Sunday 12 February 2012

Vampire - Adding a Little More Colour

Steady but slow progress on Mr Classic Vampire (he doesn't have a name yet).  Nurgle appears to have visited the Walker household, as both the wife and I are suffering from whatever winter bug is doing the rounds here in freezing cold Swindon.


I didn't want to do a bright red for this chap, so I went for more of a maroon colour:
  • Base: P3 Sanguine Base - this is a nice colour, but does seem to take a couple of coats to cover a black undercoat properly
  • Shade:  Leviathan Purple wash - in hindsight, I should have watered this down a little, and maybe added some Baal Red, as it's gone a bit dark.
  • H1: Sanguine Base
  • H2: 2:1 mix of Sanguine Base and GW Vomit Brown
  • H3: 1:1 mix of Sanguine Base and GW Vomit Brown
  • H4: 1:2 mix of Sanguine Base and GW Vomit Brown
I reckon the colour has come out pretty well, and makes for a nice change from my normal red scheme.



Next up is the face - I'm going for a really pale skin tone, and I'm toying with the idea of some small tattoos on his face - not sure yet though...

As always, comments and criticism welcome!

2 comments:

  1. I think you made the right choice with the maroon and keeping it dark and muted. Looks great so far.

    Ron, FTW

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  2. Cheers Ron! I'll post pics of the finished miniature tomorrow. I got in a bit of a groove on Sunday and did a load of painting - just a few details to finish off.

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