Storm of Chaos
Campaign Book: Storm of Chaos
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Storm of Chaos Miniatures
- Archaon's Horde
- Daemonic Legion
- Grimgor's 'Ardboyz
- Middenlanders
- Slayer Army

Gaming
- Sample Army Lists
- Tactics

Painting and Modeling
- Archaon
- Be'lakor
- Black Orc w/Great Weap.
- Chaos Warriors
- Clan Eshin
- Daemon Chariots
- Doomseeker
- Druchii Anointed
- Garagrim Ironfist
- Hellcannon
- Teutogen Guard

Terrain and Scenery
- Terrain Primer

RESOURCES
ARMIES

 

 

Painting Archaon on Foot
Whether you plan to use this model to represent Archaon himself or some other Chaos Lord, a little bit of time is all takes for this fantastic centrepiece model to look great. We chose to paint Archaon's cloak and shield blue, but any colours would work. Below, you will find a simple-but-effective colour scheme using 18 colours (plus Chaos Black and Skull White).

Follow the detailed instructions and check out the stage-by-stage images for reference as you paint your models. Don't fret if the model doesn't come out picture-perfect in the end; painting takes time and practice to master. Just do the best you can each time and be open to learning new techniques from others. Before you know it, you'll be quite an accomplished painter with models you'll be proud to game with!

WE USED THE FOLLOWING CITADEL PAINTS:
Chaos
Black
Skull
White
Shining
Gold
Burnished
Gold
Tin Bitz
Chainmail
Boltgun
Metal
Mithril
Silver
Blue Ink
Regal Blue
Ultra.
Blue
Chestnut
Ink
Scorched
Brown
Bestial
Brown
Snakebite
Leather
Bleached
Bone
Scab
Red
Blood
Red
Blazing
Orange
Golden
Yellow
1 When you assemble the model, leave the shield separate for easier painting. Prime the model with Chaos Black Spray Primer and let it dry thoroughly. Paint the Chaos star on the shield with Shining Gold and drybrush the chainmail areas with the same colour. Paint the armour plates with Tin Bitz but leave some black lines showing in-between the plates and in the recesses. Paint the sword hilt, shield, and cloak Regal Blue. Paint the helmet horns, skulls, and fur cloak with Bestial Brown. Finally, paint Scab Red on the flames on the sword and on the Eye of Sheerian in the helmet. (Click here to see the shield.)


2 Paint Boltgun Metal on the armour plates but leave some Tin Bitz showing in the recesses. Apply highlights of Ultramarines Blue on the shield. Paint Bleached Bone on the skulls and Bleached Bone streaks on the horns. Apply Chestnut Ink to the chainmail areas, the gold areas on the shield, and the fur cloak. Apply very thin Blue Ink to the cape and sword hilt. Paint Blood Red highlights on the flaming sword and Eye in the helmet. (Click here to see the shield.)


3

Wash the cloak with a very thin wash of Regal Blue to dull down any shiny areas left by the Blue Ink. Similarly, wash the fur cloak with very thin Bestial Brown to get rid of any luster left over from the Chestnut Ink. Lightly drybrush Shining Gold on the chainmail areas and the Chaos star on the shield but make sure that some of the Chestnut Ink shows through. Apply another coat of thinned Bleached Bone on the skulls. Paint Scorched Brown streaks on the helmet horns. Paint Chainmail highlights on the armour plates but leave areas of Boltgun Metal showing. Paint highlights of Blazing Orange on the sword flames and Eye. (Click here to see the shield.)




4

Paint highlights of thinned Ultramarines Blue on the cloak and sword hilt. Paint highlights of Golden Yellow on the sword flames. Apply subtle drybrushed highlights of Burnished Gold on the chainmail areas. Also apply small highlights of thinned Burnished Gold to the Chaos star on the shield. Paint final highlights of Mithril Silver on the armour plates. These highlights should be very thin and subtle. Paint streaks of Snakebite Leather on the helmet horns and the claws on the fur cloak. Drybrush the same colour on the fur cloak. Drybrush the chains attached to the skulls with Chainmail. If you like, you can paint Scab Red designs on the skulls. (Click here to see the shield.)




5 Apply highlights of Ultramarines Blue mixed with increasing amounts of Bleached Bone to the raised areas of the cloak. When all highlighting is completed on the cloak, apply a 4:1 mix of water to Blue Ink to the cloak to help blend the highlights together. If necessary, paint another set of Bleached Bone streaks on the helmet horns to tidy them up. Paint Bleached Bone highlights on the claws on the fur cloak. Drybrush the same colour on the fur cloak. If you painted Scab Red designs on the skulls, highlight them with Blood Red. Paint a "reflection" on the Eye of Sheerian by applying a small dot of Bleached Bone to the gem. Glue the shield in place. Finish the base as you like. We added sand, bits of slate, and static grass for a nice effect. Now that your model is painted, he is ready to lead your Chaos army to victory. Onward to Middenheim!