Sláine: Kiss My Paintbrush!
Fomorians.
I had an absolute blast painint these. These AP Speedpaints are brilliant over a zenithed basecoat. Learning from the test on the Skull Sword I went very heavy with the white topcoat:
He looks almost white from the top. (the Stynylrez white has a slightly grey tinge to it). From underneath there is still a fair amount of grey showing.
The main colours were in order of application:
Plasmatic Bolt (skin)
Dark Wood (leather and nets)
Sand Golem (weapon shafts)
Greylord Grey (metalwork)
The only technique to this was using my finger to wipe away the Greylord Grey from the upper facing blade sides and the raised details on the armour to give an instant highlight. This can be done during application or after finishing the colour on the model. It stays workable for a good while and if it is drying will reactivate with a tiny bit of water. Unlike contrast it doesn’t tear so is ideal for such a simple technique. This is what we had at this point:
The only “proper” paint used was Vallejo Ivory which did the netting, shells on the bottom of the nets and teeth. I also used it for a very light drybrush to emphasise the highlights on the leather and heads. Done!
Fomorians with axes:
Fomorians with hooks and nets:
Fomorians with harpoons:
Awesome, along with that terrain your collection is really starting to take shape.
You have reminded me that I need to dig out the Fogou buildings I’ve got lurking somewhere. They’d be perfect for this. Which models are you starting with yours?
I’ve started painting all of the models from the starter set. My friends want me to run a game this Saturday, so I’m getting the models to a minimum standard that looks ok, then I’ll finish them off next week.
I’ve been eying the Fogou buildings for a while. Might have to get some.
I’ll dig them out and stick them on the project so you can see them in relation to the Slaine minis. Let us know what you think of the game, hope you win 🙂
Lovely work as always. It is hard to believe they are speedpaint/contrast from looking at the pictures.
Thank you – yeah, I’m pretty impressed with the finish I’m getting with them. Great fun.
2022-04-19 Your project has been visited by the unofficial Hobby Hangout. Huzza!
Thanks for dropping by. You were far too tightly scripted for me tonight and had already done this one by the time I got to the stream. I’ll check it out on catch-up.
I was left unsupervised so I hit the big red button early 😉
The grey works well for the metal
Thanks. Never tried NMM before but this effect was exceptionally easy to do using these Speedpaints.