Painting the Horns

THE SHORT VERSION

Keith pulls the brush away through long tapering strokes to make the transitions between horn colours jagged rather than banded. The helmet horns move from a dark base towards pale tips, while those on the mount reverse the progression. Both recipes use the same family of browns, ochre and bone with a small final white accent. The paired examples show how brush movement can create texture while preserving different material effects.

AT THE PAINTING DESK

Paints in this article

Every named colour below is searchable across the archive.

Chaos Black↗Scorched Brown↗Calthan Brown↗Tausept Ochre↗Bleached Bone↗Skull White↗

All named horn-recipe colours are transcribed as printed, including the historical Tausept Ochre.

Back to the original

Find this article in White Dwarf 348, p. 88.

This is an original summary. Refer to your magazine for the complete article, rules, images and painting steps.