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I have just accepted a project to paint this Forgeworld masterpiece belonging to a friend of mine (and local store owner). I will be painting it to a showpiece standard (per the details of my website). A few notes about the project:

-My friend has asked that I use TMM, or "True Metal Metallics," and not NMM. With the proper technique, there is certainly a level of realism that NMM just can't achieve, as it tends to look overly cartoonish.

-None of the poor victims on Angron's base will be World Eaters. While that moment is a popular one in his history, it wasn't a common occurrence. The owner of this model stated explicitly that he wants a color scheme that carries throughout the figure, while also representing Angron doing what he does on a battlefield to the enemy.

That said, I began with the face. This is some initial skin work. I will move on to the finer details as well as his tattoos next.

Thank you all for tuning in, and I can't wait to hear your comments!

P.S. I am aware of the mold line on his shoulder. It has since been remedied.

Nice sin tone, can't wait to see what you do with him. Are you keeping the cape off, or is it just off whilst you paint it?

that skin looks very nice, and personally i prefer him without a cape, gets into the way of the chopping
i saw this other guy but a face mask on his angron which i found pretty damn cool, maybe do something along them lines

 Sir Samuel Buca wrote:
Nice sin tone, can't wait to see what you do with him. Are you keeping the cape off, or is it just off whilst you paint it?

agreed on the skin tone, off to a great start on the model

Can you define what you mean by true metal metallics?

Great work so far

Thanks for the compliments! The cape will go on. It's being painted separately. I know a few people who prefer him without, but the gentleman who owns the model wants it on.

 Ifurita wrote:
Can you define what you mean by true metal metallics?

Using metallics to achieve a metallic effect. The technique I'm going to use involves glazing (or "juicing" as some on Coolminiornot call it), shading, reclaiming, and highlighting. Color will be injected into the metal, but it will have a much more realistic effect than the comic-book appearance often left by non-metallic-metal techniques. Given that Primarchs are epic, dark, and brooding, I think a shot of realism is appropriate here.

Holy crap, that skin tone is divine! I'm amped to see what you have in store for the rest of the model.

Thank you, roastbeef.

Mmm...roast beef.

Welcome back! I've started some work on the armor. The base layers are down, as well as some shading, and now I'm moving into the stain/reclamation/stain/reclamation/finish phase. There won't be much more work done on his backplate, however, as that will be covered by a big furry cape. I wanted to give you guys an update, so I just put these progress pictures up. I am basically showcasing that this true metal finish requires a great deal of patience. The formula (to this point) was: Gehenna's Gold, 3:1 Snakebite Leather: Scorched Brown to shade, 2:3:1 Snakebite Leather: Scorched Brown: Abaddon Black, then subsequent drops of Castellan Green and even a little purple. Once the shades are in place, use some watered down Gehenna's Gold to reclaim the mid-tone, and repeat. A highlight is given with a lighter gold + Mithril Silver, and finally Vallejo Air Chrome. As you can see, there's still a ways to go before I get the contrast and depth I'm looking for.

I also updated the head a little bit to finish the shroud, and a basic layout of the tattoos. I will probably keep them subtle, as some people tend to go overboard with these.

Without further ado: