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INTERVIEW·WHITE DWARF 438

The Pinnacle of Painting

January 2019·pp. 72–75

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Darren Latham reflects on returning from judging Golden Demon to entering it. He explains colour, texture and lighting decisions on an Ultramarine, a Blood Angels Captain, a Kharadron Endrinmaster and Elucia Vhane. Very thin layered blends, deliberately chosen contrasts and a new challenge for each piece make competition painting a way to develop rather than repeat established skills.

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Painting Question: Seeing Red (and Black)

Jay Goldfinch identifies the pictured Skitarii as Stygies VIII and recommends completing and washing the metals before blocking in the main colours. Separate small recipes cover black robes, a blue undersuit and red armour. The advice lets a reader reproduce a specific kill-team scheme without guessing its colours from the photograph.

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InterviewWD 438 · pp. 10–13

Worlds of Warhammer: Building Worlds in Small Stories

Phil Kelly explains the exchange between writers, sculptors, artists and rules designers that turns new miniatures into inhabitants of established settings. Short vignettes offer accessible glimpses of those worlds rather than a single exhaustive account. He uses the planned sequence of Malign Portents stories and the expanding Vigilus narrative to show how small perspectives build a larger history.

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FictionWD 438 · pp. 16–19

Deadly Venture

Admiral Hengtsson takes the Ironclad Dammerung beneath Hammerhal Ghyra in search of an extraordinary magical treasure. After blasting into a hidden temple, his crew disturbs a luminous seed whose guardian cannot be overcome by guns or aetheric skill. The expedition’s confidence turns to horror as flowers and grasping vines consume the intruders.

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