Painting Malstrain / Genestealer Cult

A place holder / reminder post for me about how i painted my Malstrain Genestealers, the Malstrain gangers and the Brood Brothers from kill team. 

Something that might be of interest or even useful to others (hence rather than leaving it as a draft to refer to I post it here! 

The quick summary is that I fell in love Garaghak's Sewer as a contrast paint and am using it as the base colour for the two aforementioned factions, and for my Hearthkyn as well (a separate post to follow for them!) 


For the Cult:

  • Base Coat: Grey Seer
  • Contrast: Garaghak's Sewer
  • Armour: Mechanicus Standard Grey
  • Pouches / Straps: Steel Legion Drab / Baneblade Brown, Karak Stone
  • Weapons: Leadbelcher
  • Skin Base: Pallid Flesh
  • Skin Wash: Luxion Purple (1:10 Contrast Medium) / dreadful Visage 
  • Fina Wash: Nuln Oil






For the Tyranids:

  • Base Coat: Grey Seer / Pallid Flesh
  • Wash: Luxion Purple (1:10 Contrast Medium) / dreadful Visage 
  • Drybrush: Pallid Flesh
  • Armour: Typhus Corrosion
  • Vents: Iyanden Yellow
  • Eyes: Imperial Fist Yellow
  • Tongue: Khorne Red
  • Findal Wash: Nuln Oil


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