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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 314

Let There Be Light

February 2006·p. 116

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Victoria explains how looking at painted light in two-dimensional art suggested her treatment of Sister Joan’s rescue. A dark underlying model gives the illumination room to stand out, and the flame must remain the brightest point. Straight paths from the source determine which surfaces receive red, orange and yellow drybrushing. Blending and layering can refine the result, but experimentation and believable direction matter more than a fixed recipe of named paints.

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Editorial: Eastern Delight

Owen Rees welcomes the Easterlings as worthy opponents for his Gondor cavalry and introduces the staff campaign around Mordheim’s Temple of Morr. His first evil force centres on a Vampire whose suitably dramatic name becomes a running joke. Tournament qualification, doubles preparation and several unfinished armies illustrate the competing demands on his hobby time. He also previews free reference sheets and the return of Jervis Johnson’s column.

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The News

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Múrin and Drár: Painting Workshop

This intermediate workshop gives the wandering Dwarf heroes unusual colours while preserving their sturdy equipment. Dark blue-grey clothing, a green shield and a red bedroll contrast with layered steel and warm gold. Hair, leather and flesh each receive their own controlled highlight sequence, with washes restoring depth after lighter paint is applied. A pale patterned cloth border and common earth bases finish the pair, followed by an Iron Hills force and related Dwarf character gallery.

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