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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 344

Painting the Barren Wasteland

August 2008·p. 99

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Sand-covered ground is painted black before selected areas receive blue-grey drybrushing. The remaining black regions are worked up through Graveyard Earth and a grey mixture, creating interlocking patches of cool ash and warmer dust. A final Fortress Grey pass ties the disparate colours together. The sequence makes a large board varied enough to look natural while maintaining a consistent Mordor appearance.

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PaintingWD 344 · pp. 26–27

Painting Dark Elves

Chris Peach demonstrates compact recipes for the main surfaces of a Dark Elf army. Washed metallic armour and pale flesh suit Warriors, while Corsairs receive purple lacquer, dark leather and a cloak with green scales over a warm hide. The steps use restrained mixes and successive edge highlights to keep the individual textures distinct. Shield illustrations offer heraldic inspiration tied to a commander, city or Black Ark.

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PaintingWD 344 · p. 26

Painting Warrior Armour

A black undercoat and solid Boltgun Metal base establish the Warrior’s armour before a generous Badab Black wash darkens the recesses and dulls the shine. Chainmail then restores definition to the raised edges. Chris Peach presents the sequence as a reusable method for metallic areas, allowing a rank-and-file model to retain strong contrast with relatively few operations.

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PaintingWD 344 · p. 26

Painting Dark Elf Skin

The pale face is built in three stages from Dwarf Flesh, through an equal mix with Elf Flesh, to pure Elf Flesh on the most prominent features. Rather than covering each previous layer, Chris Peach restricts the lighter paint to raised areas. This keeps readable facial shading while making the skin lighter than the surrounding dark armour and clothing.

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