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.

Next is the trickier part.  Carefully dab a bit of Carroburg Crimson wash onto each sore, just enough so that it forms a ring at the base of each sore.

Finally, put a tiny dot of Rakarth Flesh at the top to round out the wonderfully disgusting look.

 

 Part 7 - Horn, Eyes, Teeth

For the horn and toe-claws, I used a Reaper paint that is a favorite of mine called Grey Liner.  It's a very dark, not-quite-black grey color, and I use it for any parts of a model that are textured, but I want to pain them black, such as ribbed cables on Space Marine backpacks. The off-black works here as well because it helps with the wash we'll use to blend it into the model.  If you want to use GW colors, mixing 50/50 Abbadon Black with Mechanicus Grey should get you in the right neighborhood.  Paint the toes and horns with this color, like so:

Then, wash them with Agrax Earthshade, using your brush to blend the wash down from the grey into the flesh.  The end result should look something like this:

For the teeth, I painted them Ushabti Bone and washed with Seraphim Sepia, trying to get the color of unhealthy teeth.

Finally, the eyes.  It's really up to you,  but I did mine with yellow eyes.   Carefully paint the eyeball Averland sunset, then add a tiny slit of black for an unnatural pupil.  Wash with Sepia to add a little depth (and hide any mistakes)

For the last bit, we'll finish off the model by painting the sword with a verdigris bronze effect, mostly because I wanted to go outside the norm, like I did for the plaguebearers themselves.  It's worth mentioning as well that, unlike my previous tutorial, this one was adapted from the rusted bronze tutorial of Beamo from BoLS fame, so credit goes to him for the original method, which you can find here.

Part 8 - Swords

Now, in all my previous pictures in part 1, you might have noticed that the swords were basecoated already.  Again, for the same reason that there weren't any pictures until technically step 2, I had already mass-produced the basics of the paint scheme on my plaguebearers.  Unlike last time, however, this is essentially step 1.

Give the swords a nice, even coat of 50/50 Warplock Bronze and Hashut Copper to get this metallic copper color you have seen throughout this tutorial, and then wash the blade with Agrax Earthshade.

After that dries,  wash it again with Bien-Tal Green

Water down some Loren Forest, 4:1 at least, in order to make your own wash.  You may have to add more water.  Wash the sword with this, thoroughly.

If you were going to use this method for several models at once, make sure you wash all of the metallics with the Loren Forest wash before proceeding.  Continuing on, we're going to change our wash.  Add a little bit of Temple Guard Blue to the mix.  Stir this up well and now wash the sword again, this time sticking more to the recesses.
 

Finally, drybrush or highlight the sword with Hashut Copper.  This part depends entirely on your preference for how rusted you want the swords to look.  I used a bit of a heavier drybrush on this guy.

And there you have it!  A finished plaguebearer, completely forgoing the standard GW green while still looking hideous.  I didn't give a whole lot of attention to the maggots at his feet, just a coat of Screaming Skull and then a wash of Nuln Oil.  I hope you found this tutorial useful!