The recipes used in 'Eavy Metal legend Darren Lathams (now deleted) YouTube tutorial. I have written this up for my reference.
Cool Parchment
- Basecoat with Steel Legion Drab .
- With Karak Stone paint all of the parchment, apart from the recess between the two pieces. Do a few coats for full coverage.
- Use Rakarth Flesh and paint in horizontal lines, picking out the raised details.
- Highlight the detail more selectively, aiming for most extreme folds and points. Use Pallid Wych Flesh for this.
- Glaze towards the "wax" with Agrax Earthshade . Also use this for a recess shade between the parchment an in cuts and splits.
- Selectively highlight edges with small amounts of White Scar or another pure white.
Warm Parchment
- Basecoat with Zandri Dust .
- With Ushabti Bone paint all of the parchment, apart from the recess between the two pieces. Do a few coats for full coverage.
- Use Screaming Skull and paint in horizontal lines, picking out the raised details.
- Highlight the detail more selectively, aiming for most extreme folds and points. Use White Scar with a little Screaming Skull for this.
- Glaze towards the "wax" with Seraphim Sepia . Also use this for a recess shade between the parchment an in cuts and splits. You can use Agrax Earthshade where you need a little more definition too.
- Selectively highlight edges with small amounts of White Scar or another pure white.
Red Wax
- Basecoat with Khorne Red .
- Wash detail with Nuln Oil .
- Highlight raised details with Mephiston Red . Highlight using dots and dabs to make it look irregular and let the colours below show.
- With a 1:1 mix of Mephiston Red and Ushabti Bone , add smaller highlights, covering even less area.
- If you are feeling brave, add small specular highlight of pure Ushabti Bone within the previous highlights.
- Glaze with thinned Flesh Tearers Red to unify highlights.
Purple Wax
- Basecoat with Screamer Pink .
- Wash detail with Nuln Oil .
- Highlight raised details with Pink Horror . Highlight using dots and dabs to make it look irregular and let the colours below show.
- With a 1:1 mix of Screamer Pink and Ushabti Bone , add smaller highlights, covering even less area.
- If you are feeling brave, add small specular highlight of pure Ushabti Bone within the previous highlights.
- Glaze with thinned Volupus Pink to unify highlights.
Green Wax
- Basecoat with Caliban Green .
- Highlight raised details with Warpstone Glow . Highlight using dots and dabs to make it look irregular and let the colours below show.
- With a 1:1 mix of Warpstone Glow and Ushabti Bone , add smaller highlights, covering even less area.
- If you are feeling brave, add small specular highlight of pure Ushabti Bone within the previous highlights.
Parchment Text
Mix Rhinox Hide and Abaddon Black 1:1. Use a brush with a very fine point and paint rows of dots and dashes across the parchment. Do a second pass if needed to make it look more organic and like writing.
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