HOW TO PAINT SPANISH CONQUISTADORS, CIRCA 1519 CLASH OF EMPIRES

The conquest of Mexico is one of my favourite periods; an extremely colourful - and frightening - era following the decline and fall of the Aztec Empire. A bunch of Spanish adventurers, in collabora- tion with thousands of native people, opposed to the Tenochtec yoke, occupied the centre of the Aztec Empire, and built a new Kingdom as part of the Spanish monarchy.

By Rubén Torregrosa

In this article, I'll show you how to paint two Spanish adventurers involved in the conquest of Mexico (1519-1521), using the Wargames Atlantic plastic Conquistadors. All the paints used in the guide are from Vallejo, unless otherwise indicated: Model Color (VMC), Model Air (VMA), and Game Color (VGC). Start by cleaning the plastic models and glueing them together. I used grey as an undercoat because all colours cover it easily. THE SKIN I start with the skin. My painting style uses the “layering method”, beginning with shades and progressively applying highlight layers. I'm shading with Tan (066, VGC), using Dwarf Skin (041, VGC) as a base, and the latter mixed with Ice Yellow (858, VMC) for the highlights. Start by applying an even layer of Tan over all the skin areas. You can…

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