Dark Imperium - Painting Bugs

One of the new things to paint on these detail packed models is bugs.

In the previous Dark Vengeance set the models were also jammed full of details including loads of demon faces etc projecting from the body and I made a passable job of painting them but I don't recall any bugs in that set.

Needless to say I couldn't (there probably are) find any tutorials on painting bugs and had to rely on the looking at pictures on the web of this specific model with the bug on its shoulder for reference.

I started with a base colour of Bone for the body and legs and White for the wings, when that was dry I washed the body with Blue, applying several layers to build up the detail around the warts etc on the detail. The legs were washed with Flesh Wash following the same method.

The teeth were highlighted white and the proboscis was washed with a red ink to give it that 'wet' look. I finished with painting the eye black.

The wings were washed with a custom made verdigris wash, allowing some of the white to show through and the tips were then highlighted with white.

Vitor

Dark Imperium Box Set

Look what just arrived this morning!

This has got to be the best box set GW has done so far, I was initially sceptical about the whole thing and have lost touch with the gaming side for a long while now.

I will read the rulebook and fluff and decide if I want to pick it up again.

The artwork is also gorgeous.

 

From a painting and collecting standpoint, it looks amazing! I purchased this without hesitation. I will let you know what my feelings are on the miniatures when I have put some together but first thoughts are 'they look beautiful'.

Once built, the big question will be which chapter to paint them up as.

Any thoughts let me know.

I hope you are all gleefully rummaging through this box set as I am.


 Vitor