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Red Emperor's Children

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    03 Jul 2025
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Undercoat

  1. Undercoat in Chaos Black

Main Armour

  1. Coat body in Resplendent Red
  2. Recess shade the red with Dark Red Tone . Touch back up with Resplendent Red
  3. Chuncky highlight with Legendary Red
  4. Skinny highlighht with Molten Lava
  5. Very fine edge highlight with Lava Orange
  6. Dot highlight with Glowing Inferno

Trim

  1. Tidy up the trim with Abaddon Black
  2. Chunky highlight's with Dark Reaper
  3. Skinny Highlights with Russ Grey
  4. Spot highlught with Fenrisian Grey

Undersuit/Piping

  1. Paint Under Suit Eshin Grey
  2. For the undersuite, highlight with Dawnstone
  3. Wash with Nuln Oil

Flayed Skin

  1. Base in Wraithbone
  2. Wash with thinly and evenly Reikland Fleshshade

Silver

  1. Base in Sir Coates Silver
  2. Wash with Dark Tone
  3. Layer back up with Sir Coates Silver
  4. Highlight with Mythril Blade

Gold

  1. Base with Retributor Armour
  2. Wash with Reikland Fleshshade
  3. Layer with Liberator Gold
  4. Dot highlight with Stormhost Silver

Cape/Tassels

  1. Base with Corax White
  2. Wash with Soulblight Grey
  3. Layer with White Scar

Eyes

  1. Base with Wyvern Green
  2. Colour the coroner with Emerald Green
  3. Place a small amount of Ethereal Green within the pervious step
  4. Place a small dot of White Scar in the oppisite corner

Swords

  1. Base in Abaddon Black
  2. Edge with Rainforest

Lava Bases

  1. Undercoat with Matt White
  2. Cover complete with Pure Red
  3. On the second coat, while wet, add pockets of Flickering Flame
  4. While the Orange is wet, add Daemonic Yellow within the organe
  5. Once dry cover in PVA Glue
  6. Once the glue is dry, cover in Mordant Earth
  7. Cover with AK Volcanic Earth
Citadel Painting System 17
Base 4
  • Abaddon Black
  • Corax White
  • Retributor Armour
  • Wraithbone
Shade 3
  • Nuln Oil
  • Reikland Fleshshade
  • Soulblight Grey
Layer 8
  • Dark Reaper
  • Dawnstone
  • Eshin Grey
  • Fenrisian Grey
  • Liberator Gold
  • Russ Grey
  • Stormhost Silver
  • White Scar
Technical 1
  • Mordant Earth
Spray 1
  • Chaos Black
Colour Forge
Base 1
  • Matt White
The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic 11
Acrylic 9
  • Daemonic Yellow
  • Flickering Flame
  • Glowing Inferno
  • Lava Orange
  • Legendary Red
  • Molten Lava
  • Pure Red
  • Rainforest
  • Resplendent Red
Wash 2
  • Dark Red Tone
  • Dark Tone
Two Thin Coats 5
Shade 2
  • Sir Coates Silver
  • Wyvern Green
Midtone 1
  • Emerald Green
Highlight 2
  • Ethereal Green
  • Mythril Blade
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