Codex Painting: Space Wolves.

Being a reference guide to the stages of painting, and the colourations thereof, of

Sven Bloodhowl's Great Howling.

STAGE I - PREPARATION:

i. Undercoat with Chaos Black Spray.

ii. Spray with 1:1 mix of Shadow Grey and Space Wolves Grey.
iii. Black out non-Power Armour areas using Chaos Black.

STAGE II - BASING:

i. Glue gravel to base using PVA.

ii. Paint gravel with Regal Blue.

iii.  Drybrush with Ice Blue.

iv.  Drybrush with Skull White.

STAGE IV -  POWER ARMOUR:

i.  Shade recesses with 1:1 mix of Scorched Brown and Fenris Grey.

ii. (optional) Tidy edges with mix from stage (I[i]).

iii. Highlight edges with pure Space Wolves Grey.

iv. Apply an extreme highlight with a 1:1 mix of Space Wolves Grey and Skull White.

STAGE V - BLACK AREAS:

i. (optional) Tidy black areas with Chaos Black.

ii. Highlight with Regal Blue.

iii. Extreme highlight with Codex Grey.

iv. Wash areas with Badab Black.

OR

'EAVY METAL METHOD:

i. (optional) Tidy black areas with Chaos Black.
ii. Highlight with Codex Grey.
iii. Highlight with Fortress Grey.

STAGE VI - GOLD / METALLICS:

i. Apply a 1:1 mix of Scorched Brown and Shining Gold.

ii. Wash with a 1:1 mix of Scorched Brown and Badab Black.

iii. Highlight with Shining Gold.

iv. Highlight with Burnished Gold.

v. Extreme highlight of Mithril Silver.

vi. Wash areas with Leviathan Purple.

STAGE VII - FUR (Method [i]):

i. Basecoat with Bestial Brown.

ii. Build up highlights by gradually adding Bleached Bone.

iii. Extreme highlight of Bleached Bone.

iv. Apply an Ogryn Flesh wash.

v. Apply Skull White as an extreme highlight.

vi. Wash with Gryphonne Sepia.

STAGE VII - FUR (Method [ii]):

i. Basecoat with Scorched Brown over several thin layers.

ii. Highlight with Bestial Brown, more heavily towards edges.

iii. Apply Vomit Brown, drybrushed towards the centre, but painted at the edges.

iv. Highlight with Bleached Bone, using the same method as above.

v. Apply an extreme highlight of Skull White.

vi.  Wash with Gryphonne Sepia.

vii.  Wash with Ogryn Flesh.

STAGE VIII - ANIMAL SKINS / TONGUES:

i.  Basecoat with Scab Red.

ii.  Gradually build up highlights using Bleached Bone.

iii. Extreme highlight of Bleached Bone.

iv. Wash with Leviathan Purple.

STAGE IX - BONE / STONE / PARCHMENT:

i. Basecoat with Bestial Brown.

ii. Highlight with Snakebite Leather.

iii. Highlight further with a 1:1 mix of Snakebite Leather and Bleached Bone.

iv. Add another highlight, this time of Bleached Bone.

v. Extreme highlight with Skull White.

STAGE X - HAIR:

i.  Basecoat Bestial Brown.

ii. Layer with Blazing Orange.

iii. Wash with Ogryn Flesh.

iv. Apply a second Ogryn Flesh wash.

v. Highlight with Dwarf Flesh.

vi. Add a final highlight of Bleached Bone.

vii. Glaze with Baal Red.

STAGE XI - FACE:

i. Basecoat with a 1:1 mix of Vermin Brown and Scorched Brown.

ii. Layer with a 2:1:1 mix of Dwarf Flesh, Vermin Brown, and Scorched Brown.

iii. Layer with pure Dwarf Flesh.

iv. Highlight with a 1:1 mix of Dwarf Flesh and Skull White.

v. Highlight further with a 3:1 mix of Skull White and Bleached Bone.

vi. Wash with a 1:1 mix of Gryphonne Sepia and Ogryn Flesh.

vii.  Wash Regal Blue into the recesses.

viii. Paint the whites of the eyes with Tausept Ochre.

ix. Highlight the whites of the eyes with a 1:1 mix of Golden Yellow and Skull White.

x. Paint the teeth with Bleached Bone, and highlight with Skull White.

STAGE XII (OPTIONAL) - TATTOOS:

i. Paint area Dark Angels Green.

ii. Build up the colour with a 3:1 mix of Hawk Turquoise and Dark Angels Green.

iii. Highlight with Hawk Turquoise.

iv. Extreme highlight using a 1:1 mix of Hawk Turquoise and Skull White.

STAGE XIII (OPTIONAL) - PLASMA / POWER WEAPONS:

i. Paint the area Dark Angels Green.

ii. Highlight with Snot Green.

iii. Highlight with Scorpion Green.

iv. Extreme highlight using a 3:1 mix of Skull White and Scorpion Green.

v. Final highlight of Skull White.

STAGE XIV(i) - SHOULDER PADS [RED]:

i. Basecoat with a 2:1 mix of Blood Red and Dark Flesh.

ii. Shade with a 1:1 mix of Dark Flesh and Chaos Black.

iii. Highlight with Blood Red.

iv. Highlight with Blazing Orange.

v. Extreme highlight of Vomit Brown.

STAGE XIV(ii) - SHOULDER PADS [YELLOW]:

i. Basecoat Tausept Ochre.

ii. Layer with a 1:1 mix of Tausept Ochre and Golden Yellow.

iii. Finally highlight with a 1:1:1 mix of the above, plus Skull White.

STAGE XV - PURITY SEALS:

i. Basecoat Red Gore.

ii. Add a 3:1 mix of Red Gore and Fortress Grey.

iii. Highlight with a 1:1 mix of Red Gore and Fortress Grey.

iv.  Highlight with a 1:3 mix of Red Gore and Fortress Grey.

v.  Wash with Leviathon Purple.

vi.  Highlight with Fortress Grey.

STAGE XVI - RED STRAPPING / GEMS:

i.  Basecoat with Mechrite Red.

ii. Layer with Blood Red.

iii. Highlight with Blazing Orange.

iv. Extreme highlight of Vomit Brown.

v. Wash with Baal Red.

vi. (optional) Extreme highlight of Skull White for gems.

STAGE XVII - FINISHING:

i. Paint edge of base Calthan Brown.

ii. Use Skull White to apply snow to top of base.

iii. Apply any final touch-ups and fixes.

iv. Apply Great Company transfer to appropriate shoulder pad.

v. Varnish with Purity Seal spray.

vi. Paint around edges of transfers where necessary.

GLORY BE TO THE ALLFATHER!