"And My Axe" - Sword Brother Complete

The pen is mightier than the sword

if the sword is very short

and the pen is very sharp.

- Terry Pratchett

Greetings one and all, welcome to your regular Friday dose of The Art of Caesura!

Today we see the culmination of the past few weeks' work. Today we're looking at my first Black Templars Sword Brother!

This model is AWESOME!! I always loved the aesthetic of the Sword Brethren, they are the archetypal Space Crusader and they really exemplify Space Marines as knights.

I have spent the past few weeks really looking at everything that went into this guy, so today let's just bask.

One quick note is that I had to use a different lighting set-up this time 'round. I used my regular cold LED light from the upper right, but my other "spotlight" which I usually use from the front was unavailable (in a room with a sleeping baby) so I used an Edison-style warm lamp coming from the left instead. I actually like the effect and think it creates quite atmospheric lighting on this guy. I think it makes it look like he's standing beside a burning building (or heretic) by moonlight.

For me, the most novel element of this guy was the hair that I sculpted, but I'm also really happy with the textures. I think you can tell that his tabbard is made out of cloth, which is distinct from his hard cold ceramite armour which is distinct from the shiny metal elements.

One element that I will try to improve on is the red. Initially I felt like the red pauldrons could be more saturated, but looking at them now I'm actually pretty happy with them. The ribbons running down his torso however are still missing something. I wanted to differentiate them from the other red, so pushed them towards plum or brown, but I don't know if this was the right call and might try something a bit different with the next one.

I do think his cloak is an improvement on Marshal Grymm's from a couple months ago. Not only did the blending work out a bit better, but the weathering ties things together. I actually went back and weathered Grymm's cloak after doing this one.

And there we go!

Another dude joins the crusade, that brings my Primaris Black Templars army up to...TWO!

Thanks for tuning in, I'll see you next week right here on The Art of Caesura!

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