Know No Fear – Death Guard
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About the Project
Hey everyone :). This project will be focused on finishing the Death Guard portion of the Know No Fear starter set for WH40K. I acquired these a while back and I'm now putting in a concerted effort to return to the hobby. My goal here is not simply to churn out painted models as quickly as possible...nor is it to spend untold hours on creating that 'masterpiece' for a competition. Rather, I'd like to use a variety of techniques to get the most 'bang' for the buck (the best results achievable with modest effort). For this reason I'll be using a variety of techniques where appropriate including: - Zenithal priming - Contrast, base/layer/highlight, and dry brushing painting methods - Variable sheen - Various basing techniques - 'Technical' commercial and DIY products I hope to achieve similar results to the Foetid Bloat-Drone in the header :).
Related Game: Warhammer 40,000
Related Company: Games Workshop
Related Genre: Science Fiction
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All about that Base...
I can’t claim credit for this basing scheme…GW posted a video tutorial on Death Guard swampy bases…but they do look really good and are really fast/simple (except for the first step). First I applied a fairly thick layer of Citadel Agrellan Badland Technical paint. The thicker the layer applied the deeper/larger the cracks will be after drying (which I usually leave overnight). This will simulate the ‘land’ area of the base. Once completely dry I washed the land mass with Citadel Agrax Earthshade Shade. The last step for the land area was to lightly drybrush it with Citadel Terminatus Stone Dry paint (applied with a ‘makeup’ style brush) to push the contrast. For the swamp area, I started by undercoating the area up to the edge of the land with Citadel Nocturne Green. I then applied a layer of Citadel Nurgle’s Rot Technical paint…leaving a couple of mils’ distance from the edge of the land area to make a nice transition to dark green. I finished off the base with a Wasteland Tuft from Army Painter and then painted the rim with Citadel Rhinox Hide.
The end result of this first Plague Marine is below…all of the same techniques/materials were used on the Foetid Bloat Drone earlier.
