Beastclaw Raiders - Stonehorn

For someone who doesn't actually play much of Games Workshop's fantasy offering, I sure do love painting the amazing models in the range.

This was an impulse purchase going into the holiday weekend here in the US. I wanted a meatier than usual painting project, and this was the result!

The skin and hair on this one was interesting. I decided to try and use a series of washes over a graduated three color primer layer. It took a little longer than I thought (and a few more wash layers than I'd thought), but I think the results made it worthwhile. I then picked out the skin details, and the patches where his skin is revealed and shaded the edges with some sepia washes.

Then for his horns I tried a new technique with wet-blending some grey and metallic paint, highlighting with some Runefang Steel, and then using a Nuln oil wash over that to bring it all together. I was very happy with the results of that part. Worked exactly as I'd envisioned.

Then I couldn't resist doing a display base for him. Again the cheap and cheerful solution of cork-board, off the shelf spackling, a handful of real rocks, and sand did the trick nicely!

The spackling really works well to create some texture for the rocky surfaces.