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Slaves to Darkness

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    17 May 2025
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  1. Spray with Chaos Black

Black Armor

  1. Base coat with 2-3 watered down/thin layers of 50/50 Abaddon Black and Iron Warriors until theres is a smooth coat
  2. (Not sure about this - maybe just skip it) Darken the armor with 20/80 Wyldwood and Black Legion thinned with Contrast Medium so it doesn't hide the metallics
  3. Wash recesses and shadowy areas (see also Trim) with a healthy amount of water mixed with 2:1 Warlord Purple and Ultramarine Blue
  4. Wash recesses (see also Trim) with a healthy amount of water mixed with 2:1 Warlord Purple and Ultramarine Blue
  5. Edge highlight 1 and a few random scrathes and chipping with Ironbreaker
  6. Edge highlight 2 with Stormhost Silver

Trim

  1. Base Coat with Gemstone
  2. Wash with a healthy amount of water mixed with 2:1 Warlord Purple and Ultramarine Blue
  3. Freshen up with Gemstone
  4. Edge highlight with Retributor Armour
  5. Edge highlight 2 with Auric Armour Gold or Stormhost Silver

Dark Leather

  1. Base Coat with about equal parts Heavy Red , Beasty Brown and German Grey (maybe a bit more German Grey).

Chainmail

  1. Base with Ironbreaker
  2. Wash with dark purple
  3. Edge highlight 1 with Ironbreaker
  4. Edge highlight 2 with Leadbelcher

Madnus

Occasional hobby painter but more of a gatherer-sort of type.

Citadel Painting System 11
Base 3
  • Iron Warriors
  • Leadbelcher
  • Retributor Armour
Layer 3
  • Auric Armour Gold
  • Ironbreaker
  • Stormhost Silver
Technical 1
  • Contrast Medium
Air 1
  • Abaddon Black
Spray 1
  • Chaos Black
Contrast 2
  • Black Legion
  • Wyldwood
The Army Painter Warpaints
Metallic 1
  • Gemstone
Vallejo Game Color 4
Base 3
  • 72.014 Warlord Purple
  • 72.022 Ultramarine Blue
  • 72.043 Beasty Brown
Extra opaque 1
  • 72.141 Heavy Red
Vallejo Model Color
Base 1
  • 70.995 German Grey
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