As the current batch of models I am working through have that bizarre
"resist-being-finished-and
-seem-to-take-nine-times-longer-then-they-have-any-right-to" quality
that some models have; I needed a quick win to balance my humours. Enter
stage left Solomon! The sculpt is a lovely one, they've balanced
ostentatiousness with practicality, the hood over the face is good and
intimidating and the armour peeking out from under the robes is a treat
to behold. Likewise the little details like the Inquisition =I= as the
sword hilt are very nice. Simon Egan knocked this one out of the park.
My only gripe is that the casting I was painting had slightly soft
detail on the chest and belt. Small thing, barely worth worrying about.
On the painting front, I knew that the hood was going to be black, that
was a given as all the Inquisitor head coverings in the Inq28 commission
are black to help them hang together as a conclave. I wanted to
emphasise the practical ostentation so a leather coat to attach the
armour to seemed a win. In this case the leather being supplied by
Rhinox Hide shaded with Agrax Earthshade, highlighted with increased
amounts of Mournfang Brown and then scuffed with some drybrushed edges
and a mix of the top highlight colour and some Val Deck Tan. In order to
provide some delineation between the gloves; belt; pauldron armour
straps and the coat I used Val Leather Brown for these, also
highlighted with Deck Tan and with Agrax Earthshade as a shading a
toning wash.
Of note is the lining of the coat visible most clearly on the far left
image. I was using red as the main spots of colour (he hangs out with these guys
at the bottom of the post) and thought that a dark wine red would look
nice in the lining. Trouble is, there is no sculpted texture to show
where the turned back leather meets the lining. So we fake it with some
paint effects. First we shade the red down toward the edges of the
lining. Then we paint a bright edge highlight around the border where
the leather meets the lining (I used the scuffing Deck Tan mix for
this). Finally, add a darker line between the edge highlight and the red
lining. It essentially fakes the "depth" of the leather. The following
early 90's era CGI image should help explain:
No expense spared there... none at all. Not a lot more to talk about on
this fellow as everything else is mostly fiddly painting to bring out
the lettering on the cloak edges (the camera has not been kind to these)
and some basic metalwork. Fun quick project. Onwards! These six will
not beat me, they will be painted...
TTFN
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