Metal. 1. Dark Gun Metal.
Metal. 2. Mid Brown Wash.
Metal. 3. Dark Gun Metal
again.
Metal. 4. Mid Brown Wash
plus Dry Rust Effects.
Metal. 4. Mid Brown Wash
plus Dry Rust Effects.
Metal. 5. Gunmetal, just on a
few high ware points.
Undercoated in Humbrol
enamel matt black.
Bones. 3. Desert Yellow.
Bones. 3. Desert Yellow.
Bones. 4. Skeleton Bone. 
Bones. 4. Skeleton Bone.
Bones. 5. Skeleton Bone plus Matt White.
Straps.
Straps.
Remnants of Clothing.
Remnants of Clothing.
Back of Shield.
Front of Shield.
Finished Painting.
Finished Painting.
Superglue was used to stick
the model in place.
Basing. 1. Sharp sand
painted with Leather Brown.
Basing. 2. Dry-brushed with
Desert Yellow.
Basing. 3. Dry-brushed with
Skeleton Bone.
Basing. 4. Then dry-brushed
very lightly with Matt White.
Basing. Dry Green Tufts
from Gamers Grass added.
Basing. Gale Force Nine:
Meadow Blend Flock added.
Finished Skeleton in Rusty Iron Armour.
3. Skeleton
Rusty Iron Armour
How to Paint
Oathmark Skeletons
from Scratch
Undercoated
In Humbrol enamel matt black.
Metal
On this Skeleton I am going to paint the metal first as the technique used is harder to
control and might contaminate the bone areas. The metalwork is painted using a
technique called dry brushing. Essentially this is done by using a stiffer (than if you were
normally painting it), short, brush with a lot of the paint removed and touching raised
sections. Dip the end of your brush in the paint and make sure all the bristles are well
soaked at the end then remove much of the paint onto a tissue. Draw the brush back
and forth over the high spots of the model. You will need to brush back and forth
several times as the best effect is achieved with slow gradual build up of paint.
Like normal painting I do three or more layers of dry brushing as follows. Also slightly
confusingly I use a layer of ink between first two layers and the top layer of Gunmetal
isn’t dry-brushed on but painted as normal.
control and might contaminate the bone areas. The metalwork is painted using a
technique called dry brushing. Essentially this is done by using a stiffer (than if you were
normally painting it), short, brush with a lot of the paint removed and touching raised
sections. Dip the end of your brush in the paint and make sure all the bristles are well
soaked at the end then remove much of the paint onto a tissue. Draw the brush back
and forth over the high spots of the model. You will need to brush back and forth
several times as the best effect is achieved with slow gradual build up of paint.
Like normal painting I do three or more layers of dry brushing as follows. Also slightly
confusingly I use a layer of ink between first two layers and the top layer of Gunmetal
isn’t dry-brushed on but painted as normal.
1.
Dark Gun Metal.
2.
Mid Brown Wash.
3.
Dark Gun Metal again.
BONES
1.
Brown Leather.
2.
Brown Leather plus Desert Yellow.
3.
Desert Yellow.
4.
Skeleton Bone.
5.
Skeleton Bone plus Matt White.
4.
Mid Brown Wash mixed with Dry Rust Effects,
sloshed on over all the metal, you can also build up more
layers depending on how rusty you want the metal to be.
5.
Gunmetal, just a few high ware points.
sloshed on over all the metal, you can also build up more
layers depending on how rusty you want the metal to be.
5.
Gunmetal, just a few high ware points.
Metal. 5. Gunmetal, just on a
few high ware points.
Metal. 5. Gunmetal, just on a
few high ware points.
Bones. 1. Brown Leather.
Bones. 1. Brown Leather.
Straps
1.
Oak Brown plus Matt Black.
2.
Oak Brown.
3.
Oak Brown plus Desert Yellow.
4.
plus more Desert Yellow.
5.
plus Matt White.
Bones. 5. Skeleton Bone plus Matt White.
Remnants of Clothing
1.
Deep Blue plus Matt Black.
2.
plus Matt White.
3.
plus Matt White.
4.
plus more Matt White.
5.
plus yet more Matt White.
Back of Shield
1.
Dirt Splatter.
2.
plus Desert Yellow.
3.
plus more Desert Yellow.
4.
plus Matt White.
Front of Shield
1.
Desert Yellow plus Leather Brown.
2.
plus Matt White.
3.
plus Matt White.
4.
plus more Matt White.
5.
plus even more Matt White.
Finished Painting
And that’s his painting completed.
Gloss Varnish
The model was then given a coat of Humbrol gloss
polyurethane varnish and set aside for 24 hours to dry
completely.
polyurethane varnish and set aside for 24 hours to dry
completely.
Finished Painting.
Gloss Varnish.
Matt Varnish
Then they were given two coats of Anti-Shine Matt
Varnish. Be even more careful when painting on the matt
varnish. Don’t use the spray version of the Anti-Shine
Matt Varnish as it can react with the Humbrol gloss.
Varnish. Be even more careful when painting on the matt
varnish. Don’t use the spray version of the Anti-Shine
Matt Varnish as it can react with the Humbrol gloss.
Matt Varnish.
Matt Varnish.
Basing. Very light dry-brush
of Desert Yellow on the flock.
Basing
The bases are 25mm square plastic ones that come with
the skeletons. I used superglue to stick the model in
place, blowing over them to prevent the glue whitening off
on the models, you can use a hair-dryer set on cold.
I then filled in between the models bases and square base
with Hombase filler and then left that overnight to set
solid.
1.
I then glued on some sharp sand with PVA glue and
painted it Leather Brown.
the skeletons. I used superglue to stick the model in
place, blowing over them to prevent the glue whitening off
on the models, you can use a hair-dryer set on cold.
I then filled in between the models bases and square base
with Hombase filler and then left that overnight to set
solid.
1.
I then glued on some sharp sand with PVA glue and
painted it Leather Brown.
2.
I then dry-brushed on Desert Yellow.
3.
I then dry-brushed on Skeleton Bone.
4.
then I dry-brushed on very lightly, Matt White.
I then added some of the Dry Green Tufts from Gamers
Grass.
Then some Gale Force Nine: Meadow Blend Flock.
The final touch is a very light dry-brush of Desert Yellow
on the flock and he’s finished.
3.
I then dry-brushed on Skeleton Bone.
4.
then I dry-brushed on very lightly, Matt White.
I then added some of the Dry Green Tufts from Gamers
Grass.
Then some Gale Force Nine: Meadow Blend Flock.
The final touch is a very light dry-brush of Desert Yellow
on the flock and he’s finished.
