Arran Dickson

C'Tan Shard of the Nightbringer

3 November 2024

I've finished painting the C'Tan Shard of the Nightbringer. The paints I used are listed at the bottom.

Nightbringer model - whole front
Front of model.
Nightbringer model - zoom in of torso
Different angle of torso.
Nightbringer model - zoom in of base
Base with scarab swarms and crystals. Crystals were purchased from independant seller on Etsy, they were 3d printed.
Nightbringer model - zoom in of face
According to the novel Nightbringer by Graham McNeill (2002), the Nightbringer's eyes are yellow.
Nightbringer model - whole back
Back.

The paints used are as follows (so far as I can recall):

Body

Game Color's Night Blue, highlighted with Citadel's Space Wolves Grey.

Cloak

Base: Citadel's Corvus Black

Hightlight: Citadel's Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Base rocks

Base: Game Color's Night Blue.

Heavy drybrush: Game Color's Sick Blue.

Light drybrush: Citadel's Daemonette Hide.

Base Crystals

Base: Citadel's Warlock Purple.

Highlight: Vallejo's Fluorescent Magenta.

Scarabs Body

Base: Citadel's Leadbelcher.

Wash: Citadel's Nuln Oil.

Drybrush: Citadel's Leadbelcher.

Scarab Eyes

Base: Citadel's Dark Angels Green.

Highlight: Citadel's Scorpion Green.