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Painting Edmark Valoran the Manticore Knight.
So…I did it again. I could easily have boxed this guy off in about 2 hours, using some of the really nice metallic paints I have my disposal…but no, why do that when you can add more work for yourself and time by going full NMM (non metallic method) on him!?
To be totally honest, I made the choice after priming him that he would really suit NMM…like I said, I have some great metallic paints by Golden and a stunning Chrome by Vallejo, but it meant that I’d spend less time with one of the key characters from Darkwater than was probably warranted.
Black primer (as before) then made the job slightly more difficult again by not adding a zenithal highlight…I put it down to a combination of forgetting to do it and laziness.
Once primed I blocked in the base shades. For the cape it was Barak-nar burgundy (Citadel Colour) and Blue Black (pro acryl)
In the picture you will notice that the back of the cloak is distinctly darker than the front (all done on purpose of course) representing the shadows and the main light focussed on the front of the piece.
I glazed in Burnt Red (Pro Acryl) and Bright Orange Red (Pro Acryl) for the highlights and texture, keeping the original base colour in the shadows.
The end result is a rich bright red with subtle shading.
The armour started life as Incubi Darkness (Citadel colour) this is my go to base for all steel or silver NMM, one of my favourite shades as it’s so versatile, I often use it to highlight black too.
Then I steadily build in grey and add bright ivory to further enhance the highlights.
The extreme highlight is actually a pale yellow.
the NMM gold is also a fairly simple recipe. I start with a nice rich brown (Rhinox Hide by Citadel Colour)
Next stage is to almost cover that shade with a yellow Ochre (Vallejo model colour) I then add some of the pale yellow to the mix and highlight a smaller area to keep the darker tones still visible.
You’ll need a good idea of light and reflection and how different shapes work with both. I add in more and more of the pale yellow in smaller areas until you have a much brighter pure pale yellow on the highest most reflective point (light the lions face on his shield)
I kept the base fairly simple as the miniature comes with a fairly good mini diorama base.
Hope you enjoy this one!
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Painting Edmark Valoran the Manticore Knight.
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