Steamy Punky Goodness
It's all in the family
Since the previous post I’ve been hard at work getting some paint on the Scylla. For these maffioso Halflings I wanted to try a different painting method than the traditional grey/black undercoat followed by layers and highlights. I decided to give Contrast Paints in combination with ‘zenithal priming’ a try.
I first primed the models with Uniform Grey from The Army Painter, followed by a light spray of GW’s Wraithbone from the top at a 45 degree angle. The idea behind this is that shadows become darker and highlights become lighter, provided that you let the primer shine through the actual paint your using. Contrast Paints are ideal for this, as are the various similar products that are now available (like The Army Painter Speedpaint or Scale 75 Instant Colors).
You can also use this approach with normal paints, but that requires you to carefully thin them down and applying them in very thin layers. This can create very nice results, but to me this feels like a slow proces, where it’s the speed that made me think of this method in the first place.
I’m very pleased with the results, especially considering how fast and easy is was. Apart from the zenithal priming and using Contrast Paint, I only did a bit of drybrushing and the odd extra highlight (mainly for white cuffs and the like)
First here's little Julia Vendetta, carrying her favourite octopus pet - Octavian. Julia is the youngest of the Vendetta family and a much loved - if somewhat wayward - granddaughter of its matriarch. She's flanked by two of her slightly taller bodyguards. Size doesn't matter all that much when you're holding a tommy gun :D
Two big cousins for those occasions where one needs muscle in addition to hot lead.
And the leader of famiglia, La Donna: Sybilla Vendetta. In the background are her favourite tentacled friends from another dimension, that she summons if people don't show proper respect to the elderly.
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