WarpWolf Beginning to End

For posterity, I've decided to document the painting process on my WarpWolf. I learned a thing or two in doing this model, too, which means I need this info handy for later. This is presented in roughly the order it was done. Note the heavy use of P3 Armor Wash - I actually did a lot of that all at once when more of the model was actually covered. This is great stuff!

• Skin – P3 Coal Black with progressive highlights of P3 Coal Black + VMC Cork Brown. Wash with P3 Armor Wash.
• Fur – Progressive shades of grey, beginning with P3 Ironhull Grey, adding in layers of VGC Cold Grey. Wash with Black Ghost Wash as needed. A little RMS Honed Steel looks nice here and there, too.
  
• Eyes – black in with P3 Thamar Black and use one dot of P3 Morrow White for the pupil on each eye.
• Armor – VMC Hammered Copper base with progressive highlights of VMC Hammered Copper + VGC Oiled Steel to pure VGC Oiled Steel. Highlight with VGC Oiled Steel + RMS Honed Steel. Wash with watered down layers of Black Ghost Wash or P3 Armor Wash. Highlight with RMS Honed Steel.
• Inside of Mouth and Tongue – coat everything with VGC Dark Fleshtone. Then layer on a mixture of VGC Dark Fleshtone and VMC Beige Red. Wash the roof of the mouth in Black Ghost Wash. P3 Thamar Black to clean up the borders/black line between tongue and teeth.
• Spikes and Teeth – Dry brush successive layers of GW Snakebite Leather, VGC Bonewhite, and RMS Linen White. Fine highlights with P3 Morrow White. Wash base of spikes with watered down GW Scorched Brown and then with P3 Armor Wash.
• Leather – GW Scorched Brown washed with P3 Armor Wash. Highlight with GW Scorched Brown. Fine highlights with GW Snakebite Leather or Bestial Brown.
• Claws – Black with fine line highlight down the curve of the claw with VMC Black Grey.
• Base - Cover entire inside of base with GW Scorched Brown.
• Rocks - Paint rocks with P3 Greatcoat Grey. Highlight by mixing in VGC Cold Grey.
• Log - Lightly paint entire fallen log with VMC US Army Field Drab. Wash length of the log with P3 Armor Wash; allow it to pool. Highlight with original color and some lines of GW Scorched Brown. Dry brush VGC Khaki and RMS Linen White in successive layers on the ends of the log. Black line between the bark and the bare wood at each end. It helps.
• Ballast - Add glue and ballast as needed. Wash ballast with a mix of P3 Armor Wash + GW Scorched Brown. Dry brush back up with VGC Earth or other suitable color for your scheme. Or leave dark, because it looks like moist/wet earth.
  
• Base - Re-paint the black outside of the base. Using thinned down watery P3 Thamar Black and a flat brush, pulling down instead of right to left, resulted in a very smooth finish on the base.
• Clear coat - Clear coat entire model. I use a thin layer of Testor's Gloss Coat followed by two layers of Test
  
• Static Grass - Add static grass sparingly. When dry, dry brush on some VGC Khaki into the grass. The effect should appear as if new growth is coming out from the dead grass.
• Slushy Snow - Mix 50/50 Slush mix with water. Add to base in areas that make sense, the shadows of the log or rocks, etc. This needs to dry a long time.When dry, dry brush on some P3 Morrow White to brighten it up.
• Gloss Varnish – Using VGC Gloss Varnish, add a little gloss to the snow, maybe the surrounding soil, and to the Warpwolf’s tongue/inside of mouth and a little to each eye.

Well, that's it. I'll post pictures later. On to the Shifting Stones and then the WoldWatcher.

UPDATE: Shifting Stones are done, too.

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