finishes his Temple project by painting the kit he previously assembled.
The belt and the trim on the lorica were basecoated in Burnt Sienna. Photo 12B is after a wash with Peat Moss Ink (Belt1). I tried to keep the wash blotchy so that things looked more worn. Finally, everything gets a light recoat of thinned Burnt Sienna (Belt2), and some of the edges were hit with a mix of Burnt Sienna and Maple Sugar Tan (Belt3) to continue the worn look.
The bear pelt is base coated with Brown Velvet (Pelt1) and followed with a dark wash using Nut Brown Ink (Pelt2) (Photo 13B). Successive layers of Brown Velvet with Maple Sugar Tan were then drybrushed on, a lighter touch with each mix. The first mix (Pelt3) is shown in Photo 13C. The remaining layers (Pelt4 & 5) are shown in Photo 13D. The nose is Brown Iron Oxide and Dark Burnt Umber (Pelt6) followed by a drybrush on its ridge of Brown Iron Oxide and Medium Flesh (Pelt7) to show a little wear. A very thin wash of Medium Flesh (Pelt8) was used along the edge of the pelt, the top of the eyebrows, the mouth opening.
The Signifer's sword is basecoated with a mix of Oily Steel and Black Ink (Sword1) for the blade, and Walnut for the hilt. In Photo 14B, more Oily Steel is used on the top edge (bottom edge in the photo, because the sword is upside down from its final location), and some Silver on the edge near the point. Just below the center line of the blade, a line of Oily Steel and Black Ink (Sword2) was used to emphasize that center ridge. The sword handle was highlighted with a mix of Walnut and Burnt Sienna (Sword3). And while I generally don't care for gore on a figure, there was enough action in this figure that I thought it would look good. I used a mix of Clear Red and Clear Green (Sword4) to get a slightly darker red. I find ordinary rubbing alcohol (available at any drug store) best for thining these clear paints.
The spear pole was basecoated with Golden Brown and Empire Gold (Standard1), and the back of the plaque with Burnt Umber and Raw Sienna (Standard2). Photo 15B shows where I drydrushed on two mixes of Burnt Sienna and Golden Brown (Standard3 & 4) to simulate grain. The medals and the plaque were coated with Model Master Chrome Silver enamel (Photo 15C).
This paint is my favorite way to show a highly polished silver or chrome finish. I first stumbled on to it when I was trying to make my GW Empire army look like something out of Excalibur.
Once the Chrome Silver is dry, the plaque frame, crescent, and tassel cone are basecoated with Vallejo Brass. This is followed by a thinned wash of Brown Ink (Standard5) onto the lower edge of the frame, the wreath on the plaque, the underside of the crescent, between the tassel cone and the hand, and the underside of the cone (Photo 16A). Next the spearhead is basecoated Vallejo Gun Metal Gray. The straps are Tuscan Red and Cinnamon (Standard6). The tassels are Red Iron Oxide and Candy Bar Brown (Standard7). The last thing in Photo 16B is a mix of Brass and Gold (Standard8) used as a first highlight. In Photo 16C, pure Gold is used as the last highlight. Oily Steel is used as the first highlight on the spearhead. The tassels are drybrushed white to help the highlight pop, and the straps are highlighted with pure Tuscan Red.
Okay, last sequence on the standard. Photo 17A shows Opaque Yellow drybrushed over the white drybrush. The Yellow is used (instead of white), as the white will turn the highlight pink. The white is used under the Yellow, as the Yellow is not strong enough by itself on top of such a dark color. The final highlight on the gold is a mix of Gold and Silver (Standard9). The edges of the straps are drybrushed with Tuscan Red and Opaque Yellow (Standard10). The spearhead is edged with Oily Steel and Silver (Standard11) as a final highlight. A final drybrush over the Yellow with Morocan Red (Photo 17B) completes the standard.
The pictures for the sport helmet did not come out well. It's based in Model Master Chrome Silver. The hair was basecoated Brass, washed with a thinned Brown Ink, and then drybrushed with Gold.