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Ok, some more on our Telion...

As i mentioned in the previous stage, this one is probably one of the most important! Ultramarines are blue...so here is some blue! And, i think you'll agree, he already looks the better for it.

If you've seen my other 2 Ultramarines, you'll know that i dont paint them the bright blue that the GW Studio does...i dont like it much, it doesnt fit my pallette, and i just plain prefer a darker feel...and judging by the comments i've recieved in the past on the previous 2 Marines, this is a look people seem keen on

SO...to start with, i basecoated all the armour with a mix of Regal Blue and Chaos Black...not much black, a spot of it...maybe like a 80/20 ratio in favour of the blue.

Once thats done, i took pure Regal Blue and started highlighting the armour, being careful to apply it where the light would catch the panels. Then i mixed in a little Bleached Bone for the first round of highlights, then a little more. I didnt go too far with this as the blue would start going green! I like Bleached Bone to highlight things, as you may have gathered... in this case, the faint green tinge it gives to the blue works well with the Scaly Green in the previous stages

Next up, shading...fisrtly, i applied a thin wash of Blue Ink mixed with Brown Ink (50/50 ratio) and then added more shadows with just Brown Ink. After a few applications, i took Scorched Brown to further solidify the shadows.

I rehighlighted all the edges and some high points with the Regal Blue/Bleached Bone mix to bring the colour back, and then the damaging begins!

Using Dark Flesh, i added some lines to most of the armour edges, and also painted a few extra scratches onto the flat plates, to add some interest. With damage application, just try to think where the most wear would happen, but also take some consideration as to how small the model is! If you go too far, it'll look messy and cluttered.

After the Dark Flesh, i then took Chainmail, and painted the metal scratches over the Flesh guidelines, although being careful to leave some of the Flesh showing...essentially, you're painting just inside the Dark Flesh lines you did earlier...hopeflly the photos will show you what i mean!

And that is that...blue armour all done! Easy huh...

I also took the liberty to basecoat the cloak with Dheneb Stone... guess which bit i'll be doing next

As usual, your thoughts and comments appreciated!

Ben x

Description
Ok, some more on our Telion...

As i mentioned in the previous stage, this one is probably one of the most important! Ultramarines are blue...so here is some blue! And, i think you'll agree, he already looks the better for it.

If you've seen my other 2 Ultramarines, you'll know that i dont paint them the bright blue that the GW Studio does...i dont like it much, it doesnt fit my pallette, and i just plain prefer a darker feel...and judging by the comments i've recieved in the past on the previous 2 Marines, this is a look people seem keen on

SO...to start with, i basecoated all the armour with a mix of Regal Blue and Chaos Black...not much black, a spot of it...maybe like a 80/20 ratio in favour of the blue.

Once thats done, i took pure Regal Blue and started highlighting the armour, being careful to apply it where the light would catch the panels. Then i mixed in a little Bleached Bone for the first round of highlights, then a little more. I didnt go too far with this as the blue would start going green! I like Bleached Bone to highlight things, as you may have gathered... in this case, the faint green tinge it gives to the blue works well with the Scaly Green in the previous stages

Next up, shading...fisrtly, i applied a thin wash of Blue Ink mixed with Brown Ink (50/50 ratio) and then added more shadows with just Brown Ink. After a few applications, i took Scorched Brown to further solidify the shadows.

I rehighlighted all the edges and some high points with the Regal Blue/Bleached Bone mix to bring the colour back, and then the damaging begins!

Using Dark Flesh, i added some lines to most of the armour edges, and also painted a few extra scratches onto the flat plates, to add some interest. With damage application, just try to think where the most wear would happen, but also take some consideration as to how small the model is! If you go too far, it'll look messy and cluttered.

After the Dark Flesh, i then took Chainmail, and painted the metal scratches over the Flesh guidelines, although being careful to leave some of the Flesh showing...essentially, you're painting just inside the Dark Flesh lines you did earlier...hopeflly the photos will show you what i mean!

And that is that...blue armour all done! Easy huh...

I also took the liberty to basecoat the cloak with Dheneb Stone... guess which bit i'll be doing next

As usual, your thoughts and comments appreciated!

Ben x