Dark Lords of the Sith
Count Dooku - Part 3: Final Highlights
As the initial highlights to the jacket were far too subtle, I decided to go back over them again. I upped the quantity of Mechrite Red to around 2-1 parts to Abbadon Black. I used a Vallejo medium again and kept the mix quite thin so it blended out at the edges. For the red of the cape I mixed the same two colours but more like 4-1 parts red to black and applied selectively to the more prominent folds.
I really wasn’t happy with the yellow cape lining from the previous stage. It was looking really patchy and grubby after the Gryphon Sepia wash. I decided to go back over the larger folds with the Vallejo Medium Flesh Tone and forget the Averland Sunset. Once this and the other highlights had dried I gave the entire cape another wash of Ogryn Flesh wash. The jacket had a wash of Nuln Oil to settle in the highlights and pull it back to black!
I also gave the chain and lightsaber handle a Runefang Steel highlight.
Though not noticeable here, the base has been given a coat of Vallejo Matt varnish. More on this in Vader’s next step.
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