Painting: Deathwing Bone Tutorial

[Shortsonfire79]

As for a request on my blog.

 

This is what we're going for.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_1590.jpg

 

The bone color of Deathwing, or similar colored items.

 

The process is spray black/white. My white sucks, so I use black.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_1599.jpg

 

Then I use a coat of Dheneb Stone (GW Foundation paint).

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_1600.jpg

Let that completely dry

 

Then I give it a wash of (GW) Red ink, Brown ink, Yellow ink, Flesh Wash, and the new Brown ink (don't know the name). It was just something I poured all my warm-toned inks into, and added the Brown ink to get more volume.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_1601.jpg

LET THAT COMPLETELY DRY. OVER NIGHT or 1+ hours.

 

So I guess its about 6 layers. I opted to not use the same model, as the sergeant was the one I was going to paint next, but the tutorial needed something without the brown. But they're all the same right? Just use thin layers, and all will be well.

1st layer.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_1681.jpg

2nd layer.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_1682.jpg

4th layer.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_1683.jpg

6th layer.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_1684.jpg

 

The paint I used was VMC Pale Sand (007) and VMC Dark Sand (123). I mixed them in a 3 oz. container, and added some water. My first few layers (original test model, not this one) came out with streaks, so I added more water. I'm quite happy with the results I achieve now. I haven't started highlighting this or the test model, so that will have to be another part of the tutorial, but I plan on using VMC Pale Sand (007) for it.

 

For highlighting, I went on doing something semi-experimental. It is very hard to see in the pictures, but you should be able to get the idea.

I used VMC Pale Sand (007) for the first highlight. I put some at the top-most part, and just slowly pulled down. It was semi-drying already, so it spread nicely.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_1707.jpg

I then used VMC Ivory (005) for the second. I did it the same way, except I didn't pull down as far.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_1707.jpg

 

And thats how I get the bone shade in my Deathwing.

http://shortsonfire79model.blogspot.com/

[Tyron]

Very nice tutorial thanks for your contribution!

[Aerixis]

Great technique dude!

 

For my deathwing I always start out working up for dark to light, I find it's a smoother result.

 

My process is:

 

Calthan Brown.

Sepia wash.

Desert Yellow.

Bleached Bone.

Sepia Wash.

Layer Bleached bone on the top most areas.

Bleached Bone and Skull White 50/50

the Final skull white.

 

The most BEAUTIFUL result ever!