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Hi everyone,

I'm patching up a sewer themed goblin tribe for Mordheim, and as I am a beginner painter and modeler(I've only painted 10 minis so far), I'm looking for inspirations in terms of colours, texture,... I've tried searching with the keyword "sewer" or "filth" in the gallery or pinterest but it hasn't come up with satisfying results. What I'm trying to achieve is goblins that have spent way too much time in the sewers of a damned and corrupted city. Ragged and filthy clothes, rusty weapons, pale skin, and as a bonus some "wicked" elements.
So, does any of you remember some post or has himself posted with sewer/filth/ragged themed minis somewhere?

Thank you all,


   
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Definitely do some googling of 'blanchitsu'. Going grim and grimy is a big thing in 40k in particular; 'Inq28' (shorthand for 28mm Inquisitor) is a way of playing the game of 40k that had a strong focus on narrative and the 'grimdark' interpretation of 40k, and 'AoS28' is something more recent that has a similar focus, but instead looking at Age of Sigmar.

Looking up 'Blanchitsu', 'Inq28', 'AoS28' should all give some great inspiration. Would also recommend looking up Zatcaskagoon Miniatures on YouTube; some lovely and very filthy tutorials there.

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shmvo wrote:
Definitely do some googling of 'blanchitsu'. Going grim and grimy is a big thing in 40k in particular; 'Inq28' (shorthand for 28mm Inquisitor) is a way of playing the game of 40k that had a strong focus on narrative and the 'grimdark' interpretation of 40k, and 'AoS28' is something more recent that has a similar focus, but instead looking at Age of Sigmar.

Looking up 'Blanchitsu', 'Inq28', 'AoS28' should all give some great inspiration. Would also recommend looking up Zatcaskagoon Miniatures on YouTube; some lovely and very filthy tutorials there.


Oh, I stumbled upon those terms on gardens of hecate blog, didnt know what they referred to, it definitely clicks now. And it's spot on what I'm looking for, though I'm looking more for filth than creep, it is a very good lead, thanks.

Just finished a mini following a zatcaskagoon tuto, he did use a lot of ink and washes to get colours. (y)
   
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Liche Priest Hierophant






Since you're looking for skin color, too, I've had comments that my Super Mutant skin looks unhealthy and necrotic, so this might be of interest to you:



It's really easy to paint, too. Just a base layer of Deathworld Forest, a heavy wash of Reikland Fleshshade, and finally a layer each of Deathworld Forest and Nurgling Green that were stippled on moderately (to get an overall green appearance) and lightly (for highlights) respectively.

My current worn leather recipe which might also come in handy for grime uses Snakebite Leather Contrast Paint:



Copying the picture's description: Both models are drybrushed with Pallid Wych Flesh and have a coat of Snakebite Leather, but the one on the left has additional patches of red brown and olive under the Contrast paint.

The trick to getting the mottled look is to apply the Contrast paint heavily on the area to properly fill the recesses, than take away all the excess paint with the brush again. In this way you will get dark recesses and tinted higher areas. For mud and grime it's worth thinking about leaving some spots with a thicker coat of paint so they dry dark. You can also prepare such areas with Typhus Corrosion first as a dark surface will remain dark when you apply Contrast paint, no matter how thin, and the grit in it gives you a little texture if that's what you're after.

For a bit of a dustier appearance, you can lightly stipple or drybrush various browns:



This one involves Tuskgor Fur (for a reddish tint), Steel Legion Drab (for an overall earthy brown look) and Zandri Dust (for highlights). The idea was to paint it on a little heavier around the feet and go ever lighter as it goes up. Additionally I chose not to cover all the red brown to get a little contrast on the dirty parts as full coverage can make it look a little samey.

Here's another take on this without the red tint, instead using Steel Legion Drab, Zandri Dust and Karak Stone.

Picture is NSFW, thus spoilered:

Spoiler:


Here, too, you can add Typhus Corrosion as a dark, gritty brown that can be used to give the impression of fresher mud. You'll probably only want it in some spots and small patches with drier, lighter browns around for contrast.

