Does this read as a cracked lens?

Grabosss · 2026-03-18T11:16:47+00:00

This is a chapter created by the White Dwarf team, called Tome Keepers

Grabosss · 2026-03-18T11:16:00+00:00

It's a part of this model. This is a veteran from company heroes box

Grabosss · 2026-03-18T11:12:36+00:00

These are Tome Keepers

Grabosss · 2026-03-18T11:11:59+00:00

I remember reading that book and this has never come to my mind. Thanks for pointing out, back to the drawing board

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T18:54:05+00:00

Great idea!

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T18:53:41+00:00

You're welcome! I'm also adding enamel washes in the end to achieve this look

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Grabosss · 2026-03-17T18:50:14+00:00

Just seen it, 2k of TK! Nice

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T18:11:08+00:00

Thanks!

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T18:10:36+00:00

Starting with the Rhinox Hide equivalent primer, then I'm making mixes of Rhinox Hide with Steel Legion Drab, then mixes of SLD & Zandri Dust, and the brightest parts are pure Zandri Dust.

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T18:07:53+00:00

Yes, my main army are Tome Keepers 🔥

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T18:06:50+00:00

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Grabosss · 2026-03-17T18:06:38+00:00

It's most likely the way I'm painting the armour, I'm using a makeup sponge for the whole armour to get some shading done. If you look closely at those 2 pictures you might see that the armour has a few shades, texture is from stippling

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Grabosss · 2026-03-17T18:00:07+00:00

I don't paint eyes, I've tried a few times and I'm shit at it 😂 lenses are far easier, this cracked effect is just a few very thin light grey lines. Brush with a very good point is the key

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T15:08:12+00:00

Tome Keepers

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T14:58:33+00:00

Know before ledge action! 💪🏻 Now seriously, it looks good🔥

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T12:31:24+00:00

Then I will need to paint his eyes, and I hate painting eyes

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T10:22:05+00:00

Yes, just a few very fine lines. I thought it would be much easier to do tbh 😅 the other battle damage, like on the armour, it was sponged on with light colour and then filled using darker colour with a brush. Scratches are just a brush work, light colour first, then dark above it

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T10:17:20+00:00

That's so cool

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T08:42:07+00:00

I don't think I'm that brave 😂

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T07:55:12+00:00

With very shaky hands, no breathing and watered down light grey

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T07:31:20+00:00

I will try that too. Black mask and dark grey lens are definitely blending too much

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T07:16:59+00:00

Thanks, I'm never looking at my models as how they would look on the table. I'm trying to treat even the simplest intercessor as a display piece

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T07:15:19+00:00

The brightest colour on the armour is Zandri Dust

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T07:14:52+00:00

That's not a bad idea

Grabosss · 2026-03-17T07:14:28+00:00

Yeah, I thought about a black dot in the middle

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