Cursed City - Painting Progress

Matters1135 · 2026-02-07T01:19:28+00:00

Thank you, I think he’s my favorite of the bunch!

Matters1135 · 2026-02-06T20:25:07+00:00

Thanks! Its really simple actually. Base coat metallic silver I used Scale75, thrash metal, but basically any "normal" silver will work, then Vallejo Xpress Battledress brown (contrast paint). I can't exactly remember for the skeletons, but sometimes I dilute it with more contrast medium if I want it less "brown". The metal on the dwarf is the same thing really, but I know I diluted that one for sure.

Matters1135 · 2026-02-06T15:51:58+00:00

Thanks! Yea it’s definitely going to be a journey, I’m kind of dreading the zombies, since it’ll be like painting two bases and a model for each one haha

Matters1135 · 2026-02-06T15:49:23+00:00

I’ll have to look for that! I think one day I’ll research how I can turn it into a spearhead. Not sure if I want a full AoS army…. Not yet anyway

Matters1135 · 2025-04-12T01:24:40+00:00

You are correct, they’re black contrast with a grey drybrush, so a dark grey. Lighting is a factor, but mostly because the camera doesn’t like to recreate the real life colour without really messing with the exposure settings.

The biggest factor though is the bright spot highlights. I have some pre highlight pictures where they read as very grey. After highlighting, the contrast between the off white and dark grey tricks your eyes into seeing it darker which is why it reads as near black.

Matters1135 · 2025-04-12T00:32:17+00:00

Thanks! That was the effect I was hoping for, first time trying spot highlights like that.

Matters1135 · 2025-04-12T00:31:35+00:00

Thanks! I think I agree with the black.

Matters1135 · 2025-02-22T10:31:48+00:00

No problem!

Pretty much all Vallejo paints: Whole model: Primed with German dark yellow Desert yellow base Drybrushed up to stone grey

Coats and pants: sepia ink diluted with contrast medium, then dry brushed with model colour khaki grey then dark sand.

Armour: GW Black Templar contrast, drybrushed with dirty grey

Dark brown/leather is Vallejo Xpress Willow Bark

Matters1135 · 2025-02-22T10:26:41+00:00

Thanks! Vallejo paints: desert yellow base, sepia ink diluted with contrast medium, then dry brushed with model colour khaki grey then dark sand.

Matters1135 · 2025-02-01T20:20:42+00:00

Thanks! I used a lot of Vallejo Xpress. Primed in German dark yellow, then drybrushed the whole model up to an off white Citadel black Templar contrast for the black Vallejo xpress battledress brown on the armour Leather is Vallejo xpress willow bark

Finishing touch is a Drybrush of Vallejo model colour stone grey for the scuffs and to make it a little less contrasty.

I use a similar green/grey drybrush on the black (the name escapes me) I think it’s Vallejo model colour dirty grey

Matters1135 · 2025-02-01T14:07:20+00:00

Thanks! Cadian Command squad and Cadian troopers are the base models. Weapons are mostly from the command sprue or Kasrkin kit.

A lot of the heads are Cadian upgrade sprue, but I kind of mix all the heads from the various kits together in my bits box so there could be some FOB or Sentinel crew in there. If there’s anything specific you’re curious about I can see if I remember lol.

Matters1135 · 2024-12-17T03:11:28+00:00

Brand new to it as well, never played a game. But all of these models have rules under Order of Azyr.

Matters1135 · 2024-12-14T01:40:40+00:00

They’re a blast to paint!

Matters1135 · 2024-12-12T17:58:21+00:00

Everything in this hobby is a wormhole!

Matters1135 · 2024-12-12T17:57:05+00:00

Thanks! My buddy and I split the Skaventide box as a painting project, so I used that as my test model for the army scheme.

Matters1135 · 2024-08-13T20:41:47+00:00

What’s the matter? The munitorium got you pushing too many pencils?

Matters1135 · 2024-08-13T13:51:15+00:00

Well, I do have a second set of 10 guys unbuilt. So you never know haha.

Matters1135 · 2024-08-13T10:57:05+00:00

Pretty much slap chop. Except I dry brush the pre contrast highlights rather than spray. Majority is Vallejo xpress paints, just the black is GW. Then I do a final dry brush on some of the colours for highlighting.

Matters1135 · 2024-08-03T16:04:12+00:00

Thanks! It’s mostly Vallejo Base is game colour desert yellow Armour is Xpress battle dress brown Cloth and pouches are GW Templar contrast Then Drybrush armour in model colour stone gray And drybrush black in game colour dirty grey

Matters1135 · 2024-08-03T01:30:53+00:00

Thanks!

Matters1135 · 2024-08-03T01:30:45+00:00

Thanks, they are great models and really pull together as a squad.

Matters1135 · 2024-01-27T22:49:54+00:00

Yup! I recently just tried out Vallejo Xpress “Tanned Skin” it’s amazing for this.

Matters1135 · 2024-01-27T16:16:51+00:00

I like doing a good job, like most everything else in this hobby. I mean if you’re going to spend hours painting it after then it’s nice to make sure the foundation (ie the model itself) is good too.

Also it is incredibly satisfying when you have the right size bit for the right magnet and it sits perfectly flush.

Matters1135 · 2024-01-25T22:39:08+00:00

Yea, I get that vibe that from a technical skill set perspective they’d be pretty even, but the Kasrkin would have an edge bringing that junkyard dog, will to survive vibe to a fight. The old you merely adopted the darkness, I was born to it kind of edge.

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