North Star Halloween Painting Competition

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Project Entry by dugthefug1644

Getting underway.

October 20, 2024

Tutoring 5

Skill 6

Idea 6

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Never sure about zombies with weapons, but I am happy with this being the leader and just a touch smarter than your average shambler.

This is still WiP because I want to rust up the chains a bit and see if there’s a bit more highlighting I can do.

The paint scheme was based on a set of Cultists I painted for Silver Bayonet. Red with runes on the shoulders.

Now I see some paint down it looks like the gold medallion front and back might be a failed attempt to keep them from being resurrected. Or perhaps the tools of a necromancer to animate them?

The torn mask gave me some challenges. Having to decide what is meant to be hair, what is cloth and what is rotten flesh.

The red mix is OK.

Khorne Red, thin layer over the primer.

Mephiston Red, heavy highlight.

Mephiston Red and orange contrast, highpoint only highlight.

Once the base colours were down I chose to use an Army Painter shade (Dark Tone) to grubby everything up. Then I highlighted a few bits again. And then came the occasional dob or Blood and some Nurgle’s Rot goop paint. It just felt like they were tramps in glorious red rather than zombies, without the extra blood and ooze to try and knock that back.

Also, being as this is a competition… I never know where to set the grubby look that I want against “does this look like I put too much wash on and got bored and called it done?”.

The eyes were white but added some Pastel Seafoam blue to make them a more magical zombie (rather than the poor infected unfortunates of other narratives.)