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Title: Painting Undead Horses?
Post by: Onebigriver on April 10, 2017, 04:21:30 PM
I've got a Reaper sculpt of an undead champion riding a horse to paint. The horse is partially skeletal but still has rotting flesh & skin on its bones. My google-fu has failed me so I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for painting it?

Cheers

EDIT: It's the Harbinger by Bob Ridolfi

https://www.reapermini.com/FigureFinder#detail/02020
Title: Re: Painting Undead Horses?
Post by: Hobgoblin on April 10, 2017, 05:56:35 PM
How about this?

(http://68.media.tumblr.com/32a87f6b99a50b854a18eb4ab78422b1/tumblr_mxlv6xbmU41r0btqdo3_500.jpg)

Or this?

(https://i2.wp.com/scienceheathen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image89-e1422632489809.jpg?resize=670%2C559)

From the sublime to the barely competent: I just went with a generic pallid for my undead rider. No masterpiece, but it was very quick to do:

(http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=77384.0;attach=53101;image)
Title: Re: Painting Undead Horses?
Post by: Jerekin on April 10, 2017, 06:02:01 PM
Have you tried to google Nurgle Horse? I can remember some fitting examples from various painting contests.
Title: Re: Painting Undead Horses?
Post by: robh on April 10, 2017, 06:32:41 PM
For the horse in the sculpt to have a mane and tail its body will still have hair. So you can paint the horse exactly as you would normally and then paint in the visible bones and organs.
Same as a "fresh" human zombie.


Title: Re: Painting Undead Horses?
Post by: Hobby Services on April 10, 2017, 06:33:55 PM
From the sublime to the barely competent: I just went with a generic pallid for my undead rider. No masterpiece, but it was very quick to do:

(http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=77384.0;attach=53101;image)

Looks fine to me.  He's traditionally supposed to be riding a pale horse, right?  :)
Title: Re: Painting Undead Horses?
Post by: Onebigriver on April 10, 2017, 10:30:39 PM
Cheers guys, food for thought.