Draconis does…. Mars Attacks!
First Mutant Bug down
14th July 2024
The token replacements all got a zenithal spray to prep them. However, the civilians ended up mostly white tbh though. I wasn’t sure how much time I would have, so I decided to lay down some basic colour on the larger pieces – the two mutant bugs and the flaming cows.
The ant type bug had an orange contrast base. I wanted to make the carapace look a bit more interesting, so I stippled over with a flesh colour, then gave a basic edge highlight to some of the back plates.
This was followed by using black contrast to cover all of the upper carapace with groupings of black spots to form some sort of pattern.
I got on a roll here so didn’t take many pics during the painting. I added black for the antennae and the ‘teeth’ in the jaws. The spikes on the back had a strong tone wash to differentiate them from the rest of the carapace. Then the front claws had a drybrush with a pale sand colour. Other parts were picked out with the black followed by a gloss varnish.
For the base I used my standard grey scheme. But I did actually go on to finish this base off. First stippling on a lighter grey. Then added yellow road markings followed with sponging on the original grey tone to break up the edges and imply wear. Next up a green streaking grime was used to add patches of colour variation, followed by adding some leaves and an old newspaper.
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