Painting a Space Wolf Marine

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=90 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="043005a0dvldtc.gif"> <div> <B>Painting a Space Wolf Marine</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rookie"><U><B>Rookie</B></U></A><B>    |    </B><A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Moderate"><U><B>Moderate</B></U></A><B>    |    </B><A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Veteran"><U><B>Veteran</B></U></A><B>    |    </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#777777" FACE="Arial" ><B>Different Armies/Games</B></FONT><B>    |    </B><A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Miscellaneous"><U><B>Miscellaneous</B></U></A><B>    |    </B><A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scenery"><U><B>Scenery</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=75 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Painting Guide</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gallery"><U><B>Gallery</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U><B>Painting Questions</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Painting Service"><U><B>Painting Service</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="1e6003a2egerdp.jpg"> <div> Space Wolves, in fact, all Space Marines are very easy to paint. the following method is how I painted my Space Wolves. It can be used for many Space Wolf types, but it is designed aroung painting a marine in power armour. Many of the techniques can be used on other troop types. It is very detailed and quite long so you can view a printable version by clicking <A HREF="id322.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Painting a Space Wolf Marine"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Space Wolves</B></div> <div> <B>Undercoat:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">For all of my Space Wolves marines I use a black undercoat. I use spray paint for this as it is quicker and gives a smoother finish. You could use a painted undercoat as well, keeping your paint thin and giving it a couple of coats.</div> <div> <B>Basecoat:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Most of the figure is armour. This will be painted with Space Wolf colours obviously. Paint a basecoat of Shadow Grey onto the armour, trying to leave thin gaps of black between the different plates of armour. This is an easy way to achieve black <A HREF="id169.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Black Lining"><U>lining</U></A>.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Now I start highlighting the armour. Mix a little Space Wolves Grey with the Shadow Grey. this should not appear too much lighter than the Shadow Grey. with this paint thin lines around the edges of the armour.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Continue adding more Space Wolves Grey to the mix and painting thinner and thinner lines of highlight. Once you get to pure Space Wolves Grey (it takes me about 6 or 7 shades) paint a very very small highlight with Space Wolves Grey.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">This may seem daunting, but if you think about it, you have now nearly finished the model! more than half the work's done.</div> <div> <B>Right Arm Pad:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The right arm pad displays the pack symbol for the model. This will be different for each squad, but the same for each model in the squad. These markings are usually triangular in shape click here for my guide to <A HREF="id325.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Space Wolves Pack Markings"><U>Space Wolf Pack Markings</U></A> that also has examples for different unit types.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">When painting these markings, I first draw them onto the arm pad with a pencil. Then I simply paint this pattern in with the right colours.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">When highlighting arm pads, I paint a small line of lighter colour at the top of the shoulder instead of around the edges. This is because this is the area where light will shine more.</div> <div> <B>Left Arm Pad:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The left arm pad displays the symbol of the Wolf Lord the model is fighting for. The Space Wolf transfer sheet has a number of these on, that I use.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Paint the arm pad with fiery orange to begin with. then paint over the entire arm pad with golden yellow, leaving a small amount of orange near the edge between the yellow and grey. finally do this again with sunburst yellow.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Highlight the yellow in the same way as noted before.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Add the transfer to the arm pad. Cut out the transfer from the transfer sheet with a knife, and put it in a saucer of water. Leave it for about 45 seconds and the it will slide off when you push it gently with a brush. Do this next to the model and slide it onto the arm pad. You can now move the transfer to the right position on the arm pad if you keep the area wet. When it is in the right place, remove any excess water with some tissue. I suggest that, when the transfer is dry, you give the model a blast with some matt spray varnish to seal the transfer.</div> <div> <B>Chestplate:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The chestplate usually has the Imperail Eagle symbol (or variation) on it. I paint this with a bone-like effect.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">First paint the eagle bestial brown. Now highlight each feather carefully with snakebite leather.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Repeat this with bubonic brown and bleached bone.</div> <div> <B>Joints:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Between some parts of the armour there are joints. places such as the insides of knees and elbows.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">I paint these areas with boltgun metal.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Then I give it a wash of black ink to pick out the recesses.</div> <div> <B>Gun:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Nearly there now! The gun (boltgun, meltagun, flamer etc) is painted red. Give the gun casing a couple of coats of blood red as it is on a black undercoat.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Leave black lining between the different plates.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Highlight the red casing with blazing orange</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The metal areas of the gun are painted with boltgun metal. This is then highlighted with chainmail, and finally with mythril silver.</div> <div> <B>Eyes:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The eyes are painted as described in my <A HREF="id201.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Space Marine Eyes"><U>Space Marine Eyes</U></A> article.</div> <div> <B>Extra Details (gun pouches, grenades, wolf pelts, combat knives etc):</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">On the Space Wolf sprues there are many extra things you can put on your marines.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Gun Pouches - these are painted with bestial brown, and then highlighted with snakebite leather.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Grenades - any grenades are painted with snot green, and highlighted with a blob of scorpion green on each square.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Wolf Pelts - wolf pelts are painted bestial brown. Then they are drybrushed snakebite leather, bubonic brown and finally with bleached bone. Each drybrush getting closer to the end of the pelt</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">combat knives - the handle of these are painted snakebite leather, highlighted with bubonic brown. The knife is painted with boltgun metal. If it is in a scabbard/pouch, this is painted blood red.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">purity seals - the paper of the purity seals is painted with bestial brown, and then highlighted with snakebite leather, bubonic brown, bleached bone and finally white. Small lines are painted on with black to look like writing. </div> <div> <B>Bases:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The base was given a coat of PVA glue. The sand was added to the base.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">This was then painted black and then drybrushed grey. A small amount of static grass was added to the bases.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The edges of the base were painted goblin green.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="11d9bd80.jpg" border=0 width="155" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="11e9bd80.jpg" border=0 width="155" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Well, there you go! you can now paint a Space Wolf! so get all of your marines ready to serve the Emperor and cleanse the alien scum!</div> <bR> <div> You can get some Space Wolves painted like the ones shown here by Merchant Prince. <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Price List"><U>Click here</U></A> for our price list.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Warhammer 40k"><U><<Back to Warhammer 40k</U></A></div> <bR> <div> This not answer your painting and modelling needs? <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U>click here</U></A> to email us a <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U>question</U></A>, or <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Painting Guide"><U>here</U></A> to try another level of skill.</div> <bR> <div> Is there anything you would like to add or a section/technique you think should be added to the painting guide? why not send us an <A HREF="id335.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contributons"><U>email</U></A> about it. 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