{"id":119319,"date":"2024-02-22T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pintureando.com\/?p=119319"},"modified":"2024-02-22T16:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T15:00:13","slug":"how-to-paint-the-armor-of-a-salamander-space-marine-leviathan-dreadnought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pintureando.com\/en\/how-to-paint-the-armor-of-a-salamander-space-marine-leviathan-dreadnought\/","title":{"rendered":"How to paint the armor of a Salamander Space Marine Leviathan Dreadnought"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to a new Warhammer 40k tutorial! As many of you know, I’m a real Warhammer 40K fan and one of my favourite factions are the Space Marines. Although I paint Marines from all chapters, the Salamanders, alongside the Space Wolves, are my favourite chapters.<\/p>\n\n

I hadn’t painted a Leviathan Dreadnought to date, so when I saw the spectacular bits released by LiberDaemonica, I couldn’t resist customising the Games Workshop plastic kit and painting a Leviathan of the XVIII Legion.<\/p>\n\n

Before I begin, I would like to tell you that the complete tutorial on how I painted this Dreadnought can be found in the new issue of Fantasy Figures international<\/a> magazine (issue 24).<\/p>\n\n

Lets start!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversion<\/h2>\n\n

First, I performed a conversion, using LiberDaemonica<\/a> bits. You can see the complete conversion in the article of Fantasy Figures International magazine, but here I will show you the final result:<\/p>\n\n

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Tools used<\/h2>\n\n

I\u2019m often asked about the tools \u2013 airbrush, paint brushes and the like \u2013 I use. These are the tools that I consider indispensable in my painting projects.<\/p>\n\n

My airbrush is an Iwata Hi-Line<\/strong> with a 0.2 needle. I have to say this is a superb piece and kit, and it has allowed me to take my work to the next level.<\/p>\n\n

In this project, I used Artis Opus S Series<\/a>. I used S Series brushes 3 and 2 (for base colours and large areas), 0 (for smaller details) and 00 (outlines and finishing touches)<\/p>\n\n

I used the Redgrass Studio XL<\/a> wet palette, as I needed a larger palette than the standard one (Painter version).<\/p>\n\n

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Armor<\/h2>\n\n

Once the conversion was done, it was time to start painting the miniature. I kicked the painting off with the armour. I have several Warhammer 40K Salamander miniatures painted, and I like to paint them with deep green colours, creating a nice contrast between the shadows and highlights. As a Horus Heresy miniatures, I wanted to tone this one down a bit, but I didn’t want it boring or too like a Dark Angels miniature. <\/p>\n\n

I found my inspiration online in an illustration of the Primarch, Vulkan, so I started with a solid coat of Vallejo Surface Primer Black.<\/p>\n\n

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First, I started with a black primer using Vallejo Surface Primer black<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

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I painted this miniature predominantly with Vallejo\u2019s New Game Air (76.xxx) and Game Color (72.xxx) paints. For this, I used Game Air Dark Green<\/a> 76.028 all over the miniature. <\/p>\n\n

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I then started painting the highlights with Angel Green<\/a> (76.123) leaving the shadow areas unpainted<\/p>\n\n

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For the final lights, I used Scorpy Green<\/a> (76.032), focusing only on the maximum light points and reducing the area covered If you want a more intensely colored armor, you could continue to increase the highlights, or if you want it darker, you could use a less saturated color.<\/p>\n\n

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That finished the airbrush work. Around the drake scales, I used my own special wash to generate more contrast.<\/p>\n\n

one part Xpress Color Lizard Green<\/a><\/p>\n\n

two parts of Black Wash<\/a><\/p>\n\n

twelve parts of Thinner Medium<\/a><\/p>\n\n

eight parts of Flow Improver<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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Next was the long process of profiling the armour. I used Angel Green<\/a> (72.123) and Scorpy Green<\/a> (72.032). <\/p>\n\n

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On the scales , I added glazes with diluted Scorpy Green<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

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Finally, I added subtle edge highlights with Scorpy Green<\/a> and Model Color Ice Yellow (70.858)<\/p>\n\n

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With the armour complete, I painted the other elements Black<\/a> to help determine the next stages in painting process<\/p>\n\n

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The following photos show the miniature with the finished armor.<\/p>\n\n

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