[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faction-/factions/seraphon":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":103,"description":104,"extension":105,"faction":106,"heroImage":107,"hex":108,"intro":109,"lastUpdated":103,"meta":110,"navigation":111,"path":112,"seo":113,"stem":114,"system":115,"__hash__":116},"factions/factions/seraphon.md","How to Paint Seraphon",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":95},"minimark",[9,13,18,30,34,47,51,71,75],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Seraphon are celestial dinosaurs - hulking saurus, darting skinks and giant beasts - so you are painting a lot of scaled reptilian skin. Contrast paints were practically made for this, turning a slow scale-painting job into a fast one.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-signature-look","The signature look",[10,19,20,21,25,26,29],{},"The two classic approaches are ",[22,23,24],"strong",{},"Coalesced"," (warm, earthy real-lizard tones - reds, browns, greens) and ",[22,27,28],{},"Starborne"," (cool celestial blues and turquoise with glowing star-magic). Either way, the scaled skin is the star, supported by gold armour, bone claws and bright war-paint.",[14,31,33],{"id":32},"painting-scaled-skin-fast","Painting scaled skin fast",[35,36,37,41,44],"ul",{},[38,39,40],"li",{},"A skin-toned contrast over the right undercoat shades every scale automatically - blue/turquoise for Starborne, green or red-brown for Coalesced.",[38,42,43],{},"Drybrush a lighter tone over the scales afterwards to pop the texture.",[38,45,46],{},"Vary skink and saurus tones slightly so the army has depth.",[14,48,50],{"id":49},"gold-bone-and-war-paint","Gold, bone and war-paint",[35,52,53,59,65],{},[38,54,55,58],{},[22,56,57],{},"Gold"," armour - basecoat, brown wash, edge highlight.",[38,60,61,64],{},[22,62,63],{},"Bone"," claws, teeth and crests - bone basecoat, brown wash, light drybrush.",[38,66,67,70],{},[22,68,69],{},"War-paint"," - bright accent stripes (yellow, white, red) on skinks add character and break up the scales.",[14,72,74],{"id":73},"tips-and-common-mistakes","Tips and common mistakes",[35,76,77,83,89],{},[38,78,79,82],{},[22,80,81],{},"Use contrast for the scales."," Hand-shading every scale is the slow way; contrast paints are the fast way.",[38,84,85,88],{},[22,86,87],{},"Pick a temperature."," Commit to warm (Coalesced) or cool (Starborne) so the army feels cohesive.",[38,90,91,94],{},[22,92,93],{},"Bright war-paint."," A few bold accent colours lift the reptilian palette.",{"title":96,"searchDepth":97,"depth":97,"links":98},"",2,[99,100,101,102],{"id":16,"depth":97,"text":17},{"id":32,"depth":97,"text":33},{"id":49,"depth":97,"text":50},{"id":73,"depth":97,"text":74},"2026-06-28","How to paint Seraphon - the scaled skin, gold and celestial accents of the star-lizards, with fast contrast methods for big saurus and skink hordes.","md","Seraphon","/images/factions/seraphon.webp","#1f7a6b","Scaled skin, gold and celestial glow for the star-lizards",{},true,"/factions/seraphon",{"title":5,"description":104},"factions/seraphon","aos","_sDHehrIfSPXikvFtArWj5A8EjTxbe6kB30q8HFo_VQ"]