Scythes of the Emperor
I was recently commissioned to paint a personalized Space Marine II Squad portrait. Each of the players Astartes had unique livery and load-out which I replicated and posed in a manner that I felt best complimented them individually and when composed as a trio of battle brothers.
The third of these featured in this gallery is a Scythes of the Emperor Vanguard wielding a Heavy Bolt Pistol and Chainsword. This Space Marine featured a number of interesting and varied attachments which were fun to paint – servo skull, tech gauntlet, grenade/shell bandoliers, rope, reliquary and purity seals. The gold and dark blue-grey on this marine look great together…
Out of the three Space Marines this one topped the ‘skull count’ at 41! (that Chainsword pumped up its numbers)… making a total of 90 skulls across all three (:
If you scroll through the gallery you’ll see some close ups on some of the characters’ details and how my style of painting – hatch, spatter and selective tonal value – is applied.
If you’ve read this far I hope you’ve enjoyed these artworks and some of the stories behind them as much as I’ve enjoyed painting them
If you are interested in commissioning a Space Marine portrait please contact me via my website (link in bio)
Painted with Blood and Ink in Clip Studio Paint.
@clipstudiopaintpro @clipstudioofficial
For The Emperor!
