Adding Chapter Symbols and Shoulder Guard Variants

THE SHORT VERSION

Chad Mierzwa demonstrates applying a transfer to a gloss-prepared pad, removing moisture and smoothing wrinkles before a matt finish. Fil Dunn instead builds a freehand icon from simple balanced shapes, thickening and filling the outline before correcting its edges. Variant shoulder examples combine squad identity with campaign, command and personal symbols. Brief portraits of the Aurora Chapter, Praetors of Orpheus and Mentors show the variety those techniques can represent.

AT THE PAINTING DESK

Paints in this article

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Ardcoat↗Purity Seal↗

Ardcoat is normalized without its decorative leading apostrophe. The icon demonstrations name no paint colours, so none are inferred from the photographed designs.

Back to the original

Find this article in White Dwarf 348, pp. 92–93.

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