Wargrunt: Green Dragon of Melnibone

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Green Dragon of Melnibone - Painting Part 7

Green Dragon of Melnibone Part 7 - Painting the Under-wings

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I decided to paint the under-wing sections after the top parts for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the texture of the under-wing sections is very ribbed, so I assumed that I would probably need to paint them using a slightly different technique. Secondly, I figured that I might have sorted out a more streamlined process after winging it (sorry) for the upper wings. This indeed proved to be the case.

Liquitex Sap Green ink

Above: I gave each section a base coat of Mid green (Matisse Alpine Green) followed by a 50% wash of Liquitex Sap Green Permanent ink.

Yellow Oxide

Above: I marked out the sections of the under-wings that are going to be the golden leather colour with yellow oxide (GW Overland Sunset would be close enough. I the blended some Vallejo Buff to help out with the later steps of blending into the green sections.

Raw sienna & light yellow

Above: Two steps here. I used a thin coat of raw sienna to make the yellow sections more golden. After giving the under-wings the ‘Eye Test,’ I decided that the yellow area needed extending. For this I used Vallejo Light Yellow.