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Ask ’Eavy Metal: Protecting Miniatures

August 2010·p. 103

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Kornel explains that the studio often leaves display models unvarnished to preserve colour and subtle effects, accepting occasional chip repairs. Keith Robertson gives a practical alternative for gaming pieces: protective varnish, potentially a gloss layer followed by matt Purity Seal, with selected shiny areas restored by hand. The answer frames finish choice around use and the desired appearance.

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PaintingWD 368 · pp. 96–103

’Eavy Metal Masterclass: Daemon Prince of Chaos

Kornel Kozak uses the new Daemon Prince to demonstrate smooth colour fades rather than a conventional single skin tone. Pale flesh darkens through successive blue-purple glazes on the limbs, while cool armour, golden trim, glowing details and dark membranes give each surface a distinct role. Adam Troke follows the stages and Kornel explains why minor base details must remain subordinate to the model’s overall composition.

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PaintingWD 368 · p. 97

Daemonic Flesh

A Dheneb Stone and Ice Blue base gives the Daemon Prince a pale, unnatural complexion. Blue and purple-brown shadows define muscles before increasingly light bone-white mixes restore the raised forms. Green washes around the eyes and red around the mouth add selective temperature contrasts without abandoning the central cool flesh palette.

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PaintingWD 368 · p. 98

Painting the Armour and Colour Fades: The Legs

Successive thin glazes turn the pale lower legs blue, purple and finally black towards the feet, always leaving part of the earlier colour visible. Kornel stresses staining with translucent layers rather than covering each stage completely. The final dark recesses and pale raised details preserve the sculpt’s definition across the gradual change in hue.

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