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The Wolfspear is a loyalist Space Marine Chapter exclusively composed of Primaris Space Marines. They are descendants of the Space Wolves lineage, raised during the Ultima Founding around 999.M41. Unlike traditional Codex Astartes adherents, the Wolfspear adopt numerous customs and organizational designations akin to their ancestral Chapter, the Space Wolves.Discover the artistry behind painting my Wolf Spears Kill Team with this comprehensive tutorial. Each step is meticulously detailed, offering insights into techniques and methods. From base coating to highlighting, follow along for inspiration to enhance your own miniatures. Let's embark on this creative journey together.Happy Crafting.

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Wolf Spear Space Marine

For the conversion I used Primaris Intercessor and bits from old Space Wolf kit.


I also used 3D printed bits from Grey Studio that I got from there store. Amazing quality. You can also see here that I removed all the eagle symbols on the chest and the gun.


To make the 3D print shoulder pad fit more in the model I used greenstuff to overlap the shoulder and the back of the marine. Here you also see the bits form the old Space Wolf kit.


After we convert our unique model it's time to prime it with Grey Seer.


Citadel Grey Seer Spray

After the primer I paint all the armor with Celestra Grey. Paint the backpack the gun, knife and the inner parts of the shoulder pads with Abaddon Black. Please don't skip the Celestra step it's really important for our technical paint to stick. The primer is to smooth. 


Citadel Celestra Grey

Citadel Abaddon Black

We base coat all the detail. For leather parts I used Rhinox Hide, for the fur I used Mournfang Brown and for the boney parts I used Zandri Dust.


Citadel Rhinox Hide

Citadel Mournfang Brown

Citadel Zandri Dust

Paint the metal part with Leadbelcher and the facemask with Corax White.

Citadel Leadbelcher

Citadel Corax White

Shade the armor with Soulblight Grey. Shade the Nails and the fur with Seraphim Sepia.

Citadel Soulblight Grey Shade 

Citadel Seraphim Sepia

Place your decals, use Micro Sol and Micro Set to do this. The give the surface where you placed the decal a couple of layers with ultra math varnish. 

Then the magic for this tutorial paint all the armor with Naval Streaking Grime for light grey ships.


Vallejo Polyurethane Ultra Matt Varnish 72653

AK interactive Streaking Grime For Light Grey Ships AK305

After a couple of hour dry time start removing the Streaking Grime with White Spirit and a cotton swab.


Now edge highlight the armor with Ulthuan Grey. Because my tutorial pictures are so poor you didnt really see the highlight so I showed you guys where to highlight with red.


Citadel Ulthuan Grey

We are going to create a gradient with shade inside of the fur.  First shade 50% of the fur with Agrax Earthshade and then 25% with Nuln Oil.


Citadel  Agrax Earthshade

Citadel Nuln Oil

Highlight the fur with Mournfang Brown using drybrush technique.

Highlight the fur with Ushabti Bone using drybrush technique.

Citadel Ushabti Bone

Highlight the leather with a 1:1 mix of Rhinox Hide and Karak Stone. Then make a scratch highlight with just Karak Stone.


Citadel Karak Stone

Shade the leather with Agrax Earthshade. Because of the bright highlights the colors will look much better. Edge highlight the back pack and gun with Corvus Black.


Citadel Corvus Black

Edge highlight the backpack and gun again but now with Eshin Grey. Then highlight 50% of the edges with Dawnstone.


Citadel Eshin Grey

Citadel Dawnstone

Dot highlight the backpack and the gun with Administratum Grey.

Citadel Administratum Grey

Highlight nails Ushabti Bone and then with White Scar.

Citadel White Scar

Highlight the center of facemask with Corax White.

Paint the eyes and the lens of the gun with Khorne Red.

Citadel Khorne Red

Paint 75% of the eyes and the lens of gun with Mephiston Red.

Citadel Mephiston Red

Paint 50% of the eyes and the lens of gun with Evil Sunz Scarlet.


Citadel Evil Sunz Scarlet

Paint 25% of the eyes and the lens of gun with Wild Rider Red.

Citadel Wild Rider Red

Paint 10% of the eyes and the lens of gun with Troll Slayer orange. The dot highlight the inner part of the eyes with Lugganath Orange. The paint two dots on the eyes and lens with White Scar in the opposite corner.


Citadel Troll Slayer Orange

Citadel Lugganath Orange

Shade the bottom of the lens with Abaddon Black and highlight the facemask with White Scar.

Paint the base with Corrosion Texture and glue some branches.

AK Interactive Corrosion Texture

Drybrush the stones with Stormvermin Fur and then the whole base with Karak Stone. A fine drybrush highlight with Ushabti Bone.

Citadel Stormvermin Fur

Glue some brown tufts on the base. NO GREEN TUFT, there is no green grass in the winter! Then shade the base with Agrax Earthshade.

Add Valhallan Blizzard random on the base.

Citadel Valhallan Blizzard

To finish the base paint the tufts with Liquid Frost from Green Stuff World. And glue scale model snow powder random on the base.

GSW Liquid Frost 2117

Sponge stipple the boots with Typhus Corrosion and add small spots of Valhallan Blizzard.

Tutorial

Wolf Spear Space Marine

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