Based off the paint scheme from Duncan Rhoads, but using paints from the Army Painter line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3rY0KSc1HA
Base and Shade
- Basecoat the armor with Imperial Navy
- Basecoat the gun, joints, hand with Matt Black
- Basecoat the axe handle, vents, and metal gun parts with Plate Mail Metal
- Basecoat the axe handle and smaller cables including bottom head cable with Basalisk Red
- Wash the entire model with Dark Tone
- Basecoat the book bag and talisman strap with Oak Brown
- Basecoat the wax seals with Mulled Berry
- Mix Grey Castle with a tiny amount of Pure Red and basecoat the parchment
- Basecoat the Crux Terminatus with Deep Grey
- Wash the leather bag and parchment and crux with Soft Tone
- Basecoat larger cables and top head cable with Daemonic Yellow
- Wash yellow cables with Soft Tone
- Basecoat the gold, skulls mostly, also the axe blade lines with Greedy Gold
- Basecoat the face with Topaz Skin
- Wash the skin and gold with Strong Skin Shade
Highlight
- Mix Dorado Skin and Topaz Skin 1:1, and glaze highlight the skin
- Fine highlight the skin with Dorado Skin
- Paint flats of the armor panels, avoiding the recesses, with Imperial Navy
- Mix Plate Mail Metal and Greedy Gold 1:1, and highlight all of the gold
- Mix Grey Castle with a tiny amount of Pure Red and glaze the flats of the the parchment that would catch the light
- Edge highlight armor with Ultramarine Blue
- Fine edge highlight of armor with Electric Blue
- Edge highlight gun and joints with Deep Grey
- Fine edge highlight gun and highlight crux terminatus with Ash Grey
- Edge highlight red cables and axe handle with Pure Red
- Basecoat mustache with Dark Stone
- Mix Dark Stone and Ancient Stone 1:1, and edge highlight bag and leather strap
- Mix Plate Mail Metal and Greedy Gold 2:1, and edge highlight gold
- Edge highlight gun parts and axe handle with Plate Mail Metal
- Edge highlight seals with Elder Flower
- Edge highlight cables with Ice Yellow
- Fine highlight crux and mustache with Grey Castle
- Edge highlight parchment with Ancient Stone
- Scribble parchment text with Oak Brown
Axe
- Basecoat the axe blade with Abyssal Blue
- All over wash on the blade with Dark Tone
- Panel highlight axe, avoiding the gold areas, with Abyssal Blue
Pay attention to the video here. He explains how to make the power weapon effect.
- Highlight axe with Deep Azure
- Second step of the axe highlight with a 1:1 mix of Deep Azure and Runic Cobalt
- A final highlight with Runic Cobalt
- Highlight the corners of the axe with Matt White
Orbs, Hand, and Runes
- Basecoat orbs, hand, and eyes. Glaze a thick pass on runes with Tidal Blue
- Using Shieldwall Blue , highlight orbs, hand, and eyes. Thin it down and paint inside the runes
- Using Aquamarine , fine highlight orbs, hand, and eyes. Thin it down for fine pass on runes. You'll only want to cover the areas where the lines intersect and a little ways out from that.
- Using Matt White , fine highlight orbs and hand. Thin it down for fine pass on runes, but only where the lines connect.