Welcome to my first article on painting!

I will be covering the details and steps on how I have gone about, painting my Deathwing Terminators for my Dark Angel's Army.

• Do not assemble the entire figure.
• Remove all flash and mold lines from the figure.
• Use a needle file of pen knife to remove mold lines.
• Remember to be careful when using a knife.

• Undercoat the figure in white.
• I used a spray can to achieve this.
• You may off course use other methods.
• Be sure not to obscure the details of the model.

• Base coat the figure in Bleached Bone (Citadel Paints).
• Be sure not to obscure the details of the model.
• This is to give the model the primary colour of the Deathwing Terminator.

• Next, I applied an ink of Scorched Brown (Citadel Paints).
• To achieve this, I diluted the scorch brown with water.
• The Diluted brown has the consistancy of milk.
• I applied the ink to the entire model.
• Take care to ensure the ink is applied to all the recesses.
• This step is to achieve a shadowed effect by ensuring darker coloured paints are in the recesses..

• Next, I applied another layer of Bleached Bone (Citadel Paints).
• To achieve this, used the technique called drybrushing.
• Load the paint brush with a small amount of paint.
• Draw the bristles across a piece of cloth until very little remain on the brush.
• Very lightly draw the brush over the model. This will deposit a very light layer of paint on the raised parts.
• This step is to return the model to the Deathwing colours of Bleached Bone, with out painting over the dark coloured paint in the recesses.
• You achieve a shadow like effect on the model.

• Next, I applied a layer of Skull White (Citadel Paints).
• To achieve this, used the technique called drybrushing.
• This step is to highlight the model with a lighter colour then the Bleached Bone, with out painting over the dark coloured paint in the recesses.
• This intensifies the shadow effect as well as highlighting effetect.
• Moreoever I use drybrushing for 2 reasons.
  • It gives the Deathwing model a powdery effect that co-insides with fluff about the Deathwing, where they painted their armour white in reitual before they engaged the genestealer cult in suicidal combat. ( I will try to place this story on my site)
  • I do not know how to use the layering effect properly. (Once I have learnt how to do it properly, I would probably write an article on the subject ;) One for the future)

• Next, I apply the final details to the model.
• I have added a few more shots for the finished model so that you can see the colours of the Deathwing for yourself.
• Thanks for reading this far!!!
• More painting guides to come in the future!!

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