General Strike Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 I want to paint some models up as sandstone statues. What would be a good paint technique to get wind worn sandstone statues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exilyth Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) There's a tutorial for painting 'living statue armies' over on https://citadelcolour.com under 'special concepts'. Sandstone would require a color palette going a bit more into the yellow/ocre, maybe even orange/brown hues. You could also add cracks and other weathering damage using e.g. a knife before painting. Also fine sand on the top of surfaces near the bottom of the statue (to simulate matter which has fallen down due to erosion). edit: Just found a nice tutorial using agrax earthshade & stipling with a brush to make the stone texture: (but that technique is probably more usefull for terrain) Edited September 30, 2019 by Exilyth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gederas Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) On Kurze's base that I painted, I used Skeleton Horde contrast (two thin coats) over primer that was pre-shaded (black base > grey > white at the top) then a drybrush of Karak Stone and Ushabti Bone as the edge highlight. It resulted in a pretty decent sandstone colour. Maybe that helps? Edited September 30, 2019 by Gederas General Strike and Exilyth 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Strike Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 That helps a lot, Gederas. I am looking at painting some Thousand Sons as statues, and your sandstone is the perfect color. Luckily my Rubrics are already based black, so I can hit them from the top with grey then a spot of white and then run them with contrast. I need to pick up some Karak Stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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