After painting a lot of Imperial Guard and Space Marines, I really wanted a palette cleanser
"What da zog just ran over me?" |
Rapid kindly offered me a set of Malign Sorcery - the starter box of Endless Spells for Age of Sigmar - and I snapped it up.
It turns out it was just the painting excursion I was looking for - there were all assembled and painted in less than a week!
All very simple techniques, and quick to do, but enjoyable and effective.
Mr Grey Will See You Now |
The Soulsnare Shackles were silver drybushed over black, with Typhus Corrosion and a Ryza Rust drybrush.
Burning sensation in your forehead? |
The Burning Head was fire effects - Lamenter's Yellow with deeper colours added with Iyanden Yellow, Magmadroth Orange and Blood Angels Red.
Bugs' life |
A wash of Biel-Tan Green for the Emerald Lifeswarm with the bug bodies picked out with Militarum Green and Skeleton Horde for the skull.
Cogs up |
For the Chronomantic Cogs, I drybrushed silver over black, then washed with Nazdreg Yellow and Snakebite Leather, which gave a nice brassy look. The spooky glow was Tesseract Glow over Ulthuan Grey.
The Fairest Of Them All |
My favourite effect was on the Umbral Spellportal - a heavy wash of Coelia Greenshade (which I left to dry lying down, so it pooled in the right place), and a drybush of Ulthuan Grey. The gold effects was just Retributor Armour with a Reikland Flesh wash.
The Billiard Balls of Destiny |
My diminishing supply of Gulliman Blue glaze was used for the Geminids of Uhl-Ghysh. The white one was picked out with Ulthuan Grey (and a thinner Gulliman Blue), and the black one with Black Templar (drybrushed Russ Grey).
Son of the Purple Sun |
The Malevolent Maelstrom is the only model I've painted before and while the magic effect was just Nihilakh Oxide with an Ulthuan Grey drybrush, I went back and forth on the central vortex. Starting with Shyish Purple contrast, the Ulthuan Grey drybrush, then a coat of Nihilakh Oxide, then a wahs of Druchi Violent and then another drybrush - we got there eventually.
Ghost of Errol Flynn |
Quicksilver Swords was drybrushed silver over black, Nazdreg Yellow over the hilts and Volpus Pink over Ulthuan Grey for the swirls.
Edgar Allan's Hoe |
Aethervoid Pendulum was also drybrushed silver over black, with the details picked out with Drakenhof Nightshade. The flames were a heavy drybrushes of Khorne Red, Evil Suns Red and Troll Slayer Orange.
The Privet Hedge of Solitude |
The Prismatic Palisade was a simple as Lamenter's Yellow over white, with Ulthuan Grey drybrushing in the middle of the crystals.
The Molehill of the Covenant |
The Suffocating Gravetide is practically a terrain piece, so that was just Zandri Dust with a Reikland Fleshshade wash, then drybrushes of Karak Stone, Eldar Flesh and Terminatus Stone. The skills were while with Aethermatic Blue contrast.
Flamin' hot cheetah |
A good portion of Iyanden Yellow was enough for Ravenak’s Gnashing Jaws - that contrast paint is a marvel. Bleached Bone and Seraphim Sepia for the teeth and it's good to go!
The Little Coronavirus That Could |
And the main event - the Purple Sun of Shyish (Xereus, it will always be Xereus). Unlike many of the other spells, which were fantastically easy to build, this was more of a challenge to create a spiky sphere that needed to be pressed together.
Painting it was significantly easier - a heavy drybrush of Xereus Purple (told you so), followed by lighter drybrushing of Genestealer Purple, Celestra Grey and Ulthuan Grey.
I don't know these Endless Spells operate in Age of Sigmar, but my kids have already played them in a 14-wizard battle-royale and it was an absolute hoot! Much more of these please.
Fantastic set and beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteThank you. They were a pleasure to paint, and just as much fun abusing the rules on how they ought to be played!
DeleteI still reckon they've missed a trick not having similar over-the-top stays-in-play effects for 40K. Bring back Vortex Grenades!
DeleteThey look great! A really fun set of models.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteLovely stuff! I don't remember much about WH Fantasy Battle, but the Purple Sun of Xereus is one of them
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