Sojobo part 4: the finished product

The highlighting is pretty easy just use the base color you used before washing. Unfortunately i'm not that good at doing faces so Sojobo's face looks a bit weird in my opinion, but i'm pleased with the overal product.

I also colored half of the base to show his LOS and use the arrow as the center point for running and charging.

 The body and clothing worked out well with simply redoing the base color. I'm especially happy with how the blue clothing went, as with a brown wash it's possible to overdo it and obscure the color beneath making the highlights look out of place.

 Especialy with the wings it's easy to see I used an excessive amount of wash. Don't know how to remove it without stripping the paint, thankfully without the flash from the camera it's hardly noticeable.

 The last thing i did was add a little flock to base giving it a bit more character.

And here is the finished product ready to kick ass, at least when the Tengu come out as a faction.

Sojobo part 3: last details before wash

Well that didn't go well this last week, sorry about the abrupt drop in activity without any warning. From now on i'll be posting regularly on Mondays and Fridays, there might be surprise updates in between but these won't happen all too often.

For the fan i've done the leaves with "reflective green" the little balls i've done with "scarlet", the handle has been done with "beige brown".

The gauntlet has been done with a base of "english uniform" with the details done in "gold". The staff top and bottom has also been done with "gold".

The gem on Sojobo's head has been done in "flat yellow".

The tankard has been done in "german camouflage medium brown", the rope has been done in "goldbrown".

As the last thing his finger and toes have been done with "green grey". I've purposefully left his wings, hair and feet black to keep the crow look.

On the left leg are two small bottles, i've kept them "german camouflage medium brown" as i got a bit lazy with the final details.

i've done the rock under his feet a light grey i mixed with parts "green grey" and "white".' The earth has been done with "flat earth". I don't have an Image with these two added because I forgot to take the picture (d'oh!).

Sojobo ready to take his bath.

For the wash I used the vallejo wash in the picture "Sepia Shade". Despite the name it's a very brown shade in my opinion and I use it for about everything i paint.

Don't mind the models in the backgrounds those are for a post another time.

I use a lot of wash and I would recommend to do that too as it picks out all the details in the recesses. For example Sojobo's abs.

 In the second picture in this article or in one of my previous posts it becomes a blank slate, but with the wash all the muscles can be clearly seen.

What's also great with wash is that because it's very thin it will seep into the recesses and already will seem as if it's highlighted.

A view from the back to conclude the post. On Monday i'll show the final step: highlights!

Sojobo part 2: flesh & clothing

all paints mentioned are used from the vallejo range or as otherwise noted.

fleshing out the model.... 

first i started with a basecoat of "sunny skin tone". i wanted Sojobo to have a slightly darker skin tone as would be expected from someone flying around without a shirt.

skin tone needs a few layers, so i first applied a quick thin layer. don't worry if this layer looks horrible. the second layer will cover everything nicely.

his back is difficult to reach with the wings attached something i should have realised beforehand (oops!).

at least it's not as big or bad as traditional tengu

i decided to go for a traditional tengu nose. i added "red" into the "sunny skin tone" in a few degree's until i painted the tip of his nose pure "red". (sorry for the out of focus picture).

you don't need to do this for yourself put i find it an appropriate homage to the tengu origins.

the clothing has been done with a basecoat of "flat blue". then i chose what i think is his belt and scarf for a lighter blue to bring some more color with "deep sky blue".

Sojobo clothed

the bandages around the legs and the topknot bandana have been painted "german camo beige". this will make his legs and hair stand out more instead of dissapearing within the rest of his robes.

the last piece of clothing the animal pelt has been painted "german camo medium brown".

Sojobo part 1: modelling and base coat

for sojobo assemly was pretty easy except for the left arm and the wings. at first i had no idea where to place the arm but looking back at the studio picture i realised i had to place under the stub sticking out of his shoulder. the wings were a pain because they were heavy and only had a little socket to attack to. i used a very strong super glue but anyone who's handy with a drill i would advise pinning.

a little warning the staf is easily bendable be careful when moving it around.

all modeled and ready for the basecoat

after assembly i used a vallejo texture point, brown earth. after using this on my Flames of War models i've started using texture point for all my basing. it's easier to apply and you can even sculpt it a bit to make footsteps or tracks.

i basecoated sojobo with a cheap black acrylic matt spray from a discount store. the basecoat doesn't need to be fancy, it just needs to be a good base for the rest of your paint.