Gary wanted to use Citadel Washes to add shading to Caradryan so began by undercoating him with Skull White Spray. He also wanted to make sure that the gold areas were bright and basecoated them with a 75/25 mix of Shining gold and Mithril Silver, and then applied a wash of Ogryn Flesh to give the gold a red tinge. To highlight the gold, he used a 50/50 mix of Shining Gold and Mithril Silver, focusing his attention towards the top of the areas. When I asked him how he went about highlighting metal areas Gary said, ‘Rather than trying to highlight it normally, pick areas where you think the light would hit and highlight them. This will make it look more natural.’ Gary painted Caradryan’s skin in the same way as he painted Mephiston’s but made worked up through lighter highlights.

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