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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 350

Aiming for Victory: Painting Armour

February 2009·pp. 46–47

THE SHORT VERSION

Christian Byrne argues that a tournament army must first catch the passing viewer’s attention before its detailed brushwork can be appreciated. He then contrasts dark, weathered Uruk-hai armour with bright Minas Tirith plate: repeated black washes and brown recesses age the former, while silver panels and carefully redefined joints keep the latter clean. A finished gallery shows how these approaches sit alongside freehand markings and distinctive character models.

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PaintingWD 350 · pp. 30–31

Painting Lizardmen

The Eavy Metal guide gives Saurus skin a turquoise-blue progression while retaining darker, sharply outlined back scales. Red shield scales and layered metallic gold supply contrasting warm areas, with separate finishing instructions for horns, teeth and eyes. Alternative finished Saurus demonstrate that a predominantly blue army can still vary considerably through tone, mottling and the relative darkness of skin and scales.

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PaintingWD 350 · p. 30

Lizardmen Skin and Lizardmen Scales

Skin begins with Regal Blue mixed with Hawk Turquoise, then becomes progressively lighter through Hawk Turquoise and Ice Blue. Back scales instead start with pure Regal Blue and a Badab Black wash, keeping the recesses deep before lighter edge highlights are added. The final pale-grey scale highlight distinguishes the hard surface from the softer turquoise flesh and makes individual scales legible across the model.

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PaintingWD 350 · p. 31

Shield Scales, Gold Details and Extra Details

The shield’s red scales are shaded black and worked through Mechrite Red, orange and a final brown edge, giving them a bright contrast to the blue warrior. Its gold rim begins with a brown-metal mixture, receives a Devlan Mud wash and ends in a pale gold–silver highlight. Horns, teeth and eyes receive compact separate recipes so the finished miniature has clean points of interest beyond the main skin scheme.

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