PAINTING PROJECT

PAINTING LIZARDMEN
WEAPONS & ARTEFACTS

Gold and Bronze

The metallic colours of copper, gold and bronze are very bright and stand out in striking contrast against the blues and greens of the Lizardman hide. Any model bedecked in trinkets and wargear would be wearing a mixed variety of precious metals. The basic metallic colour often benefits from a wash of brown or maybe even green or red to give the item a slight tarnish. Duller items benefit from a highlight of brightest gold or copper. In the humid conditions of the rain forest, old copper and bronze weapons and armour may acquire a rather vivid and attractive green patina. Indeed the nuggets of native copper worked by the Lizardmen may often be this colour to start with.

Examples of Lizardman shields and weapons

Exotic Feathers

Exotic feathers are an opportunity to use really bright colours. An effective way to paint feathers is to apply a brightly coloured base coat and then add a wash of ink or watered down paint to pick out the feather details. You could even experiment with metallic colours to represent the natural sheen of tropical birds.

Examples of feathers

Stone Artefacts

Many Lizardman artefacts such as bangles, breastplates and spearheads are made of stone rather than metal. Lizardmen can also craft stone blades as sharp and shapely as any metal ones. The obvious stone to be represented would be obsidian, which is a smoky-black volcanic glass. This can be painted using black, highlighted with white. You could also try jade, using deep greens, or carnelian using red, with edges highlighted in white.

Examples of stone artefacts