Blog Contrast Challenge - 1000 points of Seraphon in a week!

So the guys at Sprues and Brews have recently run a Conrast Challenge to coincide with the release of the new Contrast Paint range from GW. The goal was to paint a 1000 points army in a week!

I decided to pick Seraphon and I'm pleased to say that I managed to paint the whole 1000 points in a week using mainly Contrast paint. It normally takes me serveral months to complete 1000 points so I am really pleased I managed to get this all painted in a week!

 

That is amazing for a weeks work, mind listing the colours you used?

 

Thanks, here's a run down of the colours I used (all over Wraithbone base):-

Skink, Saurus skin : Akhelian Green + Contrast Medium...about 1:2 mix

Skink, Saurus scales : Leviadon Blue + Contrast Medium...about 1:1 mix. This went straight over the previous skin layer

Skink tongue : Volupus Pink + Contrast...about 1:3 mix. I left the teeth wraith bone

Javalins : Abaddon black, the spear tips were Basilicanum Grey + Contrast...about 1:1 mix

Gold : Retributor Gold, Agrax Earthshade wash

Green shields : Militarum Green + Contrast...about 1:1 mix

Red shields : Flesh Tearers Red

Rippas : I used Jokero Orange as a base for most of the model, and then used Gryph-Hound Orange over the body, head and arms. The claws were Black Templar, the eyes were Aethermatic Blue.

Stegadon Skin : Militarum Green + Contrast...about 1:1 mix

Stegadon Scales : Terradon Turquise + Contrast...about 1:1 mix. Applied straight over the skin

Stegadon Howdah : Basilicanum Grey + Contrast...about 1:1 mix

Stegadon fabrics : Zandri Dust, Agrax Earthshade, Screaming Skull

Stegadon Horns : Zandri Dust, Agrax Earthshade, Palyd Witch Flesh, White Scar

Basilidon Skin : Guilliman Flesh

Basilidon Scales : Dark Angels Green followed by a glaze of Lamenters Yellow

Basilidon Crystal : Iyandon Yellow + Contrast Medium...about a 1:2 mix

 

Wow, amazing result!

How much time, roughly, did you spent on them? Under a week is to roughly
Is this a standard you would normally(outside of a challenge) be satisfied with to put on the table?

Gr, Imrahil

 

Thanks I spent about 3 hours a day on them over the course of a week. I'm happy with the standard and I think they look good on the tabletop, it's probably a bit below what I normally manage with traditional paints...but then again there is no way I would finish 1000 points in a week (more like 3-6 months) using my normal painting technique haha - I'm not the best painter by any stretch but I get a bit hung up on highlighting to try and get it right. With contrast, the highlighting was easy (look at the scales on the stegadon for a good example - just one coat of contrast :O )

 

Really great work, you followed the box art perfectly.

Love that stegadon!

 

Amazing job ! I also plan to use contrast on my saurus warband

 

@Jason Wow, not gonna lie it's demoralising to see that those skinks look better than the skinks I agonise over for hours with 10+ normal paints. So you covered them entirely in Akhelian Green + Medium then did only the scales in Leviadon Blue + Medium?

Also is all the red we can see Flesh Tearers Red?

Great work in any case! After all the great stuff I've seen with contrast I might have to give it a go

 

Amazing. I would say the Bastiladon is the only thing that looks like it needs more than just contrast (the green scales and bronze machinery) - everything else is easily tabletop quality

 

Awesome!!! I cant believe you did all that in a week...
Jeez, I wouldn't even be done removing removing mould lines in so little time.
Kudos

 

Good quality and for 3 weeks I'd say that's impressive!

 

Well, with a new Battletome incoming it looks like I'm going to have to start up another "Contrast Challenge" and see if I can get another 1000 points painted in a week! I have a sneaky suspicion that Stegadons may become battle line so I may add a couple more

 

Yes that's right, it was a really simple recipe and I still think they look good on the table top.

 

I may just join you when the Battletome comes out. Build a list, make sure I have all the models for it unbuilt/primed, and then go to town.

Hopefully Stegadons can become battleline. I'll just buy a bunch of them, lol.

 

These Rippers look amazing!
Can you give a short summary how you did the wings? I am really frustrated trying to do them. :-/

 

Hey, very simple really. I based coated them with a few layers of Jokero orange. Then I added the triangle shapes using only Tau Sept Ochre

 

First of all, great job! It looks great!

Second, so most were just normal paints mixed with the contrast medium?

 

Thanks It was all mostly contrast paint mixed with contrast medium (see my first post for a breakdown of all the paints I used )