Lupa15’s Spring Cleaning 2021

As previously mentioned I aimed to complete the Bloodstoker by the end of the Sunday.  Well I am happy to announce that I was able to finish him by that night!

I have had the skin finished on this guy for a while.  I picked him up again and embarked on completing him this weekend.

Pictured here is the entire model with base paints and washes. While not pictured I finished painting the vines and the armor yesterday. The goal is to complete everything else by the end of today!

While I made further progress on the Khorgorath I am unlikely to finish by the end of the Spring Cleaning Challenge.

As can be seen I finished painting the leather, the armor on the arm with the tentacles and the belly armor.  Additionally I was able to finish the spine and some random individual skulls embedded in the skin.  While not pictured I finished painting the vines yesterday.

I am using the Warhammer TV video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0cfXs_YVHE) to paint the Khorgorath and I am quite happy with how it is coming out so far.

I realized the other day that I haven’t posted any updates in a while but I have been busy with both hobby and outside of hobby.

First up was actually painting some of the Stormcast including Vandus Hammerhand, Lord-Relictor and Prosecutors.  I don’t have pictures but I started base coating each with Citadel Celestra Grey, Citadel Screamer Pink and Citadel Macragge Blue.  Finally I was able to finish painting the stones with a 50-50 mixture of Citadel Celestra Grey and Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey as a basecoat. Washing that basecoat with a 1-1-1 mixture of Citadel Lahmian Medium, Citadel Nuln Oil and water.  Layer and highlight back up to the basecoat mixture before a final highlight of Citadel Celestra Grey.

Then there was the Dracoth….

I really had to make up my own recipe here. I wanted something that didn’t stand out too much and yet looked something like a scaled creature.  As the cloaks are based with Citadel Macragge Blue I decided to use that as a base and then build up from there.

Dracoth Skin

Basecoat with Citadel Macragge Blue and then overbrush the skin with Citadel Altdorf Guard Blue.

Wash all over with Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade.

Drybrush with Citadel Altdorf Guard Blue before highlighting the scales and edges of the skin with Citadel Calgar Blue.

Dracoth Belly

This seems to blend more in the pictures but in person stands out a bit more.  Depending on how much you want it to stand out use more Citadel Thousands Sons Blue.

Use a roughly 50/50 mixture of Citadel Macragge Blue and Citadel Thousands Sons Blue.  I used a roughly 40/60 mixture rather than a pure 50/50 mixture.

Layer the folds of the skin with a roughly 50/50 mixture of Citadel Aldorf Guard Blue and Citadel Ahriman Blue.

Finally highlight with a 50/50 mixture of Citadel Calgar Blue and Citadel Baharoth Blue.

Valkya the Bloody’s shield is a standout portion of the miniature.  As such I really wanted to get it right.  In the end I think it really turned out well.  The key is to take your time on the highlighting.

Slaanesh Demon Skin

• Base with Citadel Mechanicus Standrd Grey
• Use Citadel Warpfiend Grey all over. Use two or three thin coats to cover the previous coat.
• Wash with Citadel Druchii Violet
• Focusing on the raised areas and avoiding the recesses use Citadel Warpfiend Grey to highlight.
• Use Citadel Slaanesh Grey to pick out the edges that were painted with the previous layer.

Demon Horns

• Base with several thin coats of Citadel Corax White
• Wash with a mixture of 1 part Warpfiend Grey and about 4 parts of Lahmian Medium.  The consistency should be that of a wash.  I had to add about one more 1/2 part of Lahmian Medium to get my consistency right.
• Highlight the upper 3/4 of the horns with Citadel Ulthuan Grey.
• Focusing on the upper 1/2 of the horns highlight with Citadel White Scar.

Any lord would not be complete without a super fancy cloak and despite it being a little ragged it is no less impressive.

Red Cloak

• Base with several thin coats of Citadel Khorne Red
• Wash with Citadel Nuln Oil
• Focusing on the raised folds and edges pick them out with Citadel Khorne Red
• Again focusing on the extreme edges and folds use Citadel Wazdakka Red to pick them out

Black Cloak

• Base with several thin coats of Citadel Eshin Grey
• Was with Citadel Nuln Oil
• Focusing on the raised folds and edges pick them out with Citadel Eshin Grey
• Again focusing on the extreme edges and folds use Citadel Dawnstone to pick them out

Yellow Fabric

• Base with Citadel XV-88
• Wash with Citadel Agrax Earthshade
• Use Citadel XV-88 to pick out the raised folds and edges
• Highlight with Citadel Balor Brown on smaller sections than where the previous layer went
• Picking out extreme edges and folds use Citadel Ushabti Bone