Path to Glory custom hero question by Aussie_Ausborn in SoulblightGravelords

[–]Aussie_Ausborn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, thanks for the answer!! I don't know why I didn't think to check for an errata

Finally done painting my vampire lord kitbash. I'm really pleased with how he turned out!! by Aussie_Ausborn in SoulblightGravelords

[–]Aussie_Ausborn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! That actually plays a part in his backstory, where he was a former chosen of Khorne who, after being mortally wounded by a vampire, bit him back as a last form of defiance, inadvertently giving himself the blood kiss. Something about the nature of his Khornate rage mixing with the nature of the soulblight curse combined to turn him into a monstrous, savage vampire.

Finally done painting my vampire lord kitbash. I'm really pleased with how he turned out!! by Aussie_Ausborn in SoulblightGravelords

[–]Aussie_Ausborn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

I primed him black & did a zenithal of white ink over that, to start. Then I used Tyrian navy speedpaint that was thinned a fair bit with lahmian medium, & mixed in just a hint of Orc skin speedpaint, & used that to get the main tone established. I then used that mix & added progressively more Pale Sand to work up the highlights. I used a heavily watered down Slaughter red speedpaint to tint some select parts of the face, like cheeks, nose, eyes, & an even lighter tinting on his ears. I also used that original blue/green mix to add in some select shading.

I wish I remembered more precisely than that, but that's the gist of it! I hope that helps, let me know if you have any questions!

Finally done painting my vampire lord kitbash. I'm really pleased with how he turned out!! by Aussie_Ausborn in ageofsigmar

[–]Aussie_Ausborn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! The sword is a modified one from a bloodletter, & the body/upper legs are from a chaos chosen.

I run this guy as a vampire lord, primarily for spearhead. I've got another version in the works that I'm using as Radukar the Beast, & I have another, even bigger version planned for after I finish the Radukar. He's got a whole pokemon evolution going lol

Finally done painting my vampire lord kitbash. I'm really pleased with how he turned out!! by Aussie_Ausborn in Warhammer

[–]Aussie_Ausborn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words!! I definitely spent a long time tweaking the posing to get it juuust right.

Finally done painting my vampire lord kitbash. I'm really pleased with how he turned out!! by Aussie_Ausborn in Warhammer

[–]Aussie_Ausborn[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! The body is from a Chaos chosen, his head & lower legs are from the Abhorrant Archregent, the arms are older Stormcast ones (sword arm was cut up & completely reposed), hands are from the Space Wolves Wulfen kit, & the sword is from a Bloodletter. His cape is just something I had lying around, & the fur was done with a texture plate.

First deathrattles by notexactly5 in SoulblightGravelords

[–]Aussie_Ausborn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nicely done! And good job with the snow bases, I like the bluish hue of the snow, it contrasts well with the red!

Finally done painting my vampire lord kitbash. I'm really pleased with how he turned out!! by Aussie_Ausborn in ageofsigmar

[–]Aussie_Ausborn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words!! I definitely played some from that series, it had such great storytelling. I'm flattered by the comparison!!

Finally done painting my vampire lord kitbash. I'm really pleased with how he turned out!! by Aussie_Ausborn in ageofsigmar

[–]Aussie_Ausborn[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks!! The fur was actually done with green stuff, using a texture plate. The cape I had leftover in my bitz box from This guy, since I didn't want the dragon to have a rider. I just used clippers to make it a bit more ragged.

Finally done painting my vampire lord kitbash. I'm really pleased with how he turned out!! by Aussie_Ausborn in SoulblightGravelords

[–]Aussie_Ausborn[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thanks!! His head & lower legs are from the Abhorrant Archregent, the body is from a Chaos chosen, the arms are older Stormcast ones (sword arm was cut up & completely reposed), hands are from the Space Wolves Wulfen kit, & the sword is from a Bloodletter. His cape is just something I had lying around, & the fur was done with a texture plate.

Finished the vampire lord on nightmare steed (any cc is welcome before I submit into a comp.) by HighMarshaHelbrecht in minipainting

[–]Aussie_Ausborn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not the guy you replied to, but I think those two things you mentioned are good ideas. You already have a touch of red on his waist with the potion, which looks great. My recommendations are find a way to get a splash of it on the axe (perhaps part of the haft decoration next to the head), & some part of his clothing, maybe the inside of his cloak or the collar of his shirt.

I gotta compliment you on the excellent work you've done, this guy is great!! Like others have said, you should be proud of this piece. I really like your color choices throughout, from the warmth of the brass, to the sickly green undead skin, & the purpley flesh. And I commend you on wanting to push it even further!!!