THE KINGS OF MEN

All of the Kings were given an undercoat with Chaos Black spray.

The skin on the Kings of Men was all painted using the same colour scheme. Starting with a basecoat of Bestial Brown, Dwarf Flesh was then painted on for the first highlight. Elf Flesh was mixed in equal parts with Dwarf Flesh for the next highlight stage, followed by Elf Flesh on its own.

For the first King, a basecoat mix of Regal Blue and Chaos Black was used to paint the robes. Regal Blue on its own was then applied for the first highlight stage, followed by adding equal quantities of Enchanted Blue to this and then Space Wolves Grey was added for the final highlights.

The outer robe was painted with a basecoat of Scorched Brown and Chaos Black. The first highlight was painted on using Scorched Brown on its own, then Bleached Bone was added to this for each successive highlight.Thin lines of Scorched Brown were then painted onto the robe to create a textured and patterned effect.

A basecoat of Bestial Brown was used to paint the hair. An equal quantity of Snakebite Leather was added to this for the first highlight stages, with Bleached Bone being added to the mix for each successive highlight.

The second King's robes were painted with a basecoat of Scorched Brown and Chaos Black. This was then highlighted with Scorched Brown on its own before a glaze of Chestnut Ink was applied.

Dark Flesh was the basecoat for the scabbard, with small amounts of Bleached Bone added for highlight stages.

The hair was painted with a Bleached Bone undercoat and highlighted up with Skull White.

Goblin Green was used as the basecoat for the green robes. Shining Gold was then mixed into this in increasing quantities for each successive highlight stage. Finally, Mithril Silver was added to the mix for the last subtle highlights.

The third King's cloak was painted with an equal parts mix of Chaos Black and Dark Angels Green. A small amount of Bleached Bone was added to this for two highlight stages before the robes were given a wash with a thinned mix of equal parts Black Ink and Green Ink.

The inner side of the cloak was painted with Chaos Black, to which a small amount of Codex Grey had been added.

Shadow Grey, mixed in equal quantities with Chaos Black, was used for the basecoat of the inner robe. To highlight this, Shadow Grey was used on its own and then the section was given a wash with thinned Black Ink.

A basecoat of Codex Grey, to which a small amount of Scorched Brown had been added, was used to paint the King's hair. An equal quantity of Skull White was added to this to paint the first highlight, with more white being added for each successive highlight.

To paint the cloak of the fourth King, a basecoat of Chaos Black and Scorched Brown mixed together in equal parts was applied. Scorched Brown was then added to the mix for the highlight stages, finishing with Scorched Brown on its own. The decoration on the edge of the cloak and the waistband was painted with a basecoat of Scorched Brown, to which small amounts of Bleached Bone were added for the highlight stages.

The fourth King's hair was painted using an equal parts mix of Codex Grey and Chaos Black. Equal parts Codex Grey was added to this for the first highlight stage, followed by adding Fortress Grey for each successive highlight.

The brown coat was painted with a basecoat of Scorched Brown and Chainmail mixed together in equal parts.

More Chainmail was added to this mix before the coat was finally given a wash with a diluted mix of Black Ink and Brown Ink.

An equal parts mix of Chaos Black and Dark Angels Green, with a touch of Chainmail, was used to paint the basecoat of the robe. A second mix of equal parts Goblin Green and Chainmail was then added to the original mix for each successive highlight. To finish this section, a highly thinned equal parts mix of Black Ink and Brown Ink was applied.

PAINTING GOLD

The golden crowns and jewellery all had a basecoat of Tin Bitz. This was then highlighted with Shining Gold, followed by a second highlight of Burnished Gold. An equal parts mix of thinned Brown Ink and Black Ink was then washed over these sections.

PAINTING SILVER

To create the silver armour, weapons and jewellery on each of the Kings of Men, a basecoat of Boltgun Metal was applied first. This was then highlighted with Chainmail, followed by Mithril Silver.

BASING

Sand was glued onto the base with PVA and then, once dry, given a Brown Ink wash. This was drybrushed with a mix of Snakebite Leather and Fortress Grey, and was finally flocked with static grass.

TWILIGHT RINGWRAITHS

A basecoat mix of equal parts Shadow Grey and Codex Grey were painted onto the Chaos Black undercoat, followed by adding a small amount of Bleached Bone and Fortress Grey to the mix for the first highlights. A little more Bleached Bone and some Lightning Blue were added for the final highlights.

The hair was painted with a basecoat mix of equal parts Snakebite Leather and Fortress Grey. More Fortress Grey and Bleached Bone were added to the mix for the first highlights, followed by the addition of Skull White for the final ones.

The skin was painted with a basecoat of Imperial Purple. An equal quantity of Fortress Grey was added to this for the first highlights, followed by adding similar amounts of Pallid Flesh for the next stage, with Skull White added to the mix for the final highlights.

To create the silver crowns and swords on the Twilight Ringwraiths, a basecoat of Boltgun Metal was used first. This was then highlighted with Chainmail, followed by Mithril Silver.

RINGWRAITHS

The Ringwraiths were given a basecoat of Chaos Black spray, then a mix of two parts Chaos Black to one part Codex Grey was drybrushed onto the robes of the Ringwraiths. More Codex Grey was added until the mix was roughly equal parts of each colour. This was then drybrushed on as a highlight stage. Finally, yet more Codex Grey was added to the mix until it was now roughly one part Chaos Black to two parts Codex Grey.

The belt was painted with Codex Grey before being washed with Black Ink. Once this had dried, a second, highlight coat of Codex Grey was applied before a final highlight of Fortress Grey.

Scorched Brown was drybrushed to the hem of the Ringwraith's robes. This was then highlighted with Bestial Brown.

The Ringwraith's swords were painted with a basecoat of Boltgun Metal. This was then highlighted with Chainmail, followed by Mithril Silver. These were then given a wash with a thinned mix of equal parts Black Ink and Brown Ink.

MOUNTED RINGWRAITHS

A basecoat of Scorched Brown mixed with equal parts Chaos Black was used to paint the horses' flesh. This was then highlighted with Scorched Brown on its own, followed by adding a small amount of Bleached Bone to the mix for the final highlight.

On a few of the horses a little variation of colour was added. The flesh was altered slightly by substituting Dark Flesh for the Scorched Brown.

The tail was drybrushed with Scorched Brown and then a second drybrush of Scorched Brown, with a small amount of Bleached Bone added, was used for the highlight stage.

To paint the armour on the horses, a basecoat of Boltgun Metal was highlighted with Chainmail, followed by a final highlight of Mithril Silver.

The cuts on the horses' flesh were painted with Blood Red.

The hooves were painted with a basecoat mix of Chaos Black and Codex Grey and then highlighted with Codex Grey.

The mounted Ringwraiths were painted in exactly the same manner as those on foot.

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