Very Slow League of Infamy Project

For the underpainting see the previous post.

The reds were done with layers of Crimson Ink (Daler Rowney FW inks) then the deepest shadows were redone by panel lining with a homemade Paynes Grey wash.

The same was done with the greens using Black Green Ink (Vallejo Game ink)

Anything Leather was done with Sepia Ink (Vallejo Game Ink) followed by Army Painter Strong tone.

The book pages were the colour of the underpainting with Pale Sand (Vallejo Model Color) highlights.  The centre got some Strong Tone to darken it and the writing was Sepia ink almost stippled on in layers.

The Hair was Ivory (Vallejo Model Color) highlights followed by futher highlights of White and a glaze of Ivory.

The skin got a coat of Black Green ink followed by Cam. Black Brown (Vallejo Model Air).  This was then highlighted with lighter mixes of the Cam. Black Brown and Tan Earth (Vallejo Model Air). The skin was then glazed with Mahogany Brown (Vallejo Model Color).

My first attempt at gems involved watching Vince Venturella’s Hobby Cheating 78 How to Paint Gems (Which is below).  The staff gem at at distance looks ok.  Close up it looks like a smiling face.  The paints I used were:  Hull Red (Vallejo Model Color), Pure Red (Army Painter),  Ice Yellow (Vallejo Model Color) to highlight and Periscopes (Vallejo Panzer Series) to mix with Hull red for shading.

Everything was varnished before the metallics, then:

• Base coat black followed by Gunmetal Grey (Vallejo Model Color) mixed with a touch of Panzer Dark Grey (Vallejo Model Air)

• Bright Bronze (Vallejo Game Color) mixed with a touch of Red Leather (Vallejo Model Color) on anything bronze.

• Black Wash on any metal with recesses
• Highlight of Silver (Vallejo Game Color) mixed with a touch of White on the steel/silver and mixed with Bright Bronze for the bronze highlights

Not to be viewed by Sokar4.  Below is my first Elf list for Vanguard.  I’m using the Master Hunter as my Prince and a Drakon Handler as my Citizen Levy.  Also I’m swapping out the spell Mind Storm for Enchant Weapons.

To make an Elf Vanguard list I wanted to add a Forest Shambler and an Elf Mage.  I painted all 3 Forest Shamblers from a Kings of War regiment box so that the other 2 weren’t put away in a sensible place.  I left off the cloak from the Elf Mage as I couldn’t get it to sit right.  All the models could have been cleaned up better and the pitting on the Mage better repaired.  The photos are a bit washed out.

I started by priming IDF Israeli Sand Grey (Vallejo Surface Primer) then applied a homemade wash of Paynes Grey Ink (Daler Rowney).

(Overbrush:  Not quite a drybrush leaving more paint on the miniature)

Next the inks on the Forest Shamblers was applied:

• Sepia (Vallejo Game Ink) on the wood, conker and spikes.
• Black Green (Vallejo Game Ink) on the vines.
• Violet (Vallejo Game Ink) on the leaves, lichen and thorns followed by a glaze over the fungus and spikes
• Watered down Sepia over the Violet thorns

The Forest Shamblers then got a drybrush of Brainmatter Beige Green Grey (Vallejo Model Color).

The toadstools/fungus got glazes of Crimson Daler Rowney FW ink.

The bulrushes were various combinations of Beige Brown, Us Field Drab, German Cam Beige and Pale Sand (Vallejo Model Color) that I couldn’t get right.

The eyes were based on Sam Lenz’s method, but using Green Fluo (Vallejo Model Color), Black Green Ink (Vallejo Game Ink) and White.  Sam Lenz Video below.

The project will be paused for a while with the core game complete but the expansions still to do.

I’ve updated a few of the entries with You Tube links for techniques I tried to use or were inspired by:

Week 7 Part 3 – Hobby Cheating 41 – How to Paint Bone Horns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URl-H-0C14Q

Week 15 and 16 Drakons done? Part 1 – HOW TO PAINT TMM SILVER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_McGLgzoeY  and HOW TO PAINT TMM COPPER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRK2uMZbz3Y

Week 17 Lynxes – Hobby Cheating 251 – How to Paint Fur Texture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzk5DHKBEtY

Week 18 Dryads – Hobby Cheating 47 – How to Paint Rich Sylvaneth Wood Tones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLHsE7SgZyc  and How to Paint Glowing Eyes – Painting With the Pro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOCaK3H-EmM

I’d also like to acknowledge the influence of the projects of @hazyboy75  who does excellent work and dry brushes everything beige.

