How I Paint - Terrain - Dark Green Marble

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Recently, I have been painting a fair number of terrain pieces. During a recent quest into the loft, I came across a sprue from the Sigmarite Mausoleum. On it was a pillar bearing a statue, and while I painted the pillar in my usual grey stone, I wanted the statue itself to stand out in a rich, dark green marble.

This is how I painted my quick and easy dark green marble, which can be used for bases, shields and terrain.

Paints required:

  • Abaddon Black
  • Incubi Darkness
  • Kalabite Green
  • Sybarite Green
  • Pallid Wych Flesh
  • Contrast Medium
  • Akhelian Green

Method

I began with a solid basecoat of Abaddon Black. Over this I heavily drybrushed Incubi Darkness using a small makeup brush to bring out the texture.


I then took a small piece of sponge and dabbed on patches of Kabalite Green to break up the surface and start creating the mottled marble effect.


The next stage took the most time. I heavily thinned down Sybarite Green with water and, using an old synthetic brush, I stippled thin lines across the statue. These ignored the natural high and low points, instead creating the irregular veining you see in real marble. Once dry, I made a second pass in places to deepen the saturation.

To soften the effect, I mixed Sybarite Green with Pallid Wych Flesh in a 50:50 blend and lightly drybrushed it across the statue, paying particular attention to raised details and sharper edges. I then refined these edges with a careful highlight using the same mix, before applying a final edge highlight of pure Pallid Wych Flesh to the sharpest corners.

To tie everything together, I glazed the whole statue with a 3:1 mix of Contrast Medium and Akhelian Green. This not only gave it a smooth finish but also enriched the tones, completing the dark green marble effect I was aiming for.

To finish the statue, I gave it a coat of 'Ardcoat thinned with water. This gave the stone a shiny effect.


How did you find the method? Have you any questions? Let me know in the comments. Happy Hobbying.

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