Friday, May 17, 2013

Alternative Plaguebearer Painting pt 2 - Verdigris Swords & Detailing

What, an update close enough to when it was promised?  Heresy!  That said, on with part 2.  Part 1 of this tutorial can be found here.

Step 6 - Sores/Pimples

Now for the sores.  Like the gloss, this step is optional and can be a bit tedious if you're painting hordes of these guys, but if you want to go the extra mile, here's how.  First, paint each sore with Cadian Fleshtone.  Don't worry if some of the paint goes outside the lines, so to speak.  We'll be covering that up soon.




Thursday, May 16, 2013

Alternative Plaguebearer Painting pt 1 - Flesh and Bones

So I couldn't think of a better initial post here than to do a painting tutorial.  I'm not an amazing painter by any means, but I was rather pleased with the result of this method, and I hope it helps out someone else.
When I started working on my plaguebearers, the one thing I knew I wanted was a non-green color scheme.  Green always seemed a very cartoonish color for me with Nurgle daemons, so I set out to make something a little different.  The final result looks something like this:




If this is of interest to you, read on!