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Painting Masterclass: Huron Blackheart

September 2007·pp. 94–99

THE SHORT VERSION

Fil Dunn paints Huron in subassemblies, beginning with recessed metal and black armour before working through rich red plates and carefully shaded gold ornament. The brighter armour establishes a useful frame for judging the scarred face, whose highlights deliberately preserve a rougher texture. The Hamadrya, liquid-filled vials and scratched weapon edges provide contrasting materials and smaller focal points. Controlled ink washes, thin layers and selective glazes distinguish this display treatment from the simpler squad recipe.

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Chaos BlackCodex GreyBrown InkBoltgun MetalBlack InkChainmailMithril SilverFortress GreyMechrite RedBlood RedBlazing OrangeElf FleshScorched BrownShining GoldPurple InkDark Angels GreenTallarn FleshGraveyard EarthSkull WhiteChestnut InkRegal BlueGoblin GreenBronzed FleshTausept OchreMagenta InkBleached BoneLiche PurpleWarlock PurpleIyanden DarksunOrkhide FleshArdcoat

Exact historical recipe names are preserved, including Orkhide Flesh in the potion-vial caption, rather than silently replacing it with Orkhide Shade. Ardcoat is normalised without its leading apostrophe.

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Huron Blackheart Display painting Subassemblies Red armour Gold decoration Scarred face Hamadrya

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