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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 345

’Eavy Metal Masterclass: Dreadlord

September 2008·pp. 94–99

THE SHORT VERSION

Neil Green paints Mike Anderson’s Dreadlord on Jes Goodwin’s Cold One with a deliberately cool mount and rich purple clothing. Blue-grey highlights prevent the green hide from becoming too warm, while restrained gold marks the rider and beast as exceptional. The guide follows every major surface through layered colour and washes, then adds a carefully planned shield rune. Joe Tomaszewski’s alternative standard bearer illustrates gold inlay and a related heraldic approach.

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Paints in this article

Every named colour below is searchable across the archive.

Chaos BlackSkull WhiteShining GoldBleached BoneFortress GreyVermin BrownBoltgun MetalLiche PurpleWarlock PurpleCamo GreenMithril SilverAsurmen BlueCatachan GreenOrkhide ShadeBadab BlackChainmailSpace Wolves GreyDevlan MudRegal BlueGryphonne SepiaCodex GreyRotting FleshThraka GreenDwarf FleshScorched BrownMatt VarnishVomit BrownGraveyard Earth

Includes the opening materials palette and all later named steps; Vomit Brown and Graveyard Earth appear only after the initial list. Space Wolf Grey in prose is normalized to the Space Wolves Grey used in the printed steps and palette.

EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS

Freehand & heraldry Layering & highlighting Painting cloth & leather Painting metal Painting techniques

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