Games Workshop Tomb King Tomb Guard Standard Bearer
How I went about painting it.
A step by step procedure
Preparation
Mold lines were removed, the model glued to a 20mm base and undercoated white.
Bone
I started with a thin layer of VMC Chocolate Brown.
A 50:50 mix of VMC Chocolate Brown and VMC Buff was then painted on, leaving the Choclate Brown in the deeper recesses of the bone.
A straight VMC Buff layer was then applied to the highlight areas.
This was followed by VMC Sand on the outmost highlight areas. At this point I decided that the recesses were too dark.
To compensate for the darkness I diluted down the VMC sand and washed the diluted paint over the bone areas.
Then the bone areas were given a final highlight of VMC White.
Old Gold
Considering this is a Tomb Kings figure I tried to make the Gold appear old, rather then bright and shiny.
A Base Coat of VMC Light Brown was added to all areas which were to become gold, as well as the staff which would become a dark red wood later.
This was then followed up by a layer of VMC Bronze. I choose at this time to not paint the neck ornamentation fully gold, so the Light Brown would stay until the final colour of choice was applied.
A thin wash of VMC Beige Brown was then added to darken it all down
A highlight of VMC Gold was then applied.
Followed up by a 50:50 mix of VMC GOLD and VMC Silver.
Royal Blue
The contrasting colour used for this model was supposed to be a Royal Blue. I started with a basecoat of VMC Prussian Blue. You can see I have used this on the neck piece as well as the standard top.
Followed up by a midcoat of VMC Flat Blue.
A final highlight of 50:50 VMC Flat Blue and VMC Sky Blue was added to the very sharp edges, and splashed across the standard top on it's front and back.
Bandages
I wanted a more festy green tinge to the bandages on the model, so I started with a base coat of VMC Grey Green. This was then blended through with a layer of 50:50 VMC Grey Green and VMC Light Flesh
A final highlight of WMC Light Flesh with a touch of VMC Grey Green in it was used to bring out the edges of the bandages.
Woodgrain
A simple wash of Woodgrain is all that is required to make the staff look great. If you fiddle around with it you can get different thicknesses of the woodgrain helping it to look more natural.
Leather Work
The leather work on this model is rather simple, just a couple of straps holding the neck piece in place and a bit of a belt. I started with a basecoat of VMC Flat Earth followed up by a highlight of VMC Beige Brown
Some minor bits and pieces were tidied up on the model. Those that are observant will pick that the little skulls hanging from the standard have been painted in old Gold, and the odd little metal stud here and there have been picked out, i.e. on the belt.
Desert Basing
I have a custom mix of very fine sand as well as different grades of Talus from Woodland Scenics which I use for basing my desert figures. A layer of Folk Art Teddy Bear Brown was painted onto the base. Once the paint was dry PVA glue was painted across the top of the base and the figure dipped into my custom mix.
Final Pics of the model can be seen here in the Gallery