The Path of Kane
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About the Project
My path in painting Mythic Games Solomon Kane Wave 1
Related Game: Solomon Kane
Related Company: Mythic Games
Related Genre: Pulp
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Painting Justice
Finally, Justice comes onto the painting table, the last virtue we will paint before testing out the game. Justice was airbrushed in the fashion of the other 3 virtues...
... using shades from dark blue to progressive lighter shades of blue and finally white.
The base columns were painted GW Tallarn Sand and washed with GW Agrax Earthshade
Once the wash was dry, acolumns were carefully dry brushed with GW Ushabti Bone (using a small dry brush such as GW's)
The chains of the scales were painted straight white and washed with thinned down Surf Aqua from P3
Metal was painted GW Leadbelcher and golden accent given a layer of GW Runelord Brass.
All metal was given a wash of Nuln Oil Gloss
And when the wash was dry, highlights were applied with GW Ironbreaker and Runelord Brass.
A touch of white was applied to the facial and hair highlights, along with the top areas of the scale chainlinks and the edges of the sword. You may also play with lights and shadows on the sword blade using thinned out white.
Justice steps into the world
and shows her Lloyd shot...Painting Courage
Courage was next and surprisingly easy, due to the preponderance of armor on the miniature and the use of Secret Weapon Washes…
Metal armor was painted with GW Iron Breaker, using a medium brush (test your steadiness ? ) and the gold accents using Vallejo Old Gold.
The sash and overdress were applied a diluted layer of Secret Weapon Algae wash (try their washes, they are magical). Try a blueish wash for the leather pants so as to create a nice contrast.
Belts were given a layer of Vallejo Smoke, washed with a black wash and scratched with Vallejo Dark Sand.
Armor was washed with Gw Nuln Oil Gloss then highlighted with Vallejo Old Gold and Game Air Silver. I would have preferred Vallejo Chrome but did not have an available bottle.
Pants stitches were highlighted with a fine brush and with GW Dawnstone.
The base ‘tornado’ was edge highlighted with white (here portrayed an ancient bottle of Citadel white).
White was also used to highlight the sword edges, hair and facial area. Be light in your application. Less is more…
Courage is ready to steadfastly defend the world against evil.
Mandatory Lloyd shot ?
Next, Justice…Painting Prudence
Prudence was given a coat of dark blue and highlighted following the same process as Temperance – See http://legamingdude.com/painting-temperance/ or the previous entry.
The challenge with Patience is her base as the tentacles are very distinct from the rest of the miniature and thus require a separate treatment. I chose to apply a GW Contrast Purple for the bottom of the tentacle and a GW COntrast Grey for the top. I suggest diluting both with GW Contrast Medium (not water).
I then highlighted the scales with a progressively pallerer blue, using any medium blue in your collection, progressively highting it with white and dry brushing it with a small dry brush (I love the GW small dry brush for these jobs). You may want to highlight some of the moire light-exposed scale edges with a fine brush and pure white.
I then applied a diluted wash of GW Drakenhof Nightshade.
In order to create a subtle contrast on the dress and sash without destroying the airbrush highlights, I applied two diluted glazes of green, one GW Loren FOrest to the sash and one GW Kabalite Green to the dress. Make sure the effect is subtle and do not let it pool in the crevices.
I decided to contrast the metallic part by using GW Leadbelcher on the dress decorations and GW Runelord Brass on the base shield links and the medallion. Be careful when applying the paint so as not to alter the environing garments and base components. Less is more as you are just going for a glint aspect rather than plain coverage.
Then cover all metallic parts with GW Nuln Oil Gloss.
Highlight the metallic aras most exposed to light with the previous metallic color, or ven a lighter metallic tone such as GW Ironbreaker (for the Leadbelcher parts).
For the belt and corset ties, I chose GWE Incubi Darkness for its proximity to the original garment color and washed it with GW Nuln Oil. You can provide highlight with a medium-light grey such as GW Dawnstone.
Prudence is now ready to join Temperance…
Painting Temperance
I picked temperance first as it seems like a virtue I could get more of. The miniature was devoid of mold lines (that I cared about) and i decided to prime it black, along with the other three virtues.
I then airbrushed a layer of Imperial Blue (Vallejo) at 45 degree angle downward, preserving the shadows.
Followed several progressive zenital airbrush layers of Vallejo Magic Blue and Electric Blue and finally a top down, parsimonious touch of 50/50 Electric Blue and White followed by pure white.
Added highlight to liquid by using a lighter tone of blue and pure white, applied with the side of the brush on the raised area.
Belt was painted with Vallejo Smoke and highlighted/scratched with Vallejo Dark Sand
Corset was highlighted with two shades of purple to create contrast from the rest of the clothing.
The base was detailed by painting the roots GW Dryad Bark, highlighted with GW Gorthor Brown just at the top of the raised surface. Leaves were painted GW Waaagh Flesh (medium green) and highlighted with a lighter shade of green (here GW Straken Green). The two vases were painted Vallejo Black Green and the decoration applied a thin layer of GW Runelord Brass. A wash of Huln Oil was applied and, upon it being dr,, a slight dry brush of GW Administratum Grey. I then came back with little touches of GW Runelord Brass to enhance details and overcome Nuln Oil flat aspect. Using a dark blue, I chose to paint lines under the eyes. I felt they mimicked and complemented the water pouring from the hands.
Why I Chose Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane has always been one of my favorite fictional characters and I daresay I prefer him to Conan as he feels more relatable to me, both in environment and stature. So when Mythic Games ran a Kickstarter based upon one of my favorite heroes, I had no choice but to jump in with both feet.
Upon reception of Wave one, about two weeks ago, I felt this creeping feeling of dread, upon realising the physical beauty of the contained miniatures, a beauty which I felt very inadequate to do justice to with my meager painting skills. The virtues were especially intimidating, in part because the accompanying artbook portrayed a paint job far beyond my reach. Solomon Kane was shelved for the moment.
Yet, having reached this point in my hobby were too many games were competing for my attention, I decided to submit the list to my youngest son, a 24 year old wooky of a man, who never hesitates to share with me his honest opinion (something I am much thankful for, even though it sometimes bruises my psyche). Upon having the list enumerated, he picked, for some unknown reason, Solomon Kane as the game he would be most interested in next. The path of Kane was therefore mine to follow, beginning with the virtues…
