Games Workshop Base: Morghast Bone

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I then gave this an all-over wash of Seraphim Sepia before going in with Agrax Earthshade and darkening the most recessed areas. This was mostly just the eyes on the base skulls, the noses, between fingers, and the teeth. Tyranids: The ravenous, insatiable nature of the Tyranids is well-suited to the ghostly, ethereal vibes of Morghast Bone. Its delicate, shimmering hue is like a hungry maw, devouring everything in its path and leaving nothing but destruction in its wake.

Wash Vallejo Charred Brown several more times, starting further from the base of the horn each time, and smooth the wash lines with water. Let each layer dry thoroughly before moving to the next. The sculpts on these models are something magnificent to behold, and the box comes with the options for two variants: slightly heavier-armoured Archai, and their Harbinger counterparts. I personally loved the look of the Archai in their helmets, so went for these. Halberd-wielding Morghast Archai Ok, so the list of ghoul-related works is going to feature a few things that are technically listed as vampires or zombies but really are ghouls. It’s a harder list to assemble, so bear with me on this. They were finished off with another highlight by mixing in Screaming Skull to the Tuskgor Fur. The Gold It took me two days of reasonably relaxed painting to get my Morghasts finished and looking like this… Big, mean, and ready to lead any army of death into battle.Step 5(Left)- This layer is a mix of Hyek Yellow and Dead White. Hit a smaller portion of the Screaming Skull to build up a brighter highlight. and, honestly, I wish it had taken me longer, because these guys are an absolute pleasure to paint and by far my favourite models to paint to date. After priming them all with a Zandri Dust, I gave them a generous wash with Agrax Earthshade. Once that had dried, they were beaten around with a medium drybrush and a little Ushabti Bone. And with that, the bone was done. As for those spirits? Well, your pots of Celestra Grey and Biel-Tan Green won’t slap themselves over the entirety of the Start Collecting! Malignants set. The cadaverous constructs that make up the Ossiarch Bonereapers are designed and realised by the bone-crafting Mortisans. Of this artisan class, the Mortisan Ossifectors are dedicated to creating the most complex and formidable war machines – from lumbering Gothizzar Harvesters and Morghast Achai to terrifying Mortek Crawlers .

The purple was straight up just Naggaroth, as mixing in yellow/white came later in the layering stage. Most P3 Paints do not match closely with the old GW range, but a detailed explanation of each paint can be found here: http://www.brushthralls.com/pre-painting-prep/color-theory-10p3.html For this scheme, I was inspired by Miniac’s video on color theory, in which he discussed a way to use yellow and purple on what just happened to be a skeleton. I found the idea interesting, and wanted to challenge myself to do something based on this by limiting myself to 2* colors, with a few extras for various accents and a metallic. The basic idea is to use these paints and mix them into one another to help blend along the colors themselves, while also creating that distinct, contrasting tone that would make the models stand out. That’s it, you’re done! I added some gore to mine using Flesh Tearer’s Red and Blood for the Blood God and based them in a suitably arid looking environment. I also added a bit of rust to the metals with thinned Skragg Brown once they were all done.I knew going in I had a very very specific aesthetic in mind for my ghouls. I wanted to make them almost ethereal, dirty pale creatures that looked like they had not seen sun for years. The flesh would be the focus for me, but I also wanted to offset it with some sense of the kind of materials and equipment these filthy creatures would have access to, so corrosion and dirt would be the name of the game. I also wanted to play around with some technical effects, and so these have a really grizzly, bloodstained look to them. All of the silver areas, including the armour and weapons, were base coated with Leadbelcher , while all of the gold areas were base coated with Retributor Armour . On the other models, this includes the rims of their shields.

I don’t know what else there is to say. Great to build, great to paint, and formidable on the tabletop. Five stars.

For Crypt Horrors and Flayers, I added in colors where applicable. On the Horrors, I added in some light pink by way of thinned Volupus Pink contrast in a 1:1 ratio of contrast to medium. This gave me a pink skin on areas that would look irritated, such as their spinal ridges, and on Flayers I used the same recipe and two coast to cover their wings, being sure to watch out for areas where it might pool or look mottled and weird. This also helped build some consistency with my Arch-Regent, who has pieces of all of the army theme on them (bone, fur, wings, claws, etc.) as well as extra details. If you noticed the scheme on the Armiger and the Tyrants are different from The Green Knight’s, you’d be right because I really didn’t like the old scheme. The initial thought was for The Green Knight to be sworn to the death guard so I used their traditional scheme for it…Even though my Death Guard aren’t the normal Death Guard scheme…Yeah I dunno. Anyway these Armigers needed their own identity, and from there House Gloam was born. The paint formula was made to be simple but stand out on the table and allow weird fleshy bits to stand out and be harmonious against it. Here’s the breakdown: