This tutorial will go through painting the Constantine miniature from Knight Models.
Paint list
- abyssal blue (scale colour)
- arabic shadow (scale colour)
- basic flesh (scale colour)
- black (vallejo model colour)
- black leather (scale colour)
- brown leather (scale colour)
- caribbean blue (scale colour)
- eclipse grey (scale colour)
- gobi brown (scale colour)
- pink flesh (scale colour)
- sahara yellow (scale colour)
- sandalwood (scale colour)
- thar brown (scale colour)
- white sands (scale colour)
- blue tone ink (warpaints)
- soft tone ink (warpaints)
- strong tone ink (warpaints)
The model was prepared using black, grey, and white primer, then basecoated as follows:
- Face - sandalwood and pink flesh mix
- Hair - sahara yellow
- Spirit flame - caribbean blue
- Pants and tie - black leather and eclipse grey mix
- Jacket - arabic shadow and soft tone mix
- Shirt - thar brown
- Belt - brown leather
- Shoes - black
- The paints were shaded with a mix of abyssal blue and black.
- A mix of the basecolour and brown leather was applied as a broad highlight.
- Thar brown was added to the previous mix and applied as an edge highlight
- A thin layer of first highlight colour was applied overlapping the edge highlight to smooth the transition.
- A mix of gobi brown and strong tone ink was applied to the creases of the jacket.
- A mix of thar brown, arabix shadow, and sahara yellow was applied as a broad highlight.
- A mix of white sands and sahara yellow was applied as an edge highlight.
- The shirt was shaded with a mix of thar brown and a very small amount of abyssal blue.
- The shirt was highlighted with white sands.
- The hair was washed with soft tone ink.
- A mix of diluted soft tone and blue tone ink was applied along the hairline.
- A mix of white sands and sahara yellow was used to highlight the hair.
- The spirit flame was washed with blue tone ink.
- The first highlight was done with a mix of caribbean blue and white sands.
- A second highlight was done with a mix of white sands with a touch of caribbean blue.
- A wash of pink flesh and brown leather was applied to the features of the face.
- Basic flesh was applied as a broad highlight.
- An edge highlight was applied with a mix of white sands and basic flesh
- White sands was applied sparingly to the forehead, underneath the eyes, and bridge of the nose.
The finished model.
