Vespid Stingwings

Vespid Stingwings

By Warhipster

This tutorial shows how to paint Vespid Stingwings from Warhammer 40,000 using Citadel Contrast paints for quick, vibrant results, supplemented with traditional layering and shading for details on the chitin, flesh, weapons, wings, and base.

Gryph-Hound Orange

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Contrast

Fuegan Orange

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Shade

Seraphim Sepia

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Shade

Terradon Turquoise

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Contrast

Corax White

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Base

White Scar

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Layer

Dark Angels Green

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Contrast

Moot Green

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Layer

Talassar Blue

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Contrast

Basilicanum Grey

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Contrast

Black Legion

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Contrast

Runelord Brass

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Base

Blood Angels Red

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Contrast

Dawnstone

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Dry

Astrogranite

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Technical

Nuln Oil

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Shade

Black Templar

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Contrast

Skeleton Horde

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Contrast

Iron Warriors

Warhammer Colour (Citadel) · Base

Body (Chitin)

  1. 1.

    Apply Gryph-Hound Orange as the first coat over the outer chitin of the Vespid.

    Citadel — GRYPH-HOUND ORANGE

  2. 2.

    Apply a second coat of Gryph-Hound Orange over the outer chitin of the Vespid.

    Citadel — GRYPH-HOUND ORANGE

Body (Flesh)

  1. 1.

    Apply Fuegan Orange to the soft inner flesh area/belly of the Vespid.

    Citadel — FUEGAN ORANGE

Wings

  1. 1.

    Apply Seraphim Sepia over the wings.

    Citadel — SERAPHIM SEPIA

  2. 2.

    Apply Terradon Turquoise as small markings on the wings.

    Citadel — TERRADON TURQUOISE

Armour Plates & Weapon Casings

  1. 1.

    Apply Seraphim Sepia over all areas that will be white, such as the weapon casings and armour plates.

    Citadel — SERAPHIM SEPIA

  2. 2.

    Re-layer Corax White over the weapon casings and armour plates, avoiding recesses to retain shading.

    Citadel — CORAX WHITE

  3. 3.

    Highlight the white armour and weapons.

    Citadel — WHITE SCAR

Eyes

  1. 1.

    Apply Dark Angels Green to the eyes.

    Citadel — DARK ANGELS GREEN

  2. 2.

    Highlight the eyes.

    Citadel — MOOT GREEN

  3. 3.

    Apply Talassar Blue to the lenses.

    Citadel — TALASSAR BLUE

Weapon Details & Spiny Bits

  1. 1.

    Apply Dark Angels Green to the spiky bits on the guns and grenades.

    Citadel — DARK ANGELS GREEN

  2. 2.

    Apply Basilicanum Grey to the grey detailing on the weapons and the outer ring of the drone.

    Citadel — BASILICANUM GREY

  3. 3.

    Apply Black Legion to the black details on weapons (vents, claws).

    Citadel — BLACK LEGION

  4. 4.

    Apply Runelord Brass to the metallic details on the weapons (stabilizers, screws).

    Citadel — RUNELORD BRASS

  5. 5.

    Apply Blood Angels Red to the neck, shoulders, knees, and antenna tips for extra shading.

    Citadel — BLOOD ANGELS RED

  6. 6.

    Highlight the green spiny bits.

    Citadel — MOOT GREEN

  7. 7.

    Highlight the black details on weapons and claws.

    Citadel — DAWNSTONE

Base

  1. 1.

    Apply Astrogranite to the base to create texture.

    Citadel — ASTROGRANITE

  2. 2.

    Apply Nuln Oil over the Astrogranite on the base.

    Citadel — NULN OIL

  3. 3.

    Apply Black Templar to the rim of the base.

    Citadel — BLACK TEMPLAR

  4. 4.

    Apply Skeleton Horde to the skulls on the base.

    Citadel — SKELETON HORDE

  5. 5.

    Apply Iron Warriors to the metallic details on the base.

    Citadel — IRON WARRIORS

  6. 6.

    Apply Nuln Oil to the base to shade the new details.

    Citadel — NULN OIL