Lorgar Aurelian. The Urizen. Primarch of the Bearers of the Word. Commission

"Take me from my home, and I will sail to the stars of your empire. I will serve as a son must serve. But let Colchis stand as I have shaped it: a planet of peace and prosperity."

— Attributed to Larger Aurelian, Primarch of the Word Bearers, inscribed upon a golden plaque that hung from the immense doors leading into the Spiral Temple of the Covenant in Vharadesh

This has to be one of my favourite sculpts from the entire Horus Heresy range. It is, in my humble opinion, one of the most underrated sculpts, and requires an accomplished skill set to get the best from the model.  I painted this miniature when it first came out with the under glow and sinners red armour (I believe I was the first to do so) to neatly sidestep the problem we encounter when trying to paint the Primarch's golden skin.

The facial tattoos were a homage to Bohun's imperious work on this piece. A true masterwok that you should check out. 

If you'd like to create under glow effects like this I explained the process in the Erebus seminar:

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Here are a couple of screensavers for you (I wanted one for my phone, so I thought I'd post it up). Feel free to use them for personal use:

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Zardu Layak and the Blade Slaves Word Bearers Commission.

Zardu Layak and the Blade Slaves - the coolest band in this, or any universe. Commission Work.

The entire process of painting these was filmed and is being ecditied into a 4k HD tutorial with an accompanying PDF tutorial. This month, however, is Custodes crazy with Valdor coming at the end of the month. 

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Erebus The Dark Chaplain of the Word Bearers Commission

Erebus was once the high Chaplain of the Word Bearers and venerated the Emperor as a divine being. When the Emperor chastised the Word Bearers for worshipping him Erebus felt humiliated. His drive for spiritual knowledge led him into the arms of the ruinous powers and through their guidance he planned the downfall of the Emperor and all he had wrought.

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush Airbrush: Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH Airbrush Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes, Windsor and Newton Series 7

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Event Only Librarian Sorcerer Summoner Forgeworld Commission. Word Bearer

There had to be a Word Bearer commission for this guy. The sculpt screams the kind of esoterica the Bearers are known for. I went with a green / yellow flame to contrast with the dread blood armour and painted his cloak as if it were cracked old leather. 

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush Airbrush: Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH Airbrush Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes, Windsor and Newton Series 7

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Legion Tribunes Commissions. March of the Legions

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush Airbrush: Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH Airbrush Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes, Windsor and Newton Series 7

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Word Bearers Praetor Tribune Commission

Word Bearers Legion Praetor Tribune Commission.

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush Airbrush: Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH Airbrush Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes, Windsor and Newton Series 7

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Autilon Skorr Word Bearer Consul Prize Winner.

This model was given to the winner of the Facebook give away competition that was recently run. If you'd like to keep up to date with give aways like the page and share the word! 

Get it...word - bearer? Yeah?

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush Airbrush: Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH Airbrush Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes, Windsor and Newton Series 7

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Erebus and Kor Phaeron Commission

The Architects of the Heresy. 

The nepotism behind Kor Phaeron’s ascension to the First Captaincy was no secret. As the primarch’s spiritual counsel and foster father during the years of Lorgar’s youth
away from the Imperium, Kor Phaeron had helped shape the growing demigod in ways his true father had not. They stood together through the years of sacrifice and
revolution, through the holy wars that threatened to tear Colchis apart before its unity under the benevolent rule of Lorgar.
When the God-Emperor came to Colchis over a century before to offer Lorgar command of the XVII Legion, Kor Phaeron had been far too old to receive the organ
implantations and prepubescent genetic manipulations necessary to grow into one of the Astartes. Instead, through rejuvenat surgery, costly bionics and limited gene-forging,
Kor Phaeron was exalted above humanity as a sign of the value placed in him by the primarch. ( cfr. "First Heretic", book 14 of the Horus Heresy )

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush

Airbrush: Iwata CR Plus High Line

Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes

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Lorgar Aurelian Primarch of the Word, Arch Priest of the Gods Incarnate. Commission

"Lo, a shadow of horror is risen 
In Eternity! Unknown, unprolific,
Self-clos'd, all-repelling: what demon
Hath form'd this abominable void,
This soul-shudd'ring vacuum? Some said
"It is Urizen." But unknown, abstracted,
Brooding, secret, the dark power hid. "

Chapter 1, Urizen.

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush

Airbrush: Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH Airbrush

Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes

I believe this is my fourth Lorgar, painting him felt like revising an old friend. I went over my original notes and drafted a new set for the Word Bearers before this project. It allowed me to re-read First Heretic and Betrayer which is never a hard ship. The major difference between this and the older versions is the freehand on the cloak. Instead of a literal image taken from Blake I recreated the strange Colchisian cruciform found on his armour. 

The hardest part of any Lorgar commission will be depicting his golden skin. Metallics are notoriously hard to photograph and do not have a great range when it comes to defining the features of a face. Shadows and highlights change in different light conditions so keeping control of these things is difficult. 

Expect to see plenty of more Primarch Commissions rolling in over the next couple of months. 

Myles

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