How I Painted the Malevolent Maelstrom.

Greetings and salutations fellow hobbyist!

Here is a guide how I painted the Malevolent Maelstrom from the Malign Sorcery.

Step 1.

I started with priming the model black, it could be primed white as well.

I covered the base with Astrogranite, followed with 2 coats of Mechanicus Grey, then applied 3 coats of Celestra Grey as an undercoat for the Astrograntie.

I applied a coat of Nighthaunt Gloom mixed with some Lahmian Medium for some uncanny effect. Finally it was drybrushed with Skink Blue, I would recommend using a very highlight rather than a heavy one.

Step 2.

For the orb itself, I started with 2 coats of Deamonette Hide, followed with 2 more coats of Warpfiend Grey, followed by a wash of Druichii Voilet, afterwards I carefully applied Warpfiend Grey on the raised areas. Slannesh Grey was applied as an extreme highlight on the most raised areas.

Step 3.

The faces are painted with 2 coats of Screamer Pink, a highlight of Pink Horror was applied while leaving the Screamer Pink in the recesses, a final highlight of Emperor's Children was finally applied to the most raised areas. Finally Druichii Violet was used a recess shade to create some depth.

Step 4.

For the "flames" I used Celestra Grey and with some hindsight I should have applied Ulthuan Grey before applying 3 coats of Lamenter's Yellow. I used Yriel Yellow for a highlight and Flash Gitz Yellow for the extreme highlight. You can use Seraphim Sepia for create some shade in the recesses as well.

Step 5.

I applied Zandri Dust as a base colour for the skulls followed by Ushabti Bone, then a careful wash of Agrax Earthshade, then a careful highlight of Ushabti Bone and finally Screaming Skull for the most raised areas.

I used Arid Static Grass to add some stuff for the model and compliment the skulls.

Here are pictures of the finished model.

Remember that experience is the only thing that can not be taught.