Age of Sigmar: Hobby Highlight – Painting Ionus Cryptborn
It’s time to paint up the new Stormcast Ionus Cryptborn in this week’s Hobby Highlight!
Today I am showing a few of the new Ionus Cryptborn for Age of Sigmar.
Ionus Cryptborn and fellow release this week, Neave Blacktalon, are firsts for the Stormcast range- resculpts of classic models. For those who didn’t read the 1st edition starter set pamphlets, Ionus was the name of the Lord-Relictor included in that now venerable set. Now he is back riding a super cool new dragon mount.
Ionus Paint Scheme
I went with a mostly by-the-book color scheme for Ionus and his mount, black for his armor, and red for the dragon’s scales. But I did bring in a slight variation, carrying the cream from the dragon’s underwings and belly onto the front edges of the wings. I used the aged bronze I have been fond of lately for many of the armored parts. A burnt umber oil wash helped bring extra depth to the dragon itself.
Painting Recipe
Dragon
Grey Primer
AP Skeleton Bone Spray only on belly and wings
Airbrush Fleshtearer Red
Airbrush Blood Angel Red
Mephiston Red highlights
Burnt Umber Oil Wash
Bronze
Castellax Bronze
Nihilak Oxide
Ionus’ Armour
AP Matte Black casing with Scratches from above
Lined Leadbelcher
Nuln Oil
Base
Stirland Mud
Burnt Sienna pigments
Brightly-colored Tufts
