Doom Goblin Shaman

A short interlude before starting a more ambitious project. Here is the Doom Goblin Shaman.

A new skin recipe has been tried :

- Base : GW Castellan green
- First highlightings by adding GW Ogryn camo
- Further highlightings by adding VMC Ivory
- Shading with GW Reikland flesh shade

The model, a beautiful sculpture, is available here :

http://knightmareminiatures.com/product/doom-goblin-shaman

Goblin Wolf Riders

And here they are, the goblin wolf riders !

It is a mixture of the citadel and marauder ranges. Many different models, I am far from having them all ...

Some recipes for different wolf furs :



- Base VGC beasty brown
- Highlight with VGC plague brown
- 2nd highlight with VMC amarillo caqui
- Last highlight with white





-  Base VMC dark grey
- Highlight with VGC sombre grey
- 2nd highlight with VGC wolf grey
- Last highlight with white







- Base VMC english uniform
- Highlight with VMC amarillo caqui
- 2nd highlight with VGC bone
- Last highlight with white



- Base GW dheneb stone 
- Highlight with VGC bone
- 2nd highlight with white
- Wash with AP strong tone
- Wash with dark tone

I finished my pot of dheneb stone :-( While waiting to find a real alternative, I replace it with VGC khaki.






- Base VMC stone grey
- Highlight with white







Next on the painting table, preparation of a goblin war chariot ...

All things smelly and speedy : Trolls and goblins wolf riders !

My troll unit features Citadel (C20) and Marauder (MM40) models.

In my opinion, they remain among the best ever sculpted.

Second row photo :

Some close-ups :

And some paint recipes for their skin.

Main skin

- Base : a mix of Elysian green (GW), Flat yellow (VMC), Livery green (VGC), Bone (VGC) and White.
- Several highlights by adding a mix of Livery green, Flat yellow and White
- Shadows with Soft tone wash (AP), and Baal red (GW) for nose and ears for example
- Sometimes some areas are nuanced with a mix of Yellow ink (GW) and Athonian camoshade (GW)
- A small wash of Blue ink (GW) under the eyes, and Skin wash (VGC) on the lips

Belly skin

- Base : Death world forest (GW)
- Highlights by adding more and more Bone (VGC)

I started a unit of Goblins Wolf Riders, also old but still beautiful models. I think I'm going to retouch the "club head" with a much lighter tone.

These two units bring speed and strength to the army, which should also include many war chariots...

Iron orcs's banner

Another article on the banners, this one is the standard bearer of the iron orcs.
Different from those of the goblins, because here the banner is "solid", part of the sculpture.

Before and after adding the symbol.

This wonderful miniature is available on the Knightmare miniatures site :

http://knightmareminiatures.com/category/orcs

Goblins Banners

Almost a year without an article, shame ! I have a lot of progress on the goblins. I present here the banners.

This image is taken from the gamebook serie "sorcery !"

This one comes from the Orcs and Goblins Warhammer V4 Army Book.

For the colors of the bottom of the banner, with very diluted hues :
- Base : VGC bone

- In the corners : color gradient starting with VGC beasty brown, then VGC beasty brown + Black.

- On some transitions : VGC Cobra leather

- Spots : AP strong tone + GW Baal red wash, for a reddish brown

You will find all the techniques on the fabulous site of Nico :

http://nico-realmsofchaos.blogspot.com/2013/09/tutorial-how-make-your-own-banner.html

Greenskin Wars - The Iron Orcs

The fabulous range "Greenskin Wars" from Diego Serrate will know new reinforcements, there are only a few days to participate in the current kickstarter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/554542735/greenskin-wars-the-iron-orcs-and-bulbus-peppernose/description

Among the new models, the monstrous Iron Orcs, that I had the privilege and pleasure to paint.

As you can see, they are pretty big!

I give you here some recipes of painting, for lack of a true step by step, with however some pictures of stages.

SKIN

- Base : Knarlock green

- AP wash strong tone

- 1st highlight : base + VGC visquous green

- 2nd highlight : adding one or two times VMC flat flesh 

- 3rd highlight : adding VGC bone

- final highlight with pure VGC bone

- GW red wash in the recesses

For those with darker skin, I just started from the same base by adding black and making the highlights sharper by retaining the flat flesh blends.

TEETH

- Base : VMC English uniform

- 1st and 2nd highlight by adding VGC bone

- final highlight with pure white

Transitions can be smoothed with AP washes.

FUR (on the boots)

- Base : VGC Dark grey

- 1st and 2nd highlight by adding VGC wolf grey

- final highlight with pure white

- Some AP washes (dark and strong tones) for the recesses

ORANGE LEATHER

-Base : VGC vermin brown

- AP strong tone wash

- 1st and 2nd highlight by adding VGC bone

- final highlight with pure VGC bone

Transitions can be smoothed with VMCAir Acajou-Panzer WWII wash.

YELLOW LEATHER

-Base : VGC cobra leather

- AP strong tone wash

- 1st and 2nd highlight by adding VGC bone

- final highlight with pure VGC bone

MAT LEATHER

-Base : VMC mat brown

- AP strong tone wash

- Two highlights by adding VMC brown leather to the base

- Then one or two more highlights by adding VGC bone

- final highlight with pure VGC bone

Here, the three types of leather.

STEEL

- Base : VGCAir Steel

- 2 times AP strong tone wash

- VGC Beasty brown wash for the rust

- 2nd wash by adding VMCAir Acajou-Panzer WWII

- Highlight with the base

BRONZE

- Base : VMC bronze

- 2 times AP strong tone wash

- Higlights with GW old shining gold, adding it to the base or pure.

COPPER

- Base : a very, very old GW copper !

- 2 times AP strong tone wash

- Highlights by adding VGCAir Steel

Vert-de-gris

-VGC carapace green wash

- 2nd wash by adding VGC bone

There, you can see the metal parts before the highlights.

Again, do not forget that AP washes are perfect for softening transitions, dark, strong or soft tone depending on the colors.

I can only advise you greatly these miniatures, the sculpture is just beautiful !