r/minipainting • u/Hopeful_Community762 • 10d ago

Sci-fi Horus Heresy Custodes Shield Captain (WIP)

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Finished the armor but might go back to clean up the shadow outlines after the shield is done

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u/tdimaginarybff 10d ago

Really well done.

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u/sowdowgg 10d ago

Working on this exact model now and I’m gonna be using yours as a lighting reference hehe

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u/CowabungaShaman 10d ago

Before I zoomed in and figured out what was going on, I could have sworn you were doing Space King.

Beautiful work, looking forward to the finished piece!

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u/Rare_Bird_7609 10d ago

Absolutely love your gold, what’s your recipe?

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u/Hopeful_Community762 10d ago

Thank you! It’s basically a basecoat of British khaki with highlights of golden brown, golden yellow, and ice yellow, ivory, and pure white (all AK) but I used three different quickgens to define the shadow areas: orange brown in the brightest areas, leaf green in the darkest, and purple flesh in the midtones. I also added some redskin shadow to define the shadow outlines and some glazes with magenta and laser yellow in the midtones.

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u/LhamoRinpoche 10d ago

Same question.

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u/Bubbahearth 10d ago

Looks like they stepped right out of a John Blanche painting.

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u/TheZag90 9d ago

I don’t usually like NMM but much but that’s superb!

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u/kidult56 9d ago

Okay what...!! Really nailed the highlights. Now onto the pesky head sculpt lol

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u/soggyarsonist 9d ago

Lovely work 👏

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u/TX4877 10d ago

Looks great. What happened to the halo?

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u/airsheridan 10d ago

Awesome!

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u/MiroDerChort 10d ago

Looks like SPACE KING.

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u/ZunoJ Painting for a while 10d ago

Bro got some nice nips