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Blanchitsu: Craftsmanship and Painting Style

December 2009·pp. 73–75

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John describes modelling as a way to turn persistent imaginative ideas into physical objects. Skaven-derived mutants and Bloodletters illustrate the tangents those ideas can take. He explains a flexible painting sequence that combines neat detail with texture, washes and heavy weathering. A restrained final highlight and selectively glossy surfaces help create the worn character associated with his work.

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Water EffectsChaos BlackGryphonne SepiaDevlan MudSkull WhiteBoltgun MetalChainmailMatt Varnish

Indexes products actually used, including generic matt varnish and Water Effects. Mithril Silver is explicitly rejected in the text and is therefore not included as a used paint.

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