After a Paynes Grey Wash and a dry brush of Pale Sand over the zenithaled IDF Israeli Sand Grey Vallejo Surface Primer the following were used:

• Plasma Red Ink (Old Citadel Ink) on the wings and flesh
• Black Green Ink (Vallejo Game Ink) on the duster and under coat
• Green Grey (Vallejo Model Color) on the trousers and hair
• Chocolat Brown (Vallejo Model Color) mixed with Vallejo Glaze Medium on the boots, gloves, hat, belt and straps

Everything dry brushed Pale Sand (Vallejo Model Color).

Bone at the top of the wing was done the same way as the Drakon Hunter.

Everything was given a gloss varnish, basing applied and sealed, then a matt varnish before the metallics were applied in the same fashion as the Drakon Hunter.

After a Paynes Grey Wash and a dry brush of Pale Sand over the zenithaled IDF Israeli Sand Grey Vallejo Surface Primer the following were used:

• Plasma Red Ink (Old Citadel Ink) for the eyes and cloth
• Vortex Blue Ink (Old Citadel Ink) for cloth
• Shadow Black Ink (Old Citadel Ink) for fur/hair and nose
• Chocolat Brown (Vallejo Model Color) mixed with Vallejo Glaze Medium and thinly applied /stretched out to shorts, belt and  hand strapping
• Chocolate Brown on the hair ties
• Green Grey (Vallejo Model Color) on the axe handles followed by Army Painter Strong Tone

Dry brush of Pale Sand (Vallejo Model Color)

Skin:

• Base coat of Tan Earth (Vallejo Model Color)
• Dark Fleshtone (Vallejo Game Color) in the shadows
• Mix of Dark Fleshtone and Barbarian Flesh (Army Painter) as a layer
• Barbarian Flesh 2nd layer
• Mix of Barbarian Flesh and Light Flesh (Vallejo Model Color) for the highlights
• Dark Fleshtone for the scars/tattoos
• Glaze of Barbarian Flesh

Teeth and claws were done using the same technique as the Drakon Hunter.

Everything was given a gloss varnish, basing applied and sealed, then a matt varnish before the metallics were applied in the same fashion as the Drakon Hunter.

After a Paynes Grey Wash and a dry brush of Pale Sand over the zenithaled IDF Israeli Sand Grey Vallejo Surface Primer the following were used:

• Hybrid Purple Ink (Old Citadel Ink) on the cloth
• Plasma Red Ink (Old Citadel Ink) on the cloak

Drybrush Pale Sand (Vallejo Model Color)

Hair and Fur:

• Green Grey (Vallejo Model Color)
• Highlight Ivory (Vallejo Model Color)

Skin:

• Base coat Tan Earth (Vallejo Model Air) mixed with Light Flesh (Vallejo Model Color)
• Highlight with Light Flesh
• Glaze/Wash of Hybrid Purple Ink mixed with dilute flow improver

Everything was given a gloss varnish, basing applied and sealed, then a matt varnish before the metallics were applied in the same fashion as the Drakon Hunter.

After a Paynes Grey Wash and a dry brush of Pale Sand over the zenithaled IDF Israeli Sand Grey Vallejo Surface Primer the following were used:

• Sepia Ink (Vallejo Game Ink) on the beard
• Plasma Red Ink (Old Citadel Ink) on the cape
• Chocolat Brown (Vallejo Model Color) mixed with Vallejo Glaze Medium on the trousers, boots, straps, backpack, gloves and belt
• Green Grey (Vallejo Model Color) on the bedroll followed by Army Painter Soft tone in the recesses of the bedroll

Drybrush of Pale Sand (Vallejo Model Color)

Skin:

• Tan Earth (Vallejo Model Air) base coat
• Tan Earth mixed with Barbarian Flesh (Army Painter) layer
• Barbarian Flesh highlight

Everything was given a gloss varnish, basing applied and sealed, then a matt varnish before the metallics were applied in the same fashion as the Drakon Hunter.

Note that the bronze/gold of the helmet were given extra layers of Army Painter Strong Tone.

After a Paynes Grey Wash and a dry brush of Pale Sand over the zenithaled IDF Israeli Sand Grey Vallejo Surface Primer the following were used:

• Chocolat Brown (Vallejo Model Color) mixed with Vallejo Glaze Medium on the leather, tunic and dagger handle straps
• Green Grey (Vallejo Model Color) on the trousers and cloth top
• Vortex Blue Ink (Old Citadel Ink) on the mask
• Hybrid Purple Ink (Old Citadel Ink) on the cape

All dry brushed Pale Sand (Vallejo Model Color)

Skin:

• German CAM Dark Green (Vallejo Model Color) base coat
• German CAM Dark Green mixed with Goblin Green (Vallejo Game Color) layer
• Goblin Green highlights
• Bone White highlights
• Glaze of German CAM Dark Green/Goblin Green mix

Everything was given a gloss varnish, basing applied and sealed, then a matt varnish before the metallics were applied in the same fashion as the Drakon Hunter.