CRIMSON FISTS CHAPLAIN

Painted by Dave Taylor

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HOW'D HE DO THAT?

Skull and Parchments. I began with two thin coats of a Bestial Brown/Bubonic Brown mix and then highlighted it with successive layers of Bubonic Brown, a Bubonic Brown/Bleached Bone mix, Bleached Bone, and then a Bleached Bone/Skull White mix. It was important to keep these layers very thin to avoid chalky paint build-up. Rather than just thinning the paint with water, I added an acrylic flow medium that I bought at a local hobby store and it helped considerably.

Purity Seals and Other Reds. For the purity seal wax, crozius haft, and left gauntlet, I simply painted them with Scab Red, highlighted with a Scab Red/Blood Red mix, and then finished with a small highlight of thinned Blood Red.

Trim and Iconography. To give the Chaplain the regal appearance he deserves, I used gold for much of his trim and details. I used a basecoat of Tin Bitz followed by a coat of Shining Gold. Once dry, I applied an ink wash to add a rich orange/brown colour back to the gold. To make the wash, I mixed Chestnut Ink with a bit of Gloss Varnish and thinned the mix with water (in a roughly 5:1:3 ratio).

After the wash was completely dry, I highlighted the gold with Shining Gold and then again with a Shining Gold/Mithril Silver mix.

Black Armour. There are many ways to highlight black, and the trick is to not wash out its appearance by making it look too grey or too blue. I started with a fine highlight of Shadow Grey mixed with Chaos Black and Codex Grey (4:1:2 ratio). This mix is just a few shades off black, but it adds a bluish tone for a little more depth in the final appearance. For the second highlight, I added quite a bit more Codex Grey to the mix and thinned it to reduce the opacity. Finally, I hit the high points of the edges with Fortress Grey.

WHO IS DAVE TAYLOR?

Dave Taylor is the Promotions Coordinator for Games Workshop US. Dave is a crazed hobbyist who collects and paints almost everything that we produce. Dave's painting and converting can be found in almost every issue of US White Dwarf and can be found on the web in articles like Converting Treemen and Ogre Butchers (just to name a few).

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