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Hey guys, can somebody tell me what colours were used on the most right plaguebearer?
i plan to paint my nurgle army in a dark blueish/grayish colour scheme and they look pretty cool as it is. If somebody got another take on this kind of scheme Id appreciate some pictures
This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2018/01/06 08:51:53
GW seems to like to paint their Nurgle flesh by starting with a grey or white undercoat and then using washes to add color. Alternatively, you could do a base coat of a pale flesh color. So my guess is that they primed the PB in question white and then doused him all over with purple wash.
Not the same colours but check out my pm blog The Encrusty. I build a DG army out of CsM and clay. The way I painted them may be of some use.
If I don't explain it there, here is how I painted them
First I primed white. My base coat was a very thin (skim milk) waagh green which I applied twice to get a nice even tint. Just do an all over coat for now. You can go back later and pick out details like guns. Then you pick a few related colours, I chose purple, yellow and a lighter green. These you also want very thin as you'll be doing several coats to get a tint over top of your base coat. Pick out your gross details like guts and sores in the darkest of your colour pallette and then pick them out again in the lighter colour, followed by the lightest. Each time you go over a detail, leave a little of the previous colour. The thinness of the paint should make it so that each layer adds only a little tint and with successive coats you can make the colour stronger. Experiment with different levels of tint on different areas so that all the gross bits look similar but also unique. Then once you have completed this part you can go back and pick out the details like weapons, clothes or armour.
For your scheme I would recommend using a cool blue as your main base coat. For your highlight colours I suggest a medium purple, and maybe a light gray or even a very pale green.
...it's good to be green! 
