Simple is the Best Colour: How I Painted the Hollowed Tomb

Greetings and salutations fellow hobbyist!

Here is a simple guide on how to make the Hollowed Tomb from the Shattered Dominion objective set look good!

Step 1.

If you do not have a base under the Hallowed Tomb you can skip to step 5.
I started with drawing out the base and the tomb itself on a piece of paper so I can get a rough idea what I want to do and wrote some colours down I might use as well for future reference.

Step 2.

I used Fine Basing Grit from Gale Force 9 as a foundation for everything that is to come. In order to apply the grit to the base carefully apply carpenters glue or PVA glue then add the grit, you might need to add additional grit to the base if there are any gaps.

When the glue was dry I used my sculpting tools and knife to remove any grit from the model itself.
If you choose to have the sarcophagi white but the base black, you can undercoat the whole thing with a white spray and paint the grit black by hand. I coated my sarcophagi black and applied two coats of Abaddon Black to make sure the base was properly coated with black.

Step 4.
I painted over the all the grit with Deathclaw brown followed with a light drybrush of Tau Light Orche and Balor Brown.

Step 5.

I painted everything with Mechanicus Standard Gray except the warrior on the lid and the skeletal remains inside, then I painted over the Mechanicus Standard Gray with Dawnstone, followed by a very light drybrush of Administartum Gray on the raised areas. After all that is done I used Agrax Earthshade for the cracks and recesses on the sorcophagi, using a brush with a very fine tip is recommended to keep things tidy. If you applied the shade somewhere you did not want to, just paint over it with Dawnstone.

Step 6.
I decided this warrior was blond when he was slaying his foes, so I started with Averland Sunset followed by Yriel Yellow. You can choose several shades when it comes to darkening the hair, I went for red (Carroburgh Crimson), but Seraphim Sepia and Casandora Yellow are viable too.
I did the mistake of drybrushing the hair with yellow witch all came out in chunks of pigment all over and I had to repaint some the stone work as an result, but I applied some Lamenters Yellow to make it look a bit smoother. Never drybrush with Yriel Yellow. Better play it smart and use Hexos Palesun or apply Yriel Yellow by hand unlike this moron that writing this blog.

Step 7.
For the skin I used the go-to method of painting flesh. Bugman's Glow followed by Cadian Fleshtone, then Reikland Fleshshade either as a complete wash or just in the recesses. The final highlight was with Kislev Flesh. Do note the skin will look very flat unlike on other models that are actually alive.

Step 8.

Next I painted the skeleton, starting with Zandri Dust, then Ushabti Bone, a generous wash of Agrax Earthshade (just be careful with pooling), then with a fine brush carefully apply Ushabti Bone while being careful of the recesses. I highlighted a little with Screaming skull, but if you want to give more of a bleached look you can cover all the areas facing upwards.

Step 9.

I went for Khorn Red for the leather straps hanging from the belt. Wazdakka Red was used to add a richer red to the leather, followed by a complete wash of Carroburgh Crimson, then Wazdakka Red was used again, save for the recesses and finally a highlight of Evil Sonz Scarlet was applied.

Step 10.

I made the armour gunmetal to make it a bit duller to make the next part stand out more.
First I used Leadbelcher, then Ironbreaker, a generous wash of Nuln Oil was applied with a fine brush, then another layer of Ironbreaker and finally a highlight of Runefang Steel.

Step 11.

The eagle on the chest, bracers, greaves and the hilt of the sword was carefully painted with Balthasar Gold, followed by Gehenna's Gold, a very, very careful wash of Reikland Fleshshade, then some Gehenna's Gold to get it shining again, a highlight of Auric Armour Gold was then added.

Step 12.

The best was painted last with Rhinox Hide, then two coats of Doombull Brown, a careful wash of Druchii Violet, then some Doombull Brown. I added Turskgor Fur last, you can choose to paint over the most raised areas of the belt or just give it a very fine highlight on the top and bottom of the belt.