Games Workshop - Storm of Chaos

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- Terrain Primer

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Painting a Teutogen Guard

The Teutogen Guard is the best the elite Knights of the White Wolf have to offer. This unit's devotion to protecting Ar-Ulric is unrelenting, as is its service to Middenheim. Thus, the paint scheme for the model below relies on pure, strong colours that befit a proud Templar of the White Wolf.

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

Boltgun
Metal

Codex
Grey

Scorched
Brown

Dark
Flesh

Dwarf
Flesh

Elf
Flesh

Regal
Blue

Bestial
Brown

Bleached
Bone

Shining
Gold

Mithril
Silver

Chestnut
Ink

Gloss
Varnish

Chainmail

Prime the model with Chaos Black Spray Primer. Basecoat the metallic areas with Boltgun Metal. Make sure to leave black showing between the plates for emphasis and depth. Drybrush Boltgun Metal over the chainmail sections. Again, make sure to leave the recesses black.

Basecoat the wolf fur with a 3:1 mix of Codex Grey to Chaos Black. Make sure you get into all the recesses or the black primer will make the cloak look too dark for a White Wolf. Basecoat the beard, hair, belts, pouches, hammer haft, fangs, and hide (inside of the cloak) with Scorched Brown. Try to leave some black near the belt and pouch for shadow. Don't forget to basecoat the fangs above the helmet and the hair over the cloak on his back. Basecoat the face and lips with Dark Flesh. This area is really tricky with the beard and helmet, so feel free to go back with Scorched Brown and Boltgun Metal to clean things up as needed.

Time to paint the face – a challenge with the helmet blocking the sides and the beard in the way. First, overbrush with Dwarf Flesh. Next, drybrush with Elf Flesh. Leave plenty of the darker layers showing for shadow. Paint the eyes with Skull White with a fine detail brush. Be VERY careful. Paint the pupils as you see fit. I used Regal Blue. You can also get the fangs right now. Paint them with Bestial Brown and then overbrush with Bleached Bone. Finish by drybrushing the fang tips with Skull White. Leave some of the brown showing along the edge for definition and shadow. After painting the face, clean up the beard with Scorched Brown if needed. Next, drybrush the beard with Bestial Brown. Finish up by highlighting with Bleached Bone.

Overbrush over the fur's Codex Grey/black basecoat with watered-down Codex Grey. Leave some of the darker colour showing through, especially in the folds of the cloak (and any other place of natural shadow). Next, drybrush Skull White on the fur and you have your White Wolf pelt. Clean up the tanned hide with Scorched Brown if you messed it up while working on the fur. Then, paint the hide with watered-down Bestial Brown (it doesn't have to be an even coat – you want the skin to be organic-looking). Next, overbrush with Bleached Bone. Leave some of the brown showing through in the areas of shadow, but remember that the hide should be pale. Drybrush the edges of the hide with Skull White to get a nice border around the edge to replicate the tanned look.

Finish any details that are left. For the belt and other leather equipment, highlight with Bestial Brown and then lightly edge with Bleached Bone. Hit the belt buckles with Boltgun Metal (except the wolf buckle). Paint the hammer head decoration and wolf buckle with Shining Gold. Highlight these items with Mithril Silver. Then, apply a wash of watered-down Chestnut Ink to bring out the definition in the gold. Mix in a drop of Gloss Varnish if the ink is pooling on you. Highlight the armour with Chainmail. Edge select areas with Mithril Silver to emphasize the natural lighting and you've completed your Teutogen Guard.