WIP Tutorial

Helmets All Ranks

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    24 Jan 2026
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Helmet tutorial for:
Battle Brother
Veteran/Terminator
Sergeant

Helmet Paint Scheme

Battle Brother

  1. Prime with Wraithbone
  2. Use contrast Imperial Fist for helmet avoiding detailed areas
  3. Use Casandora Yellow for shade all over the helmet
  4. highlight the helmet using a dry brush with Dorn Yellow
  5. Paint eye lenses Corax White as a base colour.
  6. Eye Lense colour scheme Aethermatic Blue

Veteran/Terminator

  1. Prime with Wraithbone
  2. Base with Corax White and Lahmian Medium 1:1. Will take 2-3 applications.
  3. Shade with Nuln Oil onto the helmet.
  4. Dry brush on a highlight of White Scar
  5. Eye Lense colour scheme Aethermatic Blue

Sergeant/Veteran Sergeant

  1. Base with Wraithbone

For a standard Sergeant model follow this process:

  1. Base the helmet with Mephiston Red and Lahmian Medium 1:1. Maximum 2 applications!
  2. Shade with Nuln Oil onto the helmet.
  3. Paint/touch up eye lenses Corax White as a base colour.
  4. Eye Lense colour scheme Aethermatic Blue

For a Veteran Sergeant model follow this process:

  1. Base with Corax White and Lahmian Medium 1:1. Will take 2-3 applications.
  2. Paint both the sides of the helmet with Mephiston Red leaving the strip at the top of the helmet Corax White
  3. Shade with Nuln Oil onto the helmet.
  4. Paint/touch up eye lenses Corax White as a base colour.
  5. Eye Lense colour scheme Aethermatic Blue
Citadel Painting System 10
Base 2
  • Corax White
  • Mephiston Red
Shade 2
  • Casandora Yellow
  • Nuln Oil
Layer 2
  • Dorn Yellow
  • White Scar
Technical 1
  • Lahmian Medium
Spray 1
  • Wraithbone
Contrast 2
  • Aethermatic Blue
  • Imperial Fist
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