Zagstruk and Shading Black

Started work on what I think is the most difficult part of this model for me. I’ve never tried this but I’m looking for a shaded black for the upper legs. I’ll be going slow and I’m in no rush – I’ve got til the end of Jan to finish for the tourny – so here’s the first whack at the shading part.

Now, this is a pretty advanced technique for me, shading into different colors. I’ve gone from Chaos Black to a bit of Codex Grey. Then I shaded the top of that with Chaos Black mixed with Space Wolves Gray to give it a little color and blue shade the black. Then I went over it with a very blended (hopefully) application of a small touch of Choas Black mixed with Kommando Khaki to give it a dusty, shaded appearance.

The photos at my workbench do an abysmal job of showing the shading as it’s a fairly subtle application. I think it looks a bit messy at the moment but I will be adding a highlight along most of the edges to give the legs much more definition. I plan on doing the skull on the one knee white, the other knee will receive the checkerboard treatment and the rivets/bolt heads in actual metals.

I’m also going to attempt something I’ve read about on the feet. A NMM in metals technique. Maybe not literally, but that’s the idea. I like the idea of the feet really standing out in the lower half so I’m hoping it works out.

Later!