Resolution 2020: Clearing the pile of shame

Another Aeon Trespass nymph painted up.

The skin was painted rakarth flesh then highlighted pallid wych fleshfollowed by flayed one flesh (yes I applied those last two paints in the wrong order).

The tentacles were painted the fang then highlighted with russ grey followed by fenrisian grey.

The hair was painted ulthuan grey, washed with drakenhof nightshade, then highlighted white scar.

The water was painted mordian blue then washed with drakenhof nightshade. It was then highlighted with ultramarines blue, followed by calgar blue then white scar.

The sea shells were painted jokaero orange, washed fuegan orange, then highlighted trollslayer orange.

Her rags were painted mournefang brown.

The diving helmet was painted screaming bell with highlights of hashut copper and sycorax bronze.

The skin was basecoated mournefang brown, washed agrax earthshade, then highlighted skrag brown followed by deathclaw brown.

The leather belts were painted rhinow hide, washed agrax eearthshade, then highlighted doombull brown then tuskgor fur.

The apron was painted zandri dust, washed agrax earthshade, then highlighted ushabti bone followed by screaming skull.

The anvil was painted leadbelcher, washed nuln oil, then highlighted ironbreaker followed by runefang steel.

I then wanted to try to show the glow from the forge using object source lighting. I’ve never done OSL using wet blending before so decided to give it a try. On the skin I mixed skrag brown with increasing amounts of trollslayer orange to introduce an orange glow. For the apron I mixed screaming skull with trollslayer orange, and for the anvil I used ironbreaker with trollslayer orange.

The base was simply painted with apothecary white and then trollslayer orange was used to add OSL to the floor.

I particularly enjoyed painting this Nymph model. I think it was the combination of the gnarled tree and unusual android colour scheme.

The upper body was painted pink horror then layered up with emperor’s children through to white scar in successive blends.

The legs were painted screamer pink then highlighted pink horror.

The hair and fabric around the knees was painted corvus black  then highlighted incubi darkness.

The feet and metal plates on the legs were painted celestra grey then highlighted ulthuan grey.

The ring was painted xv-88 then highlighted tausept ochre followed by bubonic brown.

The tree was painted darkoath flesh and then patches of plaguebearer flesh were applied in patches while the darkoath flesh was still wet to simulate patches of moss.

The midas nymph was my first real attempt at non-metallic metals. I started by painting her throne (?) apothecary white.

The nymph was then painted xv-88 and highlighted up through tausept ochre to bubonic brown. The final highlight was a mix of white scar and bubonic brown.

The base was then painted black templar.

The final nymph in my collection! Until I buy more…

The skin was painted rakarth flesh then highlighted pallid wych flesh.

The crystals were painted celestra grey, then edge highlighted ulthuan grey followed by white scar.

The gold was painted xv-88 then highlighted with tausept ochre followed by bubonic brown.

The blue stripes on the clothes were calgar blue.

The face mask was painted russ grey then highlighted fenrisian grey followed by ulthuan grey.

The base was painted black templar.

The models were undercoated zandri dust (I undercoated all my Kingdom Death models this way to tie them all together).

The skin was painted bugmans glow, highlighted cadian fleshtone then kislev flesh.

The bark was painted apothecary white then drybrushed praxeti white.

The leaves were painted volpus pink then drybrushed changeling pink.

The fruit was painted aethermatic blue then drybrushed skink blue.

The leather straps were painted wyldwood, the jars darkoath flesh and the skulls skeleton horde.

The metal was painted leadbelcher.

Then the entirety of both models were washed with seraphim sepia.

The the light panels of the lanterns were painted white scar and the areas where light was falling was drybrushed praxeti white. Then the panes were washed casandora yellow and the glow areas glazed lamenters yellow.

This is Blue Belle from Ouroboros Miniatures. I painted Red Belle earlier this years and really enjoyed doing a 75mm miniature, so I bought Blue Belle and Yellow Belle.

The wings came in a clear blue resin, so I left them off the model until the very end. The rest of the model was assembled and then undercoated with three different colours to achieve a zenith highlight. First I painted the concrete base with Mechanicum Standard Grey. Then I sprayed the rest of the model with Grey Seer. Finally I sprayed Wraith Bone from directly above the model.

The pale areas of the body suite were painted with a 6:1:4 mixture of apothecary white:talassar blue:contrast medium. I had hoped for a paler outcome, but the pigment in the talassar blue was too strong. I’m still happy with the outcome though.

The blue areas of the body suite were painted with a 1:1 mixture of the fang and lahmian medium. This was applied in two thin coats which gave me a very even coverage.

The remaining dark areas of the body suite were simply painted in corvus black.

The face was painted rakarth flesh, washed in the recesses with reikland fleshshade, then highlighted with flayed one flesh followed by pallid wych flesh. Her eyes were painted with pallid wych flesh and then the irises were painted in with teclis blue and the eye brows painted on with mournefang brown.

Most the hair was painted with terradon turquoise with a few streaks of volupus pink.

The concrete was painted with basilicanum grey and they drybrushed longbeard grey.

The solid areas of the wings were painted with two layers of wraithbone, then painted either apothecary white or tallasar blue. The orbs were painted pallid wych flesh.

Finally the wings were glued in place. Once I also paint Yellow Belle I will transfer the model on to a clear perspex base using gorilla glue two part epoxy resin.

This is Yellow Belle from Ouroboros Miniatures. I painted Red Belle earlier this years and really enjoyed doing a 75mm miniature, so I bought Blue Belle and Yellow Belle.

The wings came in a clear yellow resin, so I left them off the model until the very end. The rest of the model was assembled and then undercoated with three different colours to achieve a zenith highlight. First I painted the concrete base with Mechanicum Standard Grey. Then I sprayed the rest of the model with Grey Seer. Finally I sprayed Wraith Bone from directly above the model.

The pale areas of the body suite were painted with a 3:2 mixture of apothecary white:contrast medium.

The yellow areas of the body suite were painted with a 1:1 mixture of iyanden darksun and lahmian medium. This was applied in two thin coats which gave me a very even coverage.

The remaining dark areas of the body suite were simply painted in corvus black.

The face was painted rakarth flesh, washed in the recesses with reikland fleshshade, then highlighted with flayed one flesh followed by pallid wych flesh. Her eyes were painted with pallid wych flesh and then the irises were painted in with jokaero orange and the eye brows painted on with mournefang brown.

The hair was painted with two layers of darkoath flesh with highlights of jokaero orange and trollslayer orange highlights either side of her face.

The concrete was painted with basilicanum grey and they drybrushed longbeard grey.

The solid areas of the wings were painted with two layers of wraithbone, then painted either apothecary white or corvus black.

Finally the wings were glued in place. I will transfer the model on to a clear perspex base using gorilla glue two part epoxy resin later.