • 019 Dark Umber
  • 020 Camo Green
  • 035 Dark Purple
  • 036 Dark Camo Green
  • 043 Pale Pink
  • 061 Khaki
Metallic 2
  • 026 Light Bronze
  • 032 Bronze
Signature Series: Rogue Hobbies 1
  • S32 Dark Hot Pink
Reaper Master Series
Base 1
  • 9030 Leather Brown
Turbo Dork
Turboshift 1
  • Crystal Cavern
Vallejo Model Air
Base 1
  • 71.065 Steel Metallic
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