In my excitement to get a set of Blood Bowl teams finished, I painted up two of the Dwarf players: a blocker and a Slayer. Given they are a fantasy sports team, I used bright yellow and blue for their armor. Here is how I am painting the dwarf blood bowl team.

As with my Orc team, I painted them to be quick so that I can finish the team quickly. Yellow would seem to be an odd choice for a quick scheme, but WarColours One-Coat Yellow made it simple.

You can check out the color list at the bottom of the post.

Dwarven Blocker

I love the look of the Dwarven Blood Bowl players. They are tough and squat but are distinct from mail-clad warriors. They also have a nice balance between ornate armor and flat panels for decals.

The long beards and braids add movement and regalness to them even if their bellies hang out a bit.

I attempted to paint the blue gems as sapphires, which I think worked out fairly well.

Troll Slayer

The Troll Slayer was a useful second trial model as he is more bared skin than armor. Also, with his long orange beard, I wanted to make sure the color scheme would work. To do that, I made it more red than orange.

I wanted to try a darker skin for the Dwarves, in part to contrast well with the yellow armor.

I am a big fan of how the sculptor used the slayer’s beard to give him some height and action.

Painting the Dwarf Blood Bowl Team

Below is the list of paints I used to paint the Dwarves. Most of the paints are Vallejo unless otherwise noted. I added the closest Games Workshop paint, or at least the color I would have used from their range.

Dark Brown Cloth:

1. Model Color Burnt Umber (Mornfang Brown)
2. Game Color Dark Brown Wash (Agrax Earthshade)
3. Game Color Earth (Steel Legion Drab)

Light Brown Cloth:

1. Game Color Bonewhite (Ushabti Bone)
2. Dark Brown Wash (Agrax Earthshade)
3. Game Color Bonewhite (Ushabti Bone)

Yellow Armor:

1. WarColours One-Coat Yellow (Averland Sunset)
2. Dark Brown Wash (Agrax Earthshade)
3. WarColours One-Coat Yellow (Layer up to Flash Gitz Yellow)
4. Game Color White (White Scar)

Dark Skin:

1. Game Color Earth (Steel Legion Drab)
2. Dark Brown Wash
3. Game Color Leather Brown (XV88)
4. Game Color Khaki (Zandri Dust)

Saphire:

1. Game Color Magic Blue (Caledor Sky)
2. Game Color Electric Blue (Lothern Blue)
3. Game Color White (White Scar)

Base:

I wrote up the full tutorial on the base over on Stepping Between Games, but here is the paint list:

1. Game Color Parasite Brown
2. Games Workshop Agrellan Badland
3. Dark Brown Wash
4. Green Flock, Static Grass, and Black Ballast

Up Next

I now have 10 more dwarves to finish before moving on to the next team, though I am sorely tempted to get the Death Roller. A drunken dwarf lawnmower? Yup!