His cloak was his crowning glory: sable, thick...and soft as sin. George R.R. Martin Welcome back to The Art of Caesura! I hope all is well with you, and I'm sending positive vibes your way, especially if you need them today.  Last week we started looking at my thoughts behind the Sword Brethren and the hair that I sculpted for them. Today we shall cast our eyes on the first part of painting these glorious miniatures.  Regarding my painting process, I recommend you check out this detailed evergreen post about how I paint each element of my Black Templars. Today, I'm going to focus on one somewhat unique detail of these knightly marines, their long cloaks.  I have a funny trajectory with painting cloaks. I used to have no bother at all with them: paint them their base colour, slap on a wash, repaint the base colour on the raised surfaces and that was about it.  As I have progressed as a painter, I find myself using less and less washes / shade paints. I still use Nul...

Every Sword Brother has earned their place  among the Marshal's household  through acts of unswerving faith  and spectacular violence.  On the battlefield, they are a reaping whirlwind,  unstoppable, uncompromising,  armed with a lethal assortment of  powered blades and thundering pistols  that they turn upon the enemy in the Emperor's name. - Games Workshop Welcome back to The Art of Caesura! This post has been a LONG time in the making! I built these guys over a year ago and painted them back in June, but I held them back until I had turned my attentions back from Hellboy to Warhammer 40k.  Today we're looking at the grizzled veterans of the Black Templars: The Sword Brethren! Before 40k's last points update, Sword Brethren were considered one of the best units in the whole game. Number crunchers had shown how, with the right buffs, they could take out an Imperial Knight in one round of combat! I am not a meta-gamer - I don't just hobby to ...