RED SCORPIONS CHAPLAIN

Painted by Jason Buyaki

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HOW'D HE DO THAT?

Shoulder Pads. My Red Scorpions Chapter has dark yellow shoulder pad rims as part of their colour scheme. This Chaplain had to carry that theme, too, so I painted the rims with Bubonic Brown. Then, I mixed in Golden Yellow followed by Skull White to add successive highlights.

For the crux terminatus and other icons, I basecoated them with Codex Grey and highlighted with thinned Fortress Grey followed by Skull White.

Eyes. For the eye lenses, I basecoated them with Red Gore and carefully highlighted them with a mix of Red Gore and Blood Red. Next, I highlighted them with Blood Red and then a mix of Blood Red and Dwarf Flesh.

Black Armour. First, I highlighted the armour and backpack with very thin lines of a mix of Chaos Black and Shadow Grey. For the final highlight, I added more Shadow Grey into the mix. I use these colour combinations so often for highlighting black armour that I have two pots mixed up, one for each highlight mixture. By using Shadow Grey instead of Codex Grey, I've found that I get a darker, more subtle highlight. For the ribbed joints between the armour, I hit them with a thin line of Shadow Grey using a Fine Detail Brush.

Crozius. For the top of the crozius and the crux and aquila pendants, I painted them with two layers of Shining Gold. Next, I applied a thinned dose of Flesh Wash. Once dry, I highlighted with Shining Gold, followed by Burnished Gold, and finished with a 3:1 mix of Burnished Gold and Mithril Silver.

For the handle of the crozius and the holster, I basecoated them with Dark Flesh. Next, I highlighted them with an even mix of Dark Flesh and Blood Red and then finished with straight Blood Red.

Bone and Parchment. I basecoated all the bone and parchment areas with Bestial Brown, and then I highlighted them with thinned-down Bleached Bone. Next, I built up the brightness of these areas with a few layers of thinned Skull White.

WHO IS JASON BUYAKI?

Jason Buyaki is the former Hobby Manager of Games Workshop US. In addition to being in charge of all the insane hobby activity in America (Games Day tables, Hobby Centre terrain, etc.), Jason was a regular contributor to White Dwarf and often helped with web articles. Check out Jason's converted Space Marine Command squad here for an example of his work.

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