A GUIDE TO PAINTING KNIGHTLY ARMOUR
Each suit of protective armour worn by the brave Knights of the Empire is a handcrafted work of art. We as hobbyists should treat them as such! Instead of straight-old Boltgun or Chainmail armour, why not try your hand at some new armour-painting techniques? Below are but four different ways to take your armoured warriors to new heights of style. Have a look and see if anything inspires you to develop your own decorative armour.
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BRASS-ENGRAVED ARMOUR
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Start by mixing Chaos Black and Boltgun Metal. Apply a heavy drybrush of this mix to the armour. |
Next, highlight the raised areas and edges of the armour with straight Boltgun Metal. |
Using a Fine Detail Brush, carefully paint squiggly lines or designs with Brazen Brass. |
Complete the armour by going back over your Brazen Brass designs with Dwarf Bronze. |
BLACK-LINED ARMOUR
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Basecoat the armour with a thorough coat of Chaos Black. |
Highlight the raised areas and edges of the armour with Boltgun Metal. |
Next, stipple the flat areas very lightly with Boltgun Metal. |
Finish the black-lined armour with a few Chainmail highlights. |
GOLD-TRIMMED ARMOUR
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Basecoat the armour with a heavy drybrushing of Boltgun Metal. |
Water down some Chainmail and paint it on the armour's raised areas. |
Carefully line specific areas (your choice) with Brazen Brass. |
Finally, go back over the Brazen Brass areas with Dwarf Bronze. |
POLISHED BLUE STEEL ARMOUR
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Basecoat the armour with a heavy drybrushing of Boltgun Metal. |
Keep drybrushing the armour. This time around, use Chainmail. |
Water down some Blue Ink, apply it to the armour, and sop up any excess. |
Once dry, highlight the raised areas of the armour with Mithril Silver. |
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