How I painted the event exclusive model from the Warlord Open Day 2025. As a named character, I aimed to keep this model as close to the studio paintjob as I could.

Skin

1. Basecoat with an equal parts mix of Cadian Fleshtone , Kislev Flesh and White .
2. Shade the skin with Reikland Fleshshade . Rather than an all-over wash, I would recommend shading and glazing carefully.
3. Use thin Doombull Brown to shade deep recesses. Make sure you get some in the eye socket and under the chin.
4. Add some White to the base colour, then highlight the skin.
5. Increase the amount of White AGAIN, so it is now an "off-white". Finish the skin with small/specular highlights of this colour.

For the eye, I pick out the eyeball with Ulthuan Grey . Then add a dot of Black for the pupil.

Green Cloth

1. Basecoat with Death Guard Green .
2. Mix the Death Guard Green 2:1 with Rhinox Hide , then shade the cloth. Keep your paint thin, to ensure the shading is very soft.
3. Enhance the shading in very deep and shaded areas with some thin Rhinox Hide .
4. With Ogryn Camo , edge highlight the cloth.
5. Now selectively highlight with Krieg Khaki .
6. Finish by adding specular highlights of Krieg Khaki , with a little White mixed in. Add these only to exposed sharp corners, bulges etc.

White Cloth

1. Basecoat with an equal parts mix of Celestra Grey and White .
2. Add a small amount of Dark Reaper to a portion of the base colour. The mix should be roughly 1:2. Use this mix to add shading to the shirt.
3. Increase the amount of Dark Reaper in the above mix, so there is now more of the blue that the base colour. Using this colour, further define deep recesses.
4. Mix a portion of the basecolour 1:1 with white. Use this colour both to tidy-up and add general highlights.
5. Finish with selective highlights of pure White .

I used this same recipe for the white stripes on the shoulder pad.

Red Deatils

1. Basecoat with Administratum Grey .
2. Highlight with Evil Sunz Scarlet .
3. Selectively highlight with Troll Slayer Orange .
4. Finish with very small highlights of Lugganath Orange .

Blue Details

1. Basecoat with Kantor Blue .
2. Highlight with Caledor Sky .
3. Selectively highlight with Teclis Blue .
4. Mix a little :Citadel/AdministratumGrey into your Teclis Blue and add very small highlights.

Yellow Details

1. Basecoat with Skrag Brown .
2. Go over everything but the deep recesses with Averland Sunset .
3. Highlight with 1:1 Averland Sunset and Ice Yellow .
4. Finish with smaller highlights of pure Ice Yellow .

Olive Armour

1. Basecoat with Castellan Green .
2. Shade recesses with thinned Castellan Green and Abaddon Black .
3. Add chunky highlights with 2:1 Loren Forest and Deathworld Forest .
4. Now apply fine highlights with Straken Green .
5. Selectively highlight corners and curves with Krieg Khaki .
6. Finish with Specular highlights of Krieg Khaki mixed with a little White , where needed.

Dark Leather

1. Basecoat with Rhinox Hide .
2. Highlight with Doombull Brown .
3. Selectively highlight with XV-88 .
4. Finish with very small/specular highlights of Screaming Skull .

For the laces, I simly picked out the edges with Karak Stone . Then added small/specular highlights using Karak Stone with a little White mixed in.

Wood

1. Basecoat with Thondia Brown .
2. Shade with Rhinox Hide .
3. Highlight and add woodgrain with a mix of 2:1 Thondia Brown and Steel Legion Drab . use this colour to establish the woodgrain that we will highlight as we go.
4. Take the above paint and mix it 1:1 with Administratum Grey . Now use this for fine highlights.
5. Increase the amount of Administratum Grey again, then add selective highlights.
6. Finish with a few specular highlights of pure Administratum Grey .

Pale Leather

1. Basecoat with Karak Stone .
2. Shade with Baneblade Brown .
3. Enhance the shading in the deepest points with thin lines of Dryad Bark .
4. Apply highlights of Ushabti Bone .
5. Add fine highlights of Screaming Skull .
6. Finally mix a little White into your Screaming Skull , and selectively highlight.

Hair

1. Basecoat with Balor Brown .
2. Wash with some heavily thinned 1:1 XV-88 and Doombull Brown .
3. Shade around the bun with a thin line of pure Doombull Brown .
4. Pick out the majority of the hair strands with an overbrush of Averland Sunset .
5. Selectively highlight with 1:1 Averland Sunset and Ice Yellow .
6. Apply smaller highlights of Ice Yellow .

Blue Glow

1. Basecoat with 1:1 Thousand Sons Blue and Gauss Blaster Green .
2. Wash with Sotek Green ., avoiding the centre of the "orb" part.
3. Highlight raised detials with Gauss Blaster Green .
4. Finish with a highlight of pure White in the centre.

Black Details

1. Basecoat with Black .
2. Overbrush with Dawnstone , picking up raised details with as thin of a line as possible. Feel free to do this in a couple of light passes to build up the colour.
3. Mix a little White into your Dawnstone and more selectively highlight.
4. Finish with a few specular highlights of pure White .

Steel

1. Basecoat with Leadbelcher .
2. Wash the larger areas with the most sculpted details, using Nuln Oil .
3. Highlight with Ironbreaker .
4. Finish with selective highlights of Silver RLM01 Metallic .