Arjac Rockfist

Undercoat Arjac with Mechanicus Standard Grey Spray.

Citadel — Mechanicus Standard Grey Spray

Basecoat all of the armour with two coats of Russ Grey for good coverage, avoiding repeated painting while wet.

Citadel — Russ Grey

Thin Rhinox Hide with Lahmian Medium to a 1:3 ratio and use it to recess shade all of the power armour, ensuring nice and neat lines to define the details. Tidy up any mistakes with Russ Grey.

Citadel — Rhinox Hide

Pick out all of the heavy battle damage with Eshin Grey, representing the dark grey ceramite underneath where paintwork has been blasted off.

Citadel — Eshin Grey

Edge highlight the armour with Fenrisian Grey, painting towards yourself and using the side of the brush where possible for control.

Citadel — Fenrisian Grey

Dot highlight any points where two edges meet with Blue Horror, and add small scratches to enhance the battle-damaged look.

Citadel — Blue Horror

Pick out all of the black details, including the right shoulder, webbing between the power armour, inner shield, and rivets, using Abaddon Black.

Citadel — Abaddon Black

Highlight the black details with Eshin Grey as a muted first highlight.

Citadel — Eshin Grey

Apply a second highlight of Dawnstone to the black details to make them pop more, as no shading was applied in the recesses.

Citadel — Dawnstone

Basecoat the wolf symbol on Arjac's right shoulder pad with Grey Seer, aiming for neatness.

Citadel — Grey Seer

Thin Russ Grey with Lahmian Medium to a 1:4 ratio and wash it all over the wolf symbol.

Citadel — Russ Grey

Edge highlight the wolf symbol with White Scar to make it stand out.

Citadel — White Scar

Use Eshin Grey to pick out the Crux Terminatus, tabard, and the rock Arjac is standing on.

Citadel — Eshin Grey

Thin Abaddon Black with Lahmian Medium to a 1:4 ratio and wash it all over the rock and into the recesses of the Crux Terminatus. Apply to the deepest folds of the tabard and around equipment details.

Citadel — Abaddon Black

Drybrush highlight the Crux Terminatus and the rock with Dawnstone for a textured look, then edge highlight the tabard.

Citadel — Dawnstone

Apply Administratum Grey as a final highlight for all grey details, dot highlighting the highest points of the Crux Terminatus and lightly drybrushing the rock edges.

Citadel — Administratum Grey

Basecoat all runes, leather details (belt, straps, necklace, weapon grip), and fang/bone details with Grey Seer.

Citadel — Grey Seer

Apply a coat of Gryph-Charger Grey over the runes.

Citadel — Gryph-Charger Grey

Apply Wyldwood all over the leather details to basecoat them quickly.

Citadel — Wyldwood

Highlight the leather with Zamesi Desert using a stippling technique for texture, keeping lines and dots small.

Citadel — Zamesi Desert

Apply Skeleton Horde to the fangs and bones, optionally adding a second layer towards the bottom for more depth.

Citadel — Skeleton Horde

Highlight the fangs and bones with Wraithbone, focusing on the raised details.

Citadel — Wraithbone

Basecoat all gold areas, including the shield trim, necklace, iron halo, chest rune, hammer rune, belt buckle, and hammer trim, with Runelord Brass.

Citadel — Runelord Brass

Recess shade the gold areas with Wyldwood, carefully applying it into all recesses. If mistakes occur, tidy up with Runelord Brass.

Citadel — Wyldwood

Edge highlight the gold with Canoptek Alloy, keeping lines thin and sharp. Maneuver the model to paint towards yourself for better control.

Citadel — Canoptek Alloy

Basecoat the silver metallic working metals (necklace, hammer, tools, anvil) with Iron Warriors. Apply two layers, letting each dry completely.

Citadel — Iron Warriors

Basecoat the hammer head with two layers of Runefang Steel, allowing each layer to dry.

Citadel — Runefang Steel

Recess shade all silver details with Abaddon Black thinned to a 1:4 ratio with Lahmian Medium.

Citadel — Abaddon Black

Edge highlight all working metals and the hammer head with Stormhost Silver. Also pick out the black rivets all over the armour.

Citadel — Stormhost Silver

Basecoat all jewels (in runes and around the wrist) and the small lights on the hammer and wrist with Khorne Red.

Citadel — Khorne Red

Thin Khorne Red with Lahmian Medium to a 1:3 ratio and apply it liberally over the runes on the wrist, shield, hammer, stone runes, and the anvil on the iron halo, ensuring the base Khorne Red shows at the edges.

Citadel — Khorne Red

Thin Mephiston Red with Lahmian Medium to a 1:3 ratio and apply it within the Khorne Red stage, leaving the Khorne Red showing towards the edges. Also wash this mix over the lights on the wrist and hammer.

Citadel — Mephiston Red

Thin Phalanx Yellow with Lahmian Medium to a 1:3 ratio and apply it towards the center of each rune as a final touch, making sure it looks like it's burning from within. Wash the same mix over the lights on the wrist and hammer for a glowy effect, without worrying about precision.

Citadel — Phalanx Yellow

Basecoat the face with a few thin layers of Kislev Flesh, allowing each layer to dry completely to avoid texturing.

Citadel — Kislev Flesh

Apply Darkoath Flesh into the recesses of the face to add definition. Tidy up any overspill with Kislev Flesh.

Citadel — Darkoath Flesh

Pick out the eyes with Abaddon Black and then cover his beard.

Citadel — Abaddon Black

Highlight the beard with Eshin Grey, painting towards the end of the beard and picking out individual sculpted hairs, leaving Abaddon Black in the recesses.

Citadel — Eshin Grey

Add Dawnstone towards the very end of the beard, being neat and careful.

Citadel — Dawnstone

Pick out the whites of the eyes with White Scar by adding a dot to each side of the eye using the tip of the brush with light pressure.

Citadel — White Scar

Use Stirland Mud and a texture tool to apply it all over the base, using the smaller end to push it around details. Let it dry for about an hour.

Citadel — Stirland Mud

Wash the dried Stirland Mud with Abaddon Black thinned to a 1:4 ratio with Lahmian Medium.

Citadel — Abaddon Black

Drybrush highlight the Stirland Mud with Zamesi Desert, using gentle brush strokes to avoid streaks.

Citadel — Zamesi Desert

Apply Valhallan Blizzard to the base, using the texture tool to spread it, focusing on areas where snow would settle or gather. Add some to the model as well to tie it in with the base, using an older brush and exercising restraint.

Citadel — Valhallan Blizzard

Paint the rim of the base with Abaddon Black to match the rest of your army.

Citadel — Abaddon Black