With the release of the new Imperial Guard codex, priests got a bit better for sure. This model is my brother's priest from an Inquisitor campaign we did years ago. I agreed back then to paint it for him. It may be hard to tell, but the robes are wet-blended brown like a monk's robes. It actually started out as a rusty red but the years showed their wear and it was really chipped. I could not match the color and I was about to paint a Techpriest next so I switched it to this brown. This model really was nice to finally finish painting after almost 6 years.
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| His name is Fr. Raul Santiago and back in the campaign he had quite the penchant for being set on fire. Poor guy. |
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| The chainsword is still as it was when I first painted him years ago, as is the book staff. |
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| He has a lot of nice details on the backpack. All sorts of weapons and gear and books. Lots of books. |
This set of pictures really shows that I need to upgrade the lighting I use or upgrade my camera. Or both. We will see what I buy first.
The Emperor Protects!
I love this sculpt and really need to paint up my own one.
ReplyDeleteLike the detail in the book - well done.
Thanks. This is my favorite of the priest sculpts as well. Really looks like a well armed pilgrim to some emperor forsaken battlefield.
DeleteIt's the lighting, trust me. it's nearly always the lighting :)
ReplyDeleteMy worklight used to do the trick, but I think the bulb is beginning to lose it's luminosity after all these years. I've been meaning to get a daylight light for awhile for both pictures and to work under because I hear they show the colors much more nicely than what I've got. So we'll see maybe someday I will have a post with nice pictures and we will all know I finally upgraded my lighting.
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