Thousand Sons

Thousand Sons

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  • Published
    26 Mar 2021
  • Updated
    23 Aug 2021
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Paint Scheme used for commission

Stage 1 - Metallics

  1. Base all the gold parts Retributor Armour
  2. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade
  3. Dry Brush Sigmarite
  4. Paint all metal parts Leadbelcher
  5. Wash with 1/1 mix of water and Drakenhof Nightshade
  6. Drybrush Necron Compound over all gold and metal parts

Stage 2 - Blue Armour

  1. Paint the panels in Thousand Sons Blue
  2. Wash with Drakenhof Nightshade
  3. Highlight with Ahriman Blue
  4. Finer edge highlight with Baharroth Blue

Yellow Armour

  1. Base in Averland Sunset
  2. Wash with Casandora Yellow
  3. Edge highlight in Yriel Yellow
  4. Finer Edge highlight with Screaming Skull

Stage 3 - Details

Bone/Horns

  1. Base all horns and bone/skulls with Zandri Dust
  2. Wash bones/skulls with Agrax Earthshade
  3. Wash all horns with Seraphim Sepia . Then once dry, wash 3/4 with Seraphim Sepia , then 1/2, then 1/4 until the tip is the darkest. Add Agrax Earthshade to the top to create dark point.
  4. Layer bones/skull parts with Ushabti Bone
  5. Highlight everything with Screaming Skull

Blue Skin for Daemons/Tzaangors

Version 1: Dark

  1. Base in Macragge Blue
  2. Wash with Drakenhof Nightshade
  3. Layer Altdorf Guard Blue
  4. With a final highlight of Hoeth Blue

Version 2 - Medium

  1. Base in Caledor Sky
  2. Wash Drakenhof Nightshade
  3. Layer Teclis Blue
  4. Edge Highlight Lothern Blue

Version 3 - Light

  1. Base in The Fang
  2. Wash with 50/50 Nuln Oil and Water
  3. Layer with Russ Grey
  4. Edge hightlight un Fenrisian Grey

White Fabric

  1. Base with Celestra Grey
  2. Wash with 50/50 Drakenhof Nightshade and water
  3. layer with Ulthuan Grey
  4. Hightlight with White Scar

Weapon Hilts and Cloaks

  1. Paint the hilts of the weapons Screamer Pink
  2. Wash with Druchii Violet Do a second wash with Druchii Violet in the folds of the cloaks.
  3. Layer the cloaks back up with Screamer Pink
  4. Layer hilts with Pink Horror , Edge highlight cloaks with same colour
  5. Highlight with Emperor's Children , hit the corner of cloaks with same colour

Yellow Eyes

  1. Layer Averland Sunset
  2. Wash edges with Nuln Oil
  3. Highlight Yriel Yellow

Gems

  1. Base with Stormhost Silver
  2. Thick Layer of Soulstone Blue .

Sand Base

  1. Paint the entire base with Mournfang Brown ,
  2. Cover with thick layer of Agrellan Earth .
  3. Once dried, drybrush Tyrant Skull
  4. Finish with a light drybrush Terminatus Stone
  5. Add static grass for affect.

Rock Base

  1. Base with Mechanicus Standard Grey
  2. Wash with Nuln Oil
  3. Drybrush with Dawnstone
  4. Light drybrush with Ulthuan Grey

Ghostly Green Glow

  1. Base with Celestra Grey
  2. Wash with a few thin layers of Waywatcher Green

Might be able to replace with Hexwraith Flame

Citadel Painting System 44
Base 12
  • Averland Sunset
  • Caledor Sky
  • Celestra Grey
  • Leadbelcher
  • Macragge Blue
  • Mechanicus Standard Grey
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Retributor Armour
  • Screamer Pink
  • The Fang
  • Thousand Sons Blue
  • Zandri Dust
Shade 7
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Casandora Yellow
  • Drakenhof Nightshade
  • Druchii Violet
  • Nuln Oil
  • Reikland Fleshshade
  • Seraphim Sepia
Layer 16
  • Ahriman Blue
  • Altdorf Guard Blue
  • Baharroth Blue
  • Emperor's Children
  • Fenrisian Grey
  • Hoeth Blue
  • Lothern Blue
  • Pink Horror
  • Russ Grey
  • Screaming Skull
  • Stormhost Silver
  • Teclis Blue
  • Ulthuan Grey
  • Ushabti Bone
  • White Scar
  • Yriel Yellow
Dry 5
  • Dawnstone
  • Necron Compound
  • Sigmarite
  • Terminatus Stone
  • Tyrant Skull
Glaze 1
  • Waywatcher Green
Technical 1
  • Soulstone Blue
Texture 1
  • Agrellan Earth
Contrast 1
  • Hexwraith Flame
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