+ Incertae Sedis +
+ Warden Titan painting progress +
+ Progress ticks over on the Warden Titan, with the shades established on the reds, and now ready for highlighting. I've also started the stripes on the black and white panels, and blocked in the trim. +
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+ Incertae Sedis +
Perhaps more importantly, the Warden now has a name – for what is any Engine without a boiler plate? The Incertae Sedis is ticking along smoothly, and I'm hoping to get it largely polished off ahead of bigger things...
Here's a picture of the red prior to last night's work, set against Carnivore, so you can see the intended effect. At the moment, Incertae is looking flatter and more vibrant, because the glazes haven't yet enriched and knocked it back.
With that said, however, it's not that much different, and a spot of spit and polish will see him ready for the battlefield.
I've followed the notes for the rest of the Iron Skulls [+noosphericinloadlink embedded+], and I'm pleased with how rich the red is coming out. I'm in two minds about the silver head. Part of me likes the reference to 'Iron Skulls', but it also looks a bit unfinished.
I'll likely reserve judgement until I've got the trim worked up and the surrounding metals muted. Perhaps some contrast will make it look a bit more intentional; perhaps I'll change the 'cheeks' to white; and perhaps I'll split the difference with some chequers or transfers or something.
Speaking of surrounding metals, at the moment they're really just a quick layer over the top of the undercoat. A few washes (Leviathan purple and Gryphonne sepia added wet in wet and allowed to mix and mingle) and some drybrushing layers will go a long way to adding some texture and interest.
The black and white panels have also been established. I find something surprisingly restful about painting hazard stripes freehand, and it's nice to follow the form with the shading. I've used a surprisingly deep grey for most of the the 'white' here – it's various mixes of Payne's grey and Vallejo cold white – so that the bright edge highlights will pop. You can just about see an example of this on the left of the upper thigh on the trailing leg below.
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