Below is the latest video for Morgok from Morgok’s Krushas, this time looking at how to paint the heavily weathered Morgok NMM sword.
Video – How to Paint Morgok NMM: Sword
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Materials and Paints
The following paints were used:
Games Workshop: Mournfang Brown, Troll Slayer Orange
Vallejo: Neutral Grey, Pale Grey Blue, Black
P3: Morrow White (Any white is fine)
Step-by-Step Guide
Painting Morgok’s sword to achieve a heavily weathered, non-metallic metal (NMM) look involves creating high contrast and emphasizing sculpted details. Here’s a step-by-step guide:
- Preparing Your Palette: On your wet palette, lay out Vallejo Neutral Grey, Pale Grey Blue, Black, Games Workshop Mournfang Brown, Troll Slayer Orange, and P3 Morrow White (or any suitable white).
- Assessing the Sword: Observe the sword’s chunky and battered appearance, with its distinct shapes. Your goal is to emphasise these aspects rather than aiming for smooth transitions.
- Basecoat Application: Begin with Vallejo Neutral Grey as your base. Bear in mind, the blade’s flatter part will be darker, while the cutting edge should be lighter, creating a striking contrast.
- Layer Enhancement: Progress to Vallejo Pale Grey Blue, concentrating on the brighter sections of the blade, particularly on the curve before it flattens.
- Detailing with Fine Scratches: Utilise the tip of your brush to apply tiny, scratchy marks across the blade. Vary their sizes, but keep them diminutive to accentuate the worn effect.
- Highlighting with White: Employ P3 Morrow White to highlight the lower edges of these scratches. This approach lends a three-dimensional look, simulating actual dents.
- Creating a Shine: Utilise a stippling technique with Neutral Grey, Pale Grey Blue, and White to form a shine spot, bridging the cutting edge with the flat part of the blade. This spot should be roughly circular, yet not perfectly so, to imitate the diffusion of light.
- Rust and Grime Addition: With Mournfang Brown, stipple on rust and grime, concentrating on the crevices and recesses to add texture and augment the weathered appearance.
- Altering Highlight Transitions: If necessary, reposition the main highlight towards the middle of the flat side of the blade for enhanced contrast and detail accommodation.
- Scratch Enhancement: Return to the cutting edge to add more pronounced scratches, extending from the edge to the flat. Accentuate their central points with White to mimic light reflecting off imperfections.
- Rust Intensification with Troll Slayer Orange: Enhance the rust hue using Troll Slayer Orange. Its superb translucency allows for the gradual build-up of vibrant, saturated highlights.
- Final Adjustments: Re-examine the entire blade, adding final details and adjusting contrasts to ensure that the rust, grime, and highlights are well-balanced and realistic.
Throughout your painting, focus on maintaining the sharp contrast between light and dark areas while enhancing the textured appearance of the sword. The objective is to achieve a realistic, weathered metallic look that complements the robust, worn style of Morgok’s sword and the Morgok NMM on the rest of the model.
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Morgok and his mob of Ironjawz brutes once hunted down and fought the greatest prey they could find amongst Ghur’s trackless wastes. Whether they ran down spiny nephrodiles or fought the storm-warriors of Sigmar, Morgok’s Krushas sought the mightiest trophies in the name of their bellicose deity, Gorkamorka.
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