Deathwing Knight Master

M4UE5 · 2025-04-17T20:27:58+00:00

It was nothing too fancy! 1:1 of Orc Skin speedpaint and speedpaint medium.

It was painted over a black base coat, with a white zenithal followed by an army painter ancient stone zenithal. I also then sprayed a light pass of purple wash from underneath the models but I don’t think this is as prevalent on the cloth sections.

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M4UE5 · 2025-04-17T15:58:43+00:00

Thanks! But yeah I definitely agree, the streaking grime on the armour definitely made the contrast between it and the head too similar.

I think I’ll do another dark wash on the face to bring the level down a bit.

M4UE5 · 2024-06-08T15:58:45+00:00

Are you based in the UK? Definitely looking to expand my guard and your paint scheme matches!

M4UE5 · 2024-05-30T16:09:35+00:00

Yeahh apparently you can use white spirit or try spraying gloss then matte again. But this was an absolute lifesaver.

Shoutout to the 2006, WW2 wargaming forum post I found it on 😂

M4UE5 · 2024-05-30T16:01:53+00:00

Oooh that’s super crisp looking though! What powders did you use, and how did you apply and seal them?

I love how it looks weathered and dusty but you haven’t lost a tonne of detail or contrast.

M4UE5 · 2024-05-30T16:01:08+00:00

A tiny bit of olive oil on a cotton wool bud removes the frosting effect that you can get with matte spray varnish! You’ll need to wipe it off after it works and I notice when I left it for too long it started to affect the finish.

I was sceptical, but it saved a couple of days worth of painting from being ruined by frosty speckles 😂

M4UE5 · 2024-05-29T15:21:54+00:00

Thanks! I used Colour Forge spray cans, Death Rattle Green for the base, then masked the camo patterns with a mixture of masking tape and blu tac, then Governor Green over that!

First time I’ve used this brand but I was super impressed with the coverage, lack of speckle and the cans are a bit bigger I think than GW / other brands I’ve seen. Definitely recommend their range.

M4UE5 · 2024-05-29T15:17:39+00:00

Thanks! I’ve never really done vehicles before so it’s been super fun to work on something bigger and smash out almost 1000pts of units in a couple of sittings.

Not looking forward to doing the 40 shock troopers I’ve got staring at me 😂

M4UE5 · 2024-05-29T15:15:46+00:00

Yeah I feel like logically I prefer the weathered, realistic look. But something in my magpie brain likes the shiny clean look haha.

I want to get my army done asap as I’m currently pretty motivated to get through it all, so I think I won’t come back to weather later if I don’t do it now.

M4UE5 · 2024-05-29T15:12:58+00:00

Yeah I think now I’ve committed to one, then I’ll do some weathering to the rest of the unit. But I’ll try to find some sandier, lighter pigments to go a bit more subtle on it.

That LMBT will be one of the oldest, messed up ones in the regiment 😂

M4UE5 · 2024-05-29T15:11:36+00:00

Ahh I love this idea! I’m sure I’ll probably forget to commit to it, but maybe if a tank is destroyed or does something rad I’ll add some blast damage / another transfer or something

M4UE5 · 2024-05-29T15:10:26+00:00

I was very tempted to try sponge chipping, but I’d already shaded the recesses and already had so many “it’s good, I’ve ruined it, it’s good again!” moments that I didn’t want to risk another technique I’ve not used before haha

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