So after a couple of months of frantic building and painting the miniatures that I chose from the awesome array available in the Nightstalkers Faction I can happily say I have a fully painted and based 995pts Nightstalkers Army for Ambush!
The Colour Palette
So as you will see in the showcase video attached in the blog post I have moved away from the standard Nightstalkers colour scheme and chosen to go with a very pale white for the most part and the mystic energy is a magenta and black. This method was achieved quite easily and the recipe is as follows:
- Base sprayed with a black primer
- Zenithal highlight with white
- The white areas were given a liberal coat of Contrast Paint: Apothecary White
- The white is then highlighted with pure white
- The magenta areas are painted using the Base Paint: Screamer Pink from Games Workshop (leave an area of white where you want to achieve a blend between these colours)
- Using a mix of the Contrast Paint: Volopus Pink and the Contrast Mixing medium (1:1) blend the area between the white and magenta
- The Magenta Energy is then finished by applying Black paint to the tips
The Basing Style
I decided to go with a dark, dingy/swampy graveyard for the basic aesthetic. This was achieved by using a variety of products as listed below:
- Gravestones – I used a mix of Renedra Gravestones and items found in the paintedlegions eBay store
- Rocky areas – these were created using cork bark pieces available from hobbycraft here in the UK
- Trees – these are from the Mantic Games Terrain Crate range
- The groundwork – I made a texture paste from burnt umber paint, PVA glue, ready mixed pollyfilla and bird sand. This was then applied liberally across the open areas of the base and used to blend the elements that formed the multi bases. This was then highlighted by drybrushing it with a grey paint, 3 types of tufts (varying lengths and colours) were then applied. The edges were then painted Matt Black. Rocky areas were painted a light grey and washed twice with Athonian Camo Shade from Games Workshop. The trees were drybrushed Dryad Bark forward by a light drybrush of Gorthor Brown which are both available from Games Workshop.
Hope you’ve enjoyed this look at the Nightstalkers project, think we may have to escalate this army in the future! – The Iron Jarl
