My interpretation of this famous crusader order. The decals come courtesy of the fine people at forgottenchapters.eu and their "Crusader Orders V3" sheet.
Skin
- Basecoat the skin with 4 parts Cadian Fleshtone , 4 parts Ushabti Bone and 1 of White . This sounds more complicated than it is, but its just an equal parts mix of two paints and a touch of white. Feel free to wing it.
- Take a little of the base colour and mix it 3:1 with Doombull Brown . Use this colour to add soft shading to the skin.
- Add more select shading with 5:1 Doombull Brown and Abaddon Black .
- Take a little of the base colour and mix it 2:1 with White . Use this colour to add highlights to the skin.
- Now mix the base colour 1:1 with White and add selective highlights.
Black Cloth
- Basecoat with 4:1 Black and Kantor Blue .
- Add edge highlights with a 1:3 mix of the base colour and Administratum Grey . Keep to an all over edge highlight, but make them a little thicker on corners and curves.
- Selectively edge highlight with pure Administratum Grey . Aim for the areas with the heavier highlights from the previous stage.
- Finish with very small/specular highlights of Grey Seer .
Padded Armour
- Basecoat with 1:1 Karak Stone and White .
- Wash with Tallarn Sand . To make this I simply mixed it 1:1 with Lahmian Medium .
- Shade selectively with Steel Legion Drab .
- Highlight with the 1:1 Karak Stone and White mix from earlier.
- Highlight selectively with White .
Dark Brown Leather
- Basecoat with Rhinox Hide .
- Add edge highlights to everything and volumetric highlights with Doombull Brown .
- Selectively highlight with XV-88 , using the big highlights from the previous stage as a guide.
- Finish with very small Screaming Skull highlights.
Wood
- Basecoat with Thondia Brown .
- Shade with Rhinox Hide .
- Highlight and add woodgrain with a mix of 2:1 Thondia Brown and Steel Legion Drab .
- Take the above paint and mix it 1:1 with Administratum Grey . Now use this for fine highlights.
- Increase the amount of Administratum Grey again, then add selective highlights.
- Finish with a few specular highlights of pure Administratum Grey .
Or Tincture
- Basecoat with 1:1 Zamesi Desert and Ice Yellow .
- Shade with glazes of Averland Sunset .
- Enhance the shading with more selective glazes of Skrag Brown .
- Add more Ice Yellow to your basecoat, so it is now roughly 1:2 Zamesi Desert and Ice Yellow . Use this to highlight the shield.
- More selectively highlight with Ice Yellow .
- Finish with very small highlights of White .
For the chipping, I added dots and scratches with Dryad Bark , then underlined with a mix of Ice Yellow and White .
Chainmail and Steel
- Basecoat with Leadbelcher .
- Wash with Nuln Oil .
- I also like to enhance the shading in recesses and where areas of steel need separating. For this I typically use glazes of Agrax Earthshade .
- Overbrush and highlight using Ironbreaker .
- Finish with selective highlights of Silver RLM01 Metallic .
Blade
- Basecoat with Vallejo Metal Color Silver .
- Glaze shading over half of the blade with Gryph-charger Grey . I would recommend keeping this thin and doing a couple of passes.
- Repeat on the half furthest from the pure silver, creating a rudimental gradient. This time I use Nuln Oil straight from the pot.
- Ensure tall edges are highlighted, where the previous two sets of glazes may have over spilled. For this I like to use Ironbreaker , simply because I find it catches edges easier than Vallejo Metal Color paints.
- Finish with selective highlights of Silver RLM01 Metallic on edges that still have the solid Silver basecoat. Focus more highlights towards the tip.
Gold Details
- Basecoat using Retributor Armour .
- Shade selectively with Reikland Fleshshade where there are details or recesses that need more definition.
- Add some Silver RLM01 Metallic to the Retributor Armour , and highlight selectively.
- Finish with a few dots of pure Silver RLM01 Metallic .
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