Painting an Empire Warrior Priest for Warhammer Fantasy Battle

The kids have been asking for a Warrior Priest ever since they saw the trailer for Warhammer: Mark of Chaos. So, I finally broke down and ordered on from the GW Online Store.

Step-by-Step

  1. Clean and assemble the model.
  2. Prime black.
  3. Basecoat the armor VMC Gunmetal.
  4. Basecoat the robes Citadel Mechrite Red (Foundation).
  5. Paint the haft of the hammer Citadel Bestial Brown.
  6. Paint the gloves and the fur on the back of the cloak Citadel Codex Grey.
  7. Wash the entire figure Paynes Grey.

  8. Basecoat the face with Citadel Bronzed Flesh.
  9. Basecoat any brass pieces with VMC Brassy Brass.
  10. Paint the book Citadel Bubonic Brown.
  11. Wash everything with Liquitex Burnt Umber.
  12. Mix some Citadel Elf Flesh with Citadel Bleached Bone and start highlighting the face. Your final highlights should be pure Bleached Bone.
  13. Use a dark brown to paint a line across where they eyes should be, followed by a thinner line of white. These eyes took the longest time because their set so far into the head.
  14. Once you have your white line done, paint a single bar of blue down the middle.

  15. Highlight the fur on the cloak by drybrushing lightly with Citadel Space Wolves Grey and then add a little bit of Skull White and successively lighter strokes to highlight the tips of the fur.
  16. Highlight the cloak and robes by mixing a little bit of Citadel Red Gore and Blood Red until you get to pure Blood Red. Add a little bit of Citadel Blazing Orange to edge the very tips of the cloth.
  17. Edge line or highlight the brass and gunmetal pieces with the original color.
  18. Paint the purity seals Bleached Bone with a thinned Devlan Mud wash. You can edge back with Bleached Bone and some Skull White. The lettering was done with a fine brush and some Chestnut ink
  19. You can replicate the 5 o'clock shadow by giving the mouth area a wash with a thinned Citadel Codex Grey. Just remember to highlight the upper lip with some Elf Flesh and Bleached Bone to bring it back.
  20. Base
  21. Seal

Post Mortem

Overall, I was pretty happy with the way he turned out. I should have spend some more time cleaning up lines, but I thought he turned out nicely.

Notes

Last updated6/29/08
AuthorMichael Kan
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