I’m getting closer (well, about half
way there at any rate) to the point where I’ve got all the normal Skaven
warriors I need for a game of AHQ, so I figured I’d better get working on some
of the more unusual kinds. As one of my plague monks had arrived
pre-undercoated, I got started on that one, along with an additional clanrat.
Here’s the result:
The clanrat is o.k. – nothing
special. I’m getting closer to the skin color I want for my Skaven, but I’m
just not sure I’m entirely there yet. I’ll keep experimenting.
The main star of today’s show is the
plague monk. I’m especially pleased with the robe. It’s done by painting it
bright yellow over a white undercoat and then applying a, very slightly, thinned
layer of P3 brown ink. Immediately afterwards, you “paint” water over the
raised areas to create the highlighting effect and you can then add a little
extra ink to depressions if they aren’t dark enough. I think it worked out
really well.
The main problem with technique is
that, because the color from the ink “sets” so quickly, you only get one try.
Get something wrong and you have to start all over again. Fortunately, small
imperfections don’t show up all that much on an intentionally “grubby” model
like a plague monk.
Croaker
Interesting technique with the ink on the Plague Monk - might have to give that a go.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog by the way!
Thanks.
DeleteThe robe turned out really well (if I say so myself). Smooth shadows and a pleasantly "textured" look. It's the first time I've done something like it, so I'll do some experimenting as well in the future to see If I can improve on the results (or even replicate it).