Monday, May 28, 2012

Finished - Grey Knight Apothecary


Just put the last bits of paint on this guy and I'm a proud papa. He is still missing his little belt packs but otherwise he is done. This is the best white work I have ever done. He really stands out among his brothers. It was really easy to do too. First was Astronimicon grey followed by Space Wolves Grey as a base coat. To shade I used a very light Asurmen blue wash. That darkens down things well but tens to run away from the deeper recesses. I come back and paint on straight Asurmen blue in the the cracks then touch up with SWG. The real skill comes in applying the Skull white to the edges.

Less is more in this regard but you still need to apply enough to to make it look white. I really did this well on the helmet. You can see how little white there is when you get close but from far away it gives the illusion of the whole helmet being nothing but white. Also, The blue shade id different enough from the black and red on the rest of the model that it gives the illusion that it is not really as blue as it is.

I also put it up on CMoN!

Still on the table are 3 other GKTs with a variety of weapons and a Sergeant. I forget what the GK call their squad leaders and am too damn tired to look it up. 

5 comments:

  1. That's just off the chain, dude.

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    1. He wants to give you a hug... WITH A SWORD!

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    2. I know it goes against the whole Space Marines Are Serious Business but I'd give you a dollar to paint "I need a hug." on the front arc of the base of this dude.

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  2. Nicely done! FWIW, that new Ceramite White base paint is AMAZING for putting down a smooth white coat. There are definitely a couple of the new paints that have me giggling insanely with joy. Or maybe I'm just insane, but I do like the paints.

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    1. IKR! I was skeptical at first but the new paints that I have tried have really blown me away.

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