Slaanesh Chaos Mutant

Slaanesh Chaos Mutant

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    18 Jun 2023
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    17 Jul 2023
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Here is how I approached painting the Mutants from the 'Accursed Cultists' kit.

Corrupted Flesh

  1. Basecoat with a mix of 3 parts Cadian Fleshtone , 1 part Administratum Grey and 1 part White Scar .
  2. Now wash the skin with a 1:1 mix of Reikland Fleshshade and Contrast Medium .
  3. Shade sore and mutating areas with a glaze of 1:1 Khorne Red and Gal Vorbak Red .
  4. Pick out highlights with ahn equal parts mix of Cadian Fleshtone , Administratum Grey and White Scar .
  5. Add some more White Scar to the above for selective highlights.
  6. Finish off points that need extreme highlights with very small dots of pure White Scar .

Purple Cloth

  1. Basecoat with a 1:1 mix of Naggaroth Night and Screamer Pink .
  2. Shade recesses with thinned down Abaddon Black .
  3. Add chunky highlights of Screamer Pink .
  4. Now fine edge highlights of 1:1 Screamer Pink and Ushabti Bone .
  5. Now add some Wraithbone to the mix and selectively highlight corners and points where light would hit.
  6. Add specular highlights of pure Wraithbone , where needed.

Chitinous Mutations

  1. Basecoat with a 1:1 mix of Screamer Pink and Abaddon Black .
  2. Highlight pick out raised details with glazes/highlights of Screamer Pink .
  3. Fine highlights of 1:1 Screamer Pink and Fenrisian Grey .
  4. Selective highlights of Fenrisian Grey .
  5. Add dots of Ulthuan Grey to select points.

Gold Mask

  1. Basecoat with a 3:1 mix of Vallejo Metal Color Gold and Copper .
  2. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade .
  3. Shade around recessed and in deep recesses with 1:1 Doombull Brown and Abaddon Black .
  4. Pick out highlights with Gold
  5. Fine highlights with Vallejo Model AIr Silver RLM01 Metallic .

Grey Cloth

  1. Basecoat with Stormvermin Fur .
  2. Shaderecesses with Stormvermin Fur and Abaddon Black , I also chucked in a touch of Incubi Darkness , just to add some interest.
  3. Highlight with a 1:1 mix of Stormvermin Fur and Administratum Grey .
  4. Mix some White Scar into the Administratum Grey and add fine highlights.

White Cloth

  1. Basecoat with Corax White .
  2. Wash with Apothecary White .
  3. Shade deep recesses with thinned Skavenblight Dinge .
  4. Add edge highlights with Corax White and selective highlights of White Scar .
  5. Finish with dot highlights of White Scar if/where needed.

Black Armour

  1. Basecoat with Abaddon Black .
  2. Chunky highlights with Dark Reaper .
  3. Fine edge highlights of 1:1 Dark Reaper and Administratum Grey .
  4. Selective highlights of Administratum Grey .
  5. Specular highlights, with a mix of Administratum Grey and White Scar .

Black Leather

  1. Basecoat with Abaddon Black .
  2. Glaze raised areas with a 1:1 mix of Abaddon Black and Skavenblight Dinge .
  3. Chunky Highlights of Skavenblight Dinge .
  4. Fine highlights of Stormvermin Fur .
  5. Selective highlights of Karak Stone .
  6. Mix a little White Scar into your Karak Stone and add a few specular highlights, where light would really hit.

Brown Leather

  1. Basecoat with Rhinox Hide .
  2. Glaze/highlight with Doombull Brown .
  3. Edge highlight with XV-88 .
  4. Mix some Wraithbone into your XV-88 and selectively highlight corners and curves.
  5. Add specular highlights of Wraithbone to corners.

Jade Spikes

  1. Basecoat with Abaddon Black .
  2. Glaze Incubi Darkness towards the tip.
  3. Edge highlight with Kabalite Green .
  4. Mix the Kabalite Green 1:1 with Deepkin Flesh and selectively highlight the point.
  5. Finish with a dot of Deepkin Flesh .

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Citadel Painting System 26
Base 10
  • Abaddon Black
  • Corax White
  • Gal Vorbak Red
  • Incubi Darkness
  • Khorne Red
  • Naggaroth Night
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Screamer Pink
  • Wraithbone
  • XV-88
Shade 1
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 13
  • Administratum Grey
  • Cadian Fleshtone
  • Dark Reaper
  • Deepkin Flesh
  • Doombull Brown
  • Fenrisian Grey
  • Kabalite Green
  • Karak Stone
  • Skavenblight Dinge
  • Stormvermin Fur
  • Ulthuan Grey
  • Ushabti Bone
  • White Scar
Technical 1
  • Contrast Medium
Contrast 1
  • Apothecary White
Vallejo Metal Color
Base 2
  • 77.710 Copper
  • 77.725 Gold
Vallejo Model Air
Base 1
  • 71.063 Silver RLM01 Metallic
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