This is my take on the colour scheme of Adharon's Reavers, a Chaos Space Marine warband featured in Forgeworld's Imperial Armour Vol. 13
The main colours are blue and silver.
General Information:
My general method is to lay down all the base colours for the model, then do all the shading in the recesses before moving on to the highlights.
I don't own an airbrush so the recipe will mainly consist of Games Workshop spray cans and brush on paints.
Priming:
I find the metallic sprays from GW tend to be a little on the transparent side, so an initial undercoat of black helps.
- Prime the model lightly with Chaos Black
- Prime over that with Leadbelcher
Silver (Armour Trim):
- Drybrush the model with Leadbelcher to even out the colour.
- Shade the recesses and around any rivets with Nuln Oil
- Highlight fine points and sharp edges with Stormhost Silver
Blue (Armour Panels):
- Base with Caledor Sky
- Shade the recesses with Nuln Oil
- Highlight the edges with Teclis Blue
- Highlight fine points with Lothern Blue
Black (Details - Armour Ribbing, Gun Casings, Tubes)
- Base with Abaddon Black
- Highlight the edges with Eshin Grey
- Add a fine highlight with Dawnstone
Orange (Details - Cloth, Tabard)
- Base with Jokaero Orange
- Shade in the recesses with Agrax Earthshade
- Highlight the edges with Kislev Flesh
Brown (Details - Leather Pouches, Leather Straps)
- Base with Rhinox Hide
- Shade the recesses with Agrax Earthshade
- Roughly highlight the edges with Skrag Brown
- Add a fine highlight of Ushabti Bone
Gold (Details - Skulls, Crossguards, Ammo)
- Base with Retributor Armour
- Shade the recesses with Agrax Earthshade
- Highlight fine points and sharp edges with Stormhost Silver
Beige (Details - Horns):
- Base with Rakarth Flesh
- Layer Skrag Brown on the upper half
- Shade over with Agrax Earthshade
- Add lines of Rakarth Flesh on the lighter half
- Tip with Abaddon Black
Red (Details - Lenses):
- Base with Mephiston Red
- Shade the recesses with Agrax Earthshade
- Layer the middle with Wild Rider Red
- Add fine points with Fire Dragon Bright
Amateur tabletop painter of Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar miniatures.