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Space Wolves

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    11 Aug 2025
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  1. Prime Chaos Black

Armour

  1. Base coat Russ Grey
  2. Recess shade with a 2:1 mix The Fang and Rhinox Hide
  3. Black out any details (belt, pelt, chest)
  4. Shade glaze the 2:1 mix The Fang + Rhinox Hide with some matt medium to bottom of panels
  5. Shade glaze Russ Grey to top of panels
  6. Chunky edge highlight with 2:1 mix of Russ Grey and Fenrisian Grey
  7. Use Russ Grey and Fenrisian Grey mix to create chipping on the armour
  8. Sharp edge highlight with Fenrisian Grey
  9. Highlight on upward facing edges with Blue Horror
  10. White for dot highlights
  11. Chipping Rhinox Hide

Fur pelt

  1. base coat in Karak Stone
  2. graze with Steel Legion Drab down middle of the fur
  3. leather area around fur with Rhinox Hide
  4. glaze middle of fur with Mournfang Brown
  5. mix in some Citadel/RhinoxHide: to darken middle of the fur more
  6. Wraithbone and Karak Stone to high light
  7. Steel Legion Drab to highlight
  8. edge highlit of Karak Stone
  9. thinned down wash of Reikland Fleshshade
  10. for leather part 50/50 Dryad Bark and Khorne Red
  11. mix in Squig Orange for highlight in equal parts
  12. mix in Screaming Skull for sharp highlight stage
  13. add in White for sharpest spot highlights

Gold areas

  1. Rich Gold base coat
  2. shade with thinned Gore-grunta Fur
  3. deep shade gold with Doombull Brown and little bit of Black mix
  4. mix Silver RLM01 Metallic into gold 2:1 for highlight
  5. add more Silver RLM01 Metallic for spot highlights

Plasma glow

  1. base with Sotek Green
  2. highlight with thinned Temple Guard Blue
  3. highlight with Blue Horror
  4. highlight raised areas with Kantor Blue and Sotek Green mix
  5. add in Black to this mix and do top of glow

Gun and belt

  1. Eshin Grey and Black mix to highlight pistol
  2. sharper edge highlight of Dawnstone
  3. upwards facing edges highlighted in Administratum Grey
  4. dot highlight of White
  5. all metals highlighted in the same way.
  6. for the silver parts of the gun use Leadbelcher or cold steal from P3
  7. shade with thinned Black Legion
  8. highlight with Silver RLM01 Metallic

Yellow parts

  1. base coat Averland Sunset
  2. layer with Yriel Yellow
  3. shade glaze with Averland Sunset and scrag brown and glaze medium mix
  4. deep shade with Skrag Brown
  5. shade glaze back with Yriel Yellow
  6. Mephiston Red for red marks
  7. Flash Gitz Yellow edge highlight on yellow parts
  8. red parts highlighted with Wild Rider Red , then Fire Dragon Bright and then with a bit of White

Bones

  1. base with Ushabti Bone
  2. wash with a mix of Reikland Fleshshade and Seraphim Sepia
  3. highlight with Ushabti Bone mixed with White

Stones

  1. base coat with Dawnstone
  2. shade with thinned Rhinox Hide
  3. highlight with Administratum Grey
  4. add White to Administratum Grey

Wolf teeth

  1. base coat with XV-88
  2. highlight with XV-88 and Ushabti Bone mix
  3. add in White for further highlights

Gems

  1. base Khorne Red
  2. chunky highlight Mephiston Red
  3. Evil Sunz Scarlet -> Wild Rider Red -> Fire Dragon Bright
  4. dot highest of Fire Dragon Bright and White

Leather

  1. base Rhinox Hide
  2. shaded with thinned Rhinox Hide and Black
  3. chunky highlight Rhinox Hide + Mournfang Brown
  4. pure Mournfang Brown highlight
  5. XV-88 highlight
  6. Karak Stone

Head - Face

  1. Base coat with a 1:1 mix of Cork and Brown Rose
  2. Shade with Doombull Brown with a small amount of Khorne Red and Black mixed into the base mix
  3. Use darker Shade with Doombull Brown with a small amount of Khorne Red and Black mix for deeper recesses of the face

smooth out blends of base coat and shades

  1. Base coat mix with Ushabti Bone in equal parts
  2. Base coat mix with Ushabti Bone in equal parts and add White for highlights
  3. Pick out eye whites with skin colour mixed with White . Use a dot of pure White to pick out the puple
  4. Base coat teeth with Karak Stone and mix in White for the highlights
  5. Glaze Khorne Red around the lips and pick out texture on lips using the skin highlights

Head - Hair

  1. Base coat with Mournfang Brown
  2. Layer with Skrag Brown
  3. Highlight and pick out details on the hair with 1:1 mix of Skrag Brown and Tau Light Ochre
  4. For further highlights add Ushabti Bone into previous mix and pick out shiniest parts
  5. Then add White to the mix for the brightest parts
AK Interactive 3rd Generation Acrylics 4
Standard 2
  • AK11063 Brown Rose
  • AK11119 Cork
Intense 2
  • AK11001 White
  • AK11029 Black
Citadel Painting System 37
Base 12
  • Averland Sunset
  • Dryad Bark
  • Kantor Blue
  • Khorne Red
  • Leadbelcher
  • Mephiston Red
  • Mournfang Brown
  • Rhinox Hide
  • Steel Legion Drab
  • The Fang
  • Wraithbone
  • XV-88
Shade 2
  • Reikland Fleshshade
  • Seraphim Sepia
Layer 20
  • Administratum Grey
  • Blue Horror
  • Dawnstone
  • Doombull Brown
  • Eshin Grey
  • Evil Sunz Scarlet
  • Fenrisian Grey
  • Fire Dragon Bright
  • Flash Gitz Yellow
  • Karak Stone
  • Russ Grey
  • Screaming Skull
  • Skrag Brown
  • Sotek Green
  • Squig Orange
  • Tau Light Ochre
  • Temple Guard Blue
  • Ushabti Bone
  • Wild Rider Red
  • Yriel Yellow
Spray 1
  • Chaos Black
Contrast 2
  • Black Legion
  • Gore-grunta Fur
Monument Creature Caster Pro Acryl
Metallic 1
  • 028 Rich Gold
Vallejo Model Air
Base 1
  • 71.063 Silver RLM01 Metallic
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