Lupa15’s Warhammer Underworlds

I needed a break from one of my other projects and decided to tackle painting some of the Ravagers.  I had recently base coated the armor black and decided to tackle the armor trim next.

The armor was covered in Citadel Abaddon Black and the trim was based with Citadel Retributor Armor.  Make sure to tidy up your mistakes (I had alot!).

The next step is to wash the trim with Citadel Agrax Earthshade before highlighting it back up.

I have been finding it hard to finish the Thorns of the Briar Queen. But I finally got around to finishing two of the miniatures, specifically The Everhanged and one of the chainrasps.

I really wanted to achieve a dirty metal effect on the chains and swords.  In the end Agrax Earthshade and Typhus Corrosion was the secret.

Leather (for the corset and sword handles)

Base the leather with a 50/50 mixture of Citadel Doombull Brown and Citadel Gorthor Brown.

Wash with Citadel Agrax Earthshade before layering back up with the previous mixture.

Dirty Gold

Base the sword handles and anything else you want to be a dirty gold with Citadel Balthasar Gold.

Wash with Citadel Agrax Earthshade before highlighting with Citadel Gehenna’s Gold.  For the highlight don’t go overboard. Just pick out the sharpest points.

Dirty/Worn Metal

Base the metal bits with several thin coats of Citadel Leadbelcher.

Coat the entire sword and random recesses with Citadel Typhus Corrosion.

Wash the metal with Citadel Agrax Earthshade.

Once the wash is dry highlight the sword, chains and rest of the metal bits with Citadel Ironbreaker.  This is the key as it really helps show the stark difference between the rusted and corroded bits and the exposed metal.

I am not sure exactly where I left off but I recently finished painting the last of the Reavers.  The warband just needs a seal coat then it is ready for the tabletop!

As befits the Briar Queen, her warband includes lots of vines and roses.

Vines

Base the vines with Citadel Deathworld Forest.  This will probably take about three thin coats.  I also recommend at this stage using a larger brush for the easiest to reach places but at the join to the painted areas feel free to use a detail brush for more control.

Wash the vines with Citadel Athonian Camoshade.

Finally highlight the vines with Citadel Straken Green.   Focus on the most raised edges such as the leaves, thorns and bends of the vines.

Roses

Base the roses with Citadel Screamer Pink.  This will take about two to three coats as well.

Wash the roses with Citadel Druchii Violet. Be carefull around the leaves and vines.

Use a 50/50 mixture of Citadel Pink Horror and Citadel Screamer Pink to highlight the edges of the petals.

After tackling the robes the next step was start with the basing and details.

Base Gravel

Base the gravel with a 50/50 mixture of Citadel Celestra Grey and Citadel Storm Vermin Fur and thin it slightly. You may need two coats in certain areas.

Wash the gravel with undiluted Citadel Agrax Earthshade but make sure it isn’t heavy. You only really need one or two dips of the wash brush into the pot per base.

Base Rim

Coat the rim with two to three coats of thinned Citadel Stormvermin Fur

Rope

Base the rope with a 50/50 mixture of Citadel Zandri Dust and Citadel Zamesi Desert. You will need two coats of the thinned mixture.

Leaving the recesses the previous mixture layer the raised rope bits with a mixture of 50/50 Citadel Ushabti Bone and Citadel Zamesi Desert.

Finally highlight the rope focusing on the extreme raised areas and edges with a 50/50 mixture of Citadel Screaming Skull and Citadel Zamesi Desert.

Wood

Base the wood with several coats of thinned Citadel Dryad Bark.

Leaving the previous coat in the recesses layer on a 50/50 mixture of Citadel Dryad Bark and Citadel Gorthor Brown.

Highlight with Citadel Gorthor Brown focusing on the edges of the wood and the upper third of the plank on both ends.  Basically creating a little gradient of darker wood and lighter wood.

Using the same idea use a highlight of Citadel Gorthor Brown and Citadel Baneblade Brown to finish that gradient on the upper 1/6th of the wood plank.

After much debate I decided that I wanted slightly darker robes to match the artwork but I didn’t want the black or really dark robes. I just wanted a nice little tint to make the top and bottom look slightly different.  In the end I settled on a glaze/wash of:

• 2 parts of Citadel Coelia Greenshade
• 2 parts Citadel Lahmian Medium
• 1 part water

This went over the base color of the robes:

• Base with Citadel Corax White
• Wash with Citadel Nihilak Oxide
• Drybrush with the whole model Citadel Ulthuan Grey
• A lighter drybrush of Citadel White Scar focusing on the edges

And now that the skin is done it was time to finish the model.  I would highly recommending basing all the colors and then applying the wash and then applying the highlights. The reason? Most of the model uses the Citadel Agrax Earthshade wash and it is easier to apply it over the whole model at once.

Bronze

• Use Citadel Balthasar Gold to base the bronze armor trim.
• Wash with Citadel Agrax Earthshade
• Highlight the bronze armor trim with Citadel Sycorax Bronze

Red Armor

• Base the armor with Citadel Khorne Red
• Wash with Citadel Agrax Earthshade
• Leaving the darker color in the recesses layer the armor with Citadel Khorne Red.
• Highlight the raised areas and edges of the armor with Citadel Wazzadakka Red

Silver Metal

• Base the metal with Citadel Leadbelcher
• Wash with Citadel Agrax Earthshade
• Highlight with Citadel Stormhost Silver

Grey Cloth (Pants)

• Base the cloth with Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey
• Wash with Citadel Agrax Earthshade
• Layer with clot with Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey
• Highlight the sharpest folds with Citadel Dawnstone

Leather

• Base the leather straps with Citadel Mournfang Brown
• Wash with Citadel Agrax Earthshade
• Highlight the edges with Citadel Agrax Earthshade

Boots/Black Leather

• Base with Citadel Corvus Black
• Wash with Citadel Nuln Oil
• Highlight with Citadel Eshin Grey
• Pick out the sharpest edges with Citadel Dawnstone