Hey everyone!
Recently I've been adding these Scibor Base inserts to nearly everything I've been painting. They've really helped me practise blending colours together, and I thought I'd share with you how I painted them.
As with my other tutorials, I use Citadel paints, Vallejo and Citadel washes and mediums, and Kolinsky Sable brushes. This base took around 60 minutes to complete, while I was taking the shots inbetween each layer as they dried.
I hope these shots are clearer this time, and very soon I'll be investing in a proper light box and camera set up for my online endevours. Thanks, and enjoy!
Step One:
Caledor Sky - About 5 thin layers, until a solid blue is achieved.
Step Two:
Drakenhof Nightshade wash: Let the wash do the work, it will naturally find the parts of the model you want it to. It's worth remembering that if you leave a model like this one upright, there is a chance any pooled ink will run according to gravity!
Step Three:
Caledor Sky - I mixed a good amount of Lahmian Medium in with the blue, and applied it to the unshaded areas of the model. Leave the areas where the ink has dried in the recesses of the model, and where you want the brightest colours to be; on the most prominent areas of the model.
Step Four:
Caledor Sky and Teclis blue: Add just a small enough amount of Teclis blue that it only very subtly changes the blue, then reapply. For this layer, and each layer onwards, you essentially paint concentric shapes, one layer just within the last, again and again, until you have no more room. You'll see what I mean as we go along, and many of you will know exactly what I'm talking about!
Step Five:
Caledor Sky and Teclis Blue - Add a little more Teclis blue.
Step Six:
Pure Teclis Blue
Step Seven:
Teclis Blue and Fenrisian Grey - Only add a little Fenrisian Grey to begin with. At this point, I switched the Army Painter Character Brush, and essentially edge highlighted the areas where my previous layer had become small enough to warrant it.
Step Eight:
Fenrisian Grey and Teclis Blue: By this point I was using more Fenrisian Grey than Blue, keeping the mix with Lahmian Medium, as always.
Step Nine:
Fenrisian Grey and Ceramite White: I prefer Ceramite White than White Scar because as a base colour, it is a really strong white. This was mostly edge highlighting, staying within the confines of the layer painted previously, as neatly as possible.
Step Ten:
Shading with Carrobourg Crimson: I painted the red ink into about 40% of the model, in the shaded regions, neatly in line with the layers of blending so far. Shading with washes like this makes your transitions appear much smoother, and the dark red makes the blue look really appealing!
Step Eleven:
Druchi Violet Shading: Shade within the confines of the Carrobourg Crimson, deepening the shade in a neat way.
Step Twelve:
Final Highlight with Ceramite White: That rhymed all too well.. A final touch of pure Ceramite White on the corners, and most prominent sections. I repeated this 3 or 4 times to strengthen the white.
That's it! I hope you enjoyed it! The model I'm using this base for is a Pre-Heresy Death Guard captain, with a cool flail weapon. There'll be pictures of it on my website and facebook very soon!
Thanks for reading!
Ian.
