And the beast dose walk the land: Terminus, the first thing I noticed with this miniature, was the shear size and bulk of this literal beast, the second, the overwhelming amount of detail found in every bit of surface. This was a good thing for me, as it makes my techniques and Cryxian color scheme stand out just that much better. Knowing that I wanted to use my tarnished bronze and other coloring found on my Bane Thralls. So as far as color builds, it was a slam dunk, not to mention it was coming down to the wire before GeCon Indy and time to experiment was not really an option.

So the one area that I obviously needed to figure out the coloring for, even with my established color scheme, was the two massive wings that just dominate the visual space on this piece. So we obviously couldn't do a hack job on them, even with time being an issue. So I wanted a strong and contrasting color to my scheme. Well, with white primer I have found a color that at the time, though might fit the bill. Bestial brown on top of white primer, has this almost wood stain effect and getting it to have a solid and opaque coverage it tricky. Well, let's use this to out advantage was my only hope. I started with a wash over the entire wing's surface, working from one edge, to the other while doing my best to not let an edge dry as I worked quickly with a number 4 round. After that all dries, I started with the same wash and started hitting the inner folds and shadowed areas several times after to used this wood stained feel to our advantage. After letting that all dry, I hit it with some thinned out Games Workshop brown ink because of its easy and warmth, it worked well in coloring. This wash helped define all of the fine texture that was sculpted into the wings and richen the coloring even more. And thats it, a super simple build for the wings for maximum effect. The key to it though, is willingness to allow the translucency of the paint and ink to work for you.

The other thing that I have been doing a bit of lately that I did to help out this miniature was to add a simple touch of glow via a quick hit from my airbrush with a high saturated yellow thats as primary as I can find. The trick is to be subtle and not dominate the work. I hit the shoulders very lightly, the soul furnace vents on his back, the front abdominal area and the vents found on his main weapon.

The one thing that I can't stress enough with this piece is to let the fine details work for you, not against you. It has such great amounts of it, its worth the time to fine a technique to allow it to come through. And most of all, take the time to enjoy the piece, as it's worth every bit of the time spent.