Painting the Fortress

And so, it begins...

Last night I finally said "Enough!" and started painting the fortress. I decided to start with the decorative elements of the tower because that would give me more time to decide what colors I wanted to paint the fortress as a whole. As you can see, I went with Ultramarine Blue for the cloak, Ice Blue for the sash and Mithril Silver for the blade with a touch of Boltgun Metal for the hilt. A little white for highlights should show a little weathering and top it off well. Maybe a motto for the sash, too. Haven't decided on that yet. I might do the wings with Ice Blue and drybrush on Bleached Bone. I might check out how Fantasy players do Pegasus wings and sort of emulate that. Either way, I've got a little time. It'll be a few days before I get the other sides' cloaks, sashes and swords done.

As for the body, I'm leaning towards doing the supports in Boltgun and then doing the sides in some kind of tan like a desert motif. i may even do the non-angel parts of the tower that way, but I think I'll leave it alone. A black tower imposing over the day seems like the kind of imtimidating stuff the Imperium would build. And at night, the big colorful angel of death would be the only thing seen. Yeah, I think I'll leave the tower black...