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I decided to start this thread so that different death gaurd collectors can show their style and colour schemes.

i will therefore start with mine:

ARMOR:
Black undercoat
drybrush repeatedly with catachan green
drybrush once with camo green
wash using watered down flesh wash(lets be modern) or devlan mud
drybrush once more with camo green
drybrush lightly using rotting flesh

TRIM / MATAL:
black undercoat
paint with boltgun metal
wash using flesh wash or devlan mud

BONE( horns,spikes, skulls):
black undercoat
paint graveyard earth
wash using flesh wash or devlan mud
drybrush with bleached bone
drybrush lightly with skull white

FLESH:
black undercoat
paint codex grey
selection of washes (ideally watered)
gloss varnish (makes it really cool)

I paint the amour gretchin green with ogryn flesh wash it looks pretty good
(also is your avatar a nurgle burger?)

Basicly how I made my Death Guard was as follows.
Assembled models (adding any extra bits/conversions,zombie heads/bits etc),followed by GS sculpting(pustules,bloated stomachs,boils,etc) as well as adding small amounts of sand for rust/decay.
Basecoat Black
Heavy drybrush of catachan green
lighter drybrush of cammo green
light drybrush of graveyard earth
ink wash using chestnut ink (waterd down)
light drybrush cammo green/rotten flesh mix (2:1)
another ink wash very waterd down
very light drybrush rotten flesh.
For the skin I used.
Drybrush dark flesh
drybrush codex grey
light drybrush rotten flesh
ink wash very waterd downmix chestnut/red
super light drybrush rotten flesh/skull white mix
For trim & wepons I used.
Beastial brown
drybrush dark flesh
drybrush boltgun metal
ink wash chestnut ink
super light drybrush boltgun metal followed by chainmail & use of any other colos needed,graveyard earth on bolter grips,etc.

Spray Black
Paint Armor Camo Green
Drybrush Armor Rotting Flesh
Paint Flesh/Mutations Rotting Flesh
HEAVILY Wash Armor Thraka Green
HEAVILY Wash Armor Devlan Mud
Wash Flesh/Mutations Baal Red (try to ge tin recesses but keep raised areas just with a tint of red)
Marvel at your Model's Beauty

This is how I used paint my Death Guard

Black undercoat
Snot green basecoat the paint was darkened with a wee bit of chaos black.
leave that to dry pick out ventallator vents with metallics also weapons details.
then a liberal wash of dark green ink.
Which recedes into the cracks in the armour or any cosmetic details/alterations you've made.

My recent attempts to do "True" Death guard looked a bit rubbish so I dont recommend a white scheme.

ARMOR:
Black undercoat
Overbrush of catachan green
drybrush camo green
drybrush rotting flesh
drybrush lightly bleached bone


TRIM / METAL:
black undercoat
Overbrush boltgun metal
wash with Badab black
Rust wash with 1 part blazing orange, 1 part snakebite leather, 5 water
Light boltgunmetal drybrush for chipping/wear&tear


BONE( horns,spikes, skulls):
black undercoat
overbrush graveyard earth
drybrush bleached bone
Sepia wash
drybrush with bleached bone
drybrush lightly with skull white

FLESH:
black undercoat
overbrush rotting flesh
fleash wash
tharka green wash partly
Red wash partly
light rotting fleash drybrush
gloss varnish

under the pictures there's my method -
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/213887.page