Hollowmourne Cryptguard Champion and Standard Bearer

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Hollowmourne Cryptguard Champion and Standard Bearer

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    05 Mar 2024
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    05 Mar 2024
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  1. Prime using Necrotic Flesh spray and use the Colour Match Necrotic Flesh Warpaint to tidy up any areas missing basecoat.

Green Flesh

  1. Make a 50:50 mix of Gryph-charger Grey and Contrast Medium and apply all over the flesh. If the paint doesn't contrast well in some areas, or if you want the colour to be stronger on e.g. the hands, apply a second or even a third thin coat in those places to reinforce the colour.
  2. Drybrush all the flesh with Nurgling Green avoiding all the recessed and darkest areas.
  3. Drybrush the flesh with Ionrach Skin , focusing on the upper parts of the miniature.
  4. Very gently drybrush the flesh with Deepkin Flesh in the most prominent places like the face. This step is completely optional.

Hair

  1. Basecoat all the hair with VMC Black (you can also paint nails the same colour at this point).
  2. Drybrush with Dryad Bark .
  3. Lightly drybrush with Karak Stone .

Bones

  1. Basecoat with Wraithbone .
  2. Apply a light layer of Seraphim Sepia .
  3. Apply another layer of Seraphim Sepia focusing on the lower half of the bone.

Weapons

  1. Basecoat the wooden part of the weapons in Dryad Bark .
  2. Highlight with Gorthor Brown .
  3. Paint the metallic areas with Leadbelcher .
  4. Shade the wood and metallic areas with Agrax Earthshade .
  5. Highlight the metals by lightly drybrushing with Stormhost Silver .
  6. Base the hilt of the weapons with Screamer Pink .
  7. Shade the hilt with Nuln Oil .

Armour

  1. Basecoat with Leadbelcher .
  2. Shade with Agrax Earthshade .
  3. Lightly drybrush with Stormhost Silver .

Banner and head on helm.

  1. Basecoat with Wraithbone .
  2. Apply an all over coat of Guilliman Flesh .
  3. Drybrush all over (not too heavy) with Wraithbone .
  4. Apply an all over coat of a mix with 1 part Carroburg Crimson and 4 parts Contrast Medium .
  5. Drybrush with Cadian Fleshtone slowly building up the colour to your preference.
  6. Finally edge highly by drybrushing Kislev Flesh .

Face

  1. Apply a layer of Volupus Pink in the eye sockets and the mouth.
  2. Paint a small dot of Yriel Yellow as the eye.

Champion back banner

  1. Basecoat with Evil Sunz Scarlet .
  2. Shade with Agrax Earthshade .
  3. Highlight with Evil Sunz Scarlet .

Loin cloth

  1. Basecoat with Rhinox Hide .
  2. Highlight with Doombull Brown .
  3. Apply an all over shade of Agrax Earthshade .

Base

  1. Add a fine layer of Astrogranite .
  2. Paint rocks and Astrogranite with Mechanicus Standard Grey .
  3. Shade rocks and granite with Nuln Oil .
  4. Drybrush rocks and granite with Ionrach Skin .
Citadel Painting System 26
Base 7
  • Dryad Bark
  • Ionrach Skin
  • Leadbelcher
  • Mechanicus Standard Grey
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Screamer Pink
  • Wraithbone
Shade 4
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Carroburg Crimson
  • Nuln Oil
  • Seraphim Sepia
Layer 10
  • Cadian Fleshtone
  • Deepkin Flesh
  • Doombull Brown
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
  • Gorthor Brown
  • Karak Stone
  • Kislev Flesh
  • Nurgling Green
  • Stormhost Silver
  • Yriel Yellow
Technical 1
  • Contrast Medium
Texture 1
  • Astrogranite
Contrast 3
  • Gryph-charger Grey
  • Guilliman Flesh
  • Volupus Pink
The Army Painter Warpaints 2
Acrylic 1
  • Necrotic Flesh
Spray 1
  • Necrotic Flesh
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.950 Black
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