Painting HeroQuest: Episode 15 - Path of the Wandering Monk (Female)

Steps

1. 1 Base-coat all the skin with Resurrection Flesh.
2. 2 Base-coat the pants with Light Green Grey and the lighter parts of the robe with Surfer Orc Flesh, using a couple of coats for coverage.
3. 3 Base-coat the hair and staff with Black Grey, then the rest of the cloak and her boots with Dark Sea Blue.
4. 4 Use Black Grey as an undercoat on the metal pouch at her hip, then pick out the wraps on her boots with Light Green Grey.
5. 5 Paint the belt with Brown Rose.
6. 6 Wash all the green areas, pants and robe, with Biel-Tan Green to build shadow in the recesses.
7. 7 Highlight the green areas, including the knees and boot wraps, with Light Green Grey, leaving Biel-Tan Green showing in the deepest shadows.
8. 8 Build up highlights on the cloak: start with pure Surfer Orc Flesh on the tops of the folds, then progressively lighten with mixes of Surfer Orc Flesh and Light Green Grey.
9. 9 Highlight the darker parts of the cloak by mixing Surfer Orc Flesh with Dark Sea Blue, applying thin layers and lightening further with more Surfer Orc Flesh.
10. 10 Highlight the belt with a mix of Brown Rose and AK Interactive Offwhite, building up to a bright highlight, then shade the recesses with Carroburg Crimson.
11. 11 Paint the eyes: whites with Offwhite, pupils and an outline with Black Grey, then clean up the edges with Resurrection Flesh.
12. 12 Highlight the skin by mixing Offwhite into Resurrection Flesh, focusing on the upper surfaces and fingers, then deepen the shadows between the fingers and darken the lips with Reikland Fleshshade.
13. 13 Highlight the hair with short strokes using a Black Grey and Offwhite mix, building up brightness, then knock the highlights back with thinned Decay Black worked into the recesses.
14. 14 Highlight the staff with a lighter grey, base-coat the staff ends with Tinny Tin and dry-brush them with Retributor Armour, and base-coat the hip pouch with Leadbelcher before highlighting it with Silver.
15. 15 Paint the display base with Hull Red.
16. 16 Optional: add fine Nuln Oil lines between materials and in the deepest recesses to boost shadow and contrast.

Paints used

• Biel-Tan Green (Citadel)

  Wash over the pants and robe to build shadow in the recesses

• Black Grey (Vallejo Model Color)

  Base coat for the hair and staff, undercoat for the metal pouch on her hip, and the pupils/outline of the eyes

• Brown Rose (Vallejo Model Color)

  Base coat for the belt, later highlighted with a mix of this and Offwhite

• Carroburg Crimson (Citadel)

  Shade the recesses of the belt

• Dark Sea Blue (Vallejo Model Color)

  Base coat for the rest of the cloak and the boots, also mixed with Surfer Orc Flesh to highlight the darker cloak areas

• Decay Black (Scalecolor)

  Thinned and worked into the hair recesses to knock back the highlights

• Hull Red (Vallejo Model Color)

  Paint the display base

• Leadbelcher (Citadel)

  Base coat for the metal pouch on her hip, before highlighting with Silver

• Light Green Grey (Vallejo Model Color)

  Base coat for the pants, picked-out boot wraps, and highlights on the green robe areas, also mixed with Surfer Orc Flesh for lighter cloak highlights

• Nuln Oil (Citadel)

  Optional final step: fine lines between materials and in the deepest recesses to boost shadow and contrast

• Offwhite (AK Interactive)

  Whites of the eyes, and mixed into Resurrection Flesh, Brown Rose, and Black Grey for skin, belt, and hair highlights

• Reikland Fleshshade (Citadel)

  Applied sparingly into the recesses between the fingers and used to darken the lips

• Resurrection Flesh (Scalecolor)

  Base coat for all the skin, cleaning up the eye edges, and the base for skin highlights when mixed with Offwhite

• Retributor Armour (Citadel)

  Dry-brushed over the Tinny Tin staff ends for a gold tone

• Silver (Vallejo Model Color)

  Highlight over the Leadbelcher hip pouch

• Surfer Orc Flesh (Scalecolor)

  Base coat for the lighter parts of the robe, and highlights on the cloak, mixed with Light Green Grey or Dark Sea Blue

• Tinny Tin (Vallejo Game Color)

  Base coat for the ends of the staff