eurieus Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Hi everyone ! I've been painting a lot of loyalist for the last 2 years and i have plenty of chaos goodness waiting in boxes. I'm getting a bit sick of painting nice and clean armors and want to test my GS skills a bit more, and i love zombies sooo .... NURGLE ! While the Death Guard color scheme is nice, i can't seem to find really different scheme exemples. They all seem to be variations of greens/bone/brown. I wanted to maybe go for a pale blue or a grey of some sort, and dirty it up with ink or specialist paint .... I really have no real idea on how to achieve an original take on my CSM, while keeping the distinctive Nurgle rot. It would be awesome if some of you guys could point to some exemple of different Nurgle schemes or give some painting advice :D Cheers ! Brother Eurieus Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspiringchaoschampion Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 While not blue or grey one nurgle scheme i like is Base mephiston red Layer with nurgling green Drybrush ryza rust Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3992629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Well, The Reborn appear Nurgley, and they are brass colored with green discoloration like actual oxidizing bronze. Personally my favorite Nurgle scheme is essentially the original DG scheme but dirty, so off white armor and green trim but beaten up and rotting. It's a lot brighter than the traditional DG scheme, and looks very striking on the table when done right, especially with the awesome Forge World Plague Marines. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3992638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I have plans for a small band of nurgle-corrupted marines that split from a DIY I'm working on. Thes would have originally have been armoured in purple and black, but as their corruption proceeds the colours would be more and more faded and washed out. I've not seen many dark coloured nurgle forces, so I'm interested to see how it pans out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3992651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Best advice that I can give you is to test your ideas on a few models so that you get a coherent look that you both like and can replicate. If you aren't totally happy, it's far more difficult to motivate yourself and you won't enjoy it half as much. I would be interested to see what you can come up with! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3992686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomus Sardauk Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Disease can turn people all kinds of funny colours, so treally there's not much keeping you from experimenting with different schemes. I remember playing as the Chaos Plague Champion in Dawn of War 2 with a Traitor Imperial Fist colour scheme, I used to call him "Icterus the Jaundiced" and his army the "Yellow Fever". :) While not blue or grey one nurgle scheme i like is Base mephiston red Layer with nurgling green Drybrush ryza rust Any pictures for that? It sounds interesting. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3992739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'd like to see some Nurgle marines done using purples and flesh tones. Like heavily bruised flesh. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3992761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspiringchaoschampion Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Disease can turn people all kinds of funny colours, so treally there's not much keeping you from experimenting with different schemes. I remember playing as the Chaos Plague Champion in Dawn of War 2 with a Traitor Imperial Fist colour scheme, I used to call him "Icterus the Jaundiced" and his army the "Yellow Fever". :) While not blue or grey one nurgle scheme i like is Base mephiston red Layer with nurgling green Drybrush ryza rust Any pictures for that? It sounds interesting. Il try and take a picture of one of my plague marines later Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3992793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Effectively you could go for any colour. Just be sure that it ends up looking dirty and heavily weathered really. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3992906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaguecaster Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I'm trying to go for a pale ethereal blue colour for my Nurgle army, The amount of test models I have done for till I got the desired effect was a alot (luckily I have heaps of old unpainted space marines I never got around to painting) I used some of the Secret weapon weathering pigments they are quite good for the effect I needed. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3992947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurieus Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Thanks for the quick replies !! As i said, i'm staying away from the white/green/brown schemes/ I'd like to see some Nurgle marines done using purples and flesh tones. Like heavily bruised flesh. I thought about it, might do some test models. I'm trying to go for a pale ethereal blue colour for my Nurgle army, The amount of test models I have done for till I got the desired effect was a alot (luckily I have heaps of old unpainted space marines I never got around to painting) I used some of the Secret weapon weathering pigments they are quite good for the effect I needed. Very interesting, do you have a pic or two to show how it came out ? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3993019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Thanks for the quick replies !! As i said, i'm staying away from the white/green/brown schemes/ I'd like to see some Nurgle marines done using purples and flesh tones. Like heavily bruised flesh. I thought about it, might do some test models. If so, could go for a base of Rakarth Flesh, wash with Druchii Violet and then highlight up matches with Pallid Wych Flesh to taste or preference. I tend to use that for most flesh - and could work well on armour. Unsure about bits of trim, naturally. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3993025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
totgeboren Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I did my Plaguebearers purple, the idea was to go for the heavily bruised flesh look. http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?191618-My-Traitor-Guards&p=7250498&viewfull=1#post7250498 My Plague Marines are supposed to be Word Bearers KIA who have been reanimated, so they look a bit different to the average PM. http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?191618-My-Traitor-Guards&p=7054207&viewfull=1#post7054207 If I did a nurgle army, I think I would go for grey or some lighter base shade, since then it's so much easier to do rust and blood and slime and dirt. As you can see from above, doing rust on red models is pretty tricky. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3994236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurieus Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 I did my Plaguebearers purple, the idea was to go for the heavily bruised flesh look. http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?191618-My-Traitor-Guards&p=7250498&viewfull=1#post7250498 My Plague Marines are supposed to be Word Bearers KIA who have been reanimated, so they look a bit different to the average PM. http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?191618-My-Traitor-Guards&p=7054207&viewfull=1#post7054207 If I did a nurgle army, I think I would go for grey or some lighter base shade, since then it's so much easier to do rust and blood and slime and dirt. As you can see from above, doing rust on red models is pretty tricky. Wow those Plaguebearers are awesome !!!! Do you mind sharing how you did them ? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3994353 Share on other sites More sharing options...
