Getting a decent white skin tone on these Daemons was my focus here. I think they turned out alright for the effort invested.
Grey Skin
- Basecoat all of the flesh with Corax White .
- Wash all of the skin with Apothecary White , thinned with an equal amount of Contrast Medium . Try to brush it into shadows and away from exposed areas.
- Take some Volupus Pink or a magenta ink and thin it into a glaze with Lahmian Medium . I went by eye, but I would say I used about 60% medium for this. Now glaze the skin into the recesses, to add some warmth into the skin.
- Take some Apothecary White and add some purple to the mix, in a ratio of 2:1. I like to use either Druchii Violet or Vallejo Violet ink. Recess shade/glaze this to the deepest parts that need the most definition.
- Reestablish the Corax White in areas where the light would hit. Keep the paint thin and brush towards the most exposed point.
- Add fine highlights of a pure white (like Vallejo Dead White ). Place them within the previous highlights and keep them very small, pulling your brushstrokes towards a central point.
- For the eyes I carefully pop a small amount of Black Templar in there and wick away any excess. I like them to look very dark and blank, but you could add a small dot of Administratum Grey to the centre if you liked.
Leg Scales
- Go over the Corax White basecoat with some neat Shyish Purple .
- Blend the transition with the Volupus Pink and Druchii Violet glazes mentioned above.
- Pick out the scales with Warpfiend Grey .
- Add small specular highlights of Slaanesh Grey to each scale.
Dark Purple Claws
- Basecoat with Xereus Purple .
- Wash with Shyish Purple thinned with Contrast Medium (1:2). Allow a little to spill over onto the white skin to help with the transition.
- Blend the transition with a glaze or two of the Volupus Pink from earlier.
- Add chunky higlights of Daemonette Hide to raised areas.
- Add finer highligts of Warpfiend Grey to smaller areas, working toward where light would hit.
- Add slective highlights of Slaanesh Grey to very small areas.
- Finally add specular highlights of White Scar (or another pure white) to points.
Rich Purple Cloth
- Basecoat with Xereus Purple .
- Wash with Nuln Oil , thinned with an equal amount of Lahmian Medium .
- Paint any raised areas with Xereus Purple and Genestealer Purple mixed 1:1.
- Add finer highlights with Genestealer Purple .
- Add slective highlights with Dechala Lilac .
- Mix a little pure white into the Dechala Lilac and add final specular highlights.
Maroon Hair
- Basecoat the hair with Gal Vorbak Red .
- Wash with Druchii Violet , thinned with an equal amount of Lahmian Medium .
- Edge higlight prominent strands with Screamer Pink .
- Add smaller more selective highlights with Emperor's Children .
- Add final specular highlights of Fulgrim Pink .
Black Leather Armour
- Basecoat with Abaddon Black.
- Edge highlight everything with a thick line of Dark Reaper .
- Highlight everything again, this time with a thin line of Thunderhawk Blue .
- With Fenrisian Grey , selectively highlight upward facing edges, corners and prominent edges. Stick primarily to edges where the light would hit and always drag your brush towards the brightest point.
- Finally, add small highlights to the centre of the previous highlights with Blue Horror . Try to make them very small, dots if at all possible.
Black Claws
- Basecoat with Abaddon Black .
- Add a chunky highlight of Skavenblight Dinge .
- Add a smaller highlight of Stormvermin Fur .
- Add a little Pallid Wych Flesh to the previous paint add small selective higlights towards the tips.
- Pop small specular highlights of pure Pallid Wych Flesh on the points.
Aged Gold Jewellery
- Basecoat with Vallejo Metal Color Gold and Copper , mixed 3:1.
- Take Wyldwood and thin it with Contrast Medium in a ratio of 1:4. Now wash the metal with it all over.
- Add a few drops of Vallejo Chrome to whatever remains of your basecoat (roughly 50%) and edge highlight all of the metal.
- Now add specular highlights with pure Chrome to excentuate where the light would hit.
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