How to Paint Everything: Marvel Crisis Protocol - Spider-Man Noir

We'd like to thank Atomic Mass Games for providing a preview copy of this kit for this review.

Hey everybody, today we're going to be working Spider-Man Noir! During the height of the Great Depression, Peter Parker is bitten by a spider and falls unconscious. Having visions of a spider god, he awakens with super-human abilities. He becomes the vigilante, The Spider-Man and takes on the criminals of New York City, fighting Norman "The Goblin" Osborn and other noir versions of his rogues gallery.

While many folks will likely know Spider-Man Noir from the Spiderverse films, voiced by none other than Nic Cage, I was first introduced to this darker version of Spider-Man via the Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions video game. His levels in this game were really interesting and presented in a sepia tone style. This always stuck with me and I knew when I saw him at the Adepticon preview I needed to paint him in a similar style.

So with that in mind, I went to work painting Noir himself in black and sepia. For this, I used Ushabti Bone and Ivory to make that happen. In the image below, you'll find a handy paint chart of all the colors that were used on this model.

credit: Brushwizard

Leather Suit Sections

Basecoat - Vallejo Model Color Black: Citadel Ushabti Bone Layer - Previous Mix: Citadel Ushabti Bone Highlight - Previous Mix: AK Interactive Ivory Highlight - Previous Mix: More AK Interactive Ivory Highlight - Previous Mix: AK Interactive White

To get started, I painted his mask, gloves, chest and boots with a mix of Black and Ushabti Bone. I then added more Ushabti Bone to the mix and painted any areas that would be catching light. From there I added Ivory to the mix to begin adding highlights to any ridges. I added more Ivory to the mix for an additional highlights and finally added a small about of White for the brightest highlights.

Non-Leather Suit Sections

Basecoat - Vallejo Model Color Black: Citadel Ushabti Bone Layer - Previous Mix: Citadel Ushabti Bone Highlight - Previous Mix: AK Interactive Ivory Highlight - Previous Mix: More AK Interactive Ivory

The coat, pants and hat were painted in a similar fashion as the leather pieces. The only real difference was that I didn't go with the White highlight step. This way, these parts seem a bit more dull.

Lenses

Basecoat - Citadel Adminstratum Grey: Citadel Ushabti Bone Highlight - AK Interactive Ivory Highlight - AK Interactive White

The lenses of his goggles were given a basecoat of Adminstratum Grey mixed with Ushabti Bone. I then added highlights of Ivory and White to make them very shiny.

Concrete Basing

Basecoat - Citadel Stormvermin Fur Stipple - Citadel Adminstratum Grey Stipple - Citadel Ulthuan Grey Wash - Citadel Nuln Oil

The concrete sections of his basing were given a basecoat of Stormvermin Fur. Using an old brush, these areas were then stippled with Adminstratum Grey and Ulthuan Grey. The whole concrete area is then given a heavy wash of Nuln Oil, which will shade all of the recesses and stain the surface a bit too.

Dirt Basing

Basecoat - Citadel Gorthor Brown Wash - Citadel Agrax Earthshade

The brown dirt of the base is super simple. I paint all of it Gorthor Brown and then give it a heavy wash of Agrax Earthshade. I also painted the brick on his base Doombull Brown, before the wash was applied.

credit: Brushwizard

With that, Spider-Man Noir is ready bring the fight to a technicolor world in games of Marvel: Crisis Protocol! While there's still room for improvement here - especially since it's a style I've not really tried focusing on before - I think I met my goal to hit the dark colors and sepia theme.

A big thanks to Atomic Mass Games for sending these new boxes for this tutorial, I very much appreciate it! Have you picked up the new Silk, Spider-Man Noir and Spider-Ham character pack? Let us know in the comments, which of the new characters is your favorite. And if you haven't, check out our review of their new rules. Hit me up on social media too, you can find me on Twitter/X, Bluesky, Instagram. Also, if you're on the Goonhammer Discord server, be sure to hop into the Marvel Crisis Protocol channel and join the conversation.

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