Ratcatcher
N.B. I used
Citadel paints unless stated other wise.
The miniature was prepped and primed, a pin was inserted in the foot and attached to a cork base.
I used Skrag
Brown for the trousers, gloves and hair. A 50:50 mix of Warpstone Glow and Moot
Green was used for the jacket. Mechanicus Standard Grey mixed with Black for
the staff.
The trousers,
hair and gloves were shaded with Agrax Earthshade. The green jacket was shaded
with Biel Tan Green.
The top
layer of strapped clothing and gas mask were base coated with Tau Light Ochre.
The lantern, shoes and staff tips were base coated with Ironbreaker and later
shaded with Nuln Oil. I used a light grey for the gas mask hose.
The dark
brown strap across the chest and the layer under the trousers was base coated
with Rhinox Hide. The strap continues around the top and bottom of the canister
on his back.
The strapped
clothing was shaded with a 50:50 mix of Agrax Earthshade and Seraphim Sepia.
The green
jacket was layered with the original base coat mix of Warpstone Glow and Moot
Green with about a 50:50 ratio of paint to water. Try keeping out of the
recessed folds.
The first
highlight to the green jacket was using Moot Green, again keeping the paint
thin and only painting the upper parts of each fold.
Another
highlight using Moot Green mixed with a little white and Yriel Yellow.
The trousers
and gloves were layered with the original Skrag Brown.
The trousers
and gloves were highlighted using Deathclaw Brown.
The trousers
and gloves were highlighted with Deathclaw Brown mixed with a little Ushabti
Bone.
The hair was
highlighted with Skrag Brown mixed with a little Ushabti bone. The straps on
the trousers were painted with Rhinox Hide with a thin black line either side to add definition.
The buckles
for the leg straps were picked out using Leadbelcher and lined with black.
The lantern
was highlighted with Leadbelcher and then again with Runefang Steel.
The gas mask
hose was shaded with a thinned Nuln Oil wash as was the bottom half of the rat’s
body.
The staff
was highlighted using Mechanicus Standard Grey and then again by adding a
little Administratum Grey to the mix.
The canister
was base coated with Tau Light Ochre.
The deeper
stripes were shaded using a mix of Skrag Brown and Agrax Earthshade.
The top half
of the raised stripes were highlighted with Tau Light Ochre mixed with a little
Ushabti Bone. It was then highlighted again with a thin glaze of Ushabti Bone
to the top third.
The top
layer or strapped clothing was highlighted by picking out the raised straps
with Tau Light Ochre. The goggles were picked out with Runefang Steel and the l
used a dark grey for the lenses and pushed a black glaze towards the top of the
lenses to get a transition. The gas mask hose was highlighted with a light grey.
The rat was
highlighted by drybrushing Dawnstone mixed with Administratum Grey and again
with the same mix with some white added in. Finally he was glued to the brick base.
The finished Ratcatcher...
