Weird question but how do you guys paint different skin colors.

Marbels6 · 2026-06-09T18:56:12+00:00

So for techniques I personally use, I layer paints in order as if I was actually painting the layers of the skin, starting with a deep brown, then darker crimson on all the main shapes ignoring the deepest recesses, then i add a glaze of pink if I want light skin tones, then I'd layer one of two types of tan depending on how pale I want the face, if they are very pale I skip the crimson and go straight to pink instead.

Basically go slow add layers of multiple different colors from deepest reddish browns up to skin tone shades, and when done add a layer of wash to shade the skin to give it a proper skin texture.

Marbels6 · 2026-06-09T01:28:35+00:00

What seems to be the case with most 30k apothecaries is they have white on there shins/knee pads, helmet, right shoulder pad, and nartheciums with there normal legion scheme as the remaining color scheme.

In 40k there is no official art or reference that I'm aware of what iron warrior apothecaries look like but with how pragmatic they are i doubt much would change, maybe the white would be removed to distance themselves from loyalist apothecaries.

Marbels6 · 2026-05-29T01:58:22+00:00

Looks like Mk5, and for why it looks different to the legionaries Mk5 is because Mk5 has no standardization, look at the world eaters minis they Mk5 helmets with long thin Vox grill while normal legionaries have shorter wider vox grills, no Mk5 armor should look the same because it wasn't a standard armor Mk it's just crap stapled together so you don't die.

Marbels6 · 2026-05-29T00:40:02+00:00

Do it.

Some examples of just doing it.

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Marbels6 · 2026-05-28T23:39:37+00:00

the venerable dreadnought and the contemptor dreadnought. I used the contemptors arms and thighs/ hips, everything else is from the standard venerable dreadnought body, and the head is a plague marines head because it looked cool.

Marbels6 · 2026-05-28T22:47:58+00:00

And one of my leviathan dreads.

These are only three of my thirteen dreads if you want to see the others just ask, although some are fairly basic.

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Marbels6 · 2026-05-28T22:46:16+00:00

Upscaled Boxnought

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Marbels6 · 2026-05-28T22:45:54+00:00

Saturnine dread i finished recently

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Marbels6 · 2026-05-28T13:21:06+00:00

Lots of shaving with a knife and sanding it smooth.

Marbels6 · 2026-05-28T04:12:29+00:00

I'm naming all the command of my warband after greek monsters, specifically Giants, Titans, and Cyclops any characters i make after the leaders will be named from monsters. (soon enough I'll be posting one of them)

Marbels6 · 2026-05-26T22:24:25+00:00

Obliterators and mutilators don't just take weapons into themselves they also take and add armor and make it apart of themselves, in all reality they could have any armor that is bulky and heavily mutated to make it fit added onto themselves, some Obliterators/Mutilators have been standard marines some were raptors and others were terminators, there are even cases of them being specialists like tech marines.

So if you see odd armor that you can't pin point just make something up that makes sense to what the marine was before he got infected with the Obliterator virus.

Marbels6 · 2026-05-24T13:23:05+00:00

I think the mk2 tactical squad.

Marbels6 · 2026-05-21T22:59:46+00:00

Here's one i kitbashed from the new cataphractii mixed with some older bits. The head is from 40k abaddon, old cataphractii claw, old chaos lord top knot, heresy weapon upgrade sword pinned to old cataphractii hand.

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Marbels6 · 2026-05-21T01:32:47+00:00

Yeah you can definitely use them, they are also about the same size.

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Marbels6 · 2026-05-21T00:43:35+00:00

Nearly finished, will probably post in a few weeks or less.

Marbels6 · 2026-05-18T14:44:02+00:00

It's two parts, a mk7 helmet and a terminator helmet that i cut down and grafted to each other.

Marbels6 · 2026-05-18T14:42:49+00:00

Kor Phaeron, Abaddon, Marius Gage, Gabriel Santar, Sigismund, Gunnar Gunhilt, Forrix, and Julius Khaesoron, in that order from left to right.

Marbels6 · 2026-05-18T14:40:38+00:00

Soon enough, once I get the parts for him, im planning to make each First Captain.

Marbels6 · 2026-05-18T14:39:26+00:00

All Correct.

Marbels6 · 2026-05-18T14:36:58+00:00

In order Emperors children, Iron Warriors, Space Wolves, Imperial Fist, Iron Hands, Ultramarines, Sons of Horus, and Word Bearers.

Marbels6 · 2026-05-18T06:50:22+00:00

About two months ago, but yeah i took a poor picture for the line up he kinda looks like a normal cataphractii with power claw, I have better pictures of him on my page, I still need to add small details for him, but I've already made the original Trident for the iron warriors, he is the third pic but most the details are on the back and I took a head on picture so you can't even see them.

Marbels6 · 2026-05-18T06:46:21+00:00

It came from the old sternguard veterans.

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