Skaven general

As I mentioned in my last post, I'm planning a skaven army - probably about 1,500 points. The 60 that I need for the bulk of the rank and file arrived this week, which was exciting. But before I get cracking on them I wanted to paint up the general.

And here he is.

I'm really pleased with how it turned out. I took my time with it and used it as a learning experience, going out of my comfort zone with several things. First time I've painted checks, and I worked up to the highlights from black primer, rather than priming white, mid tone then washing and highlighting as I did for my wood elves. I also worked on each colour in turn - rather than blocking out all the colours, then washes, then highlights - which is something I don't usually do.

I don't think there's much I'd do differently, to be honest, and I don't think there's anything I could have done better - this is as good as it gets from me!

The model is Malis Manwrack, one of the Jes Goodwin classics from 1986. Now to paint him an army to lead!