Vulkan Primarch of the Salamanders, Lord of Drakes.

An indomitable warrior whose strength in battle was tempered by the depth of his wisdom, Vulkan was sire to the Salamanders Legion and its paragon. In war, his fury was a match for any of his brothers, and yet was ever mastered by a keen understanding for the destruction he caused and the power and dread responsibility he and his Legion carried as Angels of Death. In all his undertakings Vulkan ever sought to limit needless and wanton destruction, seeing in that a path to ruin and desolation of the soul, shouldering whatever hardship this might bring him or his sons without complaint and absorbing the wisdom such suffering brought, allowing it to forge him into an ever better protector for the growing Imperium. But like the fires of the deep earth, that wellspring of savage power slept but was never extinguished, to be called on when needed, as implacable and devastating as the fires of the turbulent world he called home.

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Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush Airbrush: Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH Airbrush Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes, Windsor and Newton Series 7

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Vulkan Primarch of the Salamanders Commission

An indomitable warrior whose strength in battle was tempered by the depth of his wisdom, Vulkan was sire to the Salamanders Legion and its paragon. In war, his fury was a match for any of his brothers, and yet was ever mastered by a keen understanding for the destruction he caused and the power and dread responsibility he and his Legion carried as Angels of Death. In all his undertakings Vulkan ever sought to limit needless and wanton destruction, seeing in that a path to ruin and desolation of the soul, shouldering whatever hardship this might bring him or his sons without complaint and absorbing the wisdom such suffering brought, allowing it to forge him into an ever better protector for the growing Imperium. But like the fires of the deep earth, that wellspring of savage power slept but was never extinguished, to be called on when needed, as implacable and devastating as the fires of the turbulent world he called home.

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush Airbrush: Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH Airbrush Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes, Windsor and Newton Series 7

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Vulkan Primarch of the Salamanders Fireborn Lord of Prometheus

"It is not enough to claim the galaxy in the fire of war. The Crusade must temper the will of those we seek to liberate, or we set the galaxy aflame and leave nought but ash in our wake." 

Vulkan - The Tome of Fire [Unverified quote]

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Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush

Airbrush: Iwata CR Plus High Line

Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes

My initial impressions of how I would tackle Vulkan were informed by the Salamander palette used in Rogue Trader and in the new Horus Heresy book. I remember seeing the new changed tone when the Armageddon supplements appeared (along with the famous army deal boxed sets for Salamanders, Orks and the Steel legion) not much liking the revised brighter tone the chapter had taken. 

The changed Salamander armour tone. 

The earthier tone of the piece was achieved by putting a little brown paint in every colour I used. The green is a camo colour from Vallejo shaded with brown and highlighted and washed with a green with slightly more blue. This helps break up the armour shades adding a little visual interest to the viewer. Something else I wanted to concentrate on was the mantle of Vulkan. I didn't want to paint the shoulder dragon head as a skull but as a leathery sunken head with desiccated flesh. I used an oil wash with weathering powders, worked into the cracks and crevices to give the false impression of age worn skin.  I've taken photos of the step by step stages used to paint Vulkan and an article will be forthcoming shortly in Figure Painting Magazine. 

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