Legionnaire - 2

** Uncommon Ground - Basing Challenge)
Chaos Space Marine Legionary
Warhammer 40,000 -- Games Workshop

This was an experiment. I haven't been happy with my last attempts at painting CSM in my Midsommer chaos cult scheme. This time I decided to paint the legionnaire using Turbo Dork's Mother Load Turboshift paint. The goal was to get a brighter and cleaner armor. In my headcanon, the CSM are angelic messengers for the cult. I think the white pearlescent armor captures this. Also, this color schema has better contrast between the gold filigree and the white armor panels.

I also decided to switch up the base from one that has an OSL effect, to a weathered base. I stuck with an alienesque hex base (Zabavka Workshop's Sci-fi Hex Base). I used static grass and painted it with metallic paint -- it was somewhat successful, but the technique needs more work.

Palette (CSM):
Bright Warm Grey (Pro Acryl)
Bright Yellow Ochre (Pro Acryl)
Dark Warm Grey (Pro Acryl)
Cartridge Family (Turbo Dork - Metallic)
Death By (Turbo Dork - Metallic)
Mother Load (Turbo Dork - Turboshift)
Royal Purple (Pro Acryl - 1 Step)
Sepia (Pro Acryl - Expert Artist Acrylics)
Silver Fox (Turbo Dork - Metallic)
Tin Star (Turbo Dork - Metallic)
Warm Grey (Pro Acryl)
Yellow Green (Pro Acryl - 1 Step)

Palette (Base):
Burnt Umber (Pro Acryl - Weather Pigments)
Ex Machina (Villainy Ink)
Red Iron Oxide (Pro Acry - Weathering Pigments)
Sector Rust (Villainy Ink)
Siver Fox (Turbo Dork - Metallic)