As far as dirt patterns go, dirt looks different on clothes than on non-soaky surfaces. For the latter splashes of any shape, round or ragged, long or short, work pretty well. There's not much you have to pay attention t.. For clothes, consider whether you want wet or dry dirt. Dry is similarly no big deal, but wet dirt stains the area it lands on its own color while water soaking into the surrounding fabric will leave a (usually concentric) darker cloth color around the actual stain, giving you two distinct areas.

Finally what's probably the best advice I can give: don't overdo it. Good dirt is always there to give character to the actual color scheme and complement it. It may be tempting to go overboard with grime and dirt to fit the idea of a really filthy habitat, but this will inevitably lead to the model becoming a mess of barely discernible features. It's not the worst idea go go easy at first and see how it looks. You can always add more dirt later. Cleaning it up again, that's a lot more work.

Hope that does you some good.

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brocel wrote:
Hi everyone,

I'm patching up a sewer themed goblin tribe for Mordheim, and as I am a beginner painter and modeler(I've only painted 10 minis so far), I'm looking for inspirations in terms of colours, texture,... I've tried searching with the keyword "sewer" or "filth" in the gallery or pinterest but it hasn't come up with satisfying results. What I'm trying to achieve is goblins that have spent way too much time in the sewers of a damned and corrupted city. Ragged and filthy clothes, rusty weapons, pale skin, and as a bonus some "wicked" elements.
So, does any of you remember some post or has himself posted with sewer/filth/ragged themed minis somewhere?

Thank you all,




Holy gak, get out of my head !!! I'm planning a Mordheim Campain with my mates as well and I was going for scavenging river/sewer goblins as well . I had the idea to use all sorts of fish (fish are a recuring theme in Mordheim. AFAIK it rains fish there sometimes). Maybe even a River-Troll.

Concerning the colours: If you found the gardens of hecate and zatcaskagoons tutorials you're in a good spot. Maybe go look at the Hashtags Inq28, AoS28, Mordheim2019 and Inquisimunda on Instagram.

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 Geifer wrote:
Since you're looking for skin color, too, I've had comments that my Super Mutant skin looks unhealthy and necrotic, so this might be of interest to you:

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Wow, thank you so much for that detailed response. Your worn leather effect is amazing, I'm going to try those out. Just a question though, do you use undercoat before applying the contrast paint?

Also great advice about overdoing it, I've been trying out a few goblins and they lack a bit of contrast at the right places.

Holy gak, get out of my head !!! I'm planning a Mordheim Campain with my mates as well and I was going for scavenging river/sewer goblins as well . I had the idea to use all sorts of fish (fish are a recuring theme in Mordheim. AFAIK it rains fish there sometimes). Maybe even a River-Troll.


Ha! Funny hehe, damn good idea about orienting towards river and fish, fun and accurate. Be sure to post them when they're ready, I'd like to see them! I've been doing a few filthy gits to make some experiments, using mantic goblins and 40k gretchins. Added extra ragged cloaks and band of cloth on back and arms, and started make them wield bits of scavenged weapons (such as the blade of a halberd, a broom, ...) but I'm missing bits and inspiration. I'll post them when I lay my hand on some good camera.

   
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Also you might wanna head on to Instagram. That's a platform I use for lots of mini inspirations. Try searching for stuff like Skaven / Death Guard / Nurgle. Stuff like these tend to have a grimy slimy feel to them
   
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brocel wrote:
Wow, thank you so much for that detailed response. Your worn leather effect is amazing, I'm going to try those out. Just a question though, do you use undercoat before applying the contrast paint?


You're welcome.

I never tried GW's official Contrast undercoats and simply used a coat of Pallid Wych Flesh to produce that result. You may want to try drybrushing it on to get a bit of a grainy texture which helps with the mottled look, but mostly it's a solid layer since the model is rather small and once you stipple on the colored patches there won't be many unbroken areas of Pallid Wych Flesh left over. For reference, I used different colors in the following picture but you can see the distribution and style of the various colors before the Contrast Paint was applied:



To add to the description in my previous post, the red brown and olive for the colored patches are Tuskgor Fur and Deathworld Forest respectively.

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