Warhammer Underworlds: Lady Harrow's Mournflight

Lady Harrow's Mournflight from Warhammer Underworlds: Dreadfane. If I had finished these 3 days earlier, I would have been able to say I'd completed all of the Underworld's warbands that had been released. Then Beastgrave came out ... and now I've got another 2 warbands to finish (3 as of next week).

I mostly followed GW's Battle Ready youtube video for Lady Harrow's Mournflight, but with additional highlights.

A brief painting guide: Robes/Cloaks were Ionrach Skin, washed with Thinned Nihilakh, highlighted with Ionrach Skin and White (edge). Dress was Ionrach, washed with Thinned Nihilakh, Thinned Nighhaunt Gloom, highlighted with Ionrach & White (edge). Flesh was Greyseer with White Highlight. Bodice was Snakebite Leather (Contrast). Weapons were Ironbreaker, washed with Agrellan and highlighted with Ironbreaker and Stormhost Silver. Stonework was Basiculm Grey (Contrast) with Agrax wash. Ground was Mournfang Brown with Agrax wash. Stumps & vines: mournfang, agrax wash, deathclaw, bieltan green wash. Roses: White with Druchi Violet wash.

Warhammer Underworlds: Ironsoul's Condemners

More Stormcast Eternal. This time it's the Sequitors from Warhammer Underworlds Dreadfane.

These are the 20th, 21st & 22nd Stormcast Eternals I've painted. When do you admit you've got an Army?

I used Contrast paint with these. As with previous attempts with Contrast, I'm really struggling with faces when using it (although Gwynne Ironsoul's face is odd in that she's got her chin tucked down under her armor). Still doesn't look right though.

The rest had a Wraithbone undercoat, Blood Angels Contrast on the red, Apothecary White on the white bits, and Basilicanum Grey stones. Then I mostly treated it the same as the previous Stormcast. Red bits have washes with Agrax Earthshade and highlights with Scarlet and Fire Dragon Red. White bits have  highlights with Pallid Wych Flesh. Grey bits have highlights with Adminstratum Grey.

Warhammer Underworlds: Ylthari's Guardians

Here are Yithari's Guardians. The last (yipee!) of the Underworlds Nightvault warbands. Finished them just in time for the upcoming Beastgrave Underworlds stuff that's coming. I also picked up Dreadfane, which is an Underworlds game that comes with 2 more warbands (Underworlds 2.5?), so those will be coming soon.

Nothing particularly special about the paint job on these. I followed my recipe for Dryads for the woody bits (and spites). The fleshy bits are Darkoath Contrast Paint over Wraithbone. The hair is Drakenhof  Nightshade Wash mixed with water (1:1 or so) over Wraithbone, highlighted with Pallid Wychflesh.

I like them, but they did come out a bit rough looking. I do like the spectral bluish tinge skin on some other paint jobs I've seen, but in the end I decided to go for more of a human look. I wanted the blue white hair, and I was worried it would be a bit too same-y same-y if I went for the spectral look.

Warhammer Underworlds: Godsworn Hunt

Another Warhammer Underworlds warband. This time it's the darkoath barbarian's of the Godsworn hunt. I like this band! I've always enjoyed painting barbarians.

This was the first time I used a significant amount of Contrast Paint. I doesn't have quite the same control as I'm used to, and it came out a bit patchy in places (need to be more careful I guess). I still like the effect and it did go fast. Started with Wraithbone basecoat, used Dark Oath Flesh on the flesh, Basicum Grey on the grey bits (mostly some of the hair, rocks, and tree trunks), Snake Bite leather on the leather bits, and the White Contrast Paint on the white bits. The metal and bone was painted using my standard techniques. I highlighted with slightly lighter versions of the colors (and that helped with the "patchiness" a bit).

I also noticed that it seemed really hard to paint the eyes after the contrast paint was applied. That might be my eyesight catching up to me though...

The dog is a bit weird, I don't think he has eyes...

I also am not happy with some of the highlights on the shamaness, I applied an extra coat of Dark Oath flesh and that really darkened her face, I then added extra highlights and it really didn't work the way I had hoped it would.

Warhammer Underworlds: Eye's of the Nine

Another Underworlds warband, this time it's the Eye's of the Nine. Painted using the same system I used on my other Tzeentch Karic Acolyte stuff. I like the 2 Acolytes and the Beastman, the other miniatures are okay.

Warhammer Underworlds: Mollogs Mob

The pictures came out a bit dark, they are a bit more vibrant in reality. I got a little weary painting this Underworlds band. I kept getting distracted by real life, and if a project takes too long my interest will often waver. I usually like painting Trolls. I used some of the new Contrast paints on these (the blue is Ultramarines Blue, the stalactites and the belly was the Grey Contrast Paint ... although I still highlighted and both of them with lighter colors). Still not sure about them (although I bought a few more recently).

Warhammer Underworlds: Zarbag's Gits

Goblins!

It's Zarbag's Gits for Warhammer Underworlds. These are a fun set of miniatures to paint, I followed my standard Night Goblin formula for how I painted them (see the Night Goblin article on the right). The only model I don't really like is the fanatic. I get that he's quaffing the moon brew that will turn him super strong (and cause him to want to spin spin spin), but a fanatic doesn't seem like a fanatic unless he's in a twirling pose. As usual, I painted the squigs blue (cause blue squigs are cool!)

There's always a moment when I paint the cowls with either checkers or dags where I question myself as to whether it's a good idea or not. Hopefully I did a good job this time.

Warhammer Underworlds: Stormsire's Cursebreakers

I'm stumbling my way to a full Stormcast army. It's the spellcasting Stormcast of Underworlds. I'm continuing with my paint scheme of red and white (with gold accents). I'm not sure I have a lot more to say about these guys...

Warhammer Underworlds: Thorns of the Briar Queen

The first of the new Warhammer Underworlds war bands. It's the Thorns of the Briar Queen. I used Hexwraith Flames over Pallid Wych Flesh for the "white" parts and Eshin Grey, Nuln Oil and Dawnstone for the black robes. If I did these again, I'd do the skulls the same way I did the arms/lower robes.