Outriders

 Article moved from old form.  Original post was by Jeff a staff member from GW Oxford.

Something Charlie, Dan and I were nattering about was sharing some of our techniques on the forums, for easier reference we'll stick the names of what we're painting in the subject line. All these techniques won't fit in the darned subject line so I apologise for lack of reference line on this one!

Rust:
1) Basecoat Dark Flesh
2) Using a drybrush stipple on Vermin Brown
3) Stipple on Blazing Orange (steps 2 and 3 are progressively lighter)
4) Drybrush Boltgun Metal
5) Wash with dilute (1:10) Black Ink or oil wash.

Oil Wash
1) Mix approximately 2/3 Chaos Black and 1/3 Snakebite Leather.
2) Dilute about 1:10 then slosh on the oily area!

Gold
1) Basecoat Chainmail (optional but gives a stronger gold)
2) Basecoat Shining Gold
3) Shading Wash in dilute Chestnut Ink
4) Highlight with 50:50 mix of Shining Gold and Mithril Silver
5) Second Highlight with 25:75 mix of Shining Gold and Mithril Silver

Purple
1) Basecoat Liche Purple
2) Shading Wash with dilute 50:50 mix of Liche Purple and Purple Ink (mixing ink and paint prevents shine)
3) Highlight with Liche Purple and increasing Bleached Bone mixes.

Greenskin Flesh
1) Basecoat Goblin Green
2) Shading Wash of dilute (1:10) Dark Angels Green with a spot of PVA glue mixed in.
(PVA shrinks as it dries and pulls the wash into the gaps)
3) Highlight with Goblin Green
4) Second Highlight with 75:25 mix of Goblin Green and Rotting Flesh

Jeff's Rank and File Skin Technique
1) Basecoat Tallarn Flesh
2) Shading Wash in dilute Vermin Brown
3) Highlight with 75:25 mix of Dwarf Flesh and Elf Flesh

Jeff's Character Skin Technique
1) Basecoat Vermin Brown
2) Highlight Dwarf Flesh
3) Second highlight 50:50 mix of Dwarf Flesh and Elf Flesh
4) Third highlight of Elf Flesh
5) Final highlight of 75:25 mix of Elf Flesh and Bleached Bone

That's all I can remember for now! More to follow.

Comments (2)

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written by brother_slaughterer, July 05, 2009

Greaty tips there, thanks.
Any tips on creating liquid looking blood as if running and dripping off the point of a weapon?
Looking for the right colour and texture of clotting but still dripping blood (evil laugh!!!!!!)
Cheers

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written by David, July 05, 2009

For blood pop to you local Hobby Zone or simular store and pick up a pot or two of the Tamiya paint below.

Clear Red X-27

Its a clear gloss red paint... oh one last thing for blood dripping of a blade use one of you own hairs and run the paint down the hair.