totgeboren Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I did my Plaguebearers purple, the idea was to go for the heavily bruised flesh look. http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?191618-My-Traitor-Guards&p=7250498&viewfull=1#post7250498 My Plague Marines are supposed to be Word Bearers KIA who have been reanimated, so they look a bit different to the average PM. http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?191618-My-Traitor-Guards&p=7054207&viewfull=1#post7054207 If I did a nurgle army, I think I would go for grey or some lighter base shade, since then it's so much easier to do rust and blood and slime and dirt. As you can see from above, doing rust on red models is pretty tricky. Wow those Plaguebearers are awesome !!!! Do you mind sharing how you did them ? I replied like this in the thread, which is good because I had kinda forgotten exactly how I went about painting them. "I think I used Hormagaunt Purple on a white undercoat, then just drybrushing with terminatus stone, followed by a mix of red and blue wash (I didn't use a purple wash because the tone of the GW purple is a bit to saturated, I wanted a paler kind of blue.) It was really simple, when I started painting them I just kinda wanted to get them done, but as I continued I really came to enjoy the models. http://www.warseer.com/forums/warseer/images/smilies/smile.png After that it was details details details. The pustules are made by a base of tausept ochre, with a highlight of sunburst yellow, then given a wash of Lamenters Yellow. Most of the other details are just red ink. The old "red ink", that was really shiney. I think the new technical blood effects paint will produce the same result. There are some green intestines here and there, those were made from astronomicon grey with a mix of athonian camoshade and biel-tan green wash over them." Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3994366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Everyone Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thought I'd add my 2 cents, I've been absent from the hobby for the best part of a decade and whilst on my return have decided to nail my colours to Slaanesh, back when dinosaurs ruled the earth I had a grey based nurgle army. It was similar to totgeboren's suggestion starting with a codex grey basecoat followed by lots of washes, medium grey highlights and plenty of rust/tarnishing on the metal trim. It's always good to have some bruised flesh on show too to use as a spot colour. My tip would be don't wash too heavily otherwise you just end up with an unappealing (not in a good way) mess. I don't have pictures to hand at the moment but I'm sure I can dig them out and get some photos if you're interested? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3994378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurieus Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Thought I'd add my 2 cents, I've been absent from the hobby for the best part of a decade and whilst on my return have decided to nail my colours to Slaanesh, back when dinosaurs ruled the earth I had a grey based nurgle army. It was similar to totgeboren's suggestion starting with a codex grey basecoat followed by lots of washes, medium grey highlights and plenty of rust/tarnishing on the metal trim. It's always good to have some bruised flesh on show too to use as a spot colour. My tip would be don't wash too heavily otherwise you just end up with an unappealing (not in a good way) mess. I don't have pictures to hand at the moment but I'm sure I can dig them out and get some photos if you're interested? Sure ! Please post some pics :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-3999548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearly_Unfinished Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Alternate colour scheme for Nurgle armies? I have a few suggestions. One warband scheme which is one I went for with my little Nurgle detachment was the "The Cleaved", As Far as I've read the colour scheme is tricky to make as GW never released a tutorial on how to paint them, Especially their pale flesh like armour. The best set of instructions to paint these guys I find is though this link: http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?166118-Painting-quot-The-Cleaved-quot However this post is old and as such is referring to the previous Citadel paint range when describing what paint they did use. Another scheme idea that I have not seen often on Chaos Marines is using a shade of brown or a bilious yellow as the primary armour colour. While as you said Nurgle do make use of browns, I have rarely seen a chaos marine miniature use brown as it's primary colour (or loyalist for that matter). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305351-alternate-nurgle-color-scheme/#findComment-4029766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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