Lupa15’s Warhammer Underworlds

This was tough. I needed to find three skin tones that I was happy with, somewhat reflected the art work, and looks realistic.  I settled on three skin tones that I could also use on the rest of the Khorne Bloodbound Reavers.

Medium Skintone (Caucasian)

• Use Citadel Bugman’s Glow as the base. Two or three light coats will cover the model effectively.
• Wash the skin with Citadel Reikland Fleshshade
• Leaving the darker color in the recesses layer the skin with Citadel Cadian Fleshtone
• Highlight the skin’s muscle with Citadel Kislev Flesh

Dark Skintone (Sub-Saharan African)

• Use Citadel Catachan Flesh as the base. Two or three light coats will cover the model effectively.
• Wash the skin with Citadel Agrax Earthshade
• Leaving the darker color in the recesses layer the skin with Citadel Bloodreaver Flesh
• Highlight the skin’s muscle with Citadel Knight-Questor Flesh

Tanned Skintone (Mediterranean/Middle Eastern)

• Use Citadel Ratskin Flesh as the base. Two or three light coats will cover the model effectively.
• Wash the skin with 1 part Citadel Contrast Fyreslayer Flesh and 1 part Contrast Medium
• Leaving the darker color in the recesses layer the skin with Citadel Ratskin Flesh
• Highlight the skin’s muscle with Citadel Bestigor Flesh

Scars

• Thin Citadel Screamer Pink to a little thicker than a wash consistency. Paint this over the scar allowing it to settle around the scar but not so much that it runs.
• Highlight the with the lightest color (aka the final skin highlight) on the raised part of the scar

I have been basing my Khorne Bloodbound on a lava base and after seeing the Khorne Bloodbound base I knew I would be able to recreate that using the sculpted bases that Garrek’s Reavers come with.

The first step was to paint several layers of Citadel White Scar into the cracks before randomly adding spotches of wash with Citadel Casandora Yellow, Citadel Feugan Orange and Citadel Carroburg Crimson.  Finally using Citadel Abaddon Black carefully pick out the cooled lava flow.

I then used Citadel Dryad Bark and a drybrush of Citadel Gorthor Brown to base the dirt. (Not Pictured)

I wanted to get the ghostly base colors on the Thorns of the Briarqueen started recently and I used the same technique that I had used on Lady Harrow’s Mournflight: https://www.ontabletop.com/project-entry/1544660/

For these bases I got to try something different that I hadn’t done before with using a wash to color the stone.

Rim

• Base at the same time as the sand with Citadel Flayed One Flesh

Stones

• Base with multiple thin coats of Citadel Corax White
• Wash with Citadel Nuln Oil

Sand

• Base with Citadel Flayed One Flesh

Sand and Stones

• Wash with 2 parts water, 2 part Citadel Lahmian medium and 2 parts Citadel Serpahim Sepia
• Drybrush with Citadel Flayed One Flesh

Sand

• Drybrush with Citadel Corax White

Rim

• Base at the same time as the dirt with Citadel Gorthor Brown

Dirt/Trees

• Base with multiple thin coats of Citadel Gorthor Brown
• Wash with Citadel Reiland Fleshshade

Stones/Rocks

• Base with Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey
• Drybrush with Citadel Dawnstone

Tree Foliage

• Base with Citadel Waaagh Flesh

Tree Foliage and Tree Trunks

• Wash with Citadel Nuln Oil

Wheat

• Base with Citadel Zandri Dust
• Wash with Seraphim Sepia

Whole Base

• Drybrush with Citadel Wraithbone (not seen in the pictures)

I took a break and visited my mother on Christmas (after a self-isolation period of course) but needed a project that didn’t require a ton of concentration.  So I took Ironsoul’s Contemptors, Stormsire’s Cursebreakers and Steelheart’s gang and started painting them with Screamer Pink.

After dedicating myself to finish as much as possible I have Ironsoul’s Contemptors completely finished!!!

I used the scheme of the Celestial Warbringers as I was never happy with the all gold and blue scheme that the Hammers of Sigmar are in.

Armour

• Base the armor in Citadel Screamer Pink over a light grey or Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey undercoat.
• Wash with Citadel Druchii Violet
• Leaving the wash in the recesses layer up the Citadel Screamer Pink.
• Highlight the edges of the armor with Citadel Pink Horror
• Focusing on the sharpest points highlight again with Citadel Emperor’s Children

Gold

• Base with Citadel Balthasar Gold
• Wash with Citadel Reikland Fleshshade
• Leaving the wash in the recesses layer with Citadel Balthasar Gold
• Highlight with Citadel Gehenna’s Gold

Silver Metal

• Base with Citadel Leadbelcher
• Wash with Citadel Nuln Oil
• Highlight with Citadel Ironbreaker
• Edge Highlight with Citadel Runefang Steel

White Armor

Now I messed this up  at first and had to put too many layers of the Celestra Grey on and it kind of came out a little rough as a result.

• Base with Citadel Celestra Grey
• Wash in only the recessed armor details (like the rays of sun with Citadel Nuln Oil before cleaning up with the basecoat.
• Layer with Citadel Ulthuan Grey leaving the Celestra Grey showing in the recesses.
• Highlight the edges with Citadel White Scar

Blue Cloth

• Base with Citadel Macragge Blue
• Wash with Citadel Nuln Oil
• Leaving the wash in the recesses layer up with Citadel Macragge Blue again
• Highlight various areas with Citadel Altdorf Guard Blue
• Highlight the edges of the cloth with Citadel Calgar Blue

Black Leather

I kind of deviated from the Abaddon Black here and went with a base of Citadel Corvus Black and Citadel Nuln Oil to shade it.  This honestly provides a little more contrast before highlighting.

• Highlight with Citadel Dark Reaper
• Edge highlight the sharpest edges with Citadel Thunderhawk Blue

Cream Tabbard

• Base with Citadel Rakarth Flesh
• Wash the whole cloth with Citadel Seraphim Sepia
• Layer back up to Citadel Rakarth Flesh leaving the Seraphim Sepia in the recesses
• Highlight the sharpest edges of the cloth with Citadel Pallid Wych Flesh

Jewels

• Base with Citadel Thousand Sons Blue
• Highlight the edges with Citadel Ahriman Blue
• On the raised points and sharper edges highlight with Citadel Fenrisian Grey