Dire Wolf – Fox Khanate

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Scheme Reference

The machines of Fox Khanate are painted grey-green. Accents are reddish-brown in color, and are applied in patterns resembling the tattoos used by Polynesian cultures on ancient Terra.

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Artist Notes


This Mini was an exercise in both hand mixed paint, and attempted freehand. The paints I used for the main colors were craft paints, predominantly Apple Barrel or FolkArt brands, and the main mint green was hand mixed. I started with a mix of tan, green and white, which with a bit of fiddling, was able to roughly match the mint green of Fox Kahnate.

After the base coat was on came the “fun” part. Using a small brush and a steady hand, I painted small lines of brown over the base coat in imitation of the tattoos that are described. Once that was done, I painted details, cockpits and covered the mech in wash. The base was a combination of standard texture paste, and a blue base coat covered in gloss varnish in imitation of water