Principles

I’m not a fan of armies painted in one primary base colour, and Farsight being a dark primary red just felt uncomfortable. So I went around looking for inspiration, and found Mohammad Z. Mukhtar‘s (https://www.artstation.com/mohzart) “Dusk Strike Breacher Team” mock-up (pictured). I loved the balance of red and dark greys, so spent some time experimenting to find the recipe. The bellow is what I’ve arrived at.

Prime

1. Prime with Chaos Black

Colours

1. REDS: base Khorne Red , shade Nuln Oil , edge highlight Wazdakka Red and Squig Orange
2. BLUE-BLACKS: base Corvus Black , shade Nuln Oil , edge highlight Dark Reaper and Thunderhawk Blue
3. GREYS: base Eshin Grey , shade Nuln Oil , edge highlight Mechanicus Standard Grey
4. YELLOWS: base XV-88 , shade Agrax Earthshade , edge highlight Balor Brown and Averland Sunset
5. GOLDS: base Retributor Armour , shade Agrax Earthshade , edge highlight 50/50 Retributor Armour / Runefang Steel
6. WHITE DETAILS: base Grey Seer , edge highlight White Scar
7. RUST: Rhinox Hide and Leadbelcher
8. LENSES: base Thousand Sons Blue , shade Drakenhof Nightshade , glow Temple Guard Blue and point highlight White Scar
9. METAL: joints, gun muzzles, jet exhausts, base Leadbelcher , shade Nuln Oil , edge highlight Runefang Steel
10. T’AU FLESH: Base The Fang , shade Nuln Oil and Drakenhof Nightshade around feature recesses, layer and edge highlight Russ Grey and Fenrisian Grey (the latter on skin only, not nails)

Base

1. RAISED STONES Dawnstone , shade Nuln Oil , dry brush Dawnstone and Longbeard Grey
2. GROUND: base Astrogranite , shade Nuln Oil , dry brush Dawnstone and Longbeard Grey
3. MODEL: Dry brush lower parts of the model with Dawnstone to simulate dust
4. GRASS: dry yellow tufts