Lenny Craft-it

In this tutoral we are going to paint a Stormcaster form Ironsoul's Condemnors Underwolds Warband. We are going to do this in the Grimdark painting style. Happy crafting and good luck.&nbsp;

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Grimdark Stormcast Eternal

First I swapped the head with a head form Puppets of War. The I changed the weapon with a axe form a Khorne Blood Warrior.


Then I base coated the model black with Vallejo Hobby Paint black. You can also use Citadel chaos black off course.


Citadel Chaos Black Spray

Paint all the metal parts with Leadbelcher.


Citadel Leadbelcher

Paint all the leather parts with Rhinox Hide.


Citadel Rhinox Hide

Paint the shoulder pads with Averland Sunset.


Citadel  Averland Sunset

Stick on some cool decals these are form Fallout Hobbies.


Shade the metal, leather and the pads with Agrax Earthshade.


Citadel  Agrax Earthshade

Paint Streaking Grime from AK interactive paints on the metal and the pads. Leave out the axe. Then remove most of it with cotton swab and Odorless Thinner. Better example on the cloak in step 14 and 15.


AK Interactive Streaking Grime

Highlight the Yellow with Averland Sunset and Yriel Yellow. Highlight the metal with Leadbelcher and Ironbreaker. Focus on the edges.


Citadel Yriel Yellow

Citadel Ironbreaker

Paint some rust in the edges and nails by mixing 1:1 water with rust pigment


Vallejo Paints Pigment Old Rust

Paint the cloak with Mechanicus Standard Grey. Use multiple wet layer.


Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey

Paint the cloak with Karak Stone. Use multiple wet layer.


Citadel Karak Stone

Paint the cloak with Screaming Skull. Use multiple wet layer.


Citadel Screaming Skull

Clean up the cloak with Then remove most of it with cotton swab and Odorless Thinner.


AK Interactive Odorless Thinner

Shade the cloak with a 1:1 mix brown pigment en water.


Vallejo Paints Pigment Burnt Umber

Highlight the cloak with Screaming Skull and a fine highlight with Pallid Wych Flesh.


Citadel Pallid Wych Flesh

Get a small piece of foam or sponge. Take a tweezers gram the foam and dip this in Typhus Corrosion. Then make a pattern along the bottom of the cloak by stippling with the tweezers.




Citadel Typhus Corrosion

Paint the axe with Leadbelcher and the holder of the axe with Balthasar Gold. Paint the grip with Khorne Red. Paint the wood with Dryad Bark. Again we do the Grim magic with Streaking Grime and Odorless Thinner.


Citadel Balthasar Gold

Citadel Khorne Red

Citadel Dryad Bark

Paint most of the axe with Typhus Corrosion.




Highlight the axe with Leadbelcher and Ironbreaker. Highlight the red with Khorne Red and Mephiston Red.


Citadel Mephiston Red

Use Nihilakh Oxide to shade the nails of the axe. Highlight the gold/bronze with Sycorax Bronze. Then we paint a rust effect with orange pigment mixed 1:1 with water.


Citadel Nihilakh Oxide

Citadel Sycorax Bronze

Strip the base from most of its details (if necessary of course)


Put Corrosion Texture from AK on the base or any grey/brown effect paint.


AK Interactive Corrosion Texture

Put on some Agrellan Earth and glue on some brown tufts.


Citadel Agrellan Earth

After a couple of hours it should be dry.


Glue on some leaves and shade everything with Agrax Earthshade.


Paint the blue detail with strong highlights. I used Kantor Blue, Thunderhawk Blue, Temple Guard Blue, Baharroth Blue, Blue Horror and White Scar. But three color will also look fine.


Citadel Kantor Blue

Citadel Thunderhawk Blue

Citadel Temple Guard Blue

Citadel Baharroth Blue

Citadel Blue Horror

Citadel White Scar

The base of the shield is black followed up with Rhinox Hide and leadbelcher. Then I paint some patterns with Karak Stone and Averland Sunset.


Stick on some decals and scratch on some battle damage with a hobby knife.


Remove most of it with a cotton swab and Odorless Thinner.


Highlight some of the yellow with Averland Sunset and Yriel Yellow. Highlight the white with Karak Stone, Screaming Skull and Pallid Wych Flesh. Paint rust/battledamage/mud with Typhus Corrosion.


Highlight the silver with Leadbelcher and Ironbreaker. Add rust with orange pigment and water.


Get a small piece of foam or sponge. Take a tweezers and hold the foam and dip this in Typhus Corrosion. Then make a pattern along the bottom of the shield by stippling with the tweezers.




Glue the shield on the model (I will paint the small blue part later on of course)


Tutorial

Grimdark Stormcast Eternal

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