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Painting Horns

February 2010·p. 84

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Keith Robertson explains that the direction of a horn’s colour progression should contrast with the head or helmet beneath it. Smooth horns use elongated dark triangles and lighter successive layers, while ridged horns rely on selective highlights towards the base. The paired recipes and finished examples show how both texture and the light–dark direction lead the eye back towards the face.

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InterviewWD 362 · pp. 18–27

Primal Fury

Andy Hall asks Phil Kelly how the new Beastmen book establishes a distinct culture driven by hatred of civilisation. Large regiments, unpredictable ambushes and Primal Fury replace the image of scattered minor raiders, while new monsters reinforce the army’s identity apart from Warriors of Chaos. Sculptors discuss shared weapon shapes, horns and anatomy, and the feature ends with banner design and practical four-stage painting advice.

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InterviewWD 362 · pp. 24–26

Designing the Herd

Mike Anderson, Mark Harrison and Aly Morrison explain how scavenged equipment, status-bearing horns and recognisable silhouettes distinguish Gors, Ungors and Bestigors without fragmenting the army. The Minotaurs’ feet and musculature draw on both myth and cattle references, while boars inspire the Razorgor’s explosive bulk. Their collaborative approach extends a familiar Beastman archetype while leaving room for the more unusual monsters still without miniatures.

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LoreWD 362 · p. 26

Fell Banners

Neil Hodgson builds Beastmen iconography around horns and skulls rather than repeated conventional Chaos symbols. Banners should look stolen, roughly altered or made from disturbing materials, reflecting a race that destroys and repurposes rather than manufactures. A red Ungor standard covered in bloody handprints exemplifies the idea: colour, material and motif all communicate the brayherd’s crude violence and contempt for its enemies.

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