Wolf Guard: Part 1

So I've kept saying this post was coming but it never actually did. Well it has now! It's not as detailed as I'd have liked it to be but due to some other issues I wasn't able to spend as much time on these as I had hoped in the last few weeks.

Just so you know, these step by step images may jump from model to model as I often get carried away when painting and forget to take the pictures :P

So let's just jump straight in. I first started by priming each of the models in black. You'll notice that one of the models is Forgeworld's Tyberos The Red Wake. He shall be joining the Wolf Guard squad and will no longer be representing for the Carcharodons.

After this I tried basecoating with pure Necron Abyss (the two models on the left) and a watered down variant (the model on the right) The pure coat turned out to be far too dark and had a gloss finish to it which I really wasn't wanting. The watered down mix was better but still far too dark for what I was looking for.

I ended up going for a much lighter basecoat and opted for a slightly watered down Shadow Grey. The watering down of this wasn't to change the colour this time, but to just make it apply easier and go that little further.

The next step was to base coat the other sections and apply the first coat of Space Wolf Grey. The teeth, runes, crux, fur and any gold parts were based with Scorched Brown. The weapon was based with Boltgun metal and the shoulders, Chaos Black. The eyes were done with Iyanden Darksun.

Another thin coat of Space Wolf Grey was applied to the armour.
The crux, teeth, claws and runes were then painted with Bleached Bone and washed with Devlan Mud to bring out the detail.
The fur was heavily dry brushed with Snakebite leather followed by a lighter drybrush of Bubonic Brown towards the edges. The extreme edges were then highlighted with Bleached Bone and Skull White. Devlan Mud was then washed over the top to tone down the brightness of the highlights and to add a little depth.
The gold sections (along with the eyes) were painted with Shining Gold and the embedded runes were filled with a very watered down mix of Dark Angels Green (around 4:1 water to paint).
The Shoulders were done with Codex Grey.

So as you can see it's progressing along quite well. The picture above is nearing the final stages and just needs tidying up with a final highlight and edging applied to the armour plates and the smaller details painted on.

Part 2 should be coming in the next few days.