HeroQuest (1989): Barbarian

HeroQuest (1989): Barbarian

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Skin

  1. Basecoat with a mix of 2 parts Cadian Fleshtone , 1 part Screaming Skull and 1 part White .
  2. Mix some of the base colour 2:1 with Doombull Brown , then add some general shading to the skin. I would recommend keeping it thin, using some Lahmian Medium , to keep things smooth.
  3. Increase the amount of Doombull Brown so it is now roughly 1:2, then shade more selectively within the previous stage.
  4. With pure Doombull Brown add some final shading. I would recommend only shading where elements need separating. For example, between fingers, separating limbs and the eye sockets.
  5. Mix some of your original base colour 1:1 with White and add highlights to the skin.
  6. Increase the amount of White again, so it is now an off-white colour. Then add very small highlights, and a few specular highlights of pure :white where needed.

Black Hair

  1. Basecoat with Black .
  2. Pick out raises strands with 1:1 :black and Kantor Blue .
  3. Mix some Sybarite Green into the above paint and highlight more selectively.
  4. Now add some Fenrisian Grey to the above paint, and add smaller highlights.
  5. Finish with specular highlights of pure Fenrisian Grey where needed.

Fur Loincloth

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Rhinox Hide and XV-88 .
  2. Shade with some thinned Rhinox Hide . I pretty much just applied this as thin lines at the edges.
  3. Overbrush the raised details with Steel Legion Drab .
  4. Mix a little XV-88 and Wraithbone into your Steel Legion Drab , then selectively highlight edges.
  5. Add specular highlights of Wraithbone .

I used this same rough recipe for the fur trim on the boots. The main difference being, I started with a basecoat of Steel Legion Drab , then highlighted more aggressively and made the highlights extra scratchy to add texture,

Dark Brown 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 Ushabti Bone .

Blade

  1. Basecoat with Leadbelcher .
  2. Glaze Gryph-charger Grey towards the guard, starting from just below the half way point on the blade.
  3. Add a little Black to your Gryph-charger Grey , then glaze a smaller area. This should create a nice dark transition to the gold.
  4. Edgde highlight everything and glaze half closest to the tip with Ironbreaker .
  5. Finish with selective highlights of Silver RLM01 Metallic .

Gold

  1. Basecoat with Retributor Armour .
  2. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade .
  3. Mix a little Silver RLM01 Metallic into your Retributor Armour , then add general highlights and highlights to all hard edges.
  4. Increase the amount of Silver RLM01 Metallic in the mix, so it is a very pale gold. Now selectively highlight.
  5. Finish with specular highlights of Silver RLM01 Metallic .

Red Gems

  1. Basecoat with Khorne Red .
  2. Add a Wild Rider Red highlight to the bottom left corner.
  3. Selectively highlight with Fire Dragon Bright within the previous stage.
  4. Finish with a specular Lugganath Orange highlight.
  5. Finish with a specular White on the top-right corner.

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Citadel Painting System 21
Base 8
  • Kantor Blue
  • Khorne Red
  • Leadbelcher
  • Retributor Armour
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Steel Legion Drab
  • Wraithbone
  • XV-88
Shade 1
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 10
  • Cadian Fleshtone
  • Doombull Brown
  • Fenrisian Grey
  • Fire Dragon Bright
  • Ironbreaker
  • Lugganath Orange
  • Screaming Skull
  • Sybarite Green
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Wild Rider Red
Technical 1
  • Lahmian Medium
Contrast 1
  • Gryph-charger Grey
Vallejo Model Air
Base 1
  • 71.063 Silver RLM01 Metallic
Vallejo Model Color
Base 2
  • 70.950 Black
  • 70.951 White
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