Combining the Saggitarum, Allarus, and Aquilon kits, plus some Space Marine gadgets for the belt, I have finished the first in a squad of 3 'super chonk' Shadowkeepers terminators.
I hope you enjoy.
The art I commissioned back in the day has been shared around a few times in here, thought I'd tell a quick story for those unaware.
High Elves have always been near and dear to my heart, but when they were coming to Age of Sigmar, I wanted to make sure they were truly unique to what I love about fantasy art design, while staying thematically true to elves.
Cleveland Mosher, the original artist of my elf banner and my Teclis proxy/reskin (Prince Nightscar) and I met on a VaatiVidya fan forum during the Rona years, and became good friends in our mutual anticipation for Elden Ring. He is superbly talented and I highly recommend checking out his ArtStation for his independent video games work, which I know he's super passionate about.
My Lumineth are designed in the vein of Grey Wardens from Dragon Age, or Nights Watch from SOIAF, where its an enclave of elves who are social outcasts, they don't quite fit into elf society, but still hold the same values and goals. They have made a place for themselves in the wider ecosystem, and created a lot of story fodder for me to go hog wild on kitbashes and colors. The silver skin, yellow eyes, red armor, all were deliberate choices with a story behind them.
I am working on painting one in 90mm scale very soon, for display at standalone art shows, I can't wait to show that off soon. I hope everyone enjoys.
Last night I finished the Vexilla bearer for my squad of Custodian Guard, in my take on Shadowkeepers.
The eagle wings carry a stained glass coloring motif which I borrowed from a Magic the Gathering card artwork. I love the lore and themes of the Shadowkeepers in Warhammer stories, but I also wanted to give them a standout touch.
The masks, from older Stormcast kits, are meant to suppress and contain the escaped horrors of the Dark Cells. Eerie faces in the dark, always watching, always vigilant. It adds a pinch of color while reinforcing themes of grim jailers.
I will paint some of my custom Terminators over the rest of this month. See you next time.