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1490 DOOM: Cornelis Vink, Scavenger

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    15 Jul 2026
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How I painted this stunning character from "The Outpost at Meerbridge" starter set for 1490 DOOM.

Light Green

  1. Basecoat: Nurgling Green
    Shade: Nurgling Green & Straken Green
    Soft Shade: Straken Green
    Deep Shade: Straken Green & Black

Dark Green

  1. Basecoat: Castellan Green
    Wash: Nocturne Green
    Highlight: Deathworld Forest
    Highlight: Death Guard Green
    Highlight: Krieg Khaki

Mid Green

  1. Basecoat: Elysian Green
    Soft Shade: Deathworld Forest
    Deep Shade: Deathworld Forest & Black
    Highlight: Elysian Green & Ogryn Camo
    Highlight: Ogryn Camo

Dirty White Cloth

  1. Basecoat: Karak + White
    Shade: Agrax Earthshade
    Re-blend base
    Highlight: White

Khaki Cloth

  1. Basecoat: Karak Stone & Baneblade Brown 1:1
    Shade: Baneblade Brown
    Deep Shade: Steel Legion Drab
    Line Shade: Rhinox Hide
    Layer: Karak Stone
    Highlight: Karak Stone & White 1:1

Brown Leather

  1. Basecoat with Mournfang Brown .
  2. Shade with Rhinox Hide .
  3. With 1:1 Mournfang Brown and XV-88 add chunky highlights.
  4. Apply fine highlight of XV-88 add fine highlights.
  5. Selectively highlight with 1:1 XV-88 and Morghast Bone .
  6. Finish with very small/specular highlights of Morghast Bone .

Dark Brown Leather

  1. Basecoat with Rhinox Hide .
  2. Highlight with Doombull Brown .
  3. Highlight more selectively with XV-88 .
  4. Finish with a few specular Screaming Skull highlights.

Wood

  1. Basecoat with 1:1 Dryad Bark & Mournfang Brown .
  2. Run some thin Dryad Bark into deep recesses.
  3. Apply chunky highlights with a 1:1 mix of the base colour & Karak Stone .
  4. Now apply fine highlights with Karak Stone .
  5. Finish with selective highlights of 1:1 Karak Stone & Wraithbone .
  6. I found the finish was a bit chalky at this point, so I added richness with a glaze of Reikland Fleshshade .

Skin

  1. Basecoat with an equal parts mix of Cadian Fleshtone , Kislev Flesh and White .
  2. Mix some Doombull Brown into the basecoat and glaze in some shading.
  3. Increase the amount of Doombull Brown in the mix and shade the deepest recesses.
  4. Mix some White into the base colour and highlight the skin.
  5. Increase the amount of White in the mix for further highlights, pushing them as far as you need.

Steel

  1. Basecoat with Exhaust Manifold .
  2. Add variety with glazed shading of Ratling Grime and Wyldwood to enhance it in the deepest recess.
  3. Highlight with mix some Silver RLM01 Metallic into the Exhaust Manifold and highlight. Do this roughly, with a mix of edge highlights and a few stippled marks.
  4. Finish with some small Silver RLM01 Metallic highlights.

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Citadel Painting System 14
Base 6
  • Dryad Bark
  • Morghast Bone
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Wraithbone
  • XV-88
Shade 1
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Layer 5
  • Cadian Fleshtone
  • Doombull Brown
  • Karak Stone
  • Kislev Flesh
  • Screaming Skull
Contrast 2
  • Ratling Grime
  • Wyldwood
Vallejo Metal Color
Base 1
  • 77.723 Exhaust Manifold
Vallejo Model Air
Base 1
  • 71.063 Silver RLM01 Metallic
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.951 White
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