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 My
primary goal in painting the Hellcannon was
to emphasize the cool details on the barrel.
The many faces and flames that adorn the Hellcannon
seemed to me to be the visual centre of the
piece. As such, I would paint these areas in
bright, flashy colours and the rest of the model
in fairly dark or neutral shades.
All the other Hellcannon models I've seen
– like the one on the box cover and the
ones painted by Mark and Steve in the "Dueling
Hellcannons" article in White Dwarf
294 – look as though they're dedicated
to Khorne or Chaos Undivided. As my Chaos army
is an all-Tzeentch force, I wanted my Hellcannon
to fit in with the colours of the Changer of
Ways. As such, I chose to use purplish-pink
colours to suggest the Violet Fire of Tzeentch
instead of the more typical fiery reds and yellows.
The purplish-pink would also match the colour
of my Horror models nicely. I also used blue
tones as accent colours on my crewmen. These
blue colours would match my Screamers and the
cloaks of my Chaos Warriors. Thus, these colours
befit the Great Schemer and the overall colour
scheme of my army. Try experimenting with the
colours you use on your Hellcannon. I'd love
to see, for instance, a Nurgle Hellcannon painted
in greens, browns, and other rotten and putrescent
colours.
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| Prime
all the components of your model
with Chaos Black Spray. |
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any areas missed by the spray
with watered-down Chaos Black.
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Do a heavy drybrush with Tin
Bitz all over the chassis pieces,
wheels, Daemon skull, and barrel
frame.
I decided to paint the large
Daemon skull at the mouth of
the barrel in metallic colours.
However, many painters prefer
to paint this skull in naturalistic
bone colours. It's up to you.
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| Lightly
drybrush the Tin Bitz areas with
a 1:1 mix of Tin Bitz and Boltgun
Metal. |
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out the gears, the pipes, the
chains, the teeth in the Daemon
skull, the spikes, the metal components
on the wheels and chassis, the
large skull on the front plate,
and the machine parts at the back
of the barrel piece with a 1:2
mix of Tin Bitz and Boltgun Metal. |
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out those same areas with pure
Boltgun Metal highlights and then
pure Chainmail highlights. |
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all the areas you painted in Steps
5 and 6 with thinned Brown Ink
to give the metallic parts a slightly
rusty appearance. |
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| Highlight
the metallic areas you worked
on in Steps 5-7 with subtle amounts
of thinned Mithril Silver. |
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all the areas on and in the barrel
and furnace that resemble faces
or flames with Liche Purple. Paint
the skull piles, the skulls that
support the restraining chains,
and the fleshy areas inside the
largest pair of wheels in the
same way. |
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Wash the Liche Purple areas
with Purple Ink and allow the
ink to dry thoroughly.
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In steps 11-13, you will build
up highlights on the flames
and faces. Resist the urge to
drybrush these areas. The flames
and faces are really the visual
centre of the model and will
attract the eye. By highlighting
these areas carefully, your
model will seem cleaner and
more detailed. Paint the faces
and flames with Liche Purple.
Make sure to leave some of the
darker Purple Ink showing in
the recesses.
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Highlight the Liche Purple
areas with Warlock Purple. Make
sure to leave some Liche Purple
showing along the edges.
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Next, highlight with Warlock
Purple with a little Skull White
added. Make sure to leave some
of the last coat showing along
the edges. Add increasing amounts
of Skull White to the mix for
subsequent highlights.
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Apply a very thin wash of Purple
Ink to all the purple areas.
Use about a 4:1 mix of water
to ink. This wash will make
your highlights blend a little
more subtly. Make sure to use
very watered-down ink, or you'll
destroy all your careful highlighting.
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Paint all the skulls with watered-down
Skull White. Keep applying thinned
highlights of Skull White until
you are happy with the results.
For the Tzeentchian Hellcannon,
I like the effect of the white
skulls with a purple basecoat.
If you don't like this effect,
you could certainly paint your
skulls with a more traditional
brown or black basecoat and
highlight up to Bleached Bone
or Skull White if you want to.
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Paint the wooden slats on the
largest pair of wheels with
a basecoat of Scorched Brown.
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Wash the Scorched Brown areas
with Brown Ink.
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Paint the wooden slats on the
largest pair of wheels with
a basecoat of Scorched Brown.
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Once all your pieces are painted,
allow everything to dry thoroughly
before assembling your model.
I recommend waiting at least
12 hours. Return to Step 5 of
Assembling
the Hellcannon for instructions
on how to complete the assembly
of the model